Finn's Girl

Finn's Girl is a Canadian drama film, directed by Dominique Cardona and Laurie Colbert and released in 2007.[1] The film stars Brooke Johnson as Finn, a medical doctor mourning the recent death of her wife Nancy (Gail Maurice) while continuing to step-parent Nancy's rebellious daughter Zelly (Maya Ritter) and managing an abortion clinic which is being threatened by the increasingly violent protests of the pro-life movement.[2]

Finn's Girl
Directed byDominique Cardona
Laurie Colbert
Produced byCarolynne Bell
Dominique Cardona
Laurie Colbert
Written byLaurie Colbert
StarringBrooke Johnson
Maya Ritter
Yanna McIntosh
Richard Clarkin
Music byTom Third
CinematographyPatrick McGowan
Edited byGino Zolezzi
Production
company
Cardona-Colbert Productions
Distributed byPeccadillo Pictures
Release date
  • June 4, 2007 (2007-06-04) (Newfest)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

The film also stars Richard Clarkin as Zelly's father Paul, and Yanna McIntosh and Gilles Lemaire as Diana and Xavier, the police officers helping Finn to protect the clinic.[1]

The film was Cardona and Colbert's first narrative feature film, after making primarily documentaries and short films.[3]

It premiered on June 4, 2007 at the New York Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender Film Festival. It was subsequently screened at Outfest, where it won an award for emerging cinema,[2] and at the Montreal World Film Festival, where it was a nominee for the Golden Zenith Award for Best First Feature.

References
  1. "Finn’s Girl". Variety, June 28, 2007.
  2. "How Laurie Colbert raised Finn's Girl on a shoestring". The Georgia Straight, June 4, 2008.
  3. Kathleen Mullen, "Finn’s Girl: Filmmakers Laurie Colbert & Dominique Cardona". Daily Xtra, May 7, 2008.


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