FRANCINE

Academy Award winner Melissa Leo gives a fierce and restrained performance as Francine, a woman struggling to find her place in a downtrodden lakeside town after leaving behind a life in prison. Taking a series of jobs working with animals, Francine turns away those who take an interest in her and instead seeks intimacy in the most unlikely of places. Gritty, elliptical, and voyeuristic, Francine is a portrait of a near-silent misfit and her fragile first steps in an unfamiliar world.

74 min / Fiction / 2012 / 2.35

Written & Directed by Brian M. Cassidy & Melanie Shatzky

Produced by Joshua Blum & Katie Stern

Cinematographer: Brian M. Cassidy

Cast: Melissa Leo, Keith Leonard, Victoria Charkut, Dave Clark, Mike Halstead

Co-produced with Washington Square Films, and generously supported by the Canada Council for the Arts and Le Conseil des Arts et Lettres du Quebec.