Queen Mimi Explained
| Queen Mimi |
| Director: | Yaniv Rokah |
| Producer: | Elliot V Kotek
Michael Pelico
Michael Shamberg |
| Music: | Ron Passaro |
| Cinematography: | Andrew Fox |
| Editing: | Ally Garrett |
| Starring: | Zach Galifianakis
Stan Fox
Marie Haist (Mimi) |
| Distributor: | XLrator Media |
| Runtime: | 76 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
Queen Mimi is a 2015 documentary film about the life of Marie Haist, an octogenarian homeless woman who lived in a Santa Monica laundromat for 18 years, directed by Yaniv Rokah and produced by Elliot V Kotek.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
Release
The film was selected for the Sarasota Film Festival.[6] In May 2016, XLRator Media released the film worldwide.[7]
Cast
- Mimi as herself
- Zach Galifianakis as himself[8] [9]
- Stan Fox as himself
Awards and nominations
Soundtrack
Queen Mimi is a 2016 soundtrack album from the documentary containing a song by Grammy Award nominee Deana Carter titled "Celebrate Life", written by Ralph Stevens and Deana Carter.[11]
Relationship to Zach Galifianakis
Zach Galifianakis befriended Haist decades before the release of the documentary, paying her rent until her passing for much of this duration despite not yet achieving widespread fame and fortune as a comic for much of this time. Haist had been rendered homeless in her 50s as a result of a divorce with her husband who had been unfaithful. Galifianakis maintained a close friendship with Haist, once taking her as a date on the red carpet for his movie The Hangover in 2009.
Haist died in 2021 at the age of 95.[12]
Notes and References
- News: Thrillers, comedy and more coming to Vail Film Festival. 26 March 2015. Vail Daily. 27 February 2015.
- News: Film About Montana's "Queen Mimi" Packs the House. 26 March 2015. West Side People Magazine. 3 September 2014.
- News: Groves. Don. Aussie makes docs with altruistic angle. 26 March 2015. IF Magazine. 16 February 2015.
- News: Burns. Andrew. There's Something About Mimi. 29 March 2015. The Big issue. 23 May 2013.
- Web site: 'Queen Mimi' is at home on the red carpet -- and in a strip-mall laundromat . 2016-05-13 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20210929032238/https://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-queen-mimi-20160513-story.html . 2021-09-29 . live .
- News: Patterson. Alan. 2015 Sarasota Film Festival Announces Full Lineup. 27 March 2015. Film Pulse. 25 March 2015.
- Anna Marie de la Fuente for Variety. December 3, 2015 XLrator Media Picks Up Yaniv Rokah’s Documentary ‘Queen Mimi’
- News: 'Hangover' Star Takes Laundry Pal From Homeless To The Red Carpet. 26 March 2015. CBS Los Angeles. 21 May 2013.
- News: Weisman. Aly. Zach Galifianakis Bought A Homeless Woman An Apartment — And Took Her To 'The Hangover III' Premiere . 26 March 2015. Business Insider.
- News: McCollum. Brian. 'Queen Mimi' Exclusive Clip: Watch 88-Year-Old Marie 'Mimi' Haist Dance and Sing Celine Dion's 'I'm Alive'. 10 May 2016.
- http://deana.com/how-a-weird-and-wonderful-friendship-between-a-generation-x-barista-and-a-homeless-nonagenarian-transformed-them-both-into-cinema-royalty/ Myra Chanin for Huffington Post. May 16, 2016
- Web site: Findlay . Shannen . 2022-12-04 . In the late 90s, Zach Galifianakis met a homeless woman. He paid her rent for 27 years. . 2023-08-29 . Mamamia . en-AU.
