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Rocket Fuel — in development
Writer/Director: Jessie Posthumus
Producer: Nancy Pettinicchio
Format: Narrative feature film
Language: English
Support: Canada Council for the Arts
In early 2000s rural Ontario, thirteen-year-old Nora Forrester shoulders the responsibility of caring for her younger siblings. Seeking independence, Nora delves into the male-dominated world of landscaping at her first summer job, leading her to form an unexpected bond with a new friend as she navigates gender dysphoria, family conflict, and financial precarity.
Based on the narrative short film available here.
Per la grazia di Dio (By the Grace of God) — in development
Writer/Director: Nancy Pettinicchio
Format: Narrative short film
Language: English/Italian
Support: Canada Council for the Arts
While visiting their Catholic Italian-Canadian family to participate in their annual tomato sauce-making tradition, Gracie grapples with balancing their family’s expectations with their need for self-affirmation as a queer non-binary person.
In This House We — in development
Cowriter/Director: Nancy Pettinicchio
Cowriter: Jessie Posthumus
Producer: Mérédith Gonzalez-Bayard (Couronne Nord)
Format: Narrative short film
Language: English
At the center of anglophone Montreal, two roommates face the weight of their codependency when a bike accident forces one to rely on the other more than ever.
— Au coeur de la communauté anglophone de Montréal, un accident de vélo force deux colocataires à faire face au poids de leur codépendance.
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