| Sweet Angel Baby | |
| Director: | Melanie Oates |
| Screenplay: | Melanie Oates |
| Producer: | Chris Hatcher Matt Power Melanie Oates |
| Starring: | Michaela Kurimsky Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers Peter Mooney |
| Cinematography: | Christopher Mabley |
| Editing: | James Vandewater |
| Studio: | Chara Pictures Dodd Motors |
| Runtime: | 96 minutes |
| Country: | Canada |
| Language: | English |
Sweet Angel Baby is a Canadian drama film directed by Melanie Oates, and released in 2024.[1] The film stars Michaela Kurimsky as Eliza, a woman living in a small town in Newfoundland and Labrador whose place in the community is challenged when her secret social media persona, and her private romantic relationship with Toni (Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers) are unexpectedly exposed.[2]
The cast also includes Peter Mooney, Rhiannon Morgan and Patricia Andrews.
The film premiered in the Centrepiece program at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival,[3] and was also screened as the Atlantic Gala at the 2024 Atlantic International Film Festival.[4] It is slated to screen in the Borsos Competition program at the 2024 Whistler Film Festival.[5]
The film was shortlisted for the 2024 Jean-Marc Vallée DGC Discovery Award.[6] AT AIFF, Oates won the award for Best Atlantic Canadian Screenwriting.[7]