Tower

An off-kilter and slyly funny character study about Derek, a thirty-something loner who tries to keep the world at arm’s length. Derek is a single and career-less man, who lives at home with his parents in Toronto, Canada. He wanders alone at night in search of companionship, and suddenly finds himself in an intimate relationship. Irritated by a raccoon that tears up his garbage, he sets out to catch it. Derek, a 34-year-old man, lives at home with his parents in Toronto. Unlike his married brother who is expecting a baby, Derek is single and without a career, and although he aspires to become a graphic animator, he works part-time at his uncle’s construction company. Late at night, he wanders the streets alone and frequents nightclubs in search of companionship, until he meets Nicole and suddenly finds himself in an intimate relationship with her. When a neighbourhood raccoon becomes a constant nuisance by tearing up his family’s garbage, he sets out to catch it.