My Boy (2018 film) explained

My Boy
Native Name:
Director:Sarah Pellerin
Producer:Fanny-Laure Malo
Sarah Pellerin
Annie-Claude Quirion
Starring:Henri Richer-Picard
Marilyn Castonguay
Alexandre Landry
Cinematography:Ariel Methot-Bellemare
Editing:Charles Grenier
Studio:La Boîte à Fanny
Runtime:12 minutes
Country:Canada
Language:French

My Boy (French: Mon Boy) is a Canadian short teen drama film, directed by Sarah Pellerin and released in 2018.[1] The film stars Henri Richer-Picard as Louis, a shy, quiet teenager struggling with the rituals and codes of masculinity at his older brother's bachelor party.

The film premiered at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival.[2]

The film received a Prix Iris nomination for Best Short Film at the 21st Quebec Cinema Awards in 2019,[3] and a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 8th Canadian Screen Awards in 2020.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Justine Smith, "10 highlights from one of the best short film fests in the world". Cult MTL, March 20, 2019.
  2. https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1123375/courts-metrages-tiff "5 courts métrages à surveiller au TIFF"
  3. Helen Faradji, "Gala Québec Cinéma : qui va gagner?". Ici Radio-Canada, May 31, 2019.
  4. https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1527585/song-of-names-the-twentieth-century-antigone-prix-ecrans-canadiens "Écrans canadiens : Song of Names, The Twentieth Century et Antigone en tête des nominations"