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For Nonna Anna

By

Luis De Filippis

Duration

13 MIN

Language

English, Italian

Subtitles

French

Country

Canada

Year

2017

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Synopsis

As a young trans woman cares for her Italian grandmother, she discovers a tender bond in their shared vulnerability.

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Direction

Luis De Filippis

Luis De Filippis is a Toronto-based trans femme filmmaker whose work celebrates otherness and employs a fierce female gaze. Their work has played internationally at festivals such as TIFF, Rotterdam, and BFI Flare. Their most recent work, For Nonna Anna (17), won the Best Short Narrative Award at the Atlanta International Film Festival and the Special Jury Prize at Sundance.

Camera

Kelly Jeffrey

Costume

Sydne Barnes

Editing

Kristy Neville

Screenplay

Luis De Filippid

Producer

Nava Rastengar
Lucah Rosenberg Lee

Cast

Maya Henry
Jacqueline Tarne

Art direction

Lindsay Hogan

Original Title

For Nonna Anna

Official website

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