Mynarski Death Plummet (French: Mynarski chute mortelle) is a 2014 Canadian short film, written, produced, edited, animated, and directed by Matthew Rankin.[1] Blending live action with animation, the film expressionistically imagines the final moments of Andrew Mynarski, a Canadian World War II airman who was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for attempting to free colleague Pat Brophy before plummeting to his death from their burning airplane.
| Mynarski Death Plummet | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| French | Mynarski chute mortelle |
| Directed by | Matthew Rankin |
| Written by | Matthew Rankin |
| Produced by | Matthew Rankin Gabrielle Tougas-Fréchette |
| Starring | Alek Rzeszowski Robert Vilar Louis Negin |
| Cinematography | Julien Fontaine |
| Edited by | Matthew Rankin |
| Music by | Patrick Keenan |
| Distributed by | Le Distributrice des films |
Release date |
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Running time | 8 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
The film was named to the Toronto International Film Festival's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2014.[2] It was a shortlisted Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 4th Canadian Screen Awards,[3] and a shortlisted Jutra Award nominee for Best Short Film at the 17th Jutra Awards.[4]
Cast
edit- Alek Rzeszowski as Andrew Mynarski
- Robert Vilar as Pat Brophy the trapped rear gunner
- Annie St-Pierre as Annie St-Pierre
- Louis Negin as Mayor of Cambrai
- Eve Majzels and Maryse Lebeau as women of Cambrai
References
edit- ^ "The Moment a War Hero Becomes a War Hero". Slate, May 16, 2017.
- ^ "TIFF announces its top 10 Canadian films of 2014". CBC News, December 2, 2014.
- ^ "Local artists, productions up for screen awards". Winnipeg Free Press, January 20, 2016.
- ^ "Xavier Dolan domine les nominations aux Jutra". Métro, January 26, 2015.
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