Thriving: A Dissociated Reverie

Thriving: A Dissociated Reverie
Directed byNicole Bazuin
Written byNicole Bazuin
Kitoko Mai
Andrea Werhun
Produced byNicole Bazuin
Andrea Werhun
StarringKitoko Mai
CinematographyAshley Iris Gill
Edited byAnna Catley
Production
company
Virgin Twins
Release date
  • January 21, 2023 (2023-01-21) (Sundance)
Running time
10 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Thriving: A Dissociated Reverie is a 2023 Canadian short documentary film, directed by Nicole Bazuin. The film profiles Kitoko Mai, a Black Canadian non-binary artist with dissociative identity disorder.[1]

The film premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival.[2]

The film was named to TIFF's annual Canada's Top Ten list for 2023.[3]

  1. ^ Gisselle Palomera, "Artist Kitoko Mai explores dissociative identity disorder through art". News Is Out, April 13, 2023.
  2. ^ Angelica Babiera, "Xavier Dolan’s drama series selected for Sundance". Playback, December 14, 2022.
  3. ^ Pat Mullen, "TIFF’s Canada’s Top Ten Includes BlackBerry, Solo, Humanist Vampire". That Shelf, December 6, 2023.