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Completed - ENGLISH-CANADA - Romance, Drama - 61 minutes

Log Line

Weaving through Paris and Winnipeg, a married couple struggle to maintain their love and marriage even as a life-altering decision threatens to tear them apart.

Year of production : 2016

Director(s) : Shelagh CARTER
Writer(s) : Deborah SCHNITZER
Cast : Kristen HARRIS, Darcy FEHR

Producer(s) : Shelagh CARTER (DARKLING PICTURES)

Synopsis

When Isobel’s husband Jack announces his intent to pursue a job that would require him to live in Bangkok for five years working against human trafficking, he assumes she will follow, leaving her life and career behind. However, Isobel is not prepared to follow blindly. Hurt and feeling misunderstood by one other, they attempt to reconcile their lives and love in Paris while Jack attends business meetings and in their dream home in Winnipeg. Both struggle with a desire to care for others without being aware of their inability to care for each other, refusing to give up despite themselves and despite the world around them.

Production

Country(ies) : CANADA

Festivals and Awards

Madrid International Film Festival 2017 (Best Editing of a Feature Film: Chad Tremblay)
Berlin International Filmmaker Festival of World Cinema 2017 (Best Lead Actress - Kristen Harris)
La Femme International Film Festival 2017 (Official Selection)
Milan International Filmmaker Festival of World Cinema 2017 (Best Director: Shelagh Carter, Best Cinematography in a Feature Film: Ousama Rawi)
London International Filmmaker Festival 2018 (Official Selection)
Nice International Film Festival 2018 (Official Selection)
Gimli Film Festival 2018 (Best Manitoba Director Award: Shelagh Carter)
Amsterdam International Film Festival 2018 (Official Selection)


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