Veslemøy's Song

Veslemøy's Song is a 2018 Canadian dramatic short film directed by Sofia Bohdanowicz. A continuation of her 2016 film Never Eat Alone,[1] the film stars Deragh Campbell as Audrey Benac, a young woman attempting to research and recover the history of a largely forgotten female violinist and composer, Kathleen Parlow, who had taught Audrey's grandfather.

Veslemøy's Song
Film Poster
Directed bySofia Bohdanowicz
Written bySofia Bohdanowicz
Produced bySofia Bohdanowicz
Calvin Thomas
StarringDeragh Campbell
Joan Benac
CinematographySofia Bohdanowicz
Edited bySofia Bohdanowicz
Production
company
Maison du Bonheur Films Inc.
Release date
  • August 7, 2018 (2018-08-07) (Locarno)
Running time
9 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

The film premiered at the Locarno Film Festival on August 7, 2018.[2] It screened at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival,[3] and was named by the festival to its annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list.[4]

Cast
  • Deragh Campbell as Audrey Benac
  • Joan Benac as herself
  • Steve Benac as himself

Production

Campbell portrays Audrey Benac, a character she has played for Bohdanowicz in the films Never Eat Alone (2016) and MS Slavic 7 (2019).[5]

Bohdanowicz has indicated that she has plans to expand the film into a feature film.[6]

References
  1. Scoular, Michael (October 4, 2018). "Six essential Canadian shorts at VIFF". The Georgia Straight. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  2. Kasman, Daniel (August 8, 2018). "Locarno 2018. The Three Heroines". Mubi. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  3. Parker, Andrew (August 15, 2018). "Canadian filmmaker Sofia Bohdanowicz on the "old school French" allure of Maison du Bonheur". TheGATE.ca. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  4. Howell, Peter (December 6, 2018). "TIFF strategically trades champagne for screen time for Canada's Top Ten movies". The Hamilton Spectator. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  5. Mantagni, Ian (February 20, 2019). "Berlinale first look: MS Slavic 7 draws strength from the written word". Sight and Sound. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  6. Chad, Sheldon (February 14, 2019). "First, indie-film stars Sofia Bohdanowicz and Deragh Campbell take Toronto, then they take Berlin". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
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