Dominique Cardona

Dominique Cardona (born 1955) is an Argentinian-born[1] Canadian film director, producer, and screenwriter. She works primarily but not exclusively in collaboration with Laurie Colbert.[2] The duo are most noted for their 1999 short film Below the Belt, which was a Genie Award nominee for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 21st Genie Awards in 2000,[3] and their feature film Margarita, which won the Audience Award for Best Feature Film at the Inside Out Film and Video Festival in 2012.[4]

Their other films have included the documentary shorts Thank God I'm a Lesbian (1992)[5] and My Feminism (1997)[6] and the feature films Finn's Girl (2007)[7] and Catch and Release (2018).[8]

Separately from Colbert, Cardona has also directed episodes of the television series Amélie et compagnie.

  1. ^ Eisner, Ken (2008-06-04). "How Laurie Colbert raised Finn's Girl on a shoestring". The Georgia Straight. Retrieved 2022-09-10.
  2. ^ Seana Stevenson, "Catch and Release Interview: Dominique Cardona and Laurie Colbert". The Muff Blog, July 13, 2020.
  3. ^ "Maelstrom leads Genie nominations with 10 including best picture". Moose Jaw Times-Herald, December 13, 2000.
  4. ^ "Margarita grabs audience award at Inside Out Festival". Playback, June 1, 2012.
  5. ^ Lindsay Brown, "Thank God I'm a Lesbian: Fascinating look at gay issues". Halifax Daily News, October 1, 1993.
  6. ^ Janice Kennedy, "Why the F-word is dangerous: Feminism still thrives -- although fewer people say they're feminists". Ottawa Citizen, May 27, 1998.
  7. ^ "Finn's Girl". Variety, June 28, 2007.
  8. ^ Chris Knight, "Catch and Release doesn't bring enough nuance to abortion debate". National Post, July 16, 2020.