THRIVING: A DISSOCIATED REVERIE Short Film Competition

THRIVING: A DISSOCIATED REVERIE

Screens as part of SHORTS PROGRAM: DOCUMENTARY 2

THRIVING: A DISSOCIATED REVERIE is a surrealist exploration of dissociative identity disorder (DID) based on the lived experience of Black, non-binary, disabled emerging multidisciplinary performance artist and former sex worker Kitoko Mai.

Nicole Bazuin is an award-winning filmmaker and interdisciplinary artist. She directed the shorts MODERN WHORE (SXSW) and LAST NIGHT AT THE STRIP CLUB (Hot Docs). Bazuin co-created and photographed the book “Modern Whore: A Memoir” fo Penguin Random House Canada)

Details

Country: Canada

Year: 2023

Director: Nicole Bazuin

Screenwriters: Kitoko Mai, Nicole Bazuin, Andrea Werhun

Producers: Andrea Werhun, Nicole Bazuin

Executive Producers: Nicole Bazuin, Kitoko Mai, Andrea Werhun

Director of Photography: Ashley Iris Gill

Editor: Anna Catley

Production Designer: K. Selina Nagales

Costume Designer: Priya Howlader

Cast/Featuring: Kitoko Mai, Dustin Hickey, Myfanwy Charlesworth, Morgan Bargent, Grace McDonald

Running Time (minutes): 9

Language: English

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