While the official press release has yet to be released, the National Screen Institute called me last week with the fantastic news that our newest film, "HENRY" has won the 2011 Drama Prize.
This means that we will receive $10,000 in cash, $30,000 in in-kind services, and Boot Camp training in Winnipeg to make "HENRY." This is a miracle. This is an open door, after so many doors have closed on us. It is stupendous.
"HENRY" is a short film written by Gillian Bennett, based on her short story of the same name, about a woman who thinks she's given birth to a cockroach. Inspired by her best friend's fears of motherhood and by Kafka's "Metamorphosis", Gillian wrote a short psychological thriller about the isolation and alienation of being a new mother.
We are proud of the NSI for having the courage and creative foresight to green-light such a complex, mature and dark story.
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Brilliant
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