Black Conflux

Black Conflux
Official release poster
Directed byNicole Dorsey
Written byNicole Dorsey
Produced byMichael Solomon
Mark O'Neill
StarringElla Ballentine
Ryan McDonald
CinematographyMarie Davignon
Edited bySophie Leblond
Production
companies
Band With Pictures
Panoramic Pictures
Release date
  • September 6, 2019 (2019-09-06) (Toronto)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Black Conflux is a 2019 Canadian drama film written and directed by Nicole Dorsey in her feature directorial debut.[1] Starring Ella Ballentine, Ryan McDonald, Luke Bilyk, Olivia Scriven, Sofia Banzhaf, and Lawrence Barry, the film follows a teenage girl from Newfoundland and Labrador whose quest for independence leads her into the orbit of a mentally unstable and potentially violent man in his twenties.[2]

The film premiered in the Discovery section at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 6, 2019,[3] and was commercially screened on the Digital TIFF Bell Lightbox in 2021.[4]

  1. ^ Norman Wilner, "TIFF review: Black Conflux". Now, August 27, 2019.
  2. ^ Matt Bobkin, "TIFF Review: 'Black Conflux' Is a Heartfelt Coming-of-Age Movie Undone by its Own Premise". Exclaim!, September 4, 2019.
  3. ^ Nikki Baughan, "‘Black Conflux’: Toronto Review". Screen Daily, September 6, 2019.
  4. ^ David Davidson, "Black Conflux heralds arrival of a stunning new Canadian talent". The Globe and Mail, July 2, 2021.