Veslemøy's Song
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 Film Poster | |
| Directed by | Sofia Bohdanowicz |
| Written by | Sofia Bohdanowicz |
| Produced by | Sofia Bohdanowicz Calvin Thomas |
| Starring | Deragh Campbell Joan Benac |
| Cinematography | Sofia Bohdanowicz |
| Edited by | Sofia Bohdanowicz |
Production company | Maison du Bonheur Films Inc. |
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Running time | 9 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Veslemøy's Song is a 2018 Canadian dramatic short film directed by Sofia Bohdanowicz. A continuation of her 2016 film Never Eat Alone,[1] the film stars Deragh Campbell as Audrey Benac, a young woman attempting to research and recover the history of a largely forgotten female violinist and composer, Kathleen Parlow, who had taught Audrey's grandfather.
The film has its world premiere at the Locarno Film Festival on August 7, 2018.[2] It subsequently screened at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival,[3] and was named by the festival to its annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list.[4]
Cast
[edit]- Deragh Campbell as Audrey Benac
- Joan Benac as herself
- Steve Benac as himself
Production
[edit]Campbell portrays Audrey Benac, a character she has played for Bohdanowicz in the films Never Eat Alone (2016) and MS Slavic 7 (2019).[5]
Soon after the film's release, Bohdanowicz indicated in interviews that she planned to expand it into a feature film.[6] The feature, Measures for a Funeral, is slated to premiere in 2024.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Scoular, Michael (October 4, 2018). "Six essential Canadian shorts at VIFF". The Georgia Straight. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
- ^ Kasman, Daniel (August 8, 2018). "Locarno 2018. The Three Heroines". Mubi. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
- ^ Parker, Andrew (August 15, 2018). "Canadian filmmaker Sofia Bohdanowicz on the "old school French" allure of Maison du Bonheur". TheGATE.ca. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
- ^ Howell, Peter (December 6, 2018). "TIFF strategically trades champagne for screen time for Canada's Top Ten movies". The Hamilton Spectator. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
- ^ Mantagni, Ian (February 20, 2019). "Berlinale first look: MS Slavic 7 draws strength from the written word". Sight and Sound. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
- ^ Chad, Sheldon (February 14, 2019). "First, indie-film stars Sofia Bohdanowicz and Deragh Campbell take Toronto, then they take Berlin". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
- ^ Jennie Punter, "Totem Films Nabs World Sales Rights to Sofia Bohdanowicz’s ‘Measures for a Funeral,’ Releases Exclusive Clip Ahead of Toronto Premiere". Variety, August 27, 2024.