Canadian features from Jeremy LaLonde and Karen Knox are among the world premieres at the Glasgow Film Festival.

The Scotland-based festival runs from March 2 to 13 in a hybrid format, with in-person screenings at the Glasgow Film Theatre and Cineworld Renfrew Street, selected screenings across the U.K. and virtual screenings via the festival’s streaming platform.

LaLonde’s psychological drama Ashgrove (pictured) will premiere on March 3, while Knox’s feature directorial debut Adult Adoption will premiere on March 8.

Ashgrove is directed and produced by LaLonde under his banner Cryingman Productions. Additional producers include Peter Harvey and the film’s lead actor, Jonas Chernick of Banana-Moon Sky Films, who co-wrote the script with LaLonde and star Amanda Brugel.

The film stars Brugel (The Handmaid’s Tale) and Chernick and follows a troubled married couple who discovers that their ability to reconcile will have real-life consequences for the fate of humanity. Additional cast members include Shawn Doyle, Natalie Brown, Sugith Varughese and Christine Horne.

Ashgrove was shot in Kitchener and Waterloo, Ont., in September 2020 and was financed through the Canada Media Fund, Hollywood Suite and private equity. Northern Banner Releasing holds the Canadian distribution rights. The film is expected to run in theatres in late 2022 and air on Hollywood Suite in 2023. It serves as the follow-up from LaLonde and Chernick’s sci-fi comedy James vs. His Future Self, which was nominated for four Canadian Screen Awards.

Adult Adoption is directed by Knox, written by the film’s star, Ellie Moon, and produced by Kristina Esposito of Toronto’s Keme Productions. It tells the story of a 25-year-old woman seeking to fill a parental void. She then discovers an online service that connects young adults who have aged out of the foster care system with older adults who take them on as surrogate children.

The film was shot between March and June 2021 in Toronto and London, Ont. The feature was financed through private equity and a grant from the London Arts Council. Toronto-based distributor levelFILM holds Canadian distribution rights.