Empire of Dirt (film)

Empire of Dirt
	Film poster
Directed by	Peter Stebbings
Written by	Shannon Masters
Starring	Cara Gee; Jennifer Podemski; Luke Kirby;
Cinematography	David Greene
Release date	6 September 2013 (TIFF);
Running time	99 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	English

Empire of Dirt is a 2013 Canadian drama film directed by Peter Stebbings. It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.[1][2]

The film was a shortlisted nominee for Best Picture at the 2nd Canadian Screen Awards.[3] It also garnered nominations for Best Actress (Cara Gee), Best Supporting Actress (Jennifer Podemski), Best Original Screenplay (Shannon Masters) and Best Editing (Jorge Weisz).

Plot

The film stars Cara Gee as Lena, a young single First Nations mother struggling to bridge the generation gap with her daughter Peeka (Shay Eyre) and her mother Minerva (Jennifer Podemski).

Production

The film was shot from 19 September to 4 October 2012 at Kensington Market in Toronto and at Keswick, Ontario.[4] Its original working title was Empire of Dirt, and it was briefly called Running Wolf.[5]

Cast

Cara Gee as Lena
Shay Eyre as Peeka
Jennifer Podemski as Minerva "Minnie"
Luke Kirby as Russell
Jordan Prentice as Warren
Michael Cram as Doc Baker
Sarah Podemski as Charmaine
Lawrence Bayne as Hank
Kate Corbett as Wendy
Tonya Williams as Sandra
Shannon Kook as Angel

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References

"Empire of Dirt". TIFF. Archived from the original on 20 August 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
"Toronto Adds 75+ Titles To 2013 Edition". Indiewire. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
"Canadian Screen Awards: Orphan Black, Less Than Kind, Enemy nominated". CBC News, 13 January 2014.
Barnard, Linda (6 October 2012). "Peter Stebbings: director has hopes for TIFF 2013". Toronto Star. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
"People to watch: Cara Gee". Toronto Star, 30 December 2012.

External links

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[TIFF-1] "Empire of Dirt". TIFF. Archived from the original on 20 August 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2013.

[Indiewire-2] "Toronto Adds 75+ Titles To 2013 Edition". Indiewire. Retrieved 20 August 2013.

[nominations-3] "Canadian Screen Awards: Orphan Black, Less Than Kind, Enemy nominated". CBC News, 13 January 2014.

[4] Barnard, Linda (6 October 2012). "Peter Stebbings: director has hopes for TIFF 2013". Toronto Star. Retrieved 24 August 2013.

[torstar-5] "People to watch: Cara Gee". Toronto Star, 30 December 2012.