''Body and Bones'' is a Canadian drama film, directed by
Melanie Oates
Melanie Oates is a Canadian writer, filmmaker and costume designer, whose directorial debut feature film '' Body and Bones'' was released in 2019.
Based in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, she won the Percy Janes First Novel Award in 2010 f ...
and released in 2019.
[Janet Smith]
"Film review: Body & Bones' coming-of-age story feels painfully honest"
''Stir'', October 16, 2020. The film stars Kelly Van der Burg as Tess Small, an 18-year-old girl mourning the death of her mother, who is offered an opportunity to escape her stifling small-town existence in a
Newfoundland
Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region of Labrador, having a total size of . As of 2025 the population ...
outport when she becomes romantically involved with Danny Sharpe (
Joel Thomas Hynes), a musician who left the town long ago to pursue his career in
St. John's.
The cast also includes
Lawrence Barry as Tess's stepfather Gerry, as well as Ruth Lawrence, Stephen Payette,
, Janet Cull, Emily Corcoran, Michelle Rex Bailey, Darren Ivany, Paula Morgan, Alison Woolridge, Heather Power and Jason Bhattacharya in supporting roles.
Production
Oates's full-length directorial debut, the film was shot in
Witless Bay
Witless Bay is a town on the Avalon Peninsula in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Located on the Irish Loop, 35 km south of the provincial capital, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrado ...
and St. John's.
[Jordan Parker]
"With new film role, Joel Thomas Hynes extends his run of intricate, oddball characters"
CBC News
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Newfoundland and Labrador, September 29, 2019.
Release
The film premiered at the 2019
Atlantic International Film Festival
The Atlantic International Film Festival is a major international film festival held annually in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada since 1980. AIFF is the largest Canadian film festival east of Montreal, regularly premiering the region's top films of ...
.
It was subsequently screened at the 2019
St. John's International Women's Film Festival,
[ in the ]Borsos Competition
The Borsos Competition is the main awards program for Canadian feature films screening at the annual Whistler Film Festival. The award is named in memory of Canadian film director Phillip Borsos.
Introduced for the first time in 2004, the juried ...
program at the 2019 Whistler Film Festival The Whistler Film Festival (WFF) is an annual film festival held in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada. Established in 2001, the festival is held the first weekend of December and includes juried competitive sections, the Borsos Awards, and the Pand ...
, and at the 2020 Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival,"Cinéfest reveals more of its 2020 film lineup"
'' Sudbury.com'', September 2, 2020. before going into commercial release in fall 2020.
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References
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2019 films
2019 drama films
2019 directorial debut films
Canadian coming-of-age drama films
2010s English-language films
Films shot in Newfoundland and Labrador
English-language Canadian films
2010s Canadian films
Films set in Newfoundland and Labrador
Films directed by Melanie Oates
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