Dancing on the Elephant heads to Newfoundland!
We are thrilled to be presenting Dancing on the Elephant at the St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival later this week, including a special Q&A with actors Amanda Brugel and Mary Walsh, director Julia Neill, writer Lisa Hagen, and producer Tanya Preyde.
The Alberta Premiere: Edmonton International Film Festival
Elephant's Alberta premiere is coming up next week (Sep 26) at the Edmonton International Film Festival, featuring a Q&A with director Jacob Z. Smith and the Alzheimer Society of Alberta and Northwest Territories.
Elephant Wins AIFF Awards: Best Performance and Best Editing
At the Atlantic International Film Festival’s awards ceremony this evening, Dancing on the Elephant won two! The AIFF jury recognized Mary Walsh, who played Edna, with a Best Performance award and our editor Angela Baker with a Best Editing award. Proud of the film and thrilled for Mary and Angela.
Sold Out Standing Ovation Crowd in Halifax!
So excited and grateful that our World Premiere screening was such a terrific hit. Sold out the 340-seat theater with an enthusiastic audience and a standing ovation afterward.
"Heartbeat of the Maritime film industry"
CTV News: Don't give up': Maritime actress still on the silver screen at 86-years-old.
Known to many as the heartbeat of the Maritime film industry, 86-year-old Alvena Poole, also known as "Mama Alvena," is still making appearances on the silver screen.
“You can’t get a bigger compliment than to say to somebody you were very believable,” Alvena told CTV Atlantic's Katie Kelly in an interview Monday.
“As long as I can hear the cue, because you know, my hearing is not that great.”
In fact, the Nova Scotian performer has been busy on set for a new film.
“I am working on ‘Dancing on the Elephant,’” she said.
DOTE Premiere Screening Sold Out (But You Can Still Get In)
The buzz is real! Dancing on the Elephant is making its World Premiere at the Atlantic International Film Festival this Saturday, Sept 13 at 4:45pm 🎉
This screening with special guests Sheila McCarthy and the iconic Mary Walsh is officially sold out — but don’t worry, the space available Rush Line is your chance to be part of this very special premiere. You can arrive as early as 4:00 and they will start giving out rush tickets at 4:30.
Global News Morning: Mary Walsh Interview!
Global News Morning: Mary Walsh coming to AIFF for Dancing on the Elephant premiere
“We check in with actress and comedian Mary Walsh to find out more about her latest movie Dancing on the Elephant, which makes it’s world premiere at this weekend’s Atlantic International Film Festival.”
AIFF Showcasing Homegrown and International Talent
The Coast: This year’s Atlantic International Film Festival will showcase homegrown and international talent
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Other local highlights include Mary Walsh’s Dancing on the Elephant, a comedy-drama that celebrates resilience, friendship and the joy of aging boldly. Walsh, the celebrated actor and comedian, stars alongside Sheila McCarthy in a story about two women in a seniors’ home who refuse to stop chasing adventure.
“It was great to be transported to Cape Breton while we were in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and we were prepping for our film. Halifax is like my second home. It is always fun to be back,” Walsh said.
“It is a very hopeful and somewhat inspirational film, and when you are an old woman in Canada you tend to believe that there are no older women around, but in Canada we have been late in the game to recognize older women on the screen. It feels good to be that representation. It is going to be refreshing for people to see actresses above the age of 40 in a film, and the best part is they are Canadian, and they represent Canada.”
