Sweet Angel Baby
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| Directed by | Melanie Oates |
| Screenplay by | Melanie Oates |
| Produced by | Chris Hatcher Matt Power Melanie Oates |
| Starring | Michaela Kurimsky Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers Peter Mooney |
| Cinematography | Christopher Mabley |
| Edited by | James Vandewater |
Production companies | Chara Pictures Dodd Motors |
| Distributed by | Vortex Media[1] |
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Running time | 95 minutes[1] |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Sweet Angel Baby is a Canadian drama film directed by Melanie Oates, and released in 2024.[2] 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.[3]
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,[4] and was also screened as the Atlantic Gala at the 2024 Atlantic International Film Festival.[5] It later screened in the Borsos Competition program at the 2024 Whistler Film Festival.[6]
Awards
The film was shortlisted for the 2024 Jean-Marc Vallée DGC Discovery Award.[7] AT AIFF, Oates won the award for Best Atlantic Canadian Screenwriting.[8]
References
- ^ a b "Sweet Angel Baby [14A]". Alberta Film Classification. July 25, 2025. Retrieved July 25, 2025.
- ^ Kim Izzo, "Five Canadian features among TIFF Centrepiece programme". Playback, August 6, 2024.
- ^ Annemarie Cutruzzola, "TIFF Top 20: A Guide to Our Most Anticipated Films at the 2024 Festival". She Does the City, August 16, 2024.
- ^ Jeremy Kay, "Toronto film festival unveils 43 titles in Centrepiece programme". Screen Daily, August 6, 2024.
- ^ Kelly Townsend, "AIFF boasts growing East Coast talent for 44th edition". Playback, August 14, 2024.
- ^ Janet Smith, "Hunting Matthew Nichols and Kryptic among B.C. contingent as Whistler Film Festival unveils Canadian entries". Stir, October 28, 2024.
- ^ Connie Thiessen, "Sweet Angel Baby leads DGC Awards’ film nominations". Broadcast Dialogue, September 20, 2024.
- ^ Brendyn Creamer, "All the winners of the 2024 Atlantic International Film Festival". The Coast, September 17, 2024.