''Night Blooms'' is a 2021
Canadian
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drama film, written and directed by
Stephanie Joline. The film stars Jessica Clement as Carly, a teenage girl from a dysfunctional family in
Nova Scotia
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Most of the population are native Eng ...
who initiates an affair with her best friend's father Wayne (
Nick Stahl
Nicolas Kent Stahl (born December 5, 1979) is an American actor. Starting out as a child actor, he gained recognition for his performance in the 1993 film ''The Man Without a Face'', co-starring Mel Gibson.
He later transitioned into his adult ...
).
The cast also includes
Jennie Raymond
Jennie Raymond is a Canadian film and television actress, best known for her three time Canadian Screen Award-nominated for best actress in a leading role and her two wins ACTRA Awardperformance in the drama series '' Sex & Violence''. , Calem MacDonald, Bob Mann, David Rossetti, Oliver Boyle, Thom Payne, Samuel Davison, Micha Cromwell, Samantha Wilson, Alexandra McDonald, Tyrell Casimir and Marcus Simmonds.
Production on the film started in 2019 in
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Places
* Dartmouth, Devon, England
** Dartmouth Harbour
* Dartmouth, Massachusetts, United States
* Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
* Dartmouth, Victoria, Australia
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* Dartmouth College, Ivy League university i ...
, Nova Scotia.
The film was screened as part of the Industry Selects film market at the
2021 Toronto International Film Festival
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, and had its public premiere at the 2021
Calgary International Film Festival. It went into commercial release in April 2022.
The film was a nominee for the 2021
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Businesses and organizations
* Darlton Gliding Club, Nottinghamshire, England
* Daybreak Game Company, an American video game developer
* Delhi Golf Club, Delhi, India
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. It received six nominations for the Screen Nova Scotia awards in 2022, including Best Feature Film, WIFT Best Nova Scotia Director and
ACTRA Award
The ACTRA Awards were first presented in 1972 to celebrate excellence in Canada's television and radio industries. Outstanding Performance nominations for Calem MacDonald, Alexandra McDonald, Jennie Raymond and Samantha Wilson.
[Greg David]
"SCREEN NOVA SCOTIA ANNOUNCES 2022 AWARD NOMINEES AND RETURN TO IN-PERSON GALA"
''TV, eh?'', May 17, 2022.
References
External links
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Night Blooms' at
Library and Archives Canada
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2021 films
2021 drama films
Canadian coming-of-age drama films
Films shot in Nova Scotia
Films set in Nova Scotia
English-language Canadian films
2020s English-language films
2020s Canadian films
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