The Sun at Midnight

The Sun at Midnight is a Canadian drama film, directed by Kirsten Carthew and released in 2016.[1] The film stars Duane Howard as Alfred, a caribou hunter in the Canadian Arctic who befriends Lia (Kawennáhere Devery Jacobs), a rebellious teenager who has been sent to the area to live with her grandmother following the death of her mother.[2]

The Sun at Midnight
Film poster
Directed byKirsten Carthew
Written byKirsten Carthew
Produced byKirsten Carthew
Amos Scott
StarringDuane Howard
Kawennáhere Devery Jacobs
CinematographyIan MacDougall
Edited byJamie Alain
Music byRich Walters
Production
companies
Jill and Jackfish Productions
Distributed byIndustry Works Pictures
Monterey Media
Release date
  • September 25, 2016 (2016-09-25)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

The film was shot in 2015 in Yellowknife and Fort McPherson, Northwest Territories.[3] It premiered on September 25, 2016 in Fort McPherson,[2] before going on to screenings on the film festival circuit. It did not receive widespread commercial distribution in Canada, but instead was broadcast by HBO Canada;[4] in 2018, it was picked up for American theatrical distribution by Monterey Media.[4]

Awards

Jacobs won the Borsos Competition award for Best Performance in a Canadian Film at the 2016 Whistler Film Festival,[5] and the award for Best Actress at the 2017 American Indian Film Festival.[6]

The film won the award for Best Narrative Film at the Bentonville Film Festival in 2017.[7] It won two Leo Awards in 2017, for Best Picture Editing (Jamie Alain) and Best Musical Score (Rich Walters).[4]

References
  1. Anubha Momin, "7 must-watch movies filmed in Canada's North". True North Calling, March 7, 2017.
  2. Rachel Zelniker, "'A real honour': Fort McPherson buzzing with pride over film shot in community". CBC North, September 24, 2016.
  3. Jordan Pinto, "The Sun At Midnight rises for NWT shoot". Playback, August 27, 2015.
  4. Lauren Malyk, "Monterey Media acquires The Sun at Midnight". Playback, June 20, 2018.
  5. Rachel Zelniker, "The Sun at Midnight star 'filled with gratitude' after big win at Whistler film festival". CBC North, December 6, 2016.
  6. Diane Anderson-Minshall, "American Gods' Devery Jacobs Is a Queer Indigenous TV Star". The Advocate, June 19, 2019.
  7. Mike Gibbins, "'I was completely in shock': The Sun at Midnight wins juried prize at American film festival". CBC North, May 8, 2017.


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