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PASSIONFLOWER

On the brink of puberty in 1962 suburban Winnipeg, Sarah Matthews is increasingly challenged and confused by her mother’s instability and sexual power. While her father refuses to acknowledge that the family is fracturing under the stress of his wife’s mental illness, Sarah uses her creativity, inner strength, and a new friend to discover her own identity. With courage, Sarah bears witness and demands truth from the adults around her, demonstrating love’s capacity to endure.

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Shelagh Carter
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Shelagh Carter works in Winnipeg, New York, and Los Angeles. She is a lifetime member of The Actors Studio, both as an actress and as a director. Carter is a graduate of the Canadian Film Centre's Directors Lab and Professor of Theatre and Film at the University of Winnipeg. Her 35 mm short, One Night, has screened at several international film festivals. Her 2007 short, Night Travellers, was awarded the National Screen Institute Drama Prize. Passionflower is her first feature film.