Empire of Dirt (film)

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Empire of Dirt
Empire of Dirt (film).jpg
Film poster
Directed byPeter Stebbings
Written byShannon Masters
Starring
CinematographyDavid Greene
Release date
  • 6 September 2013 (2013-09-06) (TIFF)
Running time
99 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Empire of Dirt is a 2013 Canadian drama film directed by Peter Stebbings. It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.[1][2]

The film was a shortlisted nominee for Best Picture at the 2nd Canadian Screen Awards.[3] It also garnered nominations for Best Actress (Cara Gee), Best Supporting Actress (Jennifer Podemski), Best Original Screenplay (Shannon Masters) and Best Editing (Jorge Weisz).

Plot[]

The film stars Cara Gee as Lena, a young single First Nations mother struggling to bridge the generation gap with her daughter Peeka () and her mother Minerva (Jennifer Podemski).

Production[]

The film was shot from 19 September to 4 October 2012 at Kensington Market in Toronto and at Keswick, Ontario.[4] Its original working title was Empire of Dirt, and it was briefly called Running Wolf.[5]

Cast[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Empire of Dirt". TIFF. Archived from the original on 20 August 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  2. ^ "Toronto Adds 75+ Titles To 2013 Edition". Indiewire. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  3. ^ "Canadian Screen Awards: Orphan Black, Less Than Kind, Enemy nominated". CBC News, 13 January 2014.
  4. ^ Barnard, Linda (6 October 2012). "Peter Stebbings: director has hopes for TIFF 2013". Toronto Star. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
  5. ^ "People to watch: Cara Gee". Toronto Star, 30 December 2012.

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