World Premiere
Luci, a queer Peruvian-Canadian woman, gives her beloved nephew the Christmas gift of his dreams: a beautiful sequined dress. But when he tries to show the rest of the family, Luci finds herself enacting the same restrictions and shaming she has experienced herself.
Supported by
Community Broadcast Partner
Community Partner
Sydney Kuhne, Desmond Zavier Sivan, Alexandra Lainfiesta, Juan Rodas, Fernando Figueiredo
Canada
2022
In English and Spanish with English subtitles
Featured in:
VIFF Short Forum: Program 2
Fear, doubt, and loneliness give way to pleasure, empowerment, and reclamation—or, is it the other way around?
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Credits
Executive Producer
Colin Ng, Françoise Girard
Producer
Sofia Bant
Screenwriter
Beth Warrian
Cinematography
Zachary Clark
Editor
Tommy Pal
Production Design
Lori Si
Original Music
Hari Sivan, Giran Findlay
Director
Beth Warrian
Beth Warrian is a writer-director based in Toronto who, fascinated by inner worlds, liminal states, and the spiritual dimensions of queer experience, draws from a background in theatre and a hard-knocks decade as a sous chef. Warrian is a recent graduate of Toronto Metropolitan University’s Image Arts film program, where she received accolades, including the Norman Jewison and Promising Filmmaker awards. Adore is her second collaboration with producer Sofia Bant.