Sweet Angel Baby

Sweet Angel Baby
Directed byMelanie Oates
Screenplay byMelanie Oates
Produced byChris Hatcher
Matt Power
Melanie Oates
StarringMichaela Kurimsky
Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers
Peter Mooney
CinematographyChristopher Mabley
Edited byJames Vandewater
Production
companies
Chara Pictures
Dodd Motors
Release date
  • September 9, 2024 (2024-09-09) (TIFF)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

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 later screened in the Borsos Competition program at the 2024 Whistler Film Festival.[5]

Awards

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]

References

  1. ^ Kim Izzo, "Five Canadian features among TIFF Centrepiece programme". Playback, August 6, 2024.
  2. ^ Annemarie Cutruzzola, "TIFF Top 20: A Guide to Our Most Anticipated Films at the 2024 Festival". She Does the City, August 16, 2024.
  3. ^ Jeremy Kay, "Toronto film festival unveils 43 titles in Centrepiece programme". Screen Daily, August 6, 2024.
  4. ^ Kelly Townsend, "AIFF boasts growing East Coast talent for 44th edition". Playback, August 14, 2024.
  5. ^ Janet Smith, "Hunting Matthew Nichols and Kryptic among B.C. contingent as Whistler Film Festival unveils Canadian entries". Stir, October 28, 2024.
  6. ^ Connie Thiessen, "Sweet Angel Baby leads DGC Awards’ film nominations". Broadcast Dialogue, September 20, 2024.
  7. ^ Brendyn Creamer, "All the winners of the 2024 Atlantic International Film Festival". The Coast, September 17, 2024.
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