NO GHOST IN THE MORGUE
A FILM BY MARILYN COOKE
Short Film – Québec – 2022 – 16 min
Color | French and Creole with English subtitles | 1.66:1 | 5.1
SYNOPSIS
Medical student Keity wants to become a surgeon like her mother and grandmother. But after her first operation takes a dramatic turn, she has to accept an internship at the morgue. Between her dead patients, her unconventional colleagues and seeing her grandmother’s spirit, she tries to tough it out.
Cast
Schelby Jean-Baptiste, Michel Laperrière, Ariane Bérubé, Mireille Métellus, Alexandra Laferrière, Djennie Laguerre
Crew
DIRECTOR : Marilyn Cooke
WRITER : Marilyn Cooke
PRODUCERS : Kelyna N. Lauzier and Macha Houssart (La 115e)
CINEMATOGRAPHY : Juliette Lossky
PRODUCTION DESIGN : Maryse Touchette
SOUND DESIGN : Olivier Calvert
SOUND MIXING : Joey Simas
EDITING : Myriam Magassouba
MUSIC : Pierre-Philippe Côté (Pilou)
DIRECTOR’S BIOGRAPHY
As a writer-director, Marilyn brings complex female characters and dreamlike worlds to the screen. No Ghost in the Morgue is her third short film. Her previous short (Wanted: Strong Woman) screened in over 35 festivals, including Palm Springs, Vienna Shorts and Dresden and received 7 mentions and awards, including Best Director Grand Prize at the Rhode Island International Film Festival. She is currently developing her first feature film, which received support from TIFF’s Filmmaker Lab.
FILMOGRAPHY
LA FILLE DU MANGUIER | In development
NO GHOST IN THE MORGUE | 2022
WANTED: STRONG WOMAN | 2019
NOTHING BUT US | 2015
FESTIVALS & AWARDS
Santa Barbara Film Festival, 2022 *Best Narrative Short Winner – Oscar Qualifying
Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia, 2022
Krakow Film Festival, 2022
Palm Springs ShortFest, 2022
Provincetown International Film Festival, 2022
New Filmmakers LA, 202
CineFest Miskolc International Film Festival, 2022
Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), 2022
18th Annual HollyShorts Film Festival, 2022
DC Shorts, 2022
Mill Valley Film Festival, 2022
Festival du Nouveau Cinéma (FNC), 2022
Flickers’ Rhode Island, 2022
Drunken Film Fest Oakland, 2022 *BEST WORLD NARRATIVE
FIN Atlantic, 2022
Calgary International Film Festival, 2022 *BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
Festival International du Film Francophone de Tübingen Stuttgart, 2022
UrbanWorld Film Festival, 2022
Festival de Cinéma International en Abitibi-Témiscamingue, 2022
South Western International Film Festival, 2022
Festival International du cinéma francophone en Acadie, 2022
Anchorage International Film Festival, 2022
Plein(s) Écran(s), 2023
Toronto Black Film Festival, 2022
Minimalen Short Film Festival, 2022
Cinema on the Bayou, 2023
Festival Fondu au Noir, 2023
Rendez-Vous Québec Cinéma (RVQC), 2023
Talent tout Court – Clermont-Ferrand, 2022
Gala Prends Ça Court!, 2022 *Unis TV Award *Metafilms / Sons of Manual Award *Production Design Award – Directors Guild of Canada to Maryse Touchette *Air Canada / Quebec Gold Award *Microscope Films Award
CANADA’S TOP TEN, 2023
Nominé – Canadian Screen Awards – Meilleur court métrage de fiction, 2023