JUMP, DARLING credit: cutter
A rookie drag queen, reeling from a breakup, escapes to wine country, Ontario where he finds his waspy grandmother in steep decline - yet desperate to avoid the local nursing home.
Jump, Darling was filmed on location in Prince Edward County, Ontario summer of 2019
Selection for Telefilm’s Talent to Watch Program 2018/2019
Jump, Darling premiered at the Inside Out LGBTQ Film Festival at a special “Drive In” screening in downtown Toronto, October 2020
Written & Directed by Philip J. Connell, Produced by Katie Corbridge
Executive Produced by Karen Harnisch & Allison Black
Costume Design by John Dunnett
Based on the costume designer's original concept drawing, we created a DRAG version of the main character's grandmother's figure skating costume for the film's final sequence.
In this project I used stretch velvet, faux fur, and dance mesh to create the body suit for a modified DRAG body shape. In production the director elected to remove the breast place from this costume, and so major revisions to the original pattern were required and executed. In this phase I suggested to incorporate the faux fur cuffs onto the sleeve of the body suit, which was well received and ended up in the final version of the design. I used several layers of stiff crinoline mesh and tulle to create the tutu bottom, which we also trimmed with faux fur.
