''Hate Mail'' is a Canadian short comedy-drama film, directed by

Mark Sawers Mark Sawers is a Canadian film director and writer. Best known for his feature films '' Camera Shy'' and '' No Men Beyond This Point'', he is also a four-time Genie Award nominee for Best Live Action Short Drama for his films ''Stroke'' at the 13t ...

and released in 1993. The film stars

Peter Outerbridge Peter Outerbridge (born June 30, 1966) is a Canadian actor, best known for his role as Ari Tasarov in the CW action series ''Nikita'', Dr. David Sandström in the TMN series ''ReGenesis'', Henrik "Hank" Johanssen in ''Orphan Black'', Bob Corbett ...

as Randall, a writer who works from home. Distracted by the constant noise from their neighbours while his wife Maggie ( Molly Parker) is at work, Randall decides to forge

eviction Eviction is the removal of a tenant from rental property by the landlord. In some jurisdictions it may also involve the removal of persons from premises that were foreclosed by a mortgagee (often, the prior owners who defaulted on a mortg ...

notices directed at all of them. The film was part of a trilogy, with '' Stroke'' (1992) and '' Shoes Off!'' (1998). It premiered at the 1993

Montreal World Film Festival The Montreal World Film Festival (WFF; french: le Festival des Films du Monde) was one of Canada's oldest international film festivals and the only competitive film festival in North America accredited by the FIAPF (although the Toronto Interna ...

. The film was a

Genie Award The Genie Awards were given out annually by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to recognize the best of Canadian cinema from 1980–2012. They succeeded the Canadian Film Awards (1949–1978; also known as the "Etrog Awards," for sc ...

nominee for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 14th Genie Awards."Genie nominations". ''

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'', October 20, 1993.

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* 1993 films 1993 short films Canadian comedy-drama short films Films directed by Mark Sawers 1990s English-language films 1990s Canadian films {{1990s-Canada-film-stub