"I absolutely loved the Women's Film Festival, I think it may have even changed my life. It was fantastic meeting so many nice, new people and seeing as many brilliant films as I could."

- Heidi Wagner, Festival Volunteer

21st Annual
October 26 - 30, 2010

The Films

Crackie

Venue: Arts and Culture Centre
Date: Saturday, October 24, 2009
Time: 8:00 pm - 10:30 pm

Director/Réalisateur: Sherry White
Producer/Producteur: Jennice Ripley, Rhonda Buckley, Sherry White
Writer/Scénariste: Sherry White
Country/Pays: Canada (NL)
Running Time/Durée: 94 min

Make no mistake about it, the acting is superb, and Meghan Greeley and Mary Walsh deliver nothing short of brave and brilliant performances in this superb closing feature film. But there isn’t a frame that doesn’t reflect the persistent intelligence of Sherry White, writer and director, whose vision is stamped all over this thing like a wet puppy’s paws. CRACKIE comes to us with wide trails of critical acclaim in its wake, from the NY Times to the usually grudging Globe and Mail. Here’s why: CRACKIE crackles with a smart, coherent vision of character. Set in an almost timeless rural Newfoundland, with the larger world of affluence and opportunity existing somewhere way off screen, the film focusses on a young woman, Mitsy (Greeley), and her tough-loving guardian grandmother, Bride (Walsh). Their relationship is perpetually strained, contained, and barely maintained, while mom (Cheryl Wells) has fled the building and the boyfriend, played by a badly dressed Joel Hynes, should be nobody’s promise of a future. White has superbly crafted a simple yarn about the struggle to get by, and the transformative possibilities that come from growth and understanding. This is in so many ways a small film about very big things. We are proud to say that CRACKIE is a totally wonderful accomplishment, crackling with integrity, that speaks to the power of Sherry White’s future in which everything shall be illuminated. Well done, Sher – we loves ya.