Frimas

A film by
Marianne Farley

Frimas

Genre

Short film

Country

Quebec, Canada

Year

2021

Format

Color - 2:1

Length

19 min

Language

French, English
Director's notes
Cast

Karine Gonthier-Hyndman, Chantal Baril, Kent McQuaid, Alex Bisping, Christian Jadah et Jean-Moïse Martin

Crew

DIRECTING: Marianne Farley

SCREENPLAY: Marianne Farley

PRODUCTION: Charlotte Beaudoin-Poisson, Sophie Ricard-Harvey (Ô Films)

CINEMATOGRAPHY: Benoit Beaulieu

SOUND: Jean-Sébastien Beaudoin-Gagnon, Luc Bouchard, Jean Paul Vialard

ORIGINAL SCORE: Frannie Holder

EDITING: Mathieu Bélanger

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Synopsis

When getting an abortion has once again become a criminal offense, Kara is confronted by a grim and brutal reality. Even though obvious dangers are at play, she seeks out the services of an illegal mobile abortion clinic. Once inside the meanders of this morbid clinic, she is faced with devastating repercussions.

Festivals & awards

Festival Regard

Rhode Island International Film Festival

Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur

Miami Short Film Festival

Best Live Action Short Film

Show Me Shorts Film Festival

Mill Valley Film Festival

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Québec en Court – Festival International du Court-Métrage de Clermont-Ferrand

Gala Prend ça Court! *Best Actress (Karine Gonthier-Hyndman), AQTIS Award, Max Films Média Award

Off-Courts Trouville

Gwanghwamun International Short Film Festival

Cinéfest Sudbury

Thessaloniki International Short Film Festival

Festival du cinéma international en Abitibi-Témiscamingue *Special Jury Mention - Bell Award

Festival Images en Vues

Festival international du cinéma francophone en Acadie

SPASM *Best Screenplay

Rome Independent Film Festival

Izmir International Short Film Festival

Cyprus International Film Festival “Golden Aphrodite”

Plein(s) Écran(s)

Cinema on the Bayou Film Festival

Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois et francophone

Nuit blanche RVQC

Aswan International Women Film Festival *Best Director - Short Film

Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma

Journées du Cinéma Québécois en Italie

Americana Film Fest

Rhode Island programme Ciné-Québec

Cleveland International Film Festival

Festival Filministes *Award for Best Performance (Karine Gonthier-Hyndman), Jury Prize for Best Short Fiction Film

Reel Shorts Film Festival *Honorable Mention - Best Canadian Short Film

Femina International Women’s Film Festival

Vaughan International Film Festival

Desertscape International Film Festival

Sentiero Film Factory

LA Shorts

Cordillera International Film Festival *Best Film of the Festival

Festival CINÉMEC

Festifilm de la Beauce

Festival de cinéma de la ville de Québec

Femme Filmmakers Festival *Best Film - Bronze

Pittsburgh Shorts & Script Competition

WIFT Greece

Reggio Film Festival

Festival du Cinéma Social de Nice *Special Mention

Pragueshorts Film Festival

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Director

About
Biography
Marianne
Farley

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

Filmography

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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