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Falena (2022)
Writer/Director/Producer: Nancy Pettinicchio
Format: Narrative short film
Length: 16 minutes 29 seconds
Language: French with English subtitles
Distribution: Welcome Aboard
Production support: Main Film, National Film Board (ACIC)
Intrigued and inspired by an unexpected encounter with an older neighbour, Leila spends her last days in the suburbs exploring her identity through nude photography. As she faces her transition to adulthood, Leila is confronted with her changing relationship to her best friend Cassy.
— Intriguée et inspirée par une rencontre inattendue avec une voisine plus âgée, Leila explore son identité à travers la photographie nue lors de ses dernières journées en banlieue. Faisant face à son passage à l'âge adulte, elle est confrontée par l'évolution de sa relation avec sa meilleure amie Cassy.
Cast & Crew
Starring Nahéma Ricci, Chanel Mings, Nathalie Gascon
Production manager: Mérédith Gonzalez-Bayard
Director of photography: Alexandre Nour Desjardins
Editor: Myriam Magassouba
Art director: Paula Bourgie
Sound recordist: Zaccary Dyck
Sound design: David Stanley Pierre
Music: Ilyaa Ghafouri
Press
“Suburban Sunset: Nancy Pettinicchio’s “Falena” at Clermont-Ferrand”
Marché du film Clermont-Ferrand 2022. RDV Canada article here.
“Moving Forward, Looking Back: Not Short on Talent at Clermont-Ferrand” Marché du film Clermont-Ferrand 2022. RDV Canada article here.
“Nancy Pettinicchio dévoile «Falena», son premier court métrage”
Regard Film Festival. Qui fait quoi article here.
“Regarding Regard”
Regard Film Festival. FIPRESCI jury member Sebastiaan Khouw’s article here.
“Regard 2022 : Jour 4”
Regard Film Festival. Panorama Cinema article here.
“Rencontre avec la réalisatrice Nancy Pettinicchio”
Lesbo-Sons CKUT 90.3FM radio interview here.
“Balado Court toujours ! : Falena”
Regard Film Festival. Official festival podcast here.
Official Selections
Festival Regard
Festival Filministes
Palm Springs International ShortFest
Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival
Off-Courts Trouville
Festival de cinéma de la ville de Québec
Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival
Festival international du cinéma francophone en Acadie
Kyiv International Short Film Festival
☆ IMAGE+NATION — Best Quebec Short Award
LemOn Film Festival
Whistler Film Festival — AWFJ EDA Award Nominee
Cinema on the Bayou
Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma
Carrousel international du film de Rimouski
Roze Filmdagen LGBTQ+ Festival
Italian Contemporary Film Festival Montréal
Ciné-Quartier Verdun
accordi@DISACCORDI Naples
Marché Clermont-Ferrand — Telefilm Not Short on Talent
Marché Clermont-Ferrand — Short Film Market Pick
☆ Gala Prends ça court — Couronne Nord Award
Air Canada In-Flight Entertainment
GagaOOLala LGBTQ+ Taiwanese Streaming Platform
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