Mina.Minerva Explained

MINA.MINERVA^{[1] [2] [3]} is a 2013 short Canadian comedy written and directed by Marshall Axani, based on the story by Diana Donaldson and Marshall Axani.^[4] The film stars Jacqueline Robbins, Joyce Robbins, Jennifer Spence, Lori Triolo, Fabiola Colmenero, Mackenzie Gray and Eliza Smith. It was produced by Allude Entertainment.

Plot

MINA.MINERVA is a journey through the tumultuous relationship of two very feisty twins. When a petty argument nearly pushes sixty-five-year-old identical twin sisters Mina and Minerva to fisticuffs, decades of unaired baggage threatens to implode their already strained relationship.

Cast

• Jacqueline Robbins as Mina
• Joyce Robbins as Minerva
• Jennifer Spence as Robyn
• Lori Triolo as Divinity
• Fabiola Colmenero as Bev
• Mackenzie Gray as Emotional Man
• Eliza Smith as Stagette Queen

Awards and nominations

Calgary International Film Festival 2015:^[5]

• Best Short Film Nomination^[6]

Leo Awards 2015:

• Best Sound Design Nomination^[7]

Cold Reading Series 2013:

• Best Short Screenplay

External links

• IMDB

Notes and References

1. Web site: Harold Greenberg Fund goes short with $120,000 for calling card films. 2015-11-25. Etan . Vlessing . August 23, 2013.
2. Web site: BC's iconic twin actor sisters Joyce and Jacqueline Robbins have the fight of their lives in Marshall Axani's Mina.Minerva. reelwest.com. 2015-11-25. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20151125203819/http://reelwest.com/news/2014-12/bcs-iconic-twin-actor-sisters-joyce-and-jacqueline-robbins-have-fight-their-lives. 2015-11-25.
3. Web site: Three Victoria filmmakers get funding. Times Colonist. 2015-11-25. Michael D.. Reid. 27 August 2013 .
4. Web site: Former Lacombe student moves into feature films. Lacombe Globe. 2015-11-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20151125141009/http://www.lacombeglobe.com/2014/10/24/former-lacombe-student-makes-move-into-feature-film. 2015-11-25. dead.
5. Web site: Calgary production enjoys film festival premiere. Calgary Sun. 2015-11-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20151119024241/http://www.calgarysun.com/2015/09/27/calgary-production-enjoys-film-festival-premiere. 2015-11-19. dead.
6. Web site: Best of Shorts Calgary International Film Festival. www.calgaryfilm.com. 2015-11-25.
7. Web site: Leo Awards, Nominees by Program 2015. www.leoawards.com. 2015-11-25.