''Little Orphans'' is a 2020 Canadian drama film, directed by Ruth Lawrence.
[Andrew Waterman]
"St. John’s filmmaker and screenwriter debut first feature film at FIN International Film Festival"
''The Telegram
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'', September 18, 2020. The film stars Emily Bridger, Rhiannon Morgan and Marthe Bernard as Gwen, Kay and Janet, three young adult sisters whose lives have been haunted by being abandoned by their mother in childhood, who are reuniting in
St. John's,
Newfoundland and Labrador
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 populatio ...
for Janet's wedding.
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The film was written by Bridger as an adaptation of her own theatrical stage play.][ Its cast also includes Kyra Harper and Andy McQueen.
The film premiered at the Atlantic Film Festival on September 18, 2020,][ and was screened in October at the St. John's International Women's Film Festival. In December it was screened at the Whistler Film Festival, where it won the Borsos Competition award for Best Canadian Film. The film was also nominated for the ]Directors Guild of Canada
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's DGC Discovery Award DGC can refer to:
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.[Connie Thiessen]
"Tracy Deer, Loretta Todd, among DGC Discovery Award finalists"
''Broadcast Dialogue'', September 11, 2020.
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2020 films
2020 drama films
Canadian drama films
English-language Canadian films
Films shot in Newfoundland and Labrador
Films set in Newfoundland and Labrador
2020s English-language films
2020s Canadian films
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