Film Title: Tell Everybody
Total Runtime: 3 mins 17 sec
Filmmaker Name(s): Susan Serrao & Meghan Westelmajer
Filmmaker Statement: In Tell Everybody we wanted to explore the tension between the clown’s joyful performance and their deep, unspoken need for love and support. Through silent film, we aim to convey the emotional complexity of a character who, despite bringing joy to the world, struggles with loneliness and the harsh reality that they need financial help to continue their art. Without dialogue, every gesture, expression, and movement of Ghee, the clown, becomes a powerful means of communication, allowing the audience to connect with their vulnerability. The film reflects the emotional labor of artists—how their gifts are both a source of joy and a constant battle for recognition and care. At its core, Tell Everybody is a story about the often unseen struggles of those who give so much to the world, reminding us that behind every smile, there’s a human heart in need of love and support.
Filmmaker Bio: Susan Serrao is the writer, co-director, producer and performer of Tell Everybody. She is a mixed-race, Guyanese-Canadian comedian and award winning actor (Fargo, Unspeakable: The Murder of JonBenet Ramsey, Reminders of Him,), improviser, writer, director and host who produces her own work. She created, served as showrunner, produced and starred in got milf? Sketch Comedy Special (Roku). She created, hosts and produces video podcast Completely Off Topic, With Susan Serrao (S1)/Susan and Meg (S2&3)(Telus Optiks, Apple, Spotify, YouTube). Additionally, she was showrunner, produced and starred in hit YouTube sketch series Sketchy Beavers and Sandy and Susan Do Stupid Shit (6M+ views and 20K+ subscribers). Susan co-wrote feature film Back Road which won semi finalist in VIWFF 2023 and went on to receive development funding from CADA. Her directing credits include festival comedic shorts Love Stuck, Send Nudes, Tell Everybody, Burnt Toast, Yoga Flow, #nocovidjudgement, Step Brothers in 60 Seconds and After You. An alumni of Upright Citizens Brigade, Susan continues to perform improv, sketch comedy and stand up across Canada. Susan consistently creates and collaborates on productions that are entertaining with a focus on female-driven storytelling.
Meghan Westelmajer is a Jill of all trades - she is a Production Coordinator/Manager working on high budget projects and an independent filmmaker & podcaster. Meghan has Co-created, Directed, Edited and hosted Telus Storyhive Albertans In Space: Video Podcast (Premiering April 2025) and is the Co-Conspirator/Co-Director of the Firecracker Igniter Challenge comedy short film Tell Everybody with the talented Susan Serrao. Meghan’s career began in 2008 in Toronto at Entertainment One and in 2013 she moved to Calgary to work in film and television. Credits include Tegan & Sara High School, Fraggle Rock, Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Togo, The Detour, Hell On Wheels, Wynonna Earp & FX Fargo Series.
