Nova Scotia 2013

21 min. 2013
written and produced by Tara Lee Reddick & Ann Verrall
directed by Ann Verrall

Lauren has been working in the sex trade in Toronto. She suddenly returns to her small rural African Nova Scotian community after a five-year absence. Not even the funeral of her beloved grandmother had brought her back. Her child has been raised by her mother, Ardella. The harsh judgment of Ardella, makes Lauren want to stay in her grandmother’s empty house – a place that was always her sanctuary. But Ardella has sold the old house. In a fit of rage, Lauren takes off. She goes to her grandmother’s and discovers the new owner is a middle-aged white woman, Nadine, who is ripping the guts out of the house. Much to Lauren’s surprise, she discovers common ground with Nadine. The night Lauren spends in her grandmother’s house is not at all what she imagined.

Credits

Cast: Tara Lee Reddick, Ann-Marie Kerr, Juanita Peters, Naijan David, Jamika Wellington

With songs by: Gabrielle Papillon, Cheryl L’Hirondelle, Dutch Robinson, Erin Passmore
by arrangement with Rocking Horse Road Productions

Cinematography: Becky Parsons

Editor: Jackie Dzuba

Production Designer: Lisa Tondino

Composer: Dave Johnson