Mynarski Death Plummet

Mynarski Death Plummet (French: Mynarski chute mortelle) is a Canadian short film, directed by Matthew Rankin and released in 2014.[1] Blending live action with animation, the film expressionistically imagines the final moments of Andrew Mynarski, a Canadian World War II airman who was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for attempting to free colleague Pat Brophy before plummeting to his death from their burning airplane.

Mynarski Death Plummet
Film poster
FrenchMynarski chute mortelle
Directed byMatthew Rankin
Written byMatthew Rankin
Produced byMatthew Rankin
Gabrielle Tougas-Fréchette
StarringAlek Rzeszowski
Robert Vilar
Louis Negin
CinematographyJulien Fontaine
Edited byMatthew Rankin
Music byPatrick Keenan
Distributed byLe Distributrice des films
Release date
  • September 5, 2014 (2014-09-05) (TIFF)
Running time
8 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

The film was named to the Toronto International Film Festival's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2014.[2] It was a shortlisted Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 4th Canadian Screen Awards,[3] and a shortlisted Jutra Award nominee for Best Short Film at the 17th Jutra Awards.[4]

Cast
  • Alek Rzeszowski as Andrew Mynarski
  • Robert Vilar as Pat Brophy the trapped rear gunner
  • Annie St-Pierre as Annie St-Pierre
  • Louis Negin as Mayor of Cambrai
  • Eve Majzels and Maryse Lebeau as women of Cambrai

References
  1. "The Moment a War Hero Becomes a War Hero". Slate, May 16, 2017.
  2. "TIFF announces its top 10 Canadian films of 2014". CBC News, December 2, 2014.
  3. "Local artists, productions up for screen awards". Winnipeg Free Press, January 20, 2016.
  4. "Xavier Dolan domine les nominations aux Jutra". Métro, January 26, 2015.


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