''This House'' (french: Cette maison) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Miryam Charles and released in 2022.Marc van de Klashorst
"Berlinale 2022 review: This House (Miryam Charles)"
''International Cinephile Society'', February 18, 2022. Based around the suspicious death of her teenage cousin Tessa in 2008, the film examines the event's impact on her family through a blend of documentary footage with a scripted drama in which an adult version of Tessa ( Schelby Jean-Baptiste) continues to interact with her grieving mother Valeska ( Florence Blain Mbaye) in a liminal space between life and death. The film's cast also includes Ève Duranceau, Nadine Jean, Yardly Kavanagh, Mireille Metellus and

Matthew Rankin Matthew Rankin is a Canadian experimental filmmaker. He is most noted for his 2014 film '' Mynarski Death Plummet'', which was a shortlisted Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 4th Canadian Screen Awards and a s ...

. The film premiered in the Forum program at the

72nd Berlin International Film Festival The 72nd annual Berlin International Film Festival, usually called the Berlinale took place from 10 to 20 February 2022 in person. On 15 December 2021 the first film of the festival was announced. The festival opened with François Ozon's drama ...

on February 13, and had its Canadian premiere at the

Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival The Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival is the largest documentary festival in North America. The event takes place annually in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The 27th edition of the festival took place online throughout May and June ...

in April. The film was longlisted for the

Directors Guild of Canada The Directors Guild of Canada (DGC) is a Canadian labour union representing more than 5,500 professionals from 48 different occupations in the Canadian film and television industry. Founded in 1962, the DGC represents directors, editors, assistant ...

's 2022

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. It was named to the

Toronto International Film Festival The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF, often stylized as tiff) is one of the largest publicly attended film festivals in the world, attracting over 480,000 people annually. Since its founding in 1976, TIFF has grown to become a permane ...

's annual year-end

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list for 2022.Pat Mullen
"Three Feature Docs Make Canada’s Top Ten"
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'', December 8, 2022.

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