In less than 48 hours the 10th annual Calgary Film Festival will kick off with a celebrated Canadian production. On Thursday, Sept. 24 at 7:30 p.m., the lights will dim and Newfoundland and Labrador-based director Sherry White will introduce us to her first feature film: Crackie.
From the first few minutes of Crackie right until the end, there's an anxious, yearning pulsing through your veins as the story unravels.
Mitsy (Meghan Greeley's powerful film debut) is a poor girl living with her grandmother in a Newfoundland village waiting for the tables to turn. Her mother left her when she was a toddler, but she still longs for her to return. Mitsy is a delicate and naive 17-year-old on the verge. In many scenes her eyes glass over with tears at the hint of disappointment and in others she struggles to smile while dancing in front of a mirror. But Crackie, Newfoundland slang for mutt, brings new joy to the awkward young woman.
With a delightfully uncouth grandmother played by the hilarious Mary Walsh (This Hour has 22 Minutes), there’s plenty of wisecracks and charming, although crude, advice dished out to young Mitsy. Crackie will seize your emotions and attention with its touching tale of misplaced affection. Oh, and if you make it to the premiere, you may get to meet the talented troupe of White, Walsh and Greeley. There's also an encore screening Sunday, Sept. 27 at 2:45 p.m.
