Happy Birthday, Mango!
13:11 min | Canada | 2017
Producer : Eva Colmers
Director : Eva Colmers
Writer: Eva Colmers
How to connect when you are worlds apart?
Young care worker Almara tries hard to reach her son far away in the Philippines but everything goes wrong. The busy Mettler family in Edmonton doesn’t seem to care and neither old Harold nor teen Alex seem to even notice. But closeness cannot be measured in miles. With some ingenuity, determined Almara may just find a way to connect with her birthday boy back home.
Beautifully shot Happy Birthday, Mango! makes a touching comment on the struggles to connect with others in a complex, busy world.
Cast & Crew
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Almara - Nathania Bernabe
Harold - Horst Fleischhauer
Alex - Taylor Hatala
Pepe - Alaister D. Sison
Lola - Renda Daldalera
Mrs. Mettler - Samantha Grant
Dr. Mettler - Dean Lonsdale
writer / director / co-producer - Eva Colmers
co-producer / 1. AD - Eric Spoeth
director of photography - Wes Miron
editor - Ryan Westley
sound score - Jon Kawchuk
Screenings
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Jaipur International Film Festival, India
Black Maria Film Festival, USA
Salida Film Festival, CO, USA
Edmonton Short Film Festival,Canada
Breckenridge Film Festival, CO, USA
South Coast Jazz Festival, Port Dover, Canada
Female Eye Film Festival, Toronto, Canada
Cinema Grand Prix, Indonesia
Future Femme Fest, Leeds United Kingdom
Women Make Wave Film Festival, Taiwan
K-Days Edmonton, Canada
Metamore FilmFestival, Park City, USA
Jaipur International Film Festival, India (Official Selection)
Canada Short Film Festival, St. John, NB, Canada (Award of Distinction)
Culver City Film Festival, CA, USA