Los Angeles, CA – Sandrine Brodeur-Desrosiers and Carmine Pierre-Dufour’s Oscar ®-qualifying FANMI is the heart-breaking last chance for a mother and daughter to come closer together.
Sandrine Brodeur-Desrosiers and Carmine Pierre-Dufour are the writers and directors for FANMI. This heart-wrenching story is of a daughter who is engrossed in her own life after a breakup. She doesn’t notice her mother is hiding the real reason behind her sudden visit. This sombre yet beautiful short aptly plays with quiet looks and lighting. The cinematography captures what isn’t being said between the two characters. This timely short has qualified to be considered for the 95th Academy® Awards after winning the Best Narrative Short Film at Provincetown International Film Festival.
FANMI was screened in various renowned festivals such as TIFF, Aspen, Indy Shorts and Palm Springs, and Black Harvest Film Festival.
The Official Trailer for FANMI as directed by Sandrine Brodeur-Desrosiers & Carmine Pierre-Dufour
Synopsis: Heartbroken following a break-up, Martine receives an unexpected visit from her mother, Monique. Too engrossed in her own sadness, Martine doesn’t notice right away that her mother is hiding something but, progressively, a bad feeling starts to take hold of her. During this short stay, these two very different women will have one last chance of getting closer to one another before they run out of time.
Co-director and writer Carmine Pierre-Dufour is part of the writing team for the hit medical drama Transplant. Her credits in film include Mahalia Mets in the Rain. Which was nominated for Best Live Action Short Drama at the Canadian Screen Awards in 2019. This year FANMI is in nomination under the same category at the Canadian Screen Awards. Carmine is currently writing two feature film projects with the financial support of Canada’s cultural institutions.
Co-director Sandrine Brodeur-Desrosiers has written and directed over 15 short films, her last short Just me and You won, among other prizes, the Crystal Bear at the 2019 Berlinale. Sandrine has just finished her first feature How To Get Your Parents to Divorce. She is currently teaching part-time Acting and Directing for the screen at Concordia University whilst also writing her second feature. FANMI is her second short film to be in consideration for the Oscars.
The breathtaking cinematography is by Léna Mill-Reuillard, a cinematographer and visual artist based in Montreal. François Bonneau is the producer.
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