The List Film (2014)

A young mother battles isolation and guilt through obsessive list making after she neglects a favour to a friend, which results in tragedy

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 50M

Director : Morag McKinnon, Muriel Romanes

Synopsis

A film of the award winning live theatre production The List. A woman struggles to adjust to rural life with a young family in Quebec. Increasingly isolated, she keeps life in order through obsessive list making. As her marriage struggles she befriends Caroline. When Caroline requests a favour she adds it to her list. The difference between remembering to do it, and neglecting to take it seriously, becomes the difference between life and death. Produced in association with Screen Academy Scotland at Edinburgh Napier University.

Actors

Maureen Beattie
Maureen Beattie
the woman

Crews

Morag McKinnon
Morag McKinnon
Director
Jennifer Tremblay
Jennifer Tremblay
Writer
Shelley Tepperman
Shelley Tepperman
Translator
Muriel Romanes
Muriel Romanes
Director
John Byrne
John Byrne
Set Designer
Jeanine Byrne
Jeanine Byrne
Lighting Supervisor
Philip Pinsky
Philip Pinsky
Sound Designer
Lesley Anne Rose
Lesley Anne Rose
Producer
Robin McPherson
Robin McPherson
Executive Producer
Rob Walker
Rob Walker
Sound Recordist
Lili Sandelin
Lili Sandelin
Production Manager
Michael Heasman
Michael Heasman
Production Manager
Karel Dolak
Karel Dolak
Editorial Production Assistant
Neale Ross
Neale Ross
Sound Design Assistant
Alan McLaughlin
Alan McLaughlin
Camera Operator
Gary Hall
Gary Hall
Camera Operator
Minttu Maari Mantynen
Minttu Maari Mantynen
Camera Operator
Mihail Ursu
Mihail Ursu
Camera Operator
Aaron Boucher
Aaron Boucher
Grip
Sam Cunningham
Sam Cunningham
Technical Supervisor
Ian Dodds
Ian Dodds
Director of Photography
Fiona MacDonald
Fiona MacDonald
Editor

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