Thriving: A Dissociated Reverie Explained

Thriving: A Dissociated Reverie
Director:Nicole Bazuin
Producer:Nicole Bazuin
Andrea Werhun
Starring:Kitoko Mai
Cinematography:Ashley Iris Gill
Editing:Anna Catley
Studio:Virgin Twins
Runtime:10 minutes
Country:Canada
Language:English

Thriving: A Dissociated Reverie is a 2023 Canadian short documentary film, directed by Nicole Bazuin. The film profiles Kitoko Mai, a Black Canadian non-binary artist with dissociative identity disorder.[1]

The film premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival.[2]

The film was named to TIFF's annual Canada's Top Ten list for 2023.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Gisselle Palomera, "Artist Kitoko Mai explores dissociative identity disorder through art". News Is Out, April 13, 2023.
  2. Angelica Babiera, "Xavier Dolan’s drama series selected for Sundance". Playback, December 14, 2022.
  3. Pat Mullen, "TIFF’s Canada’s Top Ten Includes BlackBerry, Solo, Humanist Vampire". That Shelf, December 6, 2023.