MINA.MINERVA[1][2][3] is a 2013 short Canadian comedy written and directed by Marshall Axani, based on the story by Diana Donaldson and Marshall Axani.[4] The film stars Jacqueline Robbins, Joyce Robbins, Jennifer Spence, Lori Triolo, Fabiola Colmenero, Mackenzie Gray and Eliza Smith. It was produced by Allude Entertainment.
Plot
editMINA.MINERVA is a journey through the tumultuous relationship of two very feisty twins. When a petty argument nearly pushes sixty-five-year-old identical twin sisters Mina and Minerva to fisticuffs, decades of unaired baggage threatens to implode their already strained relationship.
Cast
edit- Jacqueline Robbins as Mina
- Joyce Robbins as Minerva
- Jennifer Spence as Robyn
- Lori Triolo as Divinity
- Fabiola Colmenero as Bev
- Mackenzie Gray as Emotional Man
- Eliza Smith as Stagette Queen
Awards and nominations
editCalgary International Film Festival 2015:[5]
- Best Short Film Nomination[6]
Leo Awards 2015:
- Best Sound Design Nomination[7]
Cold Reading Series 2013:
- Best Short Screenplay
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ Vlessing, Etan (August 23, 2013). "Harold Greenberg Fund goes short with $120,000 for calling card films". Retrieved 2015-11-25.
- ^ "BC's iconic twin actor sisters Joyce and Jacqueline Robbins have the fight of their lives in Marshall Axani's Mina.Minerva". reelwest.com. Archived from the original on 2015-11-25. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
- ^ Reid, Michael D. (27 August 2013). "Three Victoria filmmakers get funding". Times Colonist. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
- ^ "Former Lacombe student moves into feature films". Lacombe Globe. Archived from the original on 2015-11-25. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
- ^ "Calgary production enjoys film festival premiere". Calgary Sun. Archived from the original on 2015-11-19. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
- ^ "Best of Shorts | Calgary International Film Festival". www.calgaryfilm.com. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
- ^ "Leo Awards, Nominees by Program 2015". www.leoawards.com. Retrieved 2015-11-25.