Monkey Beach (film)

Monkey Beach
Film poster
Directed byLoretta Todd
Written byJohnny Darrell
Andrew Duncan
Loretta Todd
Based onMonkey Beach by Eden Robinson
Produced byLoretta Todd
Patti Poskitt
Jason James
Matthew O'Connor
Lisa Richardson
StarringGrace Dove
Adam Beach
Nathaniel Arcand
Glen Gould
CinematographyStirling Bancroft
Edited byAsim Nurany
Fredrik Thorsen
Music byJesse Zubot Russell Wallace,
Production
companies
Mama-oo Productions
Reunion Pacific Entertainment
Release date
  • 24 September 2020 (2020-09-24) (VIFF)
Running time
103 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguagesEnglish
Haisla

Monkey Beach is a 2020 Canadian drama film, directed by Loretta Todd.[1] Her debut narrative feature, the film is an adaptation of Eden Robinson's 2000 novel Monkey Beach.[2]

The film stars Grace Dove as Lisamarie, a young Haisla woman in Kitamaat, British Columbia coming to terms with the mysterious disappearance of her brother Jimmy (Joel Oulette). The film's cast also includes Adam Beach, Nathaniel Arcand, Glen Gould, Tina Lameman and Ta'Kaiya Blaney.

The film premiered at the 2020 Vancouver International Film Festival.[1]