For Nonna Anna

For Nonna Anna
For Nonna Anna
	Film poster
Directed by
Written by	Luis De Filippis
Produced by	Luis De Filippis; Nava Rastegar; Lucah Rosenberg-Lee
Starring	Maya Henry; Jacqueline Tarne
Cinematography	Kelly Jeffrey
Edited by	Kristy Neville
Release dates	September 9, 2017 (Toronto International Film Festival); April 4, 2018;
Running time	13 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	English

For Nonna Anna is a Canadian short drama film, directed by and released in 2017.^[1] The film stars Maya Henry as Chris, a young transgender woman caring for her ailing Italian grandmother Anna (Jacqueline Tarne).

According to De Filippis, the film was inspired by a desire to avoid the sensationalized aspects of many transgender-themed media representations, by writing a film in which the process of gender transition was not the driving narrative conflict.^[2]

The film premiered at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival.^[3] It was subsequently screened at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival, where it won a Special Jury Award,^[4] and at the 2018 Inside Out Film and Video Festival, where De Filippis won the Emerging Canadian Artist award.^[5]

At the 7th Canadian Screen Awards in 2019, the film was shortlisted for Best Live Action Short Drama.^[6]

References[]

^ "Sundance-bound short For Nonna Anna deepens the trans narrative". Now, January 19, 2018.
^ Peter Knegt, "This filmmaker is pushing beyond 'sensational' trans narratives with a love letter to their nonna". CBC Arts, January 16, 2018.
^ "40 must-see shorts at TIFF 2017". TheGATE.ca, August 31, 2017.
^ "Sundance: Transgender Filmmaker Says Jury Prize Is "Huge Stride" for LGBTQ Portrayals". The Hollywood Reporter, January 24, 2018.
^ "Breaking Film and TV Industry News". IndieWire, June 4, 2018.
^ "Prix Écrans canadiens 2019 : la domination québécoise". Voir, February 7, 2019.

External links[]

For Nonna Anna at IMDb

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[1] "Sundance-bound short For Nonna Anna deepens the trans narrative". Now, January 19, 2018.

[2] Peter Knegt, "This filmmaker is pushing beyond 'sensational' trans narratives with a love letter to their nonna". CBC Arts, January 16, 2018.

[3] "40 must-see shorts at TIFF 2017". TheGATE.ca, August 31, 2017.

[4] "Sundance: Transgender Filmmaker Says Jury Prize Is "Huge Stride" for LGBTQ Portrayals". The Hollywood Reporter, January 24, 2018.

[5] "Breaking Film and TV Industry News". IndieWire, June 4, 2018.

[6] "Prix Écrans canadiens 2019 : la domination québécoise". Voir, February 7, 2019.

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