Flower and Garnet
16-year-old Flower (McGregor) has been essentially raising her 8-year-old brother Garnet (McGregor) in the aftermath of their mother’s death during Garnet’s birth. When Flower decides to leave home, it leaves their depressed father, Ed (Rennie), to finally step up as a parent, something he’s ill-equipped to do.
A heartfelt portrait of a family in crisis, this acclaimed first feature from Keith Behrman won the Claude Jutra award at the Genies, the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Canadian Film, and was named to TIFF’s Canada’s Top Ten.
Director
Keith Behrman
Behrman is a writer and filmmaker whose writing and directing credits include the shorts Thomas; White Cloud, Blue Mountain; and Ernest. He directed episodes of The Unprofessionals, Da Vinci’s Inquest, This Is Wonderland, among others, and created the show The Stagers. His first feature, Flower and Garnet, premiered at TIFF and won 17 awards. His second feature, Giant Little Ones, also premiered at TIFF and won eight awards internationally.
Writer
Keith Behrman
Cast
Jane McGregor, Colin Roberts, Callum Keith Rennie
Producer
Trish Dolman
Genre
Drama
Interest
Family Relationships
Original Language
English
Canadian Distributor
Cineplex Odeon Films
