"I grew up in the community in Calgary, Alberta where The Maiden was filmed and spent much of my teenage years hanging out in the ravine, the film’s central location. The Maiden is not completely autobiographical, however, there are many personal connections to events, characters and places contained in the film. For me, The Maiden is a poetic vision of teenage friendship, loss and grief broken into two parts which share a cosmic connection, revealing layers of meaning and purpose even amidst moments of deep despair. ⠀ We wanted to create a world that sparkled with life even in the wake of death and highlighted the possibility of magic in the every day experience of teenagers, film is the only medium that we felt confident in bringing the vision to life." ⠀ Director @fffilmsinc on THE MAIDEN, starring Jackson Sluiter, Marcel Jimenez and Hayley Ness, which has its world premiere today at the 79th #VeniceFilmFestival in the @giornatedegliautori section. The film will then head to TIFF in the Contemporary World Cinema section on Sept 12th. DP @kellyjeffrey shot the film on 500T 16mm. ⠀ Director - @fffilmsinc Producer - @daivajz Producer - @dan_montgomery Associate Producer - @candicenapoleone Cinematographer - @kellyjeffrey 1st Camera Assistant - @plana92 Production Designer - @erikalobko Sound Recordist - @ianreynoldsdos Editor - @brendankmills Craft - @devvio Stills Photographer - @brendangeorgeko Stills Photographer - @mark_peckmezian @mdff.ca Film lab: @melsstudios ⠀ #ShotOnFilm #16mm #venicefilmfestival