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MS Slavic 7
''MS Slavic 7'' is a 2019 Canadian drama film directed by Sofia Bohdanowicz and Deragh Campbell. It stars Campbell as a young woman who discovers a series of letters in a Harvard archive between her great-grandmother and a fellow Polish poet. The film derives its name from the library call number for the box that holds the letters. It had its world premiere at the 69th Berlin International Film Festival on February 14, 2019, and screened at New Directors/New Films on March 30, 2019. Plot After being appointed literary executor, a young woman named Audrey Benac uncovers a series of letters that her great-grandmother had written to a fellow poet. Both displaced from Poland, Zofia Bohdanowiczowa and Nobel Prize nominee Józef Wittlin corresponded from 1957 to 1964 between Toronto, Wales and New York City. Set over the course of three days, Audrey embarks on a journey to Houghton Library at Harvard University to translate and make sense of Zofia's words. Coming up against her aunt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sofia Bohdanowicz
Sofia Bohdanowicz is a Canadian filmmaker. She is known for her collaborations with Deragh Campbell and made her List of directorial debuts, feature film directorial debut in 2016 with ''Never Eat Alone''. Her second feature film, ''Maison du Bonheur'', was a finalist for the Rogers Best Canadian Film Award at the Toronto Film Critics Association Awards 2018, 2018 Toronto Film Critics Association Awards. That year, she won the Jay Scott Prize from the Toronto Film Critics Association. Her third feature film, ''MS Slavic 7'', which she co-directed with Campbell, had its world premiere at the 69th Berlin International Film Festival in 2019. She has also directed several short films, such as ''Veslemøy's Song'' (2018) and ''Point and Line to Plane'' (2020). Career After directing several short films since 2009, Bohdanowicz made her List of directorial debuts, feature film directorial debut in 2016 with ''Never Eat Alone''. The film follows a lonely grandmother as she tries to recon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |