Sweet Angel Baby is a Canadian drama film directed by Melanie Oates, and released in 2024.[1] The film stars Michaela Kurimsky as Eliza, a woman living in a small town in Newfoundland and Labrador whose place in the community is challenged when her secret social media persona, and her private romantic relationship with Toni (Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers) are unexpectedly exposed.[2]

Sweet Angel Baby
Directed byMelanie Oates
Screenplay byMelanie Oates
Produced byChris Hatcher
Matt Power
Melanie Oates
StarringMichaela Kurimsky
Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers
Peter Mooney
CinematographyChristopher Mabley
Edited byJames Vandewater
Production
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Chara Pictures
Dodd Motors
Release date
  • September 9, 2024 (2024-09-09) (TIFF)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

The cast also includes Peter Mooney, Rhiannon Morgan and Patricia Andrews.

The film premiered in the Centrepiece program at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival,[3] and was also screened as the Atlantic Gala at the 2024 Atlantic International Film Festival.[4] It is slated to screen in the Borsos Competition program at the 2024 Whistler Film Festival.[5]

Awards

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The film was shortlisted for the 2024 Jean-Marc Vallée DGC Discovery Award.[6] AT AIFF, Oates won the award for Best Atlantic Canadian Screenwriting.[7]

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