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 

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NANCY PETTINICCHIO

Nancy Pettinicchio is an emerging filmmaker based in Montreal. Falena is her first short film as a writer and director. Her works stem from the recognition of an issue that affects her personally, but for which she lacks answers — representation of women in media, mental and physical health within the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, and the inaccessibility of adequate sex education are a few good examples. Her current work in fiction filmmaking and in audio documentary explores gender, sexuality and coming of age with an emphasis on feminist and queer perspectives.