THE MAIDEN
Canada
Production company: F F Films
World premiere: Venice FF 2022 – Giornate Degli autori
Participants
A perfect summer day ends in tragedy, weaving a cosmic connection between three suburban teenagers. Best friends Colton and Kyle float the river, trade dreams, and spray-paint in the local ravine. Like the boys, Whitney explores the ravine, seeking solace by writing and drawing in her diary. But when her best friend abandons her, Whitney disappears. The kids’ lives swirl with natural wonder and beauty, but darkness and death loom not far behind. The discovery of Whitney’s diary transports us to a mirror world. A magical ravine. A paranormal encounter. The return of a dead black cat. Is this a dream? The afterlife? Once deeply connected, are we ever really alone?
CREDITS
Director: Graham Foy
Writer: Graham Foy
Editor: Brendan Mills
Producers: Daiva Zalnieriunas
Co-Producers: Dan Montgomery, Candice Napoleone
Cast: Jackson Sluiter, Marcel T. Jiménez, Hayley Ness, Kaleb Blough
International sales: Celluloid Dreams
Consultant editor