ABOUT common knowledge
Common Knowledge is a Vancouver-based production company specializing in genre films that explore philosophical themes around identity, society, and reality, often using metaphor to communicate ideas.
Recent film WITH LOVE AND A MAJOR ORGAN was released theatrically by Utopia-offshoot Circle Collective in the US and UK after a sustained festival run at over 30 restivals including SXSW, Fantasia, BIFan, and Beijing. It won Best Feature at Santa Fe FF, Canadian FF, and ReelWorld FF among other festival awards, and garnered five Leo Award nominations.
Common Knowledge is currently developing Kit & Arran’s sophomore film, the satirical horror HOW DARE YOU as well as a contemporary film adaptation of Madame Bovary, entitled PROVINCIAL WAYS.
The company was founded in 2019 by Madeleine Davis, an alumna of the IFFR Talent Lab and the University of Cambridge Masters in Creative Writing.
News
July 2025 - How Dare You is featured in Variety.
July 2025 - How Dare You presents in selection at Frontieres Market at Fantasia Film Festival.
January 2024 - Circle Collective announces its acquisition of US theatrical rights to With Love and a Major Organ.
December 2023 - Kim Albright wins Best BC Director at Whistler Film Festival.
December 2023 - With Love and a Major Organ plays Whistler Film Festival.
November 2023 - With Love and a Major Organ wins Best Narrative Feature, Best Cinematography at Reelworld Film Festival. Hamza Haq wins Best Actor.
November 2023 - FilmOption announces its Canadian acquisition of With Love and a Major Organ.
November 2023 - With Love and a Major Organ opens Reelworld Film Festival.
October 2023 - With Love and a Major Organ wins Best Narrative Feature at the Santa Fe Film Festival.
October 2023 - Little Booms goes to camera with funding from the Canada Council for the Arts.
September 2023 - With Love and a Major Organ plays Nashville Film Festival.
July 2023 - With Love and a Major Organ has its Canadian Premiere at Fantasia Film Festival.
June 2023 - With Love and a Major Organ has its Asian Premiere at the Bucheon International Film Festival.
March 2023 - With Love and a Major Organ has its World Premiere at South By Southwest.
February 2022 - With Love and a Major Organ goes to into production with funding from Telefilm Canada, WIDC, the Harold Greenberg Fund, CBC, and the CFC.
