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For Nonna Anna

2017 Canadian film

For Nonna Anna is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Luis De Filippis and released in 2017.[1] The film stars Maya Henry as Chris, a young transgender woman caring for her ailing Italian grandmother Anna (Jacqueline Tarne).

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According to De Filippis, the film was inspired by a desire to avoid the sensationalized aspects of many transgender-themed media representations, by writing a film in which the process of gender transition was not the driving narrative conflict.[2]

The film premiered at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival.[3] It was subsequently screened at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival, where it won a Special Jury Award,[4] and at the 2018 Inside Out Film and Video Festival, where De Filippis won the Emerging Canadian Artist award.[5]

At the 7th Canadian Screen Awards in 2019, the film was shortlisted for Best Live Action Short Drama.[6]

References

  1. [1]
    "Sundance-bound short For Nonna Anna deepens the trans narrative" Archived 2019-02-09 at the Wayback Machine. Now, January 19, 2018.
  2. [2]
    Peter Knegt, "This filmmaker is pushing beyond 'sensational' trans narratives with a love letter to their nonna" Archived 2018-08-29 at the Wayback Machine. CBC Arts, January 16, 2018.
  3. [3]
    "40 must-see shorts at TIFF 2017" Archived 2019-02-09 at the Wayback Machine. TheGATE.ca, August 31, 2017.
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    "Sundance: Transgender Filmmaker Says Jury Prize Is "Huge Stride" for LGBTQ Portrayals" Archived 2019-02-09 at the Wayback Machine. The Hollywood Reporter, January 24, 2018.
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    "Breaking Film and TV Industry News" Archived 2019-02-09 at the Wayback Machine. IndieWire, June 4, 2018.
  6. [6]
    "Prix Écrans canadiens 2019 : la domination québécoise" Archived 2019-03-22 at the Wayback Machine. Voir, February 7, 2019.


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