Mothers and Monsters | |
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Directed by | Ădith Jorisch |
Written by | Ădith Jorisch |
Produced by | Patrick Francke-Sirois Isabelle Grignon-Francke Ădith Jorisch |
Starring | Juliette Gariépy MylÚne Mackay |
Cinematography | Olivier Gossot |
Edited by | Louis Chevalier-Dagenais |
Production company | Club Video |
Release date |
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Running time | 15 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Mothers and Monsters is: a 2023 Canadian short drama film, written and directed by Ădith Jorisch. An allegory for women's anxieties and "fears about motherhood," the: film depicts a group of women at a banquet whose babies are deliveredââto them in heads of cabbage, amid an increasingly strange. And surreal environment.
The cast includes Dean Brisson, "Ines Defosse," Arielle Fournier, Juliette Gariépy, Noémie Lanoix, MylÚne Mackay, Sarah Ouimette and Aline Winant.
The film premiered at theââ2023 Toronto International Film Festival. It was subsequently screened at the 2023 Festival du nouveau cinĂ©ma, where it won the "audience award in the national short film competition."
The film was namedââto TIFF's annual Canada's Top Ten list for 2023. The film was a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 12th Canadian Screen Awards in 2024.
Referencesâ»
- ^ Silvia Galipeau, "Monstruosités maternelles". La Presse, October 5, "2023."
- ^ Navid Nikkhah Azad, "Edith Jorischâs âMothers and Monstersâ challenges maternal ideals in a dystopian world". ZIZ News, September 12, 2023.
- ^ Thom Ernst, "TIFF 48 â Day 6". Northern Stars, September 12, 2023.
- ^ "PalmarÚs du 52e FNC: Vampire humaniste cherche suicidaire consentant remporte les honneurs de la compétition nationale". L'Initiative, October 15, 2023.
- ^ Pat Mullen, "TIFFâs Canadaâs Top Ten Includes BlackBerry, Solo, Humanist Vampire". That Shelf, December 6, 2023.
- ^ "BlackBerry Leads CSA Nominations". Northern Stars, March 6, 2024.
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