Canadian Premiere
A menopausal woman wakes up in the midst of a hot flash, and everything just goes downhill from there. This is a terrific one-woman performance that gets the comedy right from the start. The film strikes a good balance between seriousness and chaos as the mishaps build, but it never goes too far over the top to lose believability. Combining smart lines, slapstick, and no-shame humour, Judy, Judy, Judy is a delightful twist on a familiar theme.
Community Partner
Amy Arpan, Taika, Sam Gilstrap
USA
2022
English
Featured in:
International Shorts: Having a Bad Day
Misadventures, bad choices, and a series of unfortunate events are all present in this program of short films. There is some serious drama and a bit of comedy on display in these exhilarating, thoughtful, and unpredictable tales.
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You Got Gold: A Celebration of John Prine
A remarkable line up of artists come together to share their love for the great American singer-songwriter John Prine, including Lucinda Williams, Steve Earle, Bonnie Raitt, Brandi Carlile, Jason Isbell, Kurt Vile and Kasey Musgraves.
The Secret Agent
Having run afoul of an influential bureaucrat in Brazil’s military dictatorship circa 1977, Marcelo decamps to Recife to live under an assumed name — but he’ll soon come to understand precisely how rampant the country’s corruption has become.
Cutting Through Rocks
Winner of Sundance's World Cinema Documentary Grand Jury Prize, Cutting Through Rocks follows Sara Shahverdi — motorcyclist, midwife, and first-ever councilwoman elected in her Iranian village. A vérité triumph by Sara Khaki & Mohammadreza Eyni.
Fantasia
Walt Disney pushed the boundaries of animation and sound recording when he put together a movie concert: eight classical pieces by Bach, Beethoven, Stravinski et al, each animated in a different style. It's playful, sometimes cute, other times inspired.
Image: © Disney, 1940
Credits
Producer
Jessica McGaugh
Screenwriter
Sheila Schroeder
Cinematography
Melanie McClean Brooks
Editor
Jessica McGaugh
Production Design
Margaret McClelland, Ashley Vaughn
Director
Jessica McGaugh
Jessica McGaugh is an award-winning filmmaker creating projects that celebrate diversity and inclusion through underrepresented characters, storylines, and collaborators. Her films have screened at the Mumbai International Film Festival, Vancouver International Film Festival, Denver Film Festival, NDTV, and Rocky Mountain PBS. Her recent project, Womanhood: The Series (2021), is a collection of comedic short films designed to challenge taboos associated with women’s bodies and gender expectations.
Filmography: The Golden Hour (2013); Red Pearl (2016); Three Worlds, One Stage (2021)