| No Ghost in the Morgue | |
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| Directed by | Marilyn Cooke |
| Written by | Marilyn Cooke |
| Produced by | Kélyna N. Lauzier |
| Starring | Schelby Jean-Baptiste |
| Cinematography | Juliette A. Lossky |
| Edited by | Myriam Magassouba |
| Music by | Pierre-Philippe Côté |
Production company | La 115e |
| Distributed by | H264 Distribution |
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Running time | 16 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
No Ghost in the Morgue is a 2022 Canadian short comedy-drama film, written and directed by Marilyn Cooke. [1] The film stars Schelby Jean-Baptiste as Keity, a medical student who takes an internship working in the morgue after failing to get her desired surgery placement, [2] and repeatedly sees the ghost of her dead grandmother Myriam (Mireille Metellus). [1]
The cast also includes Michel Laperrière, Ariane Bérubé and Alexandra Laferrière.
The film premiered in March 2022 at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, [3] and had its Canadian premiere at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival. [4]
The film was named to TIFF's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2022, [5] and was a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards in 2023. [6]
It was a Prix Iris nominee for Best Live Action Short Film at the 25th Quebec Cinema Awards in 2023. [7]