Big Girl is a Canadian short film, directed by Renuka Jeyapalan and released in 2005.[1]
Big Girl | |
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Directed by | Renuka Jeyapalan |
Written by | Renuka Jeyapalan |
Produced by | Anneli Ekborn Michael Gelfand |
Starring | Samantha Weinstein Kris Holden-Ried Patricia Fagan |
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Running time | 14 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | English |
The film depicts a battle of wills between a young girl (Samantha Weinstein) and her mother's new boyfriend (Kris Holden-Ried).[2]
It won the Toronto International Film Festival Award for Best Canadian Short Film at the 2005 Toronto International Film Festival,[3] and was nominated for a Genie Award for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 27th Genie Awards.[4] Weinstein won an ACTRA Award for Best Actress from the Toronto chapter, becoming the youngest actress ever to win that award.[1]
It screened on CBC Television's Canadian Reflections in 2006.[5]
Toronto International Film Festival Award for Best Canadian Short Film | |
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