Synopsis

Picking Things Up takes an introspective look at the quandary between former lovers Mike (Phi Huynh) and Sophie (Christine Nguyen). When Sophie resurfaces six months after leaving Mike for another man, a trial ensues as the two deliberate the prospects of picking up where they left off.

Director's Biography

Celine makes her writing and directorial debut with Picking Things Up. A trained actor and singer based in Toronto, she recently appeared on Mayday (Cineflex), Rising Suns (NTDTV), Flint (Lifetime) and How to Buy a Baby (CBC). This summer, she is going to be on camera for her second season of Lorenzo (TFO). Celine recently played Belle in Beauty and the Beast (YPT) and co-created a cabaret as one of the winners of the 2017-2018 Shirley Banks Prize for emerging musical theatre artists. Other aspects of her life include social dancing, language learning, and inquiring into the nature of language itself. In an alternate reality, she is a biochemist and entrepreneur.