''Into Invisible Light'' is a 2018 Canadian romantic drama film directed and co-written by

Shelagh Carter Shelagh Jane Carter (best known as Shelagh Carter, and occasionally referred to as Shelagh Carter-Loewen) is a Canadian director, producer, screenwriter, actress and retired theatre and film professor at the University of Winnipeg, known initia ...

and starring co-writer

Jennifer Dale Jennifer Ciurluini (born January 16, 1956 in Toronto), known professionally as Jennifer Dale, is a Canadian actress. Biography She is the sister of Canadian actress Cynthia Dale. From 1980 to 1986 she was married to Robert Lantos; they have t ...

. Carter's third feature is an

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loosely based on characters from

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's ''

Uncle Vanya ''Uncle Vanya'' ( rus, Дя́дя Ва́ня, r=Dyádya Ványa, p=ˈdʲædʲə ˈvanʲə) is a play by the Russian playwright Anton Chekhov. It was first published in 1898, and was first produced in 1899 by the Moscow Art Theatre under the direct ...

'', Dale's character being based on Yelena, and Keleghan's on Dr. Astrov. The film features an original score by

Shawn Pierce Shawn Pierce is a television and film score composer. He has resided in Vancouver, Los Angeles and Winnipeg. Career Pierce is a graduate of the Berklee College of Music in Boston, where he majored in Film Scoring. He has worked as a music editor ...

Cast

Release and reception

''Into Invisible Light'' premiered at the

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on 1 and 2 December 2018, and the rest of Canada on 1 February 2019 at

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theatres in

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and

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Accolades

;Awards *52nd

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, 2019 • Platinum Remi (Shelagh Carter) • Gold Remi Best Actress (Jennifer Dale) *

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), 2019 • Special Achievement - Best Actress (Jennifer Dale) *West Europe International Film Festival (

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), 2019 • Best Film • Best Lead Actor (Peter Kelleghan) • Best Supporting Actress (Kari Matchett) ;Nominations *

, 2018: official selection for the Borsos Competition for Best Canadian Feature *Madrid International Film Festival, 2019 • Best Film • Best Director • Best Lead Actress (Jennifer Dale) • Best Supporting Actress (Kari Matchett) *West Europe International Film Festival 2019 • Fusion Award, Best Cinematography (Ousama Rawi) • 5 other Jury Award nominations

Notes

References

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External links

Official trailer
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Into Invisible Light
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