National Screen Institute Drama Prize 2007
Writer / Director 2008
Dramatic short film / Colour / HD / 13 min
Night Travellers is the story of Mika LaFreniere, a wife and mother who falls into a passionate affair with a migrant worker in the 1960s. Against the backdrop of the strict religious community where she lives, and her father’s disparaging behaviour, Mika struggles to make the right choices.
Screenings:
- NSI Film Festival, Winnipeg, Canada, February 2008
- Worldwide Short Film Festival, Toronto, June 2008
- Newport Beach Film Festival, April 2008
- CBC Reflections – Broadcast, June 2009
Awards:
- WorldFest International Film Festival, Houston, April 2009 – Awarded the Platinum Remi.