Sweet Angel Baby
2024 Canadian film
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Sweet Angel Baby is a Canadian drama film directed by Melanie Oates, and released in 2024.[2] The film stars Michaela Kurimsky as Eliza, a woman living in a small town in Newfoundland and Labrador whose place in the community is challenged when her secret social media persona, and her private romantic relationship with Toni (Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers) are unexpectedly exposed.[3]
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| Directed by | Melanie Oates |
| Screenplay by | Melanie Oates |
| Produced by | Chris Hatcher Matt Power Melanie Oates |
| Starring | Michaela Kurimsky Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers Peter Mooney |
| Cinematography | Christopher Mabley |
| Edited by | James Vandewater |
Production companies | Chara Pictures Dodd Motors |
| Distributed by | Vortex Media[1] |
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Running time | 95 minutes[1] |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
The cast also includes Peter Mooney, Rhiannon Morgan and Patricia Andrews.
The film premiered in the Centrepiece program at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival,[4] and was also screened as the Atlantic Gala at the 2024 Atlantic International Film Festival.[5] It later screened in the Borsos Competition program at the 2024 Whistler Film Festival.[6]
Awards
The film was shortlisted for the 2024 Jean-Marc Vallée DGC Discovery Award.[7] AT AIFF, Oates won the award for Best Atlantic Canadian Screenwriting.[8]
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