The seemingly-separate lives of an anxious, disillusioned teen girl and a troubled, alienated man converge fatefully in this haunting exploration of womanhood, isolation, and toxic masculinity set in 1980s Newfoundland.
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- 5 wins & 10 nominations.
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Cast
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| Ella Ballentine | ... |
Jackie Dunphy
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| Luke Bilyk | ... |
Donovan
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| Kate Corbett | ... |
Margaret
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| Ryan McDonald | ... |
Dennis Smarten
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| Olivia Scriven | ... |
Amber Murphy
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| Rayisa Kondracki | ... |
Aunt Augustine
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| Steve O'Connell | ... |
Bartender
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| Sofia Banzhaf | ... |
Tracey Mulligan
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| Lawrence Barry | ... |
Convenience store clerk
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| Rhiannon Morgan | ... |
Brunette Woman
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| Alexis Koetting | ... |
Intoxicated Woman
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Brian Marler | ... |
Robby
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Darryl Hopkins | ... |
Mr. MacKenzie
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| Stephen Oates | ... |
James
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| Zara Matthews | ... |
Ellen
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| Jamie Pitt | ... |
Waitress
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| Chuck Herriott | ... |
Supervisor
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| Amelia Manuel | ... |
Amy
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| Andrew Kay | ... |
Max
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Natalia Hennelly | ... |
Susan
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| Evan Mercer | ... |
Murray
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| Yasmin MacKay | ... |
Mary
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Mike Bruff | ... |
Mall security guard
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Hannah Wadman-Scanlan | ... |
Fantasy girl on bike
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Megan Jones | ... |
Ms. O'Brien
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Andrew Tremblett | ... |
Nick
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Judy Hancock | ... |
Waitress
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Simon Alteen | ... |
Man at Party
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Carlos L. Sanyer | ... |
Doctor
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John Wadman-Scanlan | ... |
Extra
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James Murphy | ... |
Teen boy in mall
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Directed by
| Nicole Dorsey | ||
Written by
| Nicole Dorsey | ... | () |
Produced by
| Nicole Dorsey | ... | executive producer |
| Mark O'Neill | ... | producer |
| Martin Paul-Hus | ... | executive producer |
| Michael Solomon | ... | producer |
Music by
| Lisa Gamble | ||
Cinematography by
| Marie Davignon | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Sophie Leblond | ||
Editorial Department
| Charlie Boisvert | ... | assistant editor |
| Marc Boucrot | ... | colorist |
| Raphael Demers | ... | assistant editor |
| Cara di Staulo | ... | post-production co-ordinator |
| Marie-Pier Dupuis | ... | assistant editor |
| Guillaume Girard | ... | assistant editor |
| Arthur Tarnowski | ... | trailer editor |
| Mathieu Tremblay | ... | on-line editor |
Casting By
| Jason Knight | ||
| Matthew Lessall | ||
Production Design by
| Melanie Garros | ||
Set Decoration by
| Hilary Thomson | ||
Costume Design by
| Christine Kenny | ||
Makeup Department
| Crystal Bambury | ... | daily hair assistant |
| Courtney Day | ... | daily hair assistant |
| Mary Gabriel-Cadigan | ... | key hair stylist |
| Kendra Loder | ... | daily hair assistant |
| Dorothy Martin | ... | key make-up artist |
| Emily Mercer | ... | additional make-up |
| Lorraine Power | ... | assistant hair stylist |
| Andrew Squires | ... | assistant make-up artist |
| Dinah Stamp | ... | daily hair assistant |
| Skye Tostowaryk | ... | additional make-up |
Production Management
| Lynn Andrews | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Rachel Deal | ... | third assistant director |
| Andrea Dunne | ... | second assistant director |
| Katherine Deborah Hann | ... | second second assistant director (as Katherine Hann) |
| Jacqueline Hynes | ... | PA AD department |
| Terry Stone | ... | first assistant director |
Art Department
| Gina Rae Anderson | ... | buyer |
| Tyler Burry | ... | art department pa |
| Josh Druken | ... | daily set dresser |
| Stephen Jefford | ... | set dresser |
| Andy Pyne | ... | property master |
| Lucy Silversides | ... | graphic designer |
| Hilary Thomson | ... | assistant art director |
Sound Department
| Daniel Bisson | ... | foley recordist |
| Annie Bouvret | ... | foley artist assistant |
| Paul Lucien Col | ... | sound designer |
| Ilyaa Ghafouri | ... | re-recording mixer assistant |
| Harvey Hyslop | ... | boom operator |
| Evan Jerred | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Hans Laitres | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Simon Meilleur | ... | foley artist |
| Celia Perrier | ... | original sound coordinator: mels |
| David Stanley Pierre | ... | re-recording mix assistant (as David Stanley-Pierre) |
| Joey Simas | ... | re-recording mixer assistant |
| Scott Yates | ... | sound recordist |
| Bertrand Duranleau | ... | foley recordist (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Will Hapgood | ... | special effects |
| Geoff Hill | ... | special effects supervisor |
| Leah Mayo | ... | special effects assistant |
| Nathan Russell | ... | special effects assistant |
Visual Effects by
| Kamil Chajder | ... | visual effects artist |
| Patrick Lapierre | ... | visual effects artist |
| Anel Medina | ... | visual effects artist |
| Daria Pelsher | ... | visual effects artist |
| Mathieu Tremblay | ... | visual effects artist |
Stunts
| Shannon Crotty | ... | stunt coordinator |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Jeff Baggs | ... | best boy |
| Mike Clarke | ... | generator operator |
| Greg Davis | ... | electrician |
| Duncan De Young | ... | still photographer |
| Sean Doran | ... | key grip |
| Aaron Elliott | ... | digital imaging technician |
| Jessie Brinkman Evans | ... | still photographer |
| Herb Gibbons | ... | second second assistant camera |
| Jay Hamel | ... | first assistant camera (as Jason Hamel) |
| Bill Hutchinson | ... | daily grip |
| Nick Jackson | ... | second assistant camera |
| Hugo Longtin | ... | stedicam operator |
| Tara Murphy | ... | grip |
| Flora Planchat | ... | gaffer |
| John M. Roche | ... | dolly grip (as John Roche) |
| Jason Smith | ... | electric |
| Kyla Smith | ... | camera trainee |
| Mike Webber | ... | basecamp genny operator |
Casting Department
| John Buchan | ... | casting |
| Alison Butler | ... | background casting |
| Danielle Irvine | ... | background casting |
| Maggie Keiley | ... | casting |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Krystal Bartlett | ... | costume set supervisor / daily wardrobe assistant / wardrobe truck supervisor |
| Amy Edwards | ... | daily wardrobe assistant |
| Chelsea Fermoyle | ... | daily wardrobe assistant |
| David Green | ... | daily wardrobe assistant |
| Lisa Machin | ... | costume set supervisor / set costumer |
| Melanie Mooney | ... | assistant costume designer / key costume truck |
| Connie Walsh | ... | assistant costume designer / key costume truck |
Location Management
| Tony Butt | ... | location manager |
| Jeffrey Dodge | ... | daily location pa (as Jeff Dodge) |
| Justin A. Foley | ... | daily location pa (as Justin Foley) |
| Natalie Haire | ... | daily location pa |
| Alex White | ... | locations production assistant |
Music Department
| Evan Dubinsky | ... | music supervisor |
| Ilyse Wolfe Tretter | ... | music clearance coordinator |
Script and Continuity Department
| Lyly Fortin | ... | script supervisor |
| Myriam Ralfa | ... | story editor |
Transportation Department
| Terry Brennan | ... | driver |
| Andrew Jerrett | ... | transportation coordinator |
| Barry King | ... | driver |
| Frank O'Neill | ... | picture vehicle mechanic |
| Sandra Petten | ... | daily driver |
| Murray Riggs | ... | daily driver |
| Gary Sexton | ... | daily driver |
Additional Crew
| Aziz Balboul | ... | production auditor |
| Mélanie Boudreau Blanchard | ... | project manager |
| Russell Cochrane | ... | production assistant |
| Steve Cook | ... | facility technician: nifco |
| Andrea Cooper | ... | epk creator / publicist |
| Shannon Crotty | ... | animal wrangler |
| Shelly England | ... | background performer: Dancer |
| Pierre Guevremont | ... | production accountant |
| Amal Hage | ... | production accountant |
| Jennifer Hawley | ... | production assistant |
| Nutan Khanna | ... | clearance coordinator |
| Joe Lacono | ... | financial consultant |
| Ruth Lawrence | ... | dialect coach |
| Tori Locke | ... | production assistant (as Victoria Locke) |
| Lussier & Khouzam | ... | legal services |
| Lucy Maclean | ... | production assistant |
| Galilé Marion-Gauvin | ... | studio manager |
| Michel Ouellette | ... | title design |
| Jamie Pitt | ... | production assistant |
| Cara Powell | ... | production coordinator |
| Emma Roufs | ... | translation |
| Dora Santuccione | ... | craft first assistant |
| Tamara Segura | ... | production assistant |
| Laura Short | ... | set medic |
| Jim Smeaton | ... | security manager |
| Bill Tizzard | ... | security |
| Adam Tuck | ... | production assistant |
| Lori Van Thiel | ... | production accountant |
| Wade Whelan | ... | craft services |
| Andrea Cooper | ... | assistant (uncredited) |
Thanks
| Daniel Abrams | ... | special thanks |
| Jamie Allister | ... | special thanks |
| Agnes Augustin | ... | special thanks |
| Steward Aziz | ... | special thanks |
| Catherine Bailey | ... | special thanks |
| Paul Bellerose | ... | special thanks |
| Tamara Berger | ... | special thanks |
| Luke Bilyk | ... | special thanks |
| Marlene Cahill | ... | special thanks |
| Laura Churchill | ... | special thanks |
| Keeper Content | ... | special thanks |
| Sam Coppola | ... | special thanks |
| Brian Damude | ... | special thanks |
| Suzanne Denis | ... | special thanks |
| John Dobbin | ... | special thanks |
| Alexandre Domingue | ... | special thanks |
| Raymond Dorsey | ... | special thanks |
| Jason Dunphy | ... | special thanks |
| Justine Gauthier | ... | special thanks |
| Steve Gravestock | ... | special thanks |
| Derek Greenslade | ... | special thanks |
| Camille Gueymard | ... | special thanks |
| Angelika Heim | ... | special thanks |
| Becki Brisson Hui | ... | special thanks |
| Natasha Jeffrey | ... | special thanks |
| Allan Joli-Coeur | ... | special thanks |
| Remy Khouzam | ... | special thanks |
| Kristen Konvitz | ... | special thanks |
| Kris Barton | ... | special thanks |
| Peggy Lainis | ... | special thanks |
| Catherine Law-Dorsey | ... | special thanks |
| Stéphanie Le Vaguerèze | ... | special thanks |
| Elliott Leyton | ... | special thanks |
| Carolyn Mamchur | ... | special thanks |
| David Martinez | ... | special thanks |
| Jeannie Mercer | ... | special thanks |
| Lezlie Mintz | ... | special thanks |
| James Nicholson | ... | special thanks |
| Frank O'Neill | ... | special thanks |
| Lindsay Peters | ... | special thanks |
| Anna Petras | ... | special thanks |
| Terry Rayment | ... | special thanks |
| Jennice Ripley | ... | special thanks |
| Dorian Rowe | ... | special thanks |
| David Rumley | ... | special thanks |
| Barbara Solomon | ... | special thanks |
| Jerry Solomon | ... | special thanks |
| Ravi Srinivasan | ... | special thanks |
| Arthur Tarnowski | ... | special thanks |
| Myriam Therrien | ... | special thanks |
| Carol Whiteman | ... | special thanks |
| Suzanne Williams | ... | special thanks |
| Ilyse Wolfe Tretter | ... | special thanks |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Gravitas Ventures (2022) (United States)
- Vortex Media (2021) (Canada)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Enterprise Rent-a-Car (car and unit vehicle rentals)
- Keslow Camera (camera equipment provided by)
- MO Entertainment (car and unit vehicle rentals)
- MO Entertainment (transportation)
- Shaw Rocket Fund (funding)
- Studio Jeffilms (offline editing)
- Zapatas (catering)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Set in suburban Newfoundland in 1987, Nicole Dorsey's debut feature 'Black Conflux' is a dreamy account of two converging lives. Fifteen-year-old Jackie (Ella Ballentine) is navigating from vulnerable adolescence to impending adulthood. Dennis (Ryan McDonald) is a socially-inept loner with a volatile dark streak and delusional fantasies of adoring women at his beck and call. The film opens with Jackie auditioning for her school choir with a gorgeous rendition of "Hey, Who Really Cares?" by little-known 1970s psychedelic folk singer Linda Perhacs. It's a symbolic opening for a promising young woman from a broken home. Raised by her aunt and living under the cloud of all the failures endured by the women in her family, Jackie finds herself giving in to internal and external pressures--partying, skipping school, and hitchhiking--in search of her own identity. Her choices leave her speeding inevitably towards Dennis, whose car doubles as a venue for his violent desires. Written by Toronto International Film Festival |
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Did You Know?
| Movie Connections | Featured in Episode dated 5 September 2019 (2019). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Hey Who Really Cares See more » |