Fashion 99

Fashion 99 is a Canadian short film, directed by Karen Firus and released in 1987.[1] Set in a futuristic world where the fashion industry controls society, the film stars Sharron Kearney as Orchid, a fashion photographer who has a nightmare that her clothes attack her in a bid for revenge.[2]

Fashion 99
Directed byKaren Firus
Written byKaren Firus
StarringSharron Kearney
Music byTimothy McGuinness
Release date
  • 1987 (1987)
Running time
16 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

The film, made while Firus was a film student at the University of British Columbia,[2] premiered at the Festival of Canadian Fashion in June 1987. It won the festival's special jury award for excellence in fashion video.[3] It subsequently screened at the 1987 Montreal World Film Festival, where it won the Norman McLaren Award for Best Student Film.[4]

The film received a Genie Award nomination for Best Theatrical Short Film at the 9th Genie Awards in 1988.[5]

References
  1. "Mini-Reviews: Fashion 99". Cinema Canada, May 1988.
  2. "Three B.C. filmmakers in running for Genies". Vancouver Sun, March 19, 1988.
  3. "Fashion film wins award". Vancouver Sun, June 4, 1987.
  4. "B.C. filmmaker tops in festival". The Globe and Mail, August 29, 1986.
  5. "Quebec film picks up 14 nominations: Zoo paces race for Genies". The Globe and Mail, February 17, 1998.


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