Finger Guns — a Q&A with David Feehan

After a finger-gun gesture lands him in trouble at work, a privileged office employee pushes back against an HR spiral that keeps escalating. A comedic satire about workplace culture and entitlement — all taken to ridiculous extremes.

Finger Guns screens in Things Get Weird on Friday, June 26 at 10:00pm at LSPU Hall.

How did your film come together?

I conceived of this film in February of 2025 and wrote the script pretty quickly. By March I had a decent draft and began looking for funding. I'm really grateful for the support of the Calgary Arts Development Authority for giving us a grant to make the film, and the incredible cast, crew, and other professionals who helped bring this film to life for pretty discounted rates. We shot over two days in December, and then post took us to mid-march to wrap everything up.

Did anything unexpected happen as you were making this film?

Not necessarily unexpected, but locking down an office to shoot in was a particular challenge. A lot of places where I had connections had intense security protocols, or were really expensive to rent, or the cost of even running the HVAC system for the weekend was shockingly high. We finally found a furnished office that does short term rentals who were willing to work within our budget, but we really got down to the wire. That was probably the most stressful part of the process, locking down that location.

What’s the best filmmaking advice you’ve ever received?

I'm not sure where I head this, but "fix it in prep" is pretty good. I try to plan pretty meticulously, so we can shoot everything we need within the time we have. I don't like long days and I don't like too many surprised. If you have a solid script with a solid plan, then the amount of problems you'll have to solve on the day will hopefully be fewer. And then you have time to play, and try different things - not because you need to, but because you can.

Is there anything else you’d like to add?

I'm just really stoked to come home and share this film with my friends and family and the community in St. John's. Without the support of the filmmaking community in Newfoundland - including NIFCO, the Nickel, ArtsNL, PictureNL, and the City of St. John's - there's no way I would be making films today. It's a wonderful place for emerging (and established!) filmmakers.