Carla the Canadian takes you through the whole range of her complex emotions, thoughts and dreams that come with loss and dying in a frank yet humorous delivery. Fast-paced and comedic this is a visual legacy she can be proud of–entertaining as it is touching, so bring someone you care about with you to share this film. … Read More
I first met Carla leading up to Expo ‘86 in Vancouver. She was in an original musical production, “Captive”, where I was a stage assistant. She was back for the summer from Boston–a stand out singer and performer that had as all laughing with the characters she developed on stage. Off stage she was the most generous, sweet and open human being I’d ever met, plus she was the only person I’d ever known who had been mugged multiple times. Killing herself in rehearsal, then going home to sew into night making pretty cotton jumpsuits for the other performers. Nothing slowed her down, not even a serious case of the flu or more recently ALS.
When she left Vancouver for the shiny career ahead of her in the US, I was so excited for her. Fast forward some 20 plus years ahead and I am blown away by how successful her career became, but more so by what a devoted and sensitive mom she is to Mac and Ronnie the parrot.
John Zaritsky explained to the audience that he sought out Carla after reading a quotation from her in a newspaper, because it made him laugh. They started filming right away given that Carla is on a mortal deadline, before they had funding in place. So go to “Leave Them Laughing” and learn about funny foreign condoms, the mystique of the redhead, midlife crises, divorce, getting into an American university, life in a motorized wheelchair and how to make your doctors laugh until they burst the buttons on their starched white coats. This movie will leave you loving Carla, MacLen, Ronnie and life itself.”
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