# Body and Bones

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{{Infobox film
| name           = Body and Bones
| image          = 
| alt            = 
| caption        = 
| director       = [Melanie Oates](/source/Melanie_Oates)
| screenplay     = Melanie Oates
| producer       = Chris Hatcher<br>Melanie Oates
| starring       = Kelly Van der Burg<br>[Joel Thomas Hynes](/source/Joel_Thomas_Hynes)<br>[Lawrence Barry](/source/Lawrence_Barry)
| cinematography = Jordan Kennington
| editing        = [James Vandewater](/source/James_Vandewater)
| music          = [Neil Haverty](/source/Neil_Haverty)
| studio         = Chara Pictures
| distributor    = Game Theory Films
| released       = {{Film date|2019|9|15|[AIFF](/source/Atlantic_International_Film_Festival)}}
| runtime        = 97 minutes
| country        = Canada
| language       = English
}}

'''''Body and Bones''''' is a Canadian drama film, directed by [Melanie Oates](/source/Melanie_Oates) and released in 2019.<ref name=stir>Janet Smith, [https://www.createastir.ca/articles/body-and-bones-review "Film review: Body & Bones' coming-of-age story feels painfully honest"]. ''Stir'', October 16, 2020.</ref> The film stars Kelly Van der Burg as Tess Small, an 18-year-old girl mourning the death of her mother, who is offered an opportunity to escape her stifling small-town existence in a [Newfoundland](/source/Newfoundland_(island)) outport when she becomes romantically involved with Danny Sharpe ([Joel Thomas Hynes](/source/Joel_Thomas_Hynes)), a musician who left the town long ago to pursue his career in [St. John's](/source/St._John's%2C_Newfoundland_and_Labrador).<ref>Kirk Haviland, [https://intheseats.ca/growing-newfie-pains-our-review-of-body-bones/ "Growing Newfie Pains: Our Review of ‘Body And Bones’"]. ''In the Seats'', October 22, 2020.</ref>

The cast also includes [Lawrence Barry](/source/Lawrence_Barry) as Tess's stepfather Gerry, as well as Ruth Lawrence, Stephen Payette, [Evan Mercer](/source/Evan_Mercer), Janet Cull, Emily Corcoran, Michelle Rex Bailey, Darren Ivany, Paula Morgan, Alison Woolridge, Heather Power and Jason Bhattacharya in supporting roles.

==Production==
Oates's full-length directorial debut, the film was shot in [Witless Bay](/source/Witless_Bay) and St. John's.<ref name=parker>Jordan Parker, [https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/jordan-porter-body-and-bones-newfoundland-shot-film-1.5299142 "With new film role, Joel Thomas Hynes extends his run of intricate, oddball characters"]. [CBC News](/source/CBC_News) Newfoundland and Labrador, September 29, 2019.</ref>

==Release==
The film premiered at the 2019 [Atlantic International Film Festival](/source/Atlantic_International_Film_Festival).<ref>Lauren Malyk, [https://playbackonline.ca/2019/08/15/fin-atlantic-19-a-fire-in-the-cold-season-body-bones-among-world-premieres/ "FIN Atlantic ’19: A Fire in the Cold Season among world premieres"]. ''[Playback](/source/Playback_(magazine))'', August 15, 2019.</ref>

It was subsequently screened at the 2019 [St. John's International Women's Film Festival](/source/St._John's_International_Women's_Film_Festival),<ref name=parker/> in the [Borsos Competition](/source/Borsos_Competition) program at the 2019 [Whistler Film Festival](/source/Whistler_Film_Festival),<ref>Victor Stiff, [https://thatshelf.com/whistler-film-festival-announces-2019-line-up/ "Whistler Film Festival Announces 2019 Line-up"]. ''That Shelf'', November 6, 2019.</ref> and at the [2020 Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival](/source/2020_Cin%C3%A9fest_Sudbury_International_Film_Festival),<ref>[https://www.sudbury.com/lifestyle/cinefest-reveals-more-of-its-2020-film-lineup-2684754 "Cinéfest reveals more of its 2020 film lineup"]. ''[Sudbury.com](/source/Sudbury.com)'', September 2, 2020.</ref> before going into commercial release in fall 2020.<ref name=stir/>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|10890888}}

Category:2019 films
Category:2019 drama films
Category:2019 directorial debut films
Category:Canadian coming-of-age drama films
Category:2019 English-language films
Category:Films shot in Newfoundland and Labrador
Category:English-language Canadian films
Category:2019 Canadian films
Category:Films set in Newfoundland and Labrador
Category:Films directed by Melanie Oates

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