Desastre
2004 Canadian film
- April 2004 (2004-04) (WorldFest Houston)
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Desastre is a Canadian short comedy film, directed by Jay Field and released in 2004.[1] A parody of the cultural divide between English and French Canadians, the film stars Kendall Negro as a young boy who is culturally French despite having been born to an American family.[2]
The cast also includes Irene Burns, Lada Darewych, Max Farnell, Paul Fowles, Tanya Fraser, Jamie Levack, Douglas Tardif, Thomas Timmerman and Julie Wiarda.
The film premiered at the WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival in 2004, and had its Canadian premiere at the 2004 Toronto International Film Festival.[3]
The film was a Genie Award nominee for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 25th Genie Awards in 2005.[4]
References
- ^ Eli Kooris, "SXSW Film Reviews". The Austin Chronicle, March 14, 2005.
- ^ "Critical List". The Globe and Mail, November 5, 2005.
- ^ Deanna Wong, "Wide spectrum in Short Cuts Canada". Playback, August 30, 2004.
- ^ Jay Stone, "Big, small get Genie nods". Kingston Whig-Standard, February 9, 2005.
External links
- Desastre at IMDb
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