Nurse.Fighter.Boy

Synopsis

WORLD PREMIERE TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

(92 min. 2008)

DIRECTOR: Charles Officer

SCREENPLAY: Ingrid Veninger, Charles Officer

PRODUCER: Ingrid Veninger

A young boy turns to magic to protect his dying mother and unknowingly conjures a lover for her, and a father for himself.

“This risky, rewarding drama blends emotional naturalism with a formal style in the story of its three titular characters — a young Jamaican-Canadian mother with sickle-cell anemia, an ex-boxer looking for a human connection and a 12-year-old boy.” Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail

“A stupendous soundtrack, telling images, sensitive performances and an honest emotional screenplay.” Sophie Godin, Festival du Nouveau Cinema

“Nurse.Fighter.Boy is a rich exploration of the connections between the healer, the warrior and the child of its title.”Jesse Wente, TIFF

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WINNER Borsos “Best Actor” Award
Clark Johnson, Whistler film festival
Audience Award + Best Film
Mannheim-Heidelberg
Best Cinematography + Special Jury Prize
Sarasota film festival
Toronto International Film Festival

Festivals

10 Genie Award Nominations, including Best Motion Picture
WINNER: Genie Award BEST ORIGINAL SONG ‘Oh Love’ by John Welsman & Cherie Camp
WINNER Atlantic Film Festival BEST ACTRESS Karen LeBlanc
WINNER: Whistler Film Festival BORSOS BEST ACTOR AWARD Clark Johnson
WINNER: Sarasota Int’l Film Festival BEST IN WORLD CINEMA & BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
WINNER: Mannheim-Heidelberg Int’l Film Festival AUDIENCE AWARD
OFFICIAL SELECTION: Toronto International Film Festival
Atlantic Film Festival
Whistler Film Festival
Sarasota International Film Festival
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Mannheim-Heidelberg International Film Festival
Warsaw International Film Festival
Seattle International Film Festival
Nashville Film Festival
Vladivostok International Film Festival
New York City BAM
New York MoMA Canadian Front