Dan O’Meara heads up nonfiction at indie giant Neon, where he recently produced films including Andrew McCarthy’s Brat Pack Brat and GameStop inventory documentation player rise. He will attend the Toronto Film Festival with a documentary man of war.
TIFF programmers describe it as “Rambo Meet Fyre Fest,” a film from directors Billy Corben and Jen Gatien about a former U.S. Green Beret who is recruited to overthrow the president of Venezuela but The operation failed spectacularly.
Ahead of the festival, O’Meara shared THR Some tips and tricks for serving the holidays (asking a Canadian for a cigarette), and a hilarious encounter with Jamie Foxx.
My “only in Toronto” moment?
Received a last-minute premiere invitation Homeless old man.
My “Canadians are so nice” moment?
I asked a man on Bloor Street if I could smoke. He gave half a pack + a lighter. True story.
One place I must visit when in Toronto?
Ravi’s soup.
The place I avoid during the holidays?
Soho House (too far from everything).
Who is my favorite Canadian director/talent (and why)?
Sarah Polley. It breaks my heart to be away from her.
What is the most Canadian thing about Toronto?
Tim Hortons.
The one thing I can’t live without (besides my phone) when traveling?
If not my phone, then the charger for my phone.
Toronto’s biggest celebrity encounter?
Jamie Foxx met me for breakfast at the Intercontinental Hotel and started talking to me, believing that I was an assistant to his agent.
Rian Gosling or Rian Reynolds?
Gosling. There is no competition.
Should you always be like this in Toronto?
Take a long walk in High Park.
In Toronto, should you never?
Start your 18-hour day with an order of a breakfast burrito from the food truck.
