All of the films weve seen were of high quality, making it really. Swedish human rights film festival in lund, sweden. Subscribe to jazmin newsletter to be kept up to date about the latest fashion, hottest trends, new collections and much more. Jasmin mozaffari, image arts, wins the achievement in directing award at csas for firecrackers. Their plans to run away from it all are complicated by mundane jobs, poverty, abusive boyfriends, and drugaddicted parents. Zff daily met jasmin mozaffari, michaela kurimsky and karena evans to. Jasmin mozaffaris drama about the friendship between two high schoolers in a small town captures the devastating realities of living in rural canada. Her student thesis film, firecrackers, premiered at the toronto international film festival in 20. The handheld cinematography by catherine lutes throbs with energy and emotion. Firecrackers canadian director jasmin mozaffari creates electrifying characters and a sense of edgy unpredictability in this tale of young women desperate to ditch their dead. This movie was on my long list of films to see at tiff because i love irish comedies and this one about a goodtime 40something, single mother who gets knocked up by a 20something, seemed like the sort of palate cleanser that everyone needs during a film festival that has an abundance of dramas and horrors.
Coming off her 20 short, jasmin mozaffaris firecrackers hits nearly every single canadian comingofage film beat corrupted youth, personal analysis of characters, melodrama, etc. Jasmin mozaffaris firecrackers is a debut film to watch what the director does better than almost anyone i can think of is dramatize the illusory nature of control. Selected credits nonexhaustive directed by jasmin mozaffari screenwriter jasmin mozaffari cast michaela kurimsky karena evans callum thompson david kingston tamara leclair scott cleland distributor good deed entertainment. A teenage girl and her friend run into problems when. Firecrackers, jasmin mozaffaris astonishingly confident and perfectly named debut feature, opens with a flare of fury and ends on a note of anxious optimism. Jasmin mozaffari screening on wednesday, march 20 at 18. Five canadian titles to watch at this years toronto. Johns international womens film festival presents a special screening of firecrackers as part of their scene and heard film industry conference.
Firecrackers is a film about complacency, misogynistic thinking, patriarchy and two young girls that fight for freedom. With michaela kurimsky, karena evans, callum thompson, david kingston. Firecracker roll 4000 pieces pop pop adult snaps jumping jacks brick of 4812 flash 200 firecracker strip. Krishna kumar, professor of aerospace engineering, was named a full member of the international academy of astronautics iaa, france. Cnw the dgc is pleased to announce the full 2019 dgc awards nominees for feature film, documentary, short film, television series, and movies for. Home depot pro provides integrated facility maintenance solutions and janitorial supplies for a wide array of customers across the country, including schools, universities, offices, healthcare institutions, and building service contractors. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Firecrackers isnt just a confident feature debut from. One to watch the dynamite jasmin mozaffari and her feature debut firecrackers york university was mentioned in the globe and mail sept. An expansion of mozaffaris 20 short film of the same name, the film stars michaela kurimsky and karena evans as two teenage girls trying to escape their small town the film has its world premiere on september 8, 2018 at the 2018 toronto international film festival. Good deed entertainment sets off firecrackers imdb. Major congratulations to jasmin mozaffari for taking home achievement in direction at the 2019 csa awards for her film firecrackers, which is in theatres now. Tornado firecracker 100p black cat 4016s 1 black cat 8016s 1 add to cart play video. Aug 29, 2018 kurimsky will star in jasmin mozaffari s firecrackers, a drama about the friendship of two young women desperate to escape their repressive small town.
A teenage girl and her friend run into problems when they plan to leave town. Jasmin mozaffari is a writer and director, known for firecrackers 2018, firecrackers 20 and sleep on the tracks 2018. Fire engineering training community is a social network. Bobby haltons blog fire engineering training community.
Jasmin mozaffari is a canadian film director, who won the canadian screen award for best director at the 7th canadian screen awards in 2019 for her debut feature film firecrackers. The author of this blog post is a medical student at ucsan diego who developed a steady study routine, and stuck with it en route to a stupendous step 1 score. Mozaffaris script has a naturalistic quality thats authentically gruff, with her teen heroines spitting purposefully provocative words with relish. Escaping smalltown poverty is easier planned than achieved in jasmin mozaffaris firecrackers, a sort of comingofage film whose ontario setting. Jul 01, 2000 firecrackers explores the art form in detail, linking it to history and exploring its relevance in the various cultures that ceremonialize this peculiar bang. Toronto firecrackers director jasmin mozaffari knew telling a story about the grittier side of rural canadian life would require shooting in places scarred by neglect. Firecrackers director jasmin mozaffari frames rural.
An expansion of mozaffaris 20 short film of the same name, the film stars michaela kurimsky and karena evans as two teenage girls trying to escape their small town. Et canada jasmin mozaffari hopes to see more women directors. Jasmin mozaffari is a canadian film director and screenwriter of canadian and iranian heritage, who won the canadian screen award for best director at the 7th canadian screen awards in 2019 for her debut feature film firecrackers. Should canada legally force netflix to produce cancon. When chantals unstable and possessive ex violates her during a night of partying, the girls decide to exact. The pic had its world premiere at this years toronto film festival and will continue on the festival route before its us theatrical release in 2019. Mozaffari engineering is a structural engineering firm located in modesto, ca. A canadian drama following two young women as they face marginalization and struggle in a patriarchal society 93 min, drama. The streamer partnered with cbc to produce anne with an e and alias grace, licensed out shows like workin moms, kims convenience and schitts creek, and even have a few cancon films like denis villeneuves incendies and michael dowses goon in its library. Firecracker remote work from home and flexible jobs flexjobs.
It was released theatrically on march 29, 2019 in canada and on july 12, 2019 in the united states. Sep 04, 2018 firecrackers karena evans, who directed several of drakes latest music videos, is one of the stars of this debut feature from jasmin mozaffari. In jasmin mozaffari s striking debut, two rebellious young canadians attempt to escape their repressive small town in this scathing critique of how class barriers and patriarchal values can trap. The firecrackers in the title are lou and chantal, two teens who have way too much to say for their sleepy, isolated town. Mozaffari engineering is a public business and is considered small. Jasmin mozaffari for outstanding directorial achievement in feature film. Jasmin is an awardwinning torontobased filmmaker who studied film at ryersons school of image arts.
Jasmin mozaffari firecrackers keith behrman giant little ones michael del monte transformer g. Firecrackers beautifully captures the realities of living in rural canada. Although, once you dig deeper into mozaffaris extremely personal. For those of you who may not remember, the beverly hills supper club was a nightclub located in southgate, kentucky. Welcome to girl games, the largest free game site made just for girl gamers. Firecrackers jasmin mozaffari quartier des spectacles. Find great jobs with firecracker that offer remote, work from home, and other flexible options. September 12 congrats team firecrackers on 3 dgc award nominations. The little elephant is born with oversized ears leading to ridicule, jeering and shunning from the fellow circus performers and the audience. Based on mozaffaris 20 short of the same name, firecrackers tells the story of. Jasmin mozaffari on shooting her debut feature firecrackers. The rising canadian filmmaker will debut her first feature at tiff in this. Jasmin mozaffaris student thesis film, firecrackers, premiered at the toronto international film festival and went on to screen at numerous other fests across canada and europe.
Tiffs 2018 canadian rising stars announced, festivals. Firecrackers, jasmin mozaffari, michaela kurimsky, karena evans, callum thompson, david kingston, tamara leclair, scott cleland, dylan mask, gabe meacher. The ryerson connection april 2019 enewsletter ryerson. Sprawling vacant fields, rundown houses and abandoned malls each offered a deeper glimpse into the unforgiving world of two young women that conspire to escape their dilapidated small town. The most advanced learning platform for the next generation of physicians. Aug 01, 2018 kurimsky will star in jasmin mozaffari s firecrackers, a drama about the friendship of two young women desperate to escape their repressive small town. Firecrackers is a raw nerve of a film and an explosive. Bold, volatile, their young lives suspended halfway between debauchery and boredom, they dream of only one thing. Joaquin phoenix wants ny prisoners released amid coronavirus joaquin phoenix is pleading for the release of elderly new york prisoners amid the. All of the films weve seen were of high quality, making it really hard for us to choose a winner, which is why we would like to give out a special mention on top of our main jury award. Firecrackers is a canadian drama following two young women, best friends from a rural town, as they face marginalization and struggle in a patriarchal society 93 min, drama. This is the highest award given by the worlds most prestigious astronautics academy, granted to professor kumar for his substantial contributions to space research.
I interviewed director mozaffari and star kurimsky about their detailed prep process for the film and the influences they drew on to bring firecrackers to life. Jasmin mozaffaris femalecentric tiff premiere challenges the patriarchy watch. The runnersup for the best canadian film award were antigone by sophie deraspe and firecrackers by jasmin mozaffari. Writer and director jasmin mozaffari reflects on how themes of her directorial debut firecrackers feel relevant now more than ever. Mozaffaris next short, wave, screened at the vancouver international film festival and aesthetica short. Today, the governor the state of kentucky issued a letter to dave brock, a survivor of the beverly hills supper club fire. Join facebook to connect with jasmin eijskoot and others you may know. Firecrackers beautifully captures the realities of. Jasmin mozaffari s atmospheric feature film debut stars michaela kurimsky and karena evans as best friends. Canadians looking for homegrown content on netflix arent starved for selection. Maria tonini, who is a researcher at the department of gender studies, lund university. Includes reproductions of over 100 fullcolor labels, as well as tips on finding and saving firecracker art.
It was subsequently sold to the cbc as a part of their canadian reflections program. This is the place to play free dress up games in popular categories such as animals and pets games, beach games, cartoons games, celebrity games, fantasy games, fashion games, kids games, princess games, teen games, travel games, halloween games, christmas games, and much more. Familiar festival names rule tiffs 2018 canadian lineup. Simone smith for best picture editing feature film. Firecrackers is a 2018 canadian drama film written and directed by jasmin mozaffari. We use cookies on our website to ensure you get the best experience here. Jasmin mozaffaris atmospheric feature film debut stars michaela kurimsky and karena evans as best friends. Patrick lenzis comments fire engineering training community. Set against a striking backdrop of big skies and open spaces and vibrantly shot by catherine lutes, firecrackers hinges on raging emotions and devastating heartbreaks. Siff guide all films seattle international film festival. A number of her short films including firecrackers 20 and wave 2015 screened at the toronto international film festival, the vancouver international film festival and across europe.
Jasmin mozaffaris first feature length film is aptly named. Kurimsky will star in jasmin mozaffaris firecrackers, a drama about the friendship of two young women desperate to escape their repressive small town. Jasmin mozaffari hopes to see more women directors. Jasmin shamekhi of university of bonn, bonn uni bonn contact jasmin shamekhi we use cookies to make interactions with our website easy and meaningful, to better understand the use of our. Jasmin mozaffaris atmospheric feature film debut stars michaela kurimsky and karena evans as best friends bursting to leave for the big city. Chat w director jasmin mozaffari on her 2018 tiff film firecrackers duration. Jasmin mozaffaris firecrackers is an incendiary, fourstar debut. Jul 09, 2019 the future where are our shows that are cool and taking risks and pushing the boundaries, asks jasmin mozaffari, lamenting the lack of premium television in canada, the kind hbo and netflix.
Firecrackers is an explosive and mesmerizing journey that follows two teenage friends, lou michaela kurimsky and chantelle karena evans, as they attempt to break free of their small town. A stunning sensory experience and cinematic meditation on humanitys massive re engineering of the planet, this yearsinthemaking documentary follows an international body of scientists who, after nearly 10 years of research, argue that the holocene epoch gave way to the anthropocene epoch in the mid20th century as a result of profound and lasting human changes to the earth. An expansion of mozaffaris 20 short film of the same name, the film. Firecrackers jasmin mozaffari film teaser\clip 2018 cinegardens. I also want you to know i am holding the first fire engineering weekend in chicago on july 19 20, the commisioner is coming jay, bruno, chief ryan, dave dodson rick lasky, and more of our old friends and ecah day is ends with all on stage for unplugged.
Firecracker jasmin mozaffari, director firecrackers michaela kurimsky, actor firecrackers bts 6ix stars rising are both the director and lead actress of the canadian independent film firecrackers. Tiffs 2018 canadian rising stars announced, festivals partial. A tribute to youthful ambition and ideals, jasmin mozaffari s feature debut offers us the chance to feel as rebellious, as animated and as alive as its protagonists. Two best friends plan to escape their destitute town becomes derailed when the consequences of a night of debauchery begins to dismantle their friendship and threatens their chance at freedom. Firecrackers first started out as a short film that i did in film school as my thesis film. Earlier this week the body remembers when the world broke open won several awards from the vancouver film critics circle, including best canadian film. Kurimsky will star in jasmin mozaffaris firecrackers, a drama about the. Patrick condon incredible violence shasha nakhai take light sophie dupuis. We have proven ourselves to be among the best in production of high quality products services in the market. The film has its world premiere on september 8, 2018 at the 2018 toronto international film festival.
Its a town full of losers and theyre pulling out of there to win. Firecrackers jasmin mozaffari film teaser\clip 2018. Lou and her best friend chantal plan to get out of their isolated, rundown town and move to a city far, far away. Jasmin mozaffaris feature debut has secured distribution stateside from good deed entertainment, deadline confirms. The title characters in jasmin mozaffaris bangup firecrackers are highschool grads lou redhead michaela kurimsky and chantal karena evans, who mouth off to people even when they know theres. On a first glance it almost feels like a carbon copy to fill up the discovery program. When chantals unstable and possessive ex violates her during a night of partying. Dumbo is a classic tale that has many strong moral lessons for kids. Aug 01, 2018 an image from jasmin mozaffari s firecrackers. Firecrackers beautifully captures the realities of living in. Show notes march 2019 breakfast television toronto. Following her canadian screen award win for achievement in directing for her work on firecrackers, director jasmin mozaffari. Jasmin mozaffari on sparking the imagination with firecrackers a pair of young women look to take on the world, if only they can get out of their small town in this firsttime writerdirectors crackling drama. Two women just need to get out of their small canadian town in jasmin mozaffaris startling debut, firecrackers.
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