My Boy (2018 film)

My Boy
Film poster
French	Mon Boy
Directed by	Sarah Pellerin
Written by	Sarah Pellerin
Produced by	Fanny-Laure Malo Sarah Pellerin Annie-Claude Quirion
Starring	Henri Richer-Picard Marilyn Castonguay Alexandre Landry
Cinematography	Ariel Méthot-Bellemare
Edited by	Charles Grenier
Production company	La Boîte à Fanny
Release date	September 2018 (2018-09) (TIFF)
Running time	12 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	French

My Boy (French: Mon Boy) is a Canadian short teen drama film, directed by Sarah Pellerin and released in 2018.^[1] The film stars Henri Richer-Picard as Louis, a shy, quiet teenager struggling with the rituals and codes of masculinity at his older brother's bachelor party.

The film premiered at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival.^[2]

The film received a Prix Iris nomination for Best Short Film at the 21st Quebec Cinema Awards in 2019,^[3] and a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 8th Canadian Screen Awards in 2020.^[4]

References

1. Justine Smith, "10 highlights from one of the best short film fests in the world". Cult MTL, March 20, 2019.
2. "5 courts métrages à surveiller au TIFF". Ici Radio-Canada, September 13, 2018.
3. Helen Faradji, "Gala Québec Cinéma : qui va gagner?". Ici Radio-Canada, May 31, 2019.
4. "Écrans canadiens : Song of Names, The Twentieth Century et Antigone en tête des nominations". Ici Radio-Canada, February 18, 2020.

External links

• My Boy at IMDb