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The Blessing

Genre

Narrative-Fiction

Directed By

Shira Newman

Date: Apr 2017
Length: 00:14:52
Process: B&W
Country: Canada
Language: English, Yiddish
Shooting Format: HD
Sound Format: Dialogue, Music

Synopsis

A young immigrant on an isolated Jewish agricultural settlement in the Canadian prairies falls into a deep depression after the birth of her first child. After overhearing others say she is likely possessed by the demon Lilith, she comes to believe she is a danger to the baby and must wrestle this dark force within herself.

Tags

feminism, gender, history, immigration, Jewish, Manitoba, prairie, thriller, women

Credits

Director
Shira Newman
Producer
Kevin Nikkel
Writer
Shira Newman
Camera
Andrew Forbes, Andrew Luczenczyn
Cinematographer
Andrew Forbes
Editor
Shira Newman
Music
Joe Silva
Set Designer
Andy Rudolf
Production Design
Ricardo Alms
Costume Designer
Wanda Farian
Makeup Artist
Alisha Talbot
Cast
Daina Leitold, Andrew Cecon, Talia Pura, Ed Sutton, Gordon Tanner, Daniel Thau-Eleff, Riley Blyth

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