Monkey Beach (film)

Monkey Beach is a 2020 Canadian drama film, directed by Loretta Todd.[1] Her debut narrative feature after a career spent mainly in documentary film, the film is an adaptation of Eden Robinson's 2000 novel Monkey Beach.[2]

Monkey Beach
Film poster
Directed byLoretta Todd
Produced byPaddy Bickerton
Jason James
Matthew O'Connor
Lisa Richardson
Loretta Todd
Written byJohnny Darrell
Andrew Duncan
Loretta Todd
Based onMonkey Beach by Eden Robinson
StarringGrace Dove
Adam Beach
Nathaniel Arcand
Glen Gould
Music byJesse Zubot
CinematographyStirling Bancroft
Edited byAsim Nurany
Fredrik Thorsen
Production
company
Mama-oo Productions
Reunion Pacific Entertainment
Release date
  • 24 September 2020 (2020-09-24) (Vancouver)
Running time
103 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish
Haisla

The film stars Grace Dove as Lisamarie, a young First Nations woman in Kitamaat, British Columbia coming to terms with the mysterious disappearance of her brother Jimmy (Joel Oulette). The film's cast also includes Adam Beach, Nathaniel Arcand, Glen Gould and Ta'Kaiya Blaney.

The film premiered at the 2020 Vancouver International Film Festival.[1]

Critical response

For The Georgia Straight, Craig Takeuchi wrote that "Although the overall effort may be uneven at times and takes some time to find its way, there’s enough to appreciate here to carry things along, including a scene-stealing Adam Beach as the mischievous Uncle Mick, Lisa’s struggle to reconcile traditional values with the current world, and—needless to say—the evocative setting that pervades the proceedings."[3]

References
  1. "Loretta Sarah Todd's 'Monkey Beach' to open Vancouver film festival". Tri-City News, September 3, 2020.
  2. Dana Gee, "Adaptation of a favourite Canadian novel lands opening spot at VIFF". Vancouver Sun, September 3, 2020.
  3. Craig Takeuchi, "VIFF review: West Coast–based Monkey Beach brings Eden Robinson's Indigenous mystery novel to the screen". The Georgia Straight, September 17, 2020.


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