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Egg On My Beard
Production Company
University of British Columbia Producer(s)
Ruth TesfahunDirector(s)
Gabriel Porath Casting Director(s):
Ruth Tesfahun
Union Status
Non-UnionProject Type
FilmStudent Production
YesCompensation Details
Volunteer
Shoot / Performance Date(s)
January 16-18Shoot / Performance Location(s)
VancouverSubmission Deadline
Sunday, December 7, 2025Submission Instructions
Please send your headshot, resume, and demo reel (optional) to eggonmybeard.film@gmail.com
Project Synopsis
Logline: A housewife’s attempt at a simple weight-loss breathing exercise takes a bizarre turn when she begins seeing visions of a mysterious guru in her bathtub.
Synopsis: Joyce Green, a 1970s housewife, begins a simple breathing exercise she finds in a fitness magazine, hoping to lose weight. What
starts as an innocent routine turns strange: long trances, visions of a guru in her bathroom, and a growing pull toward silence.
Her husband Saul becomes unsettled, but Joyce continues, unsure of what is happening to her.
Months later, Richard, a traveling lecturer weary of his circuit, is urged by his friend Hilda to meet Joyce. Reluctant, he visits
and is startled by what he encounters. Joyce, uneducated in spiritual matters, speaks with uncanny knowledge of events from
Richard’s past in India. For him, the meeting feels like the arrival of a long-sought teacher in the least expected place.
As Richard returns, he bring along more devotees and they begin to gather in Joyce’s suburban home. The rhythms of her do-
mestic life are gradually replaced by meditation, ritual, and service. For Richard, devotion deepens; for Saul, confusion hard-
ens. The story follows this collision of faith, family, and the absurdism of the 1970s counter culture movement.
Shooting on 16mm film! Great exposure for film festival run.