Cloudburst (2011 film)

Cloudburst (2011 film)
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Cloudburst is a film by Canadian writer and director Thom Fitzgerald, which premiered at the Atlantic Film Festival in Halifax, Nova Scotia on September 16, 2011.[1] The film is an adaptation of Fitzgerald's 2010 play of the same name.

The film stars Olympia Dukakis and Brenda Fricker as Stella and Dotty, a lesbian couple from Maine who embark on a Thelma and Louise-style road trip to Nova Scotia to get married after Dotty is moved into a nursing home by her daughter.[1] The film's cast also includes Kristin Booth, Ryan Doucette, John Dunsworth and Jeremy Akerman.

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Stage play

Cloudburst debuted as a stage play on April 8, 2010 at Plutonium Playhouse in Halifax, Nova Scotia.[2] The play starred Carroll Godsman, Deborah Allen, Ryan Doucette, Marlane O'Brien, Michael McPhee and Amy Reitsma. The successful engagement ran for five weeks and closed on May 8, 2010. The production was nominated for several Merritt Awards, Nova Scotia's professional theatre awards, including nominations for Outstanding Production, Outstanding New Play (Thom Fitzgerald) Outstanding Lead Actress (Deborah Allen), Outstanding Supporting Actor (Ryan Doucette), Outstanding Set Design (Thom Fitzgerald).[3] Fitzgerald won the Merritt Award for Outstanding New Play.[4]

Film

Fitzgerald adapted his own stage play for the screen. The film version was produced by Doug Pettigrew and Fitzgerald, and executive produced by Sidney Kimmel, Vicki McCarty, William Jarblum, Trudy Pettigrew, Dana Warren and Shandi Mitchell.[5] Fitzgerald had originally planned for the role of Dotty to be played by Joan Orenstein, but as she passed away while he was writing it he cast Fricker instead.[1] In press for the film, Fricker praised the screenplay, "“I was so moved by it. The love story was so beautiful I couldn’t say no to it.”[6] Three members of the original stage cast reprised their roles: Ryan Doucette, Marlane O'Brien, and Michael McPhee.

Reception

The film debuted to an enthusiastic standing ovation on September 16, 2011 at the Atlantic Film Festival, where it won an Atlantic Canada Award for Best Screenplay and the People's Choice Audience Award for Best Film of the Festival. Its second festival appearance was October 20, 2011 at Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival, where it also won the Audience Choice Award for Best Film, and on October 23, 2011 the film was the opening night selection of the Edmonton International Film Festival where it won the Audience Award for Best Canadian Film.

Awards

References

  1. ^ a b c "A queer Thelma and Louise story". Xtra!, September 13, 2011.
  2. ^ Watson, Kate. "Cloudburst Review". The Coast Weekly Magazine. The Coast Publishing. http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/cloudburst/Event?oid=1638630. Retrieved October 5, 2011. 
  3. ^ "2011 Robert Merritt Awards Recognizing Excellence in Nova Scotian Theatre". The Merritt Awards. Theatre Nova Scotia. http://www.merrittawards.ca/nominees/index.asp. Retrieved October 5, 2011. 
  4. ^ "Merritt Awards". Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia. Athabasca University. http://www.canadiantheatre.com/dict.pl?term=Merritt%20Awards. Retrieved October 5, 2011. 
  5. ^ "Cloudburst (2011)". imdb.com. Internet Movie Database. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1466054/. Retrieved October 5, 2011. 
  6. ^ Hall, Jamie. "Edmonton Film Festival opens with a Cloudburst". Edmonton Journal. Edmonton Journal. http://www.edmontonjournal.com/mobile/entertainment/top-stories/Edmonton+film+festival+opens+with+Cloudburst/5436998/story.html. Retrieved October 5, 2011. 
  7. ^ Knegt, Peter. "Thom Fitzgerald’s “Cloudburst” Wins Awards Across Canadian Festival Circuit". Indiewire. Indiewire. http://www.indiewire.com/article/2011/10/04/thom_fitzgeralds_cloudburst_wins_awards_across_canadian_festival_circuit. Retrieved October 5, 2011. 
  8. ^ "Tattler". The Chronicle-Herald. http://thechronicleherald.ca/ArtsLife/1265753.html. Retrieved October 5, 2011. 
  9. ^ "Cinefest Sudbury Announces 2011 Award Winners". Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival. http://www.cinefest.com/cine-blog/2011/sep/28/cinefest-sudbury-announces-2011-award-winners/. Retrieved October 5, 2011. 
  10. ^ Knegt, Peter. "Thom Fitzgerald’s “Cloudburst” Wins Awards Across Canadian Festival Circuit". Indiewire. Indiewire. http://www.indiewire.com/article/2011/10/04/thom_fitzgeralds_cloudburst_wins_awards_across_canadian_festival_circuit#. Retrieved October 5, 2011. 
  11. ^ "Records Set at 30th Anniversary VIFF". Vancouver International Film Festival Official Website. Vancouver International Film Festival. http://viff.org/e-blasts/viff-2011/2011-10-20.html. Retrieved 23 October 2011. 
  12. ^ Hawryth, Michael. [*Edmonton International Film Festival "Cloudburst and acclaimed docs snag prizes at image+nation"]. 2B Mag online.

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