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The Children’s jury noted: “This film, which is based on real events, has truly impressed us. We were incredibly moved by the story which unfolded. The excellent actors turned the scenes into touching moments. A film that depicts the racism and colonialism which unfortunately still exist in the world and compels you to reflect upon it all.”
Beans will be released in theaters
- on July 2, 2021, in Quebec and
- on July 30th, in the rest of Canada.
During the fourth and final night of the Canadian Screen Awards ceremonies, held virtually for the second year in a row, the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television honored the film Beans in its film arts component. And twice rather than once!
In addition to the Canadian Screen Award for Best Motion Picture, Tracey Deer’s historical drama, launched at the Toronto Film Festival last fall, then presented at the Berlinale and Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma, also won the John-Dunning Award, awarded to the best first feature film. Beans was thus rewarded in two of the five categories where the film was nominated (Achievement in Cinematography, in Sound Mixing and in Casting).
Beans will be released in theaters
- on July 2, 2021, in Quebec and
- on July 30th, in the rest of Canada.
Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma is pleased to announce that BEANS will be the closing film for the 39th edition, the first feature film by Mohawk director Tracey Deer. Produced by Anne-Marie Gélinas of EMAfilms, co-scripted by Tracey Deer and Meredith Vuchnich, the film stars actresses Kiawentiio, Violah Beauvais, Rainbow Dickerson and Paulina Alexis.
EMAfilms and Mongrel Media, proud to have received 5 nominations at the Canadian Screen awards, is pleased to announce the theatrical release of BEANS by director Tracey Deer in the summer 2021 and to unveil the official poster and trailer. Shot in Kahnawà:ke, Kanesatake, Oka and Montreal, BEANS is the first narrative film describing the Oka crisis in Quebec, in 1990, from the point of view of a 12-year-old Mohawk girl.
Producers Patricia Gomez Zlatar and Anne-Marie Gélinas are extremely pleased to announce the online premiere of the satire horrifique, SLAXX, directed by Elza Kephart (Graveyard Alive, Go in the Wilderness, the vampire television series, Sweet Blood (in dev.)) starring Romane Denis (True North, Nomades II, Charlotte a du fun, Les Pays d’en Haut), Brett Donahue (Private Eyes, Bad Blood, The Other Kingdom), Sehar Bojani (The Handmaid’s Tale, Sex & Ethnicity, Coroner), Stephen Bogaert (The Umbrella Academy, It Chapter Two, It, X-Men: Apocalypse), and Kenny Wong (Transplant, Pretty Hard Cases, Dystonia). The film will drop on March 18 in the US, UK, Australia and New Zealand on Shudder, and on March 23 in Canada on Google, iTunes, Amazon Prime, and Illico. The movie was rated 100% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes.