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HOW'S ARCHIE?

HOW'S ARCHIE?

JESSIE POSTHUMUS | CANADA | 2025 | 17 MIN | ENGLISH

JESSIE POSTHUMUS | CANADA | 2025 | 17 MIN | ENGLISH

IN-CINEMAVIRTUALShort
NOV 21 / 16:00Cinéma Public505 Rue Jean-Talon E. Montréal, QC H2R 1T6 (métro Jean-Talon)

Synopsis

Charlie and Mere navigate co-parenting their dog, Archie, after their relationship falls apart.

Filmmaker Bio

Jessie Posthumus is a genderqueer screenwriter, director and film editor based in Toronto. Through poetic realism, empathy and humour, they explore queerness, working-class struggles and human relationships with nature. Their narrative short ROCKET FUEL and documentary series BAD AT THIS have screened at festivals including Palm Springs ShortFest, Hot Docs, Frameline, Outfest, Festival du Nouveau Cinéma and VIFF. In 2024, HOW'S ARCHIE? was a finalist for the Trans Filmmakers Summit x Spindle Films Foundation Short Film Fund.

Director's Statement

The inspiration behind HOW'S ARCHIE? is deeply personal, inspired by my upbringing as a child of divorce, shuttling between addresses with my siblings. Growing up, I saw my parents experience the painful challenge of holding on to a past relationship for the sake of a shared connection - which is, in the case of this film, represented by a dog. Archie serves as an unfiltered witness to the complexities of a breakup, and her perspective allows us to explore moments of genuine vulnerability between her parents.

Producer

Nancy Pettinicchio

Writer

Jessie Posthumus

Cast

  • Grace Glowicki
  • Nahéma Ricci
  • Lane Webber
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