A heart-warming film about family, love, and misfits, Rosie tells the story of a young, orphaned, Indigenous girl who is forced to live with her reluctant, street-smart, francophone Aunty Fred (Frédérique). Rosie is thrust into the fringes of 1980’s Montréal into the care of Fred, who just lost her job, is on the verge of eviction, and who looks and sounds nothing like her. Fred, an artist who creates art from found and discarded objects or other peoples’ trash, introduces Rosie to her two glamourous, gender-bending best friends Flo and Mo. In the end, Rosie transforms the lives of these colourful characters as they each face their fears. Together they find love, acceptance, and a true home with her in a new chosen family of glittering outsiders. Rosie is an uplifting story about overcoming difficulties and surrounding yourself with community and people who care about you and support who you are. This was a sold-out teacher and student favorite in our VIFF Ignite High School program in 2022!
Supported by
Mélanie Bray, Keris Hope Hill, Constant Bernard, Alex Trahan, Josée Young, Jocelyne Zucco, Arlen Aguayo Stewart
Canada
2022
In English, French and Cree with English subtitles
Coarse language
Education Resources
Primary Curriculum Interests:
- French 9-12
- 20th Century History 12
- Social Studies 9, 10
- BC First Peoples 12
- English First People 12
- Contemporary Indigenous Studies 12
Other Curriculum Interests:
- Media 10
- Film and Television 11
- English 9-12
Credits & Director
Executive Producer
Mark Slone
Producer
Gail Maurice, Jamie Manning
Screenwriter
Gail Maurice
Cinematography
Celiana Cárdenas
Editor
Shaun Rykiss
Production Design
Joshua Turpin
Art Director
Somerville Black
Gail Maurice
Gail Maurice is a Cree/Michif-speaking actor and an award-winning independent filmmaker. She is a recipient of the Hnatyshyn Foundation Indigenous Award for Excellence in the Arts, the Chalmers Arts Fellowship, and was selected for the 2020 Netflix-Banff Diversity of Voices Initiative. Her films have screened at Sundance, the Smithsonian Institute, ImagineNATIVE, and have also aired on CBC, APTN, and Air Canada’s Enroute. Rosie, her feature debut, was supported by ImagineNATIVE’s inaugural screenwriting lab.
In-Cinema & Online
Date |
Time |
Venue |
| November 6 | 12:30 pm | VIFF Centre, Vancity Theatre |
| November 13 | 9:30 am | VIFF Centre, Vancity Theatre |
| November 20 | 12:30 pm | VIFF Centre, Vancity Theatre |
| November 6-22 | N/A | VIFF Connect (Online) |
How to Book
Free for schools, capacity for all films is limited. To book, submit your request with the online form below. Our Ignite team will respond to confirm availability and complete your booking.
Questions? Contact our Ignite team at [email protected]