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Mamie (2016)

Mamie poster
Directed by
Janice Nadeau
Genre
animation
Country
France, Canada
Runtime
6 min
Rating
7.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young girl thinks back on visits to her grandmother in Gaspésie. She sees her grandmother as distant and not very warm.

poignantunderstatedvisually gentlereflectivemelancholicquiet

What happens

Mamie is a Canadian short animated film, directed by Janice Nadeau and released in 2016. The film narrates the story of a young girl who remembers her grandmother in Gaspésie, but feels that the older woman is indifferent and unaffectionate toward her. The film was a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Animated Short Film at the 5th Canadian Screen Awards, and a Prix Iris nominee for Best Animated Short Film at the 19th Quebec Cinema Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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