Tala

German Premiere

Screenings: Friday, June 20, 21:00 and Monday, June 23, 19:00 (Monopol-Kino)
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tala

Country of Origin: Canada
Year of Production: 2013
Duration: 13′
Category: Fiction
Language: French with English subtitles

Director: Pier-Philippe Chevigny
Screenplay: Pier-Philippe Chevigny, Felix Hamel Lucas
Cinematographer: Felix Hamel Lucas
Editor: Pier-Philippe Chevigny
Producer: Genevieve Gosselin-G.
Cast: Alice Tran, Danny Gilmore, Genevieve Rochette, Eloise Bisson

Synopsis: Tala is a young Filipino domestic worker living with a bourgeois family on the North Shore of Montreal. As she runs through her daily chores, dealing with the eccentricities of her employers, an unexpected phone call puts her at great risk of getting fired.
Inhalt: Tala ist eine junge philippinische Hausangestellte, die mit einer spießbürgerlichen Familie in Montreal lebt. Während sie ihren täglichen Aufgaben nachgeht, gegen die Exzentrik ihrer Arbeitgeber kämpfend, bringt sie ein unerwarteter Anruf in die riskante Situation, gefeuert zu werden.

Festivals: Praxis Film Festival (USA, 2013), Lone Star Film Festival (USA, 2013), Saint-Sauveur International Film Festival (Canada, 2013), Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois (Canada, 2014), Lakeshorts International Short Film Festival (Canada, 2014), DAU’FILM Festival (France, 2014), Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival (India, 2014), Workers Unite Film Festival (USA, 2014), Rated SR – Socially Relevant Film Festival New York (USA, 2014), Show me Justice Film Festival (USA, 2014), Winnipeg Real to Reel Film Festival (Canada, 2014), Belgrade Documentary and Short Film Festival (Serbia, 2014), Skepto International Film Festival (Italy, 2014)
Awards: Jury Award and Public Award at Saint-Sauveur International Film Festival, Best Student Short at the Rendez-vous du Cinéma québécois, Deluxe Award to the Best Short Film at Lakeshorts International Short Film Festival, Jury Award at DAU’FILM Festival, Special Jury Mention at Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival

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