Jarvik (film)

2019 film

Jarvik

Film poster

Directed by| Émilie Mannering
Written by| Caroline Becker
Produced by| Johannie Deschambault
Starring| Léïa Scott
Maxime Roberge
Maëlla Gougeon-Larouche
Monia Chokri
Cinematography| Étienne Roussy
Edited by| Myriam Magassouba

Release date

* September 5, 2019 (2019-09-05) (TIFF)

Running time

| 19 minutes
Country| Canada
Language| French

Jarvik is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Émilie Mannering and released in 2019. The film centres on a young girl (Léïa Scott) whose desire for freedom conflicts with the medical limitations experienced by her brother (Maxime Roberge), who has an artificial heart. The film's cast also includes Maëlla Gougeon-Larouche and Monia Chokri.

The film premiered at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival. It was subsequently screened at the Festival du nouveau cinéma, where it won the award for Most Popular Short Film.[1] In December 2019, the film was named to TIFF's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for short films.[2]

## References

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1. ^ Lauren Malyk, "In brief: ‘The Body Remembers,’ The Twentieth Century nab prizes". Playback, October 21, 2019.
2. ^ Norman Wilner, "TIFF announces Canada's top 10 films of 2019". Now, December 11, 2019.

## External links

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* Jarvik at IMDb

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