A 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 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 best friends Flo and Mo, glamorous human beings who refuse to be confined by gender. In the end, Rosie transforms the lives of these colourful characters and finds love, acceptance, and a true HOME with her new chosen family of glittering outsiders.
Funded by
Gail Maurice
Canada
2022
English, French, and Cree
Coarse language
14A
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
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