The Colony is a 2007 Canadian short film, written, directed, edited, and composed by Jeff Barnaby.[1] The film stars Glen Gould as Maytag, a Mi'kmaq man dealing with the emotional fallout of a love triangle, when his girlfriend Myriam (Kaniehtiio Horn) runs off with his friend and drug dealer Jackson (Kent McQuaid).[2]
| The Colony | |
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| Directed by | Jeff Barnaby |
| Written by | Jeff Barnaby |
| Produced by | John Christou |
| Starring | Glen Gould Kaniehtiio Horn |
| Cinematography | Michel St-Martin |
| Edited by | Jeff Barnaby |
| Music by | Jeff Barnaby |
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Release date |
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Running time | 24 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Languages | English Mi'kmaq |
The film premiered at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival.[3] It was named to TIFF's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2007,[4] and was a finalist for Best Aboriginal Film at the 2008 Yorkton Film Festival.[5] It was a shortlisted Jutra Award nominee for Best Short Film at the 10th Jutra Awards in 2008.[6]
References
edit- ^ Trevor McNally, "Former Listuguj resident returns to film". Campbellton Tribune, October 22, 2008.
- ^ John Griffin, "It was a black day ...; Bye-bye red ink. Box office numbers cause for optimism". Montreal Gazette, October 16, 2007.
- ^ Bruce Kirkland, "Short but sweet; The future of Canadian cinema is on display". Toronto Sun, September 4, 2007.
- ^ "Cronenberg, Arcand make Hogtown film festival's top Canadian movies list". Daily Gleaner, December 12, 2007.
- ^ "Yorkton Short Film and Video Festival". Regina Leader-Post, April 16, 2008.
- ^ Joël Martel, "Un Jutra pour Sébastien Pilote et pour Patrick Bouchard?". Voir, February 7, 2008.
External links
edit- The Colony at IMDb
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