Empire of Dirt | |
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Directed by | Peter Stebbings |
Written by | Shannon Masters |
Produced by | Bob Crowe Jennifer Podemski |
Starring |
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Cinematography | David Greene |
Edited by | Jorge Weisz |
Music by | Justin Peroff |
Production companies | Red Cloud Studios Narrow Path Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | English |
Empire of Dirt is a 2013 Canadian drama film directed by Peter Stebbings. It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. [1] [2]
The film was a shortlisted nominee for Best Picture at the 2nd Canadian Screen Awards. [3] It also garnered nominations for Best Actress (Cara Gee), Best Supporting Actress (Jennifer Podemski), Best Original Screenplay (Shannon Masters) and Best Editing ( Jorge Weisz).
The film stars Cara Gee as Lena, a young single First Nations mother struggling to bridge the generation gap with her daughter Peeka ( Shay Eyre) and her mother Minerva ( Jennifer Podemski).
The film was shot from 19 September to 4 October 2012 at Kensington Market in Toronto and at Keswick, Ontario. [4] Its original working title was Empire of Dirt, and it was briefly called Running Wolf. [5]
Empire of Dirt | |
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Directed by | Peter Stebbings |
Written by | Shannon Masters |
Produced by | Bob Crowe Jennifer Podemski |
Starring |
|
Cinematography | David Greene |
Edited by | Jorge Weisz |
Music by | Justin Peroff |
Production companies | Red Cloud Studios Narrow Path Productions |
Release date |
|
Running time | 99 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | English |
Empire of Dirt is a 2013 Canadian drama film directed by Peter Stebbings. It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. [1] [2]
The film was a shortlisted nominee for Best Picture at the 2nd Canadian Screen Awards. [3] It also garnered nominations for Best Actress (Cara Gee), Best Supporting Actress (Jennifer Podemski), Best Original Screenplay (Shannon Masters) and Best Editing ( Jorge Weisz).
The film stars Cara Gee as Lena, a young single First Nations mother struggling to bridge the generation gap with her daughter Peeka ( Shay Eyre) and her mother Minerva ( Jennifer Podemski).
The film was shot from 19 September to 4 October 2012 at Kensington Market in Toronto and at Keswick, Ontario. [4] Its original working title was Empire of Dirt, and it was briefly called Running Wolf. [5]