Queen Mimi

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Queen Mimi
Queen-Mimi-Theatrical-Release-Poster 2017.jpg
Directed byYaniv Rokah
Written byYaniv Rokah
Produced byElliot V Kotek

Michael Shamberg
StarringZach Galifianakis
Stan Fox
Marie Haist (Mimi)
CinematographyAndrew Fox
Edited byAlly Garrett
Music by
Distributed byXLrator Media
Release dates
  • March 27, 2015 (2015-03-27) (Vail Film Festival)
  • May 2016 (2016-05)
Running time
76 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Queen Mimi is a 2015 documentary film about the life of Marie Haist, an octogenarian homeless woman who lived in a Santa Monica laundromat for 18 years, directed by Yaniv Rokah and produced by Elliot V Kotek.[1][2][3][4][5]

Release[]

The film was selected for the Sarasota Film Festival.[6] In May 2016 released the film worldwide.[7]

Cast[]

Awards and nominations[]

Year Award Festival Result
2015 Best Documentary Manhattan Film Festival[10] Won
2015 Spirit Award Chagrin Documentary Film Festival[10] Won
2015 Spirit Award Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival[10] Won
2015 Best Director Award St Tropez International Film Festival[7] Won

Soundtrack[]

Queen Mimi is a 2016 soundtrack album from the documentary containing a song by Grammy Award nominee Deana Carter titled "Celebrate Life", written by Ralph Stevens and Deana Carter. [11]

References[]

  1. ^ "Thrillers, comedy and more coming to Vail Film Festival". Vail Daily. 27 February 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  2. ^ "Film About Montana's "Queen Mimi" Packs the House". West Side People Magazine. 3 September 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  3. ^ Groves, Don (16 February 2015). "Aussie makes docs with altruistic angle". IF Magazine. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  4. ^ Burns, Andrew (23 May 2013). "There's Something About Mimi". The Big issue. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  5. ^ Los Angeles Times
  6. ^ Patterson, Alan (25 March 2015). "2015 Sarasota Film Festival Announces Full Lineup". Film Pulse. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  7. ^ a b Anna Marie de la Fuente for Variety. December 3, 2015 XLrator Media Picks Up Yaniv Rokah’s Documentary ‘Queen Mimi’
  8. ^ "'Hangover' Star Takes Laundry Pal From Homeless To The Red Carpet". CBS Los Angeles. 21 May 2013. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  9. ^ Weisman, Aly. "Zach Galifianakis Bought A Homeless Woman An Apartment — And Took Her To 'The Hangover III' Premiere". Business Insider. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  10. ^ a b c McCollum, Brian (10 May 2016). "'Queen Mimi' Exclusive Clip: Watch 88-Year-Old Marie 'Mimi' Haist Dance and Sing Celine Dion's 'I'm Alive'".
  11. ^ Myra Chanin for Huffington Post. May 16, 2016


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