Mouthpiece (film)

Mouthpiece
Directed byPatricia Rozema
Written byPatricia Rozema
Amy Nostbakken
Norah Sadava
Produced byChristina Piovesan
Jennifer Shin
StarringAmy Nostbakken
Norah Sadava
CinematographyCatherine Lutes
Edited byLara Johnston
Music byAmy Nostbakken
Production
company
First Generation Films
Release date
  • September 6, 2018 (2018-09-06) (TIFF)
Running time
91 minutes[1]
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Mouthpiece is a 2018 Canadian drama film directed by Patricia Rozema, from a screenplay by Rozema, Amy Nostbakken and Norah Sadava,[2] and based on the theatrical play by Nostbakken and Sadava.[3] The film centres on Cassandra, a woman who is making arrangements for her mother's funeral. Cassandra is played by both Nostbakken and Sadava, as a dramatization of her inner conflict.[2]

It premiered at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival.[4]

  1. ^ Sumi, Glenn (August 29, 2018). "TIFF preview: giving women's stories a Mouthpiece". Now. Retrieved September 30, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Patricia Rozema goes back to producing roots with Mouthpiece". Playback, February 5, 2018.
  3. ^ "Jodie Foster Liked This Canadian Play So Much She Brought It to L.A.". LA Weekly, June 9, 2017.
  4. ^ "Lady Gaga, Julia Roberts, and Hugh Jackman lead TIFF’s 2018 lineup". The Globe and Mail, July 24, 2018.