Rhonda's Party
{{short description|2010 Canadian short film directed by Ashley McKenzie}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Rhonda's Party
| image =
| caption = Film poster
| director = Ashley McKenzie
| producer = Nelson MacDonald
| writer = Christine Comeau
| starring = Marguerite McNeil
Karine Vanasse
| music =
| cinematography = Becky Parsons
| editing = Thorben Bieger
| studio =
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|2010}}
| runtime = 8 minutes
| country = Canada
| language = English
}}
Rhonda's Party is a Canadian short drama film, written and directed by Ashley McKenzie and released in 2010.Carsten Knox, [https://www.thecoast.ca/arts-music/rhondas-party-through-to-final-round-of-short-film-face-off-2613288 "Rhonda's Party through to final round of Short FIlm Face-Off"]. The Coast, June 20, 2011. The film stars Marguerite McNeil as Rhonda, a reclusive elderly woman living in a nursing home who has been planning a 100th birthday party for her closest friend in the home, and Karine Vanasse as Amy, a nurse who has been left with the task of informing Rhonda that the other woman has died the night before the party.
Awards
The film won CBC Television's Short Film Face-Off in 2011,{{Cite web|url=https://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/rhondas-party-wins-cbc-short-film-face-off/Content?oid=2660525|title=Rhonda's Party wins CBC Short Film Face-Off|last=Knox|first=Carsten|website=The Coast|date=July 11, 2011|access-date=January 14, 2018}} and was named to the Toronto International Film Festival's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list."The Festival group releases Canada's annual top ten". Postmedia News, December 7, 2011.
McNeil won an ACTRA Award for Outstanding Performance, Female from the Nova Scotia chapter of ACTRA for her performance.Elizabeth Patterson, [https://www.saltwire.com/atlantic-canada/cape-breton-born-actress-known-for-her-work-in-tv-film-theatre-remembered-100658262 "Cape Breton-born actress known for her work in TV, film, theatre remembered"]. PNI Atlantic News, November 15, 2021. The film won the award for Best Cinematography at the 2011 Air Canada enRoute Film Festival.Katie Bailey, [https://playbackonline.ca/2011/11/11/blink-a-starry-night-rhondas-party-feted-at-enroute-film-fest/ "Blink, A Starry Night, Rhonda’s Party feted at enRoute Film Fest"]. Playback, November 11, 2011.
In 2013, McKenzie won the A&E Short Filmmakers Award and the Shaw Media Fearless Female Director Award at the National Screen Institute's Online Short Film Festival.Danielle Ng See Quan, [https://playbackonline.ca/2013/06/10/rhondas-party-mimespeak-win-in-nsi-online-short-film-fest/ "Rhonda’s Party, Mimespeak, win in NSI online short film fest"]. Playback, June 10, 2013.
References
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External links
- {{imdb title|1667476}}
Category:Canadian drama short films
Category:English-language Canadian films
Category:Films directed by Ashley McKenzie
Category:Films shot in Nova Scotia
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