There, There (film)

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There, There
Directed by Heather Young
Written byHeather Young
Produced byBritt Kerr
Martha Cooley
Heather Young
StarringMarlene Jewell
Katie Mattatall
Cinematography Catherine Lutes
Edited byHeather Young
Production
companies
Houseplant Films
Brass Door Productions
Release date
  • September 29, 2024 (2024-09-29)(VIFF)
Running time
106 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

There, There is a Canadian drama film, written and directed by Heather Young and released in 2024. [1] Shot with a static camera, the film centres on the relationship between Ruth (Marlene Jewell), an elderly woman afflicted with early stage dementia, and Shannon (Katie Mattatall), her young caretaker who is struggling with having been abandoned by her boyfriend while she was pregnant with their child.

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The film received a production grant from Telefilm Canada in 2022. [2]

The film premiered at the 2024 Vancouver International Film Festival, [1] and was screened in the National Competition at the 2024 Festival du nouveau cinéma, where it received a Special Jury Mention. [3]

The film will be released in theaters in Quebec on December 5th, 2025. [4]

Synopsis

There, There tells the parallel stories of Ruth, an elderly woman with dementia obsessed with feeding the neighbourhood birds, and Shannon, her young homecare worker who is pregnant and has been deserted by the baby’s father. The two women find comfort in one another at these very different stages in their lives.

References

  1. 1 2 Jamie Casemore, "Nine Canadian features set to world premiere at VIFF". Playback , August 29, 2024.
  2. ↑ Angelica Babiera, "Telefilm allocates $12.8M to 21 English market films". Playback , July 28, 2022.
  3. ↑ Justine Smith, "Montreal’s Festival du Nouveau Cinéma to screen some of this year’s best films from Oct. 9 to 20". Cult MTL , September 26, 2024.
  4. ↑ Gratton, Marie-Eve (2025-10-22). "THERE, THERE de Heather Young au cinéma dès le 5 décembre 2025 - Dévoilement de la bande-annonce". CTVM (in French). Retrieved 2025-10-29.


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