I Am Coming To Paris To Kill You

A woman hijacks a family trip in pursuit of a deceitful kidnapper.

Creative team

Writer/director: Seth Smith
Producers: Jason Levangie, Nancy Urich, Marc Tetreault

Filmmaker’s statement

This film came together after a conversation with Taylor Kirk of Timber Timbre about collaborating together on a project.

He had written the song I Am Coming To Paris To Kill You as part of a series of murder ballads. I was drawn to it and for whatever reason kept visualizing a new-wave noir. And I always liked the idea of a guy that kidnaps dogs for ransom, like as a job … but he’s not very good at it.

Anyway, this film didn’t end up being about him so much.

About Seth Smith

Seth Smith is a Nova Scotia-based filmmaker and visual artist. His films have screened at festivals around the world and are praised for their dark tone and surrealist style.

In 2012 he completed his first feature, Lowlife. The $5,000 horror premiered at Fantasia, then screened at the Atlantic Film Festival where it was named “the most original feature debut in East Coast cinematic history.” It picked up the audience award at the festival, and went on to receive a crowd-sourced theatrical release.

Outside of directing shorts and features, Seth is known for his music in Dog Day, his visual art in Yorodeo, and frequently serves as a programmer for various film festivals. He is presently completing his next feature The Crescent.