2020 ShortFest Archive
Nadege lacks the confidence to get what she wants from life... until the day she discovers a new passion that awakens the beast inside her.
In competition for Best International Short
In competition for Best International Short
film synopsis
film details
| Director: | Marilyn Cooke |
| Producers: | Nellie Carrier |
| Screenwriter: | Marilyn Cooke |
| Cinematographers: | Marie Davignon |
| Editor: | Myriam Magassouba |
| Music: | Christophe Lamarche-Ledoux |
| Cast: | Tatiana Zinga Botao, Maka Kotto, Elisabeth Sirois |
| Original Language Title: | Cherche Femme Forte |
| Country: | Canada |
| Language: | In French with English subtitles. |
| Year: | 2019 |
| Running Time: | 15 minutes |
| Awards: | Best Director, Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival; Best Short Film, Big Water Film Festival |
| Primary Company: | h264 Distribution |
| Contact Email: | jason@h264distribution.com |
| Website: | https://www.h264distribution.com/en/catalog/distribution/wanted-strong-woman |
director biography
After graduating from film studies, Marilyn Cooke explores the themes that fascinate her, including family relationships and dreams. She was a finalist in screenwriting competition Sprint for Your Script. Her first short film, Nothing But Us, was screened at various film festivals and was selected for the Solveig Anspach short film competition in Reykjavik, Iceland.