My Boy (French: Mon Boy) is a Canadian short teen drama film, directed by Sarah Pellerin and released in 2018.[1] The film stars Henri Richer-Picard as Louis, a shy, quiet teenager struggling with the rituals and codes of masculinity at his older brother's bachelor party.
My Boy | |
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French | Mon Boy |
Directed by | Sarah Pellerin |
Written by | Sarah Pellerin |
Produced by | Fanny-Laure Malo Sarah Pellerin Annie-Claude Quirion |
Starring | Henri Richer-Picard Marilyn Castonguay Alexandre Landry |
Cinematography | Ariel Methot-Bellemare |
Edited by | Charles Grenier |
Production company | La Boîte à Fanny |
Release date |
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Running time | 12 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | French |
The film premiered at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival.[2]
The film received a Prix Iris nomination for Best Short Film at the 21st Quebec Cinema Awards in 2019,[3] and a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 8th Canadian Screen Awards in 2020.[4]
References
edit- ^ Justine Smith, "10 highlights from one of the best short film fests in the world". Cult MTL, March 20, 2019.
- ^ "5 courts métrages à surveiller au TIFF". Ici Radio-Canada, September 13, 2018.
- ^ Helen Faradji, "Gala Québec Cinéma : qui va gagner?". Ici Radio-Canada, May 31, 2019.
- ^ "Écrans canadiens : Song of Names, The Twentieth Century et Antigone en tête des nominations". Ici Radio-Canada, February 18, 2020.
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