FALLS AROUND HER
Original version in EnglishDirected by Darlene Naponse
CANADA | 99 minutes | 2018
Mary, a world-famous Anishinaabe musician in her sixties, has had enough. Fleeing the hectic pace of touring, her abusive manager and even the love of her fans, she seeks refuge on her reserve in northern Ontario. But neither nature’s serenity nor the care she receives from her family can completely erase the torments of the outside world… Darlene Naponse lives and works in the community of Atikameksheng Anishnawbek. Casting the great Tantoo Cardinal as an engaged, passionate woman – a role in which she shines – Naponse’s first feature is a riveting portrait of resilience, female solidarity and fierce independence.
Q&A with the filmmaker
Programs
Wednesday October 10, 2018
Program #181Cineplex Odeon Quartier SALLE 16
Thursday October 11, 2018
Program #203Cineplex Odeon Quartier SALLE 16
Darlene Naponse
No biography
Falls Around Her, 2018 (Feature)
She is Water, 2016 (Short)
Cradlesong, 2003 (Short)
Retrace, 2001 (Short)
Abandoned Houses on the Reservation, 2000 (Short)
distribution and credits
- Camera Ray Dumas
- Costume Sage Paul
- Music Julian Cote
- Screenplay Darlene Naponse
- Cast Tantoo Cardinal, Gail Maurice
- Sound desgin Steve Munro
contact
- The Film Farm
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