Directed by Emily Noel Ritchie

Logline: A young man pursues the apparition of a loved one who disappeared one turbulent night.

Synopsis: A young man pursues the apparition of a loved one, Mishka, who disappeared one turbulent night. Mishka is not themselves, their body overtaken by a metaphysical force of unease. In the face of loss, unreality sets in, and the past must confronted and left behind.

Distribution Contact: WFG

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RUNTIME: 15 Minutes
GENRE: Narrative, Fiction
PRODUCTION FORMAT: HD
LANGUAGE: English
LOCATION: Alberta
KEYWORDS: Edmonton, Alberta, Movement, Art, Relationship, Dream, Loss, Teenager, LGBTQ Filmmaker, Female Filmmaker

Director's Statement: Mishka is a film about goodbyes and their remnants. It's about being torn between past and future, longing for more but trying to keep a hold on to what once was. How often when endings happen, you don't know it was happening until you look back. The paths through the ravine behind my childhood home never change, but everything around them is different. Lost loved ones now only come as unreachable apparitions in dreams.