Home | Movies By Year | Movies from 2017
For Nonna Anna
Buy For Nonna Anna now from AmazonFirst, read the Wikipedia article. Then, scroll down to see what other TopShelfReviews readers thought about the movie. And once you've experienced the movie, tell everyone what you thought about it.
Wikipedia article
'For Nonna Anna' is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Luis De Filippis and released in 2017.[https://nowtoronto.com/movies/features/sundance-2018-for-nonna-anna-deepens-trans-narrative/ "Sundance-bound short For Nonna Anna deepens the trans narrative"]. 'Now', January 19, 2018. The film stars Maya Henry as Chris, a young transgender woman caring for her ailing Italian grandmother Anna (Jacqueline Tarne).
According to De Filippis, the film was inspired by a desire to avoid the sensationalized aspects of many transgender-themed media representations, by writing a film in which the process of gender transition was not the driving narrative conflict.Peter Knegt, [https://www.cbc.ca/arts/this-filmmaker-is-pushing-beyond-sensational-trans-narratives-with-a-love-letter-to-their-nonna-1.4490276 "This filmmaker is pushing beyond 'sensational' trans narratives with a love letter to their nonna"]. CBC Arts, January 16, 2018.
The film premiered at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival.[https://www.thegate.ca/film/030382/40-must-see-shorts-tiff-2017/ "40 must-see shorts at TIFF 2017"]. 'TheGATE.ca', August 31, 2017. It was subsequently screened at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival, where it won a Special Jury Award,[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/sundance-transgender-filmmaker-says-jury-prize-is-huge-stride-lgbtq-portrayals-1078084 "Sundance: Transgender Filmmaker Says Jury Prize Is "Huge Stride" for LGBTQ Portrayals"]. 'The Hollywood Reporter', January 24, 2018. and at the 2018 Inside Out Film and Video Festival, where De Filippis won the Emerging Canadian Artist award.[https://www.indiewire.com/2018/06/breaking-film-tv-industry-news-june-2018-1201970984/ "Breaking Film and TV Industry News"]. 'IndieWire', June 4, 2018.
At the 7th Canadian Screen Awards in 2019, the film was shortlisted for Best Live Action Short Drama.[https://voir.ca/nouvelles/actualite-cinematographique/2019/02/07/prix-ecrans-canadiens-2019-la-domination-quebecoise/ "Prix crans canadiens 2019 : la domination qubcoise"]. 'Voir', February 7, 2019.
References
Buy For Nonna Anna now from Amazon
<-- Return to movies from 2017