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Big Girl (film)
Big Girl is a Canadian short film, directed by Renuka Jeyapalan and released in 2005.[1]
| Big Girl | |
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| Directed by | Renuka Jeyapalan |
| Written by | Renuka Jeyapalan |
| Produced by | Anneli Ekborn Michael Gelfand |
| Starring | Samantha Weinstein Kris Holden-Ried Patricia Fagan |
Release date |
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Running time | 14 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
The film depicts a battle of wills between a young girl (Samantha Weinstein) and her mother's new boyfriend (Kris Holden-Ried).[2]
It won the Toronto International Film Festival Award for Best Canadian Short Film at the 2005 Toronto International Film Festival,[3] and was nominated for a Genie Award for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 27th Genie Awards.[4] Weinstein won an ACTRA Award for Best Actress from the Toronto chapter, becoming the youngest actress ever to win that award.[1]
It screened on CBC Television's Canadian Reflections in 2006.[5]
References
- ^ a b "A best actress at 10, she already wants to direct". The Globe and Mail, March 6, 2006.
- ^ "Twinkle, twinkle little star". The Globe and Mail, September 10, 2005.
- ^ "Toronto film fest deemed a hit". Peterborough Examiner, September 19, 2005.
- ^ "Trailer Park Boys, Bon Cop compete for best picture Genie". CBC News, January 9, 2007.
- ^ "Hockey doc shoots wide of the net". The Globe and Mail, September 15, 2006.
External links
- Big Girl at IMDb