A Funeral for Lightning
2016 Canadian film
- September 2016 (2016-09) (TIFF)
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A Funeral for Lightning is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Emily Kai Bock and released in 2016.[1] The film stars Annie Williams as Mandy, a pregnant woman who is becoming disillusioned with her husband Cornelius's (Daniel Frazier) insistence on living off the grid in rural Tennessee.
The film premiered at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival.[1]
The film was named to TIFF's year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2016.[2] At the 5th Canadian Screen Awards in 2017, it was a shortlisted nominee for Best Live Action Short Drama.[3]
The name of the work is borrowed from a song title by Doldrums, a Canadian music project which she directed a music video for.[4]
References
- ^ a b "18 must-see films at TIFF according to its programmers". BlogTO, September 2, 2016.
- ^ "TIFF announces lineup for Canada's Top 10 Film Festival". CBC News, December 7, 2016.
- ^ "2017 Canadian Screen Awards: And The Winners Are…". ET Canada, March 12, 2017.
- ^ Doldrums releases new music video ‘Runner Up’. Culture Addicts (2016-10-03). Retrieved 2020-04-18.
External links
- A Funeral for Lightning at IMDb
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