MAHALIA SOUS LA PLUIE

a fiction by Emilie Mannering and Carmine Pierre-Dufour
12 min. | 2018

With

Kaiyonni Banton-Renner
Sagine Sémajuste

Directors

Emilie Mannering
Carmine Pierre-Dufour

Writer

Carmine Pierre-Dufour

Producers

Fanny Drew
Sarah Mannering

DISTRIBUTION

Travelling Distribution

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Synopsis

Mahalia, a timid 9-year-old black girl, feels different from the other girls in her ballet class. Hoping to boost her confidence, her mother brings her to the hair salon to get her hair straightened for the very first time.

Team

Cinematographer: Olivier Gossot
Set Designer: Charlotte Gandin
Costume Designer: Kelly-Anne Bonnieux
Hair & Makeup Artist: Léonie Lévesque-Robert
Sound Recordist: Guillaume Daoust
Editor: Myriam Magassouba
Sound Designer: Sylvain Bellemare
Sound Mixer: Bernard Gariépy Strobl
Music Composer: Strange Froots

High Fives

MAHALIA MELTS IN THE RAIN

Distributed by Travelling

List of Awards and Festivals

* Talent Tout Court! Présenté par Téléfilm au Marché de Cannes, 2018 (France)
* Festival du Nouveau Cinéma, 2018 (Canada)
* Vancouver International Film Festival, 2018 (Canada)
* Plein(s) Écran(s) en salle, 2018 (Canada)
* St-John’s International Women’s Film Festival, 2018 (Canada)
* Cinéma Moderne - Jeune chambre de commerce des femmes du Québec, 2018 (Canada)
* FIN Kids Festival Tour, 2018 (Yarmouth - Halifax - Charlottetown - St-John - Sydney, Canada)
* Festival de Cinéma de Sherbrooke, 2019 (Canada)
* IndieJunior Allianz - International Children's and Youth Film Festival, 2019 (Portugal)
* Rendez-Vous du Cinéma Québécois, 2019 (Canada) *Mention spéciale du jury
* The Mount Royal College Black History Month Celebration, 2019 (Canada)
* Reel 2 Real Film Festival for Youth, 2019 (Canada) *Mention honorable
* Festival Afro Urbain du Centre des Arts de la Maison d’Haïti, 2019 (Canada)
* Afro Prairie Film Festival, 2019 (Canada)
* Festival Vues dans la tête de, 2019 (Canada)
* Festival Filministes, 2019 (Canada) *Meilleur film
* Festival Regard sur le Court Métrage au Saguenay, 2019 (Canada)
* Canadian Screen Awards, 2019 (Canada)
* Black History Month Film Festival, 2019 (Canada)
* Mt. Royal University Black History Month Film Festival, 2019 (Canada)
* Cinemagic International Film Festival for Young People based in Belfast, 2019 (Irlande)
* RiverRun Film Festival, 2019 (États-Unis)
* Festival Cinéma du Monde de Sherbrooke, 2019 (Canada)
* Films on the Go - Tournée mondiale présenté par St. John's International Women's Film Festival, 2019 (Canada)
* BUFF Malmö Film Festival, 2019 (Suède)
* BUFF Hospital Project, 2019 (Suède - Belgique - Croatie)
* IndieLisboa, 2019 (Portugal)
* Breakthrough Film Festival, 2019 (Canada)
* Longue Vue Sur le Court, 2019 (Canada)
* The Future of Film Showcase, 2019 (Canada)
* Maryland Film Festival, 2019 (États-Unis)
* Athens International Children's Film Festival, 2019 (Grèce)
* Flickers Rhode Island International Film Festival, 2019 (États-Unis)
* Pochatok Children Film Festival, 2019 (Ukraine)
* Footcandle Film Festival, 2019 (États-Unis)
* Infatable Cinema, 2019 ( Portugal)
* DC Shorts Film Festival, 2019 (États-Unis)
* Wandering Reel Travelling Film Festival, 2019 (États-Unis - Canada)
* OFF-Courts de Trouville et Marché, 2019 (France)
* Brooklyn Women’s Film Festival, 2019 (États-Unis)
* BFI London Film Festival, 2019 (Angleterre)
* Mill Valley Film Festival, 2019 (États-Unis)
* Drunken Film Festival, 2019 (États-Unis)
* Regent Park Film Festival, 2019 (États-Unis)
* Bates Film Festival, 2019 (États-Unis)
* R2R Outdoor Summer Film Series, 2019 (Canada)
* Riga International Short Film Festival 2ANNAS, 2019 (Lettonie)
* Black Harvest Film Festival, 2019 (États-Unis)
* Pittsburgh Short Film Festival, 2019 (États-Unis)
* Seattle Children’s Film Festival, 2019 (États-Unis)
* Festival Plein(s) Écran(s), 2020 (Canada)
* Carrousel International du Film de Rimouski, 2020 (Canada)