Heaven's Floor is a 2016 Canadian/American drama film written and directed by Lori Stoll. The film stars Clea DuVall, Timothy V Murphy, Toby Huss, Katie May Dunford and Nicole Sullivan. Heaven's Floor had its world premiere at the 2016 Cinequest Film Festival on March 4, 2016.[1]

Heaven's Floor
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Directed byLori Stoll
Written byLori Stoll
Produced by
  • Justin Ford
  • Phil Rose
  • Sally Hanson
  • Lori Stoll
  • Malaya Qaunirq Chapman
Starring
Cinematography
Edited by
  • Timothy Snell
  • Russell Denove
Music byJ. Peter Robinson
Production
company
Road to Nowhere Film Company
Release date
  • September 30, 2016 (2016-09-30) (Edmonton International Film Festival)
Running time
86 minutes
Countries
  • Canada
  • United States
Languages

Plot

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Julia, a Los Angeles photographer, joins an expedition to the Canadian Arctic. She arrives ill-equipped and later finds herself stranded when she is rescued by an eleven year old Inuit girl, Malaya, and her uncle. They take Julia to a small Inuit community where she becomes attached to Malaya. Later in Los Angeles Julia learns of tragic events in the Arctic and returns to adopt Malaya. Once in Los Angeles the little girl struggles to find acceptance.

Cast

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Awards

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  • Heaven's Floor won the Grand Jury Award at the 2016 Alaska International Film Awards [2]
  • Katie May Dunford won Best Actress at the 2016 El Dorado Film Festival.

References

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  1. ^ "Cinequest - Heaven's Floor". Cinequest. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
  2. ^ "Alaska International Film Awards - Screenplay Contest - 2016 Winners". Alaska International Film Awards. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
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