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Marguerite
A film by
Marianne Farley
As the story unfolds in a film, characters transform. That fascinated me as a child. As a filmmaker I continue to be amazed by the potential power of this transformation. My passion lies in finding a theme that is so universal it can touch each person in their core. In all of my projects how characters connect intimately is the driving force behind the story. The idea that two people can inspire each other and impact each other’s life in a meaningful way affects me deeply and ignites my creativity.
With MARGUERITE, I wanted to make a unifying film. I wanted to introduce a conversation about LGBTQ issues and the elderly, uncover loneliness and regret and embrace human vulnerabilities. I was inspired by the idea that a short film could act as bridge between people of different generations and of different communities.
Hate crimes against the LGBTQ community are rising. Because of this I felt an urgent need to bring this sensitive and touching story of intimate connection to the screen. I am a passionate defender of human rights. I believe wholeheartedly that only love, empathy and compassion can conquer discrimination and injustice.
MARGUERITE stems from that conviction. It is a film about love, kindness, desire and changing times.
Béatrice Picard, Sandrine Bisson
DIRECTING: Marianne Farley
SCREENPLAY: Marianne Farley
PRODUCTION: Marie-Hélène Panisset (DIY Films)
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Marc Simpson-Threlford
SOUND: Lynne Trépanier, Luc Bouchard, Jean Paul Vialard
ORIGINAL SCORE: Julien Knafo
EDITING: Mathieu Bélanger
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An aging woman and her nurse develop a friendship that inspires her to unearth unacknowledged longing and thus help her make peace with her past.
Gala Prends Ça Court *UDA Award for Best Actress: Béatrice Picard, Vital Production Award, Séquences Award, FCTMN Award
Zinegoak Bilbao International LGBT Film Festival *Audience Award
Leeds Queer Film Festival
BFI Flare : LGBTQ+ Film Festival
Wicked Queer : Boston International LGBT Film Festival *Best Women’s Short Film Audience Award
New York Independent Film Festival *Best Actress (Sandrine Bisson), Best Drama
Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia
Connecticut LGBT Film Festival
FilmOut San Diego LGBT Film Festival *Jury Prize: Best Short Film, Audience Award
Festival International du film de Provincetown *Best Short Film
Longue Vue sur le Court
KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival *Best Live Action Short Film
Out Here Now : Kansas City LGBT Film Festival
Korea Queer Film Festival
MIX Milano *Best Short Film
Outfest Los Angeles LGBTQ Film Festival
Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival
LUSTSTREIFEN Film Festival
North Carolina Gay and Lesbian Film Festival *Best International Short Film by a Female Filmmaker
International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala
Shropshire Rainbow Film Festival
Jameson Cinefest
Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival *Best Fiction Short Film, Best LGBTQ+ Short Film
DC Shorts Film Festival
STAMPED: Pensacola LGBT Film Festival
LUSTSTREIFEN Film Festival *Audience Award
Long Beach QFilm Festival *Best Short Film
OUTshine – Fort Lauderdale *Honorable Mention from the Jury - Best Short Film
PROUD! Film Festival *Audience Award
Twist : Seattle Queer Film Festival *Best Short Film
PERLEN – Queer Film Festival Hannover *Audience Award - Best Short Film
Concorto Film Festival
Day2 of Reel Desires
Festival de cinéma de la ville de Québec
Miami Short Film Festival *Best Live Action Short Film
LesGaiCineMad, Madrid International LGBTIQ Film Festival *Jury Prize – Best Short Film, Audience Award – Best Short Film, Audience Award: Best Short Film by a Female Filmmaker
MIX BRASIL FESTIVAL *Silver Rabbit - Best International Short Film
Tampa Bay International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival *Best Live Action Short Film
Leeds International Film Festival *Honorable Mention
Berlin Lesbian Non-Binary Filmfest *Audience Award
Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival
ImageOut: Rochester LGBT Film Festival *Jury Award
QCinema Fort Worth
Tampa Bay International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
San Diego International Film Festival
VisuElles Film Festival
BENT : Sacramento LGBT Film Festival
Louisville LGBT Film Festival
Thessaloniki Short Film Festival
Morelia International Film Festival
Queer Film Fest Weiterstadt
MIX Copenhagen LGBTQ Film Festival
Cineffable : Festival International du Film Lesbien et Féministe de Paris
Reel Affirmations 2018: DC’s LGBTQ Film Festival
Big Water Film Festival
Bremen Queer Film Festival
QUEERSICHT Queer Film Festival
Queer Film Festival MEZIPATRA
Chéris-Chéries Festival LGBT de Paris
Arrigorriaga LGBT Cinema Program
La Ploma Film Festival
Musée McCord – InterGénérations Québec
Basque Labour Union ELA
Pride To Create, Alicante
VinoKino
Cinema on the Bayou *Jury’s Special Mention “Goujon Caille”
Festival Désir Désirs *Audience Award
Amsterdam LGBTQ Film Festival *Jury Prize – Best Short Film, Audience Award for Best Short Film by a Female Filmmaker
Queens World Film Festival *Best LGBTQ+ Short Film
Muestra Internacional de Cine y Diversidad Sexual *Jury Award - Best Short Film
14th XPOSED International Queer Film Festival *Lolly Audience Award
West Chester International Short Film Festival *H. Paul Fitzpatrick Audience Award
Screening at Los Angeles LGBT Center
SPECTRUM Film Festival
Flickerfest International Short Film Festival
Best of KASHISH special screening
Reelout Queer Film & Video Festival
Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois et francophone de Vancouver
Kala Ghoda Arts Festival
Festivals Vues dans la tête de…
Toronto Indie Night
Melbourne Queer Film Festival
Queer Screen’s 26th Mardi Gras Film festival
Festival International du Film Gay et Lesbien de Grenoble
Festival Tout Court (Italy)
The Bush Film Screening
Berlin Feminist Film Week
Cinema Systers Film Festival
Mostra Visible Alicant
14th IMMAGINARIA International Film Festival
Pink Apple Filmfestival
Third ACTion Film Festival
Outwatch Shorts Film Festival
Some Prefer Cake – Bologna Lesbian Film Festiva *Audience Award
Au nord d'Albany I 2022
Frimas I 2020
Josélito au coeur du monde I 2020
Tokyo Cinema Ensemble I 2018
Yet Not the End I 2018
Marguerite I 2020 I *Nominated at the Oscars
Ransack I 2018
By the time she was 19, Marianne knew that her career would take place under the lights. She began as a singer, but in 1997 her acting work started garnering attention. Fully bilingual, she has performed in a variety of projects in television (LES INVINCIBLES, NOS ÉTÉS, THE DEAD ZONE, LE GENTLEMAN, MÉMOIRES VIVES, THIS LIFE, HEROES REBORN, 19-2) and in film (WHITE SKIN, CHRISTMAS CHOIR, UVANGA, LA CHUTE DE SPARTE). In August of 2014, more than ready to bring her artistic vision to the next level, she directed her first short film, RANSACK (SACCAGE), in 2017, MARGUERITE (nominated for Best Live Action Short Film at the Oscars ® in 2019) and in 2020, FRIMAS (produced by Ô Films). A true lover of the seventh art, she has also produced four short films, one of which, BOXING DAY (MON CHER ROBERT), was nominated at the 2010 Jutra awards and two feature films, Jeanne Leblanc’s OUR OWN (LES NÔTRES) and NORTH OF ALBANY, Marianne’s first feature film as a director (cowritten with Claude Brie). The film was produced through her production company SLYKID & SKYKID (with her associate Benoit Beaulieu) and is now in the post production phase.
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