{{Short description|2022 Canadian film by Marianne Farley}} {{Use American English|date=June 2021}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2021}} {{Infobox film | name = North of Albany | native_name = {{Infobox name module|French|Au nord d'Albany}} | image = North of Albany poster.png | caption = Poster | director = Marianne Farley | writer = {{Plainlist| * Claude Brie * Marianne Farley }} | producer = {{Plainlist| * Benoit Beaulieu * Marianne Farley }} | starring = {{Plainlist| * Céline Bonnier * Zeneb Blanchet * Eliott Plamondon * Naomi Cormier * Rick Roberts }} | music = Frannie Holder | cinematography = Benoit Beaulieu | editing = Aube Foglia | studio = Slykid & Skykid | distributor = Maison 4:3 | released = {{film date|2022|09|19|Cinéfest|2022|12|2|Canada}} | runtime = | country = Canada | language = {{Plainlist| * English * French }} | budget = > $1.3 million<ref name="Budget"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://playbackonline.ca/2019/06/18/telefilm-awards-1-3-million-to-three-quebec-films/|title=Telefilm awards $1.3M to three Quebec films|date=June 18, 2019|first=Kelly|last=Townsend|website=Playback|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201113153843/https://playbackonline.ca/2019/06/18/telefilm-awards-1-3-million-to-three-quebec-films/|archive-date=November 13, 2020|url-status=live|quote=A total of $1.3 million will be provided under Telefilm's selective component production program for projects with a budget under $2.5 million.|access-date=November 13, 2020}}</ref> | gross = }}
'''''North of Albany''''' ({{langx|fr|'''Au nord d'Albany'''}}) is a 2022 Canadian drama film directed by Marianne Farley (in her directorial debut) from a screenplay she co-wrote with Claude Brie. It stars Céline Bonnier, Zeneb Blanchet, and Eliott Plamondon as a Canadian family who run away to the United States. The film was shot in the province of Quebec in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic in late 2020. The film premiered at Cinéfest on September 19, 2022, and was released in theaters on December 2, 2022, by Maison 4:3.
==Premise== A single mother, Annie, flees from the Canadian city of Montreal with her two children Sarah and Felix after Sarah physically attacks a bully.<ref name="COVID Interview">{{cite web|url=https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2020/11/01/au-nord-dalbany-sadapter-a-la-pandemie|language=French|trans-title=''North of Albany'': adapting to the pandemic|title=''Au nord d'Albany'': s'adapter à la pandémie|date=November 1, 2020|first=Maxime|last=Demers|website=Le Journal de Montréal|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101135201/https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2020/11/01/au-nord-dalbany-sadapter-a-la-pandemie|archive-date=November 1, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=November 1, 2020}}</ref> The family's car breaks down, stranding them in the Adirondacks in the American state of New York. There, they meet local mechanic Paul who helps them confront the real reasons they are on the run.<ref name="Deadline Hollywood">{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/10/oscar-nominee-marianne-farley-north-of-albany-1234592619/|title=Oscar-Nominee Marianne Farley To Direct Indie ''North of Albany''|date=October 6, 2020|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Justin|last=Kroll|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201006232216/https://deadline.com/2020/10/oscar-nominee-marianne-farley-north-of-albany-1234592619/|archive-date=October 6, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=October 6, 2020}}</ref>
==Cast== * Céline Bonnier as Annie, the mother of Sarah and Félix * Zeneb Blanchet as Sarah, the 15-year-old teenage daughter of Annie and sister of Félix * Eliott Plamondon as Félix, the 10-year-old son of Annie and brother of Sarah * Rick Roberts as Paul, a mechanic who lives in the Adirondacks, and Emma's nephew * Naomi Cormier as Hope * Sean Tucker as Richard * Kelly Depeault as Martine * Frédéric Pierre as Pascal * Janet Land as Emma, a 65-year-old widow and Paul's aunt
==Production== In June 2019, Telefilm Canada revealed three films, including ''North of Albany'', it would fund in the upcoming months.<ref name="Budget">{{cite news|url=https://www.lapresse.ca/cinema/2019-06-17/trois-projets-finances-par-telefilm|language=French|trans-title=Three projects funded by Telefilm|title=Trois projets financés par Téléfilm|date=June 17, 2019|first=Andre|last=Duchesne|website=La Presse|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201117011916/https://www.lapresse.ca/cinema/2019-06-17/trois-projets-finances-par-telefilm|archive-date=November 17, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=November 16, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.filmsquebec.com/telefilm-canada-soutient-3-longs-metrages-quebecois/|language=French|trans-title=Telefilm Canada supports 3 Quebec feature films|title=Téléfilm Canada soutient 3 longs métrages québécois|date=June 18, 2019|first=Charles-Henri|last=Ramond|website=Films du Québec|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107182829/https://www.filmsquebec.com/telefilm-canada-soutient-3-longs-metrages-quebecois/|archive-date=November 7, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=November 7, 2020}}</ref> In December 2019, SODEC announced they would also finance it.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.filmsquebec.com/la-sodec-soutient-12-projets-de-fiction/|language=French|trans-title=SODEC supports 12 fiction projects|title=La SODEC soutient 12 projets de fiction|date=December 16, 2019|first=Charles-Henri|last=Ramond|website=Films du Québec|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201102164238/https://www.filmsquebec.com/la-sodec-soutient-12-projets-de-fiction/|archive-date=November 2, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=November 2, 2020}}</ref> Marianne Farley got the idea for the film after her car broke down close to the Adirondack Park while she was visiting her brother in the US.<ref name="Casting"/><ref name="A Radio Interview">{{cite web|url=https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1753272/au-nord-albany-long-metrage-comedienne-marianne-farley-tournage-pandemie|language=French|trans-title=Marianne Farley directed her first feature film in the midst of a pandemic|title=Marianne Farley a réalisé son premier long métrage en pleine pandémie|date=November 29, 2020|website=Ici Radio-Canada Première|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129223733/https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1753272/au-nord-albany-long-metrage-comedienne-marianne-farley-tournage-pandemie|archive-date=November 29, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=November 29, 2020}}</ref> Calling the mishap a "shitty adventure", Farley wrote the initial screenplay with her then-spouse Claude Brie.<ref name="COVID Interview"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://ici.radio-canada.ca/premiere/emissions/culture-club/segments/entrevue/211533/marianne-farley-au-nord-d-albany-tournage-premier-long-metrage-celine-bonnier|language=French|trans-title=''North of Albany'', first feature film by Marianne Farley|title=''Au nord d'Albany'', premier long métrage de Marianne Farley|date=November 27, 2020|first=René|last=Homier-Roy|website=Ici Radio-Canada Première|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129023534/https://ici.radio-canada.ca/premiere/emissions/culture-club/segments/entrevue/211533/marianne-farley-au-nord-d-albany-tournage-premier-long-metrage-celine-bonnier|archive-date=November 29, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=November 28, 2020}}</ref> Farley also produced the film with Benoit Beaulieu under their production banner Slykid & Skykid. It is the company's second project after 2020's ''Our Own'' (''Les Nôtres'').<ref name="Deadline Hollywood"/>
The village of Abercorn, Quebec, stood in for the Adirondacks. Principal photography, delayed several months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, began on October 7, 2020, and concluded on November 16.<ref name="Filming Begins">{{cite web|url=https://www.cinoche.com/actualites/debut-de-tournage-du-premier-long-metrage-de-marianne-farley|title=Début de tournage du premier long métrage de Marianne Farley|trans-title=Shooting begins on Marianne Farley's first feature film|language=French|date=October 7, 2020|first=Laurence|last=Fournier |website=Cinoche.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020223607/https://www.cinoche.com/actualites/debut-de-tournage-du-premier-long-metrage-de-marianne-farley|archive-date=October 20, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=October 20, 2020}}</ref><ref name="Casting">{{cite news|url=https://www.lapresse.ca/cinema/entrevues/2020-10-07/au-nord-d-albany/celine-bonnier-en-vedette-dans-le-prochain-film-de-marianne-farley.php|title=Céline Bonnier en vedette dans le prochain film de Marianne Farley|language=French|trans-title=Céline Bonnier to star in Marianne Farley's next film|date=October 7, 2020|first=Andre|last=Duchesne|website=La Presse|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020224244/https://www.lapresse.ca/cinema/entrevues/2020-10-07/au-nord-d-albany/celine-bonnier-en-vedette-dans-le-prochain-film-de-marianne-farley.php|archive-date=October 20, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=October 20, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2020/02/25/deux-nouveaux-films-en-chantier|title=Deux nouveaux films en chantier|language=French|trans-title=Two new films in the works|date=February 25, 2020|first=Maxime|last=Demers|website=Le Journal de Montréal|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020225919/https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2020/02/25/deux-nouveaux-films-en-chantier|archive-date=October 20, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=October 20, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lienmultimedia.com/spip.php?article77991|language=French|trans-title=Slykid & Skykid embarks on filming a feature film in the midst of a pandemic|title=Slykid & Skykid se lance dans le tournage d'un long métrage en pleine pandémie|date=November 5, 2020|first=Frédéric|last=Bouchard|website=Lien Multimedia|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107024035/http://www.lienmultimedia.com/spip.php?article77991|archive-date=November 7, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=November 6, 2020}}</ref> The crew followed COVID-19 safety protocols by wearing masks, practicing social distancing and receiving frequent temperature measurements while working.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lienmultimedia.com/spip.php?article77926|title=REPORTAGE PHOTOS: Le premier long métrage de Marianne Farley tourné en temps de COVID-19|trans-title=PHOTO REPORT: Marianne Farley's first feature film shot in times of COVID-19|language=French|date=October 28, 2020|first=Frédéric|last=Bouchard|website=Lien Multimedia|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029115128/http://www.lienmultimedia.com/spip.php?article77926|archive-date=October 29, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=October 29, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.7jours.ca/2020/11/21/celine-bonnier-se-confie-sur-la-chance-quelle-a-a-55-ans-de-cumuler-les-roles|language=French|trans-title=Céline Bonnier confides in the chance she has, at 55, to combine roles|title=Céline Bonnier se confie sur la chance qu'elle a, à 55 ans, de cumuler les rôles|date=November 21, 2020|first=Daniel|last=Daignault|website=7 Jours|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201121230107/https://www.7jours.ca/2020/11/21/celine-bonnier-se-confie-sur-la-chance-quelle-a-a-55-ans-de-cumuler-les-roles|archive-date=November 21, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=November 21, 2020}}</ref><ref name="Sneak Peek">{{cite web|url=https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2020/11/19/acces-privilegie-au-plateau-de-tournage-du-film-au-nord-dalbany|language=French|trans-title=Privileged access to the film set of the film ''North of Albany''|title=Accès privilégié au plateau de tournage du film ''Au nord d'Albany''|date=November 19, 2020|website=Le Journal de Montréal|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201120201359/https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2020/11/19/acces-privilegie-au-plateau-de-tournage-du-film-au-nord-dalbany|archive-date=November 20, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=November 20, 2020}}</ref> Filming also took place in the Laurentian Mountains, the Eastern Townships of Quebec,<ref name="COVID Interview"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.filmsquebec.com/marianne-farley-tourne-au-nord-dalbany/|language=French|trans-title=Marianne Farley is filming ''North of Albany''|title=Marianne Farley tourne ''Au nord d'Albany''|date=October 9, 2020|first=Charles-Henri|last=Ramond|website=Films du Québec|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201102163243/https://www.filmsquebec.com/marianne-farley-tourne-au-nord-dalbany/|archive-date=November 2, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=November 2, 2020}}</ref><ref name="New Look">{{cite web|url=https://www.envedette.ca/potins-stars-quebec/cinema/decouvrez-le-nouveau-look-de-celine-bonnier-1.13996523|language=French|trans-title=Discover Céline Bonnier's new look|title=Découvrez le nouveau look de Céline Bonnier|date=November 21, 2020|first=Par|last=Karine Paradis|website=enVedette.ca|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201121224657/https://www.envedette.ca/potins-stars-quebec/cinema/decouvrez-le-nouveau-look-de-celine-bonnier-1.13996523|archive-date=November 21, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=November 21, 2020}}</ref> Châteauguay, the Entrelacs, Lanaudière, Sutton, and West Brome.<ref name="Casting"/><ref name="October 30">{{cite news|url=https://www.lapresse.ca/cinema/entrevues/2020-11-03/au-nord-d-albany/a-chateauguay-comme-dans-les-adirondacks.php|language=French|trans-title=In Châteauguay as in the Adirondacks|title=À Châteauguay comme dans les Adirondacks|date=November 3, 2020|first=Andre|last=Duchesne|website=La Presse|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201103210739/https://www.lapresse.ca/cinema/entrevues/2020-11-03/au-nord-d-albany/a-chateauguay-comme-dans-les-adirondacks.php|archive-date=November 3, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=November 3, 2020}}</ref> Director of photography Benoit Beaulieu and camera operator Benoît C. Gauthier shot the film with an Arri Alexa Mini LF camera and vintage Leica R lenses.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lienmultimedia.com/spip.php?article77990|trans-title=Benoît Beaulieu deploys a photo direction that serves the story of ''North of Albany''|language=French|title=Benoît Beaulieu déploie une direction photo qui sert le récit d' ''Au nord d'Albany''|date=November 10, 2020|first=Frédéric|last=Bouchard|website=Lien Multimedia|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201110131542/http://www.lienmultimedia.com/spip.php?article77990|archive-date=November 10, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=November 10, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CGAOk6PH_-x/|title=Supremely tight build by 1st AC @_maplo_ as our lovely little Alexa MiniLF is and LeicaR vintage primes are about to head on out @farleymarianne's début feature ''Au nord d'Albany''. Best of luck to DP @beaulieu.benoit, Cam OP @benoitcgauthier and the whole cast and crew.|date=October 6, 2020|publisher=CineGround|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201114183642/https://www.instagram.com/p/CGAOk6PH_-x/|archive-date=November 14, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=November 14, 2020|via=Instagram}}</ref> Drone shots were filmed by aerial photography company DroneStudio Canada.<ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CGNnV3YnHR2/|title=October 2020: busy you say? Totally crazy! On the set of ''Au Nord d'Albany'' feature today.|date=October 11, 2020|publisher=dronestudiocanada|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115160650/https://www.instagram.com/p/CGNnV3YnHR2/|archive-date=November 15, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=November 15, 2020|via=Instagram}}</ref> Farley said she did not regret making the film in the midst of a global pandemic.<ref name="A Radio Interview"/> The film's editor was Aube Foglia,<ref name="Production Crew"/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.lapresse.ca/cinema/entrevues/2021-05-26/frimas/le-quebec-dystopique-de-marianne-farley.php|trans-title=Dystopian Quebec by Marianne Farley|title=Le Québec dystopique de Marianne Farley|date=May 26, 2021|first=Emilie|last=Côté|website=La Presse|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210527005056/https://www.lapresse.ca/cinema/entrevues/2021-05-26/frimas/le-quebec-dystopique-de-marianne-farley.php|archive-date=May 27, 2021|url-status=live|access-date=May 28, 2021}}</ref> and the musical score was composed by Frannie Holder.<ref name="Production Crew">{{cite web|url=https://ctvm.info/au-nord-dalbany-de-marianne-farley-de-retour-derriere-la-camera/|language=French|trans-title=''North of Albany'' by Marianne Farley back behind the camera|title=''Au Nord d'Albany'' de Marianne Farley de retour derrière la caméra|date=October 7, 2020|website=CTVM.info|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127035251/https://ctvm.info/au-nord-dalbany-de-marianne-farley-de-retour-derriere-la-camera/|archive-date=November 27, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=November 26, 2020}}</ref>
==Release== The film premiered at Cinéfest on September 19, 2022, and was released in theaters on December 2, 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.filmsquebec.com/au-nord-dalbany-en-salle-le-11-novembre/|language=French|trans-title=North of Albany, in theaters November 11|title=Au nord d'Albany, en salle le 11 novembre|date=June 23, 2022|first=Charles-Henri|last=Ramond|website=Films du Québec|access-date=October 1, 2022}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb title|13105480}}
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