I've Heard the Mermaids Singing

I've Heard the Mermaids Singing
Theatrical release poster of the film I've Heard the Mermaids Singing
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPatricia Rozema
Written byPatricia Rozema
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyDouglas Koch
Edited byPatricia Rozema
Music byMark Korven
Production
company
Vos Productions
Distributed byCinephile
Release dates
  • May 10, 1987 (1987-05-10) (Cannes)
  • September 11, 1987 (1987-09-11) (United States)
Running time
81 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish
BudgetCAD$362,000
Box officeCAD$10 million

I've Heard the Mermaids Singing is a 1987 Canadian comedy-drama film written and directed by Patricia Rozema and starring Sheila McCarthy, Paule Baillargeon, and Ann-Marie MacDonald. It was the first English-language Canadian feature film to win an award at the Cannes Film Festival.[1]: 26 

  1. ^ Mendenhall, Julia (2014). I've Heard the Mermaids Singing. A Queer Film Classic. Vancouver, British Columbia: Arsenal Pulp Press. ISBN 9781551525648. OCLC 892301662.