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The director and lead cast of the vibrant drama about a young woman who helps a man with Alzheimer s relive his past as a famed Cuban musician discuss the film s overriding message.
The Hollywood Reporter’s Alex Ritman spoke to Sergio Navarretta, director of
The Cuban, plus the film s lead star and producer Ana Golja and her fellow castmembers Louis Gossett Jr. and Shohreh Aghdashloo, in a
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The wide-ranging conversation saw the filmmakers and actors discuss the key messages and takeaways from the Canadian film, which has already won several awards, including at the Los Angeles Pan African Film Festival, Montreal Black Film Festival and Whistler Film Festival.
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Newfoundland and Labrador film Little Orphans wins top prize in Whistler
A Newfoundland and Labrador film about the agonizing disorderliness of family took home a tidy sum and the top prize at this year s Whistler Film Festival. The British Columbia-based festival announced Sunday its jury awarded Little Orphans the Borsos Award for best Canadian feature film.
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Emily Bridger, left, wrote and stars in Little Orphans, a local feature shot in St. John s.(St. John s International Women s Film Festival)
Lawrence, the director, got the call on Sunday.
The film tells the story of three adult sisters dealing with the fallout from an unstable childhood and a tangled relationship with their mother. She hopes the award will encourage people to go see it.
The win comes with $15,000 from the Directors Guild of Canada and $20,000 worth of work from Company 3, a California-based post-production film company.
The Whistler Film Festival ran online from December 1 to December 20 and included 30 feature films and 67 short films.