FALENA

a film by Nancy Pettinicchio

2022 - Quebec - Drama

Intrigued and inspired by an unexpected encounter with an older neighbour, Leila spends her last days in the suburbs exploring her identity through nude photography. As she faces her transition to adulthood, Leila is confronted with her changing relationship to her best friend Cassy.

Nahéma Ricci, Chanel Mings, Nathalie Gascon

DIRECTION : Nancy Pettinicchio / SCREENPLAY : Nancy Pettinicchio / PRODUCTION : Mérédith GonzalezBayard / DIRECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHY : Alexandre Nour Desjardins / ART DIRECTION : Paula Bourgie / EDITING : Myriam Magassouba / SOUND DESIGN : David Stanley Pierre / ORIGINAL SCORE : Ilyaa Ghafouri 

• Talent Tout Court + Short Film Market Picks - Festival du court-métrage de Clermont-Ferrand (2022)

• Festival REGARD (2022) *Official Competition - World Premiere

• 18e Gala Prends ça court! (2022) *🏆 Couronne Nord Prize

• Festival Filministes (2022)

• Palm Springs International ShortFest (2022)

• Off-Courts Trouville (2022)

NANCY PETTINICCHIO

Nancy Pettinicchio is an emerging filmmaker based in Montreal. Falena is their first short film as a writer and director. Their works stem from the recognition of an issue that affects them personally, but for which they lack answers — representation of women and queer people in media, mental and physical health within queer communities, and the inaccessibility of adequate sex education are a few good examples. Their current work in fiction filmmaking and in audio documentary explores various relationships to the body with an emphasis on feminist and queer perspectives.