Mothers and Monsters
2023 Canadian short film directed by Édith Jorisch
- September 10, 2023 (2023-09-10) (TIFF)
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Mothers and Monsters is a 2023 Canadian short drama film, written and directed by Édith Jorisch.[1] An allegory for women's anxieties and fears about motherhood, the film depicts a group of women at a banquet whose babies are delivered to them in heads of cabbage, amid an increasingly strange and surreal environment.[2]
The cast includes Dean Brisson, Ines Defosse, Arielle Fournier, Juliette Gariépy, Noémie Lanoix, Mylène Mackay, Sarah Ouimette and Aline Winant.
The film premiered at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival.[3] It was subsequently screened at the 2023 Festival du nouveau cinéma, where it won the audience award in the national short film competition.[4]
The film was named to TIFF's annual Canada's Top Ten list for 2023.[5] The film was a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 12th Canadian Screen Awards in 2024.[6]
References
- ^ Silvia Galipeau, "Monstruosités maternelles". La Presse, October 5, 2023.
- ^ Navid Nikkhah Azad, "Edith Jorisch’s ‘Mothers and Monsters’ challenges maternal ideals in a dystopian world". ZIZ News, September 12, 2023.
- ^ Thom Ernst, "TIFF 48 – Day 6". Northern Stars, September 12, 2023.
- ^ "Palmarès du 52e FNC: Vampire humaniste cherche suicidaire consentant remporte les honneurs de la compétition nationale". L'Initiative, October 15, 2023.
- ^ Pat Mullen, "TIFF’s Canada’s Top Ten Includes BlackBerry, Solo, Humanist Vampire". That Shelf, December 6, 2023.
- ^ "BlackBerry Leads CSA Nominations". Northern Stars, March 6, 2024.
External links
- Mothers and Monsters at IMDb
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