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FILM REVIEW: Family drama Little Orphans finds the past in repeat in Newfoundland
Little Orphans, the feature debut of St. John’s, Nfld., director Ruth Lawrence, opens with two children playing (seemingly without any parents around) on a model of a ship that has been broken in two, as thirtysomething Gwen (Emily Bridger) anxiously watches.
Right off the bat, Lawrence draws attention to the heart of her film’s themes: abandonment and the re-emergence of the past.
Newfoundland and Labrador film ‘Little Orphans’ wins top prize in Whistler
The festival announced Sunday its jury awarded “Little Orphans” the Borsos Award for best Canadian feature film.
“Little Orphans” stars its writer, Emily Bridger, alongside Rhiannon Morgan of “Away from Everywhere” and Marthe Bernard of “Republic of Doyle.” The movie is shot in St. John’s, N.L., and is directed by Ruth Lawrence, a well-known filmmaker and theatre artist in Newfoundland and Labrador.