Monkey Beach (2020)
1h 45m
Running Time
October 3, 2020Release Date
Plot.
Five hundred miles north of Vancouver is Kitamaat, an Indian reservation in the homeland of the Haisla people. Growing up a tough, wild tomboy, swimming, fighting, and fishing in a remote village where the land slips into the green ocean on the edge of the world, Lisamarie has always been different. Visited by ghosts and shapeshifters, tormented by premonitions, she can't escape the sense that something terrible is waiting for her. She recounts her enchanted yet scarred life as she journeys in her speedboat up the frigid waters of the Douglas Channel. She is searching for her brother, dead by drowning, and in her own way running as fast as she can toward danger. Circling her brother's tragic death are the remarkable characters that make up her family: Lisamarie's parents, struggling to join their Haisla heritage with Western ways; Uncle Mick, a Native rights activist and devoted Elvis fan; and the headstrong Ma-ma-oo (Haisla for "grandmother"), a guardian of tradition.
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Cast & Crew.
Grace Dove
Lisa
Adam Beach
Mick
Tina Marie Lameman
Ma-Ma-Oo
Stefany Mathias
Gladys Hill
Nathaniel Arcand
Albert
Glen Gould
Josh
Joel Oulette
Jimmy Hill
Loretta Todd
Director
Tina Marie Lameman
Ma-ma-oo
Eden Robinson
Writer
Sera-Lys McArthur
Tabitha
Johnny Darrell
Writer
Ta'kaiya Blaney
Karaoke
Andrew Duncan
Writer
Jason James
Producer
Sam Bob
Little Red Haired Man
Nick Dangeli
Frank
Matthew O'Connor
Producer
Oliver Tru Sison
Child Jimmy
Miika Bryce Whiskeyjack
Teen Lisa
Zoey Snow
Young Lisa
Leenah Robinson
Amber
Erica Davis
Aunt Edith
Dana Hill
Elder 1
Mike Dangeli
B'Gwus
Holly Spencer
Rose
Colin Waddel
Vice Principal
Caliana Robinson
Child Lisa
Aggie Wells
Elder 2
Tiyanee Stevens
Jade
Clarisa Spencer
Aunt Trudy
Corbin Basso
Young Frank
Fred Fuchs
Executive Producer
Sandy Cochrane
Production Design
Suzan Derkson
Production Manager
Anne Wheeler
Executive Producer
Lisa Richardson
Producer
Stirling Bancroft
Director of Photography / Camera Operator
Rene Haynes
Casting
Judy Lee
Casting
Richard Van Camp
Executive Producer
Natasha Duprey
Music Coordinator
Jesse Zubot
Music
Brant McIlroy
Special Effects Coordinator
Jack Grundy
Compositing Lead
Graham Crowell
Boom Operator
Bruce Crawford
Stunt Coordinator
Sheleah Bradley
Makeup Department Head / Key Makeup Artist
Ryan Petey
Camera Operator / Second Unit Cinematographer
Patti Poskitt
Executive Producer
Vava Renata
Property Master
Peter Gibson
Transportation Coordinator
Krista Johnston
Clearances Coordinator
Matt Drake
Sound Designer / Supervising Sound Editor / Sound Re-Recording Mixer / Post-Production Manager
Bryce Larkin
Gaffer
Claudio Sepulveda
Digital Intermediate Colorist
Ian Doig
Animal Coordinator
Evangeline Palting
Assistant Editor
Terrance Azzuolo
Lighting Technician
Lori Massini
Legal Services
Stephen J. McKnight
First Assistant 'A' Camera
Fredrik Thorsen
Editor
Julia Bettencourt
First Assistant Director
Yuri Pridachin
Foley Artist / Foley Supervisor
Rosalee Yagihara
First Assistant Director
Rose Stiffarm
Second Assistant 'B' Camera
Ricardo Hubbs
Still Photographer
Paddy Bickerton
Producer
Basil Fafard
Grip
Benjamin Gardere
Second Assistant Director
Elizabeth Mueller
Assistant Accountant
Paul Human
Key Grip
Grace Loeppky
Best Boy Grip
Matthew O'Connor
Producer
Suzi Stingl
Stunts
Ana Pacheco
Second Assistant Director
Carmen Thompson
Costume Design
Jason Pillay
Costume Supervisor / Costume Set Supervisor
Jonel Earl
Stunt Double
Colin Lorimer
Storyboard Artist
Jessica Wadsworth
Production Coordinator
Daniel Howard
Electrician
Slatie Chu
Grip
Kim MacNaughton
Assistant Camera
Laurent Piche
Third Assistant Director
Andrew Duncan
Screenplay
Lycrecia Adin
Executive Producer / Assistant Director
RoseAnne Archibald
Executive Producer
Patricia Poskitt
Producer
Carla Robinson
Executive Producer / Consulting Producer
Tom Rowe
Executive Producer
Asim Nurany
Editor
Lisa Hageman Yahgulanaas
Set Decoration
Michelle Gregoire
Makeup & Hair
Cristina Woods
Key Hair Stylist
Gloria Stonechild
Assistant Makeup Artist
Ross Redhead
Supervisor of Production Resources
Matthew Daratha
On Set Dresser
Maia Derrick-Tremblay
Set Dresser
Isaac Higgins
Set Dresser
Sam Higgins
Assistant Set Decoration
Alannah Mandamin-Shawanda
Set Decoration Buyer / Set Dresser
Ron McCall
Property Master
Stephen Ostir
On Set Props
Elaine Sanders
Props
Jesse Wheatley
Set Dresser
Susan Willemen
Set Dresser
Jeff Carter
Sound Mixer
Byron Stroud
Special Effects Assistant
Chris Valagao
Special Effects Assistant
Trent Wilson
Special Effects Assistant
Marc Horsfield
Visual Effects Supervisor
Tanmay Jayant
Compositor
Caleb Wagner
Visual Effects
Lee Wilson
Visual Effects Supervisor
Hang Yang
Visual Effects
Christian Dominguez
Stunts
David Ferguson
Stunts
Kyle Grant
Stunt Double
Geoff Grognet
Stunt Driver
Jason Larson
Stunt Driver
David Le Blanc
Stunt Driver
Chris Ridler
Stunt Driver
Andrew Robinson
Stunt Driver
Paul Teggarty
Stunt Driver
Delali Ayivor
Grip
Jon Baker
Lighting Technician
Tom Cordeiro
Grip
Christopher Curtis
Drone Cinematographer
Russell Deluce
Assistant Camera
Kevin Hawkins
Digital Imaging Technician
Josh Kimelman-Marr
Underwater Camera
Agustin Little
Lighting Technician
Patrick Metzger
Lighting Technician
Duncan Peacock
Generator Operator
Chris Reynolds
Grip
Nikita Shevchuk
Lighting Technician
Alex Simon
Grip
Griffin Slimkowich
Grip
Cedrick Smith
Grip
Stephen Stannus
Lighting Technician
Patrick Sutherland
Grip
David Wallis
Grip
Kalvin Warbus
Second Assistant 'A' Camera
Anna Waters
Generator Operator
Danielle Wilson-Brown
Grip
Robert Wood
Drone Operator
Adam Zolnierczyk
Lighting Technician
Tara Mazzucca
Casting Associate
Jordan Short
Production Coordinator / Background Casting Director
Candice Kim
Digital Intermediate Producer
Miranda Kurucz
Assistant Location Manager
Victor Sanchez
Location Manager
Robyn Weasel Bear
Continuity
Todd Ireland
Script Coordinator
Mike Berg
Driver
Danny Campo
Driver
Jeff Charlton
Driver
Dwayne Doell
Driver
Brian Fisher
Cast Driver
Frank Guadagno
Cast Driver
Scott Higgins
Driver
Dave Johnson
Driver
Gordon MacKay
Driver
Gary Sarai
Driver
Taylor Sarai
Transportation Captain
Michael Sullivan
Cast Driver
Erch Tarr
Driver
Brent Vinely
Driver
Gary Watson
Driver
Julia Rayanne Anderson
Producer's Assistant
Cassidi Kimberly Taylor Bolton
Production Assistant
Jess Solveig Elsey
Production Assistant
Vicki Marilyn Grant
Production Assistant
Amanda Lancaster
Intern
Marnie Mains
Craft Service
Heather McCullough
Assistant Accountant
John Molnar
Key Production Assistant
Elva Parsons
Production Accountant
Nicola Pender
Public Relations
Robyn Pottenger
Assistant Production Coordinator
Sandra Robinson
Production Assistant
Ann-Marie Ryan
Production Assistant
Kalampreet Sidhu
Production Assistant
Shirelle Amber Dean Linda Wilson
Production Assistant
Media.
Details.
Release DateOctober 3, 2020
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 45m
Budget$2,330,000
Filming LocationsKitimat, Canada
Wiki.
Monkey Beach is a 2020 Canadian drama film, directed by Loretta Todd. Her debut narrative feature, the film is an adaptation of Eden Robinson's 2000 novel Monkey Beach.The film stars Grace Dove as Lisamarie, a young Haisla woman in Kitamaat, British Columbia coming to terms with the mysterious disappearance of her brother Jimmy (Joel Oulette). The film's cast also includes Adam Beach, Nathaniel Arcand, Glen Gould, Tina Lameman and Ta'Kaiya Blaney.
The film premiered at the 2020 Vancouver International Film Festival.