Jason Filiatrault
@feelcanadian.com
Occasionally award-winning filmmaker and curious oddball.
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Jason Filiatrault
@feelcanadian.com
· Jul 25
So dumb that there was a knight called Lance-a-lot.
That's like, "hey i'm Swords-a-bunch." okay pal.
That's like, "hey i'm Swords-a-bunch." okay pal.
In a just world Catherine O’Hara would have won two Oscars and had like an airport named after her.
January 30, 2026 at 7:21 PM
In a just world Catherine O’Hara would have won two Oscars and had like an airport named after her.
Undeniably the funniest performer and Canadian literally ever.
January 30, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Undeniably the funniest performer and Canadian literally ever.
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Ever tried boiled pasta? Not as crunchy but still good
January 26, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Ever tried boiled pasta? Not as crunchy but still good
I check in on my old Rover account on twitter every month to keep it from getting taken over and - I don't know what this means - but the follower count dropped from 820K to 750K in a month.
That's pretty massive and well beyond a slow trickle of bots being deleted, etc. A culling, exodus?
That's pretty massive and well beyond a slow trickle of bots being deleted, etc. A culling, exodus?
January 27, 2026 at 4:18 PM
I check in on my old Rover account on twitter every month to keep it from getting taken over and - I don't know what this means - but the follower count dropped from 820K to 750K in a month.
That's pretty massive and well beyond a slow trickle of bots being deleted, etc. A culling, exodus?
That's pretty massive and well beyond a slow trickle of bots being deleted, etc. A culling, exodus?
My naive dumb theory is that most people who support Alberta independence support it, in part, because they don't think it's possible. If it were to become a definite thing that was happening, I believe their support would evaporate.
Unfortunately, they are probably all too stubborn to admit this.
Unfortunately, they are probably all too stubborn to admit this.
January 26, 2026 at 5:21 PM
My naive dumb theory is that most people who support Alberta independence support it, in part, because they don't think it's possible. If it were to become a definite thing that was happening, I believe their support would evaporate.
Unfortunately, they are probably all too stubborn to admit this.
Unfortunately, they are probably all too stubborn to admit this.
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Calgary climbed to fourth place on MovieMaker Magazine’s 2026 list of the 'Best Places to Live and Work as a Filmmaker,' up from fifth last year. Read more: www.calgaryeconomicdevelopment.com/newsroom/cal...
January 26, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Calgary climbed to fourth place on MovieMaker Magazine’s 2026 list of the 'Best Places to Live and Work as a Filmmaker,' up from fifth last year. Read more: www.calgaryeconomicdevelopment.com/newsroom/cal...
This won’t end with just a protest. They won’t let it. You’ll have to do the next thing. And the thing after that.
January 25, 2026 at 12:45 AM
This won’t end with just a protest. They won’t let it. You’ll have to do the next thing. And the thing after that.
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MFer I grew up before NAFTA. I didn't have an avocado until I was 15 years old. I ate lunch in a Zellers cafeteria. I thought Robin Hood was just a guy who made flour.
I was made for this moment.
I was made for this moment.
February 2, 2025 at 5:14 AM
MFer I grew up before NAFTA. I didn't have an avocado until I was 15 years old. I ate lunch in a Zellers cafeteria. I thought Robin Hood was just a guy who made flour.
I was made for this moment.
I was made for this moment.
As a Canadian writer, I look at American screenwriting teams and I’m like - imaging if movies paid enough that splitting the money in half wouldn’t financially ruin you? Amazing.
January 23, 2026 at 5:26 AM
As a Canadian writer, I look at American screenwriting teams and I’m like - imaging if movies paid enough that splitting the money in half wouldn’t financially ruin you? Amazing.
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Sorry I can't do work today, the world is too dumb.
January 21, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Sorry I can't do work today, the world is too dumb.
Lot of otherwise sensible Americans having a lot of feelings about who is worthy of criticizing America right now.
January 21, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Lot of otherwise sensible Americans having a lot of feelings about who is worthy of criticizing America right now.
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who the fuck WANTS their posts to go viral, have you ever had that actually happen? it's like getting a winning pull on a slot machine if wasps started pouring out the bottom instead of quarters
January 19, 2026 at 11:48 PM
who the fuck WANTS their posts to go viral, have you ever had that actually happen? it's like getting a winning pull on a slot machine if wasps started pouring out the bottom instead of quarters
<me, watching a Canadian movie, nervous that Jonas Chernick won't be in it>
"I hope Jonas Chernick is in this one."
<the Canadian movie>
"Don't worry. He's in all of them."
<me, suddenly relieved>
"I hope Jonas Chernick is in this one."
<the Canadian movie>
"Don't worry. He's in all of them."
<me, suddenly relieved>
January 19, 2026 at 5:26 PM
<me, watching a Canadian movie, nervous that Jonas Chernick won't be in it>
"I hope Jonas Chernick is in this one."
<the Canadian movie>
"Don't worry. He's in all of them."
<me, suddenly relieved>
"I hope Jonas Chernick is in this one."
<the Canadian movie>
"Don't worry. He's in all of them."
<me, suddenly relieved>
January 19, 2026 at 2:19 AM
Rewriting all my pitch docs to be like, “it’s a lot like Heated Rivalry - only straight and weird and no hockey and it’s about like, societal angst, and it’s a comedy, and all the sex is awkward and also there’s no sex, and the jokes are only funny to me…”
January 17, 2026 at 5:27 AM
Rewriting all my pitch docs to be like, “it’s a lot like Heated Rivalry - only straight and weird and no hockey and it’s about like, societal angst, and it’s a comedy, and all the sex is awkward and also there’s no sex, and the jokes are only funny to me…”
If they will shoot you in the head and throw grenades at your children just for driving a car then you might as well break some fucking laws and take them down.
January 16, 2026 at 2:24 AM
If they will shoot you in the head and throw grenades at your children just for driving a car then you might as well break some fucking laws and take them down.
Sheesh - “The Big Heat” is just the coldest cruelest meanest little noir ever made. Love that movie.
January 15, 2026 at 4:53 AM
Sheesh - “The Big Heat” is just the coldest cruelest meanest little noir ever made. Love that movie.
Forgot to brag that we got a Best Short Script nomination from the Writers Guild of Canada for our film “Now, I Am A Bear”, which is lovely and silly, so I’m posting about it late at night when people aren’t looking.
January 15, 2026 at 4:05 AM
Forgot to brag that we got a Best Short Script nomination from the Writers Guild of Canada for our film “Now, I Am A Bear”, which is lovely and silly, so I’m posting about it late at night when people aren’t looking.
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This also is why I don’t buy the “I need ChatGPT to generate ideas” argument. Ideas aren’t the problem. As a writer, you’ll die full of them.
January 15, 2026 at 2:29 AM
This also is why I don’t buy the “I need ChatGPT to generate ideas” argument. Ideas aren’t the problem. As a writer, you’ll die full of them.
How did anyone let us do this on a real TV show? @dennisheaton.bsky.social
January 12, 2026 at 7:31 PM
How did anyone let us do this on a real TV show? @dennisheaton.bsky.social
When a movie has title credits like, 25 minutes in...
a woman is pointing at something and saying `` i love it ! ''
ALT: a woman is pointing at something and saying `` i love it ! ''
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January 7, 2026 at 8:52 PM
When a movie has title credits like, 25 minutes in...
Alberta's all like, "hey guys, should we join the country that openly murders its own citizens without a second thought?"
January 7, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Alberta's all like, "hey guys, should we join the country that openly murders its own citizens without a second thought?"
All I wanna do is make movies that entertain specifically me and possibly other weirdos who are sufficiently like me.
January 7, 2026 at 5:52 AM
All I wanna do is make movies that entertain specifically me and possibly other weirdos who are sufficiently like me.
Founding Fathers this Founding Fathers that. Enough. Grow up and quit whining about what your daddies liked, little toddler-ass country. Own your shit.
January 6, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Founding Fathers this Founding Fathers that. Enough. Grow up and quit whining about what your daddies liked, little toddler-ass country. Own your shit.