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HOT DOCS 2017: MERMAIDS

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9 years ago

April 6, 2017

Ever since the success of Disney’s The Little Mermaid, starring red-headed Ariel, North America has been in love with mermaids. In Ali Weinstein’s film Mermaids, we meet a handful of 21st-century women who identify as living, contemporary versions of the legendary aquatic creatures. Each of them has her own deeply personal reason for “mermaiding.” For Harlem resident Cookie, it’s something she shares with her husband, Ralph, who lovingly sews her tails by hand. Transgender Julz has always wanted to be “one of the girls” and mermaiding allows her to forget her tough Bible-Belt upbringing and be an insider for once. With carefully choreographed underwater scenes and thought-provoking characters, Mermaidsis a wonderful testament to the healing power of the imagination. Aisha Jamal

SCREENING TIMES @HOT DOCS 2017

Fri, Apr 28 9:30 PM TIFF Bell Lightbox 1

Sat, Apr 29 2:30 PM Isabel Bader Theatre

Mon, May 1 10:30 AM TIFF Bell Lightbox 4

Fri, May 5 12:00 PM Scotiabank Theatre

www.mermaidsdocumentary.com

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ht-x11aCDoA

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Fernando Fernandez

Fernando Fernandez is a graduate of Environmental Studies at York University in Toronto. He became interested in entertainment journalism in the late 2000s writing for online startups. He founded FERNTV in 2009 and focused mainly on the film industry. With over a thousand interviews conducted with all walks of life in film, he is still learning as if every day is day one.