My Mother My Rock

A daughter's final promise to her dying mother comes true but the outcome is surprising and otherwordly.

  • Kelly Roulette
    Director
    Sometimes She Smiles
  • Kelly Roulette
    Writer
    Sometimes She Smiles
  • Kelly Roulette
    Producer
    Sometimes She Smiles
  • Kelly Roulette
    Key Cast
  • Jacqueline Daniels
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    11 minutes 4 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    February 28, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    12,245 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Canada
  • Country of Filming:
    Canada
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    4K
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Spotlight Documentary Film Awards
    Atlanta, Georgia
    United States
    January 4, 2021
    Bronze Award for Excellence in Filmmaking
  • Film in Focus International Film Festival
    Bucharest
    Romania
    January 22, 2021
    Nominee
  • Los Angeles Skins Film Festival
    Los Angeles
    United States
    November 22, 2020
    American Premier
    Nominated for Achievement in Short Documentary
Director Biography - Kelly Roulette

KELLY ROULETTE BIO - SOMETIMES SHE SMILES

Kelly Roulette (Ojibwe) is a former social justice lawyer who graduated from Osgoode Hall Law School. Following a legal career, she returned to the arts with a focus on expanding her creative writing skills.

Kelly’s love for the dramatic began as a brief stint as an actor with Vancouver’s Spirit Song Theatre School. Shortly after, she began reporting for the CanWest Global television series First Nations Magazine - then joined the UTV News team performing live 24-hour news updates on-air.

Kelly has graduated from Simon Fraser University with a Certificate in Creative Writing from The Writers Studio, and completed its follow-up adjunct Manuscript Program. Recently, she took her words to the big screen with Sometimes She Smiles, a short film which had its premier at the Victoria Film Festival in February, 2019.

Kelly just completed her new documentary My Mother My Rock, which details the extraordinary events surrounding her mother's passing. It is scheduled to air on APTN and CBC after making the film festival circut.

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