Junior's Giant

Junior's Giant
Directed byPaula Brancati
Written byDebra McGrath
Produced byPaula Brancati
Candice Chow-How
Ryan Goldhar
Debra McGrath
Colin Mochrie
StarringEric Peterson
Kinley Mochrie
Debra McGrath
CinematographyScott McClellan
Edited byJason P.J. Deschamps
Music byAnthony Brancati
Production
company
Bankrupt T. Clown Productions
Release date
Running time
16 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Junior's Giant is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Paula Brancati and released in 2022. The film stars Eric Peterson as Junior, an elderly man suffering from Lewy body dementia who begins to hallucinate a giant, causing strain in his loving relationship with his transgender granddaughter Kaye (Kinley Mochrie).

The film was written by Debra McGrath, based in part on her own father's struggles with dementia.[1] She also appears in the film as Junior's daughter and Kaye's mother Dale, with the supporting cast including Ardon Bess, Thom Allison, Al Maini and Savannah Burton.

The film premiered at the 2022 Female Eye Film Festival. It was subsequently screened at the 2023 Canadian Film Festival, and the 2023 Muskoka Queer Film Festival.[2]

Peterson won the award for Best Performance in a Short Film at CFF,[3] and the ACTRA Award for Outstanding Performance, Male or Gender Non-Conforming.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Award-Winning Film "Junior's Giant" Tells a Touching Story About Dementia". Toronto This Weekend, May 21, 2023.
  2. ^ "Muskoka Queer Film Festival unveils 'exciting, ambitious' lineup". Orillia Matters, May 1, 2023.
  3. ^ Kelly Townsend, "Babysitter wins Best Feature at 2023 Canadian Film Fest". Playback, April 3, 2023.
  4. ^ Ahmed Dirie, "CBC’s Sort Of cast among ACTRA Award recipients". Playback, April 27, 2023.


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