Darkest Miriam - ICFF - Lavazza IncluCity.

PLOT : Miriam Gordon lives in a fog of grief, quietly working at a downtown public library. Her world is small, ordered, and emotionally suspended—that is, until a burgeoning love affair coincides with the arrival of a series of oddly threatening letters. As Miriam navigates the thrills of new romance and the creeping unease of these mysterious messages, her carefully constructed and sheltered existence begins to crack open. What unfolds is a tense, emotionally layered journey that blurs the line between vulnerability and paranoia, forcing Miriam to confront the past she’s buried, the truths she’s avoided, and the uncertain future she’s only just beginning to imagine.

Naomi Jaye. is a Canadian film director and screenwriter based in Toronto, Ontario, known for her distinct storytelling and dedication to culturally rich narratives. Naomi’s debut feature, The Pin (2013), was notable as the first Yiddish-language film produced in Canada in over six decades, gaining international attention and being shortlisted for the Cannes Film Festival. She gained widespread recognition with her 2024 film Darkest Miriam, an adaptation of Martha Baillie’s novel The Incident Report. The film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and earned Jaye the Directors Guild of Canada award for Best Direction in a Canadian Film at the 2024 Fantasia International Film Festival.

Length 1h 27min
Year 2024

Cast Britt Lower, Tom Mercier, Sook-Yin Lee, Jean Yoon,
Distribution Game Theory Films
Production Low End, Younger Daughter Films, Tremendous Productions, Through the Lens Entertainment

Fri. July 11th

7:15PM Panel Discussion | 8:15PM Movie Screening

Outdoor

Birra Moretti Theatre, Distillery District

Toronto

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