Inspired by real life experiences, The Grand FranAllie tells the story of thirty-year-old Frannie and Allison, childhood best friends who are beginning to realize that they might not have so much in common. Over drinks one evening, we witness the clash of Frannie’s newfound independence with Allison’s unrelenting grip.
Is The Grand FranAllie worth saving?
A Message from the Creators
The Grand FranAllie is a film written and made by women, about women. Throughout our entire process, we strove to provide a platform to mentor, learn, create, and laugh — and to honour our team’s voices. We hope the spirit of the incredible women behind this film touches you as much as it touched us.
Yours,
Zosia Cassie and Angie Ip
Meet the Director
Carleen Kyle is an experienced director and writer whose career has spanned a variety of media including features, shorts, and music videos. A past president of Women in Film and Television Vancouver Carleen is passionate about supporting and mentoring the next generation of filmmakers.
Carleen has garnered many accolades. She directed the Gemini nominated (Best Drama) and Saskatchewan Showcase Best Director nomination and Best Drama winner TV pilot Scrounger. The Weather Girl, her Crazy8s and festival-featured short, won Best Female Director at the Vancouver Short Film Festival and received multiple Leo Award nominations including Best Screenplay. Her feature screenplay currently in development Interspecies Family Therapy won the 2015 From Our Dark Side competition from Women in Film and Television, sponsored by Telefilm, Creative BC and Superchannel. Her feature screenplay Pearl’s Cut & Curl was the winner of a Praxis Centre for Screenwriting fellowship and was selected to represent Canada for the prestigious Hartley-Merrill International Screenwriting Award where it received honourable mention.
Cast and Crew
Frannie
Zosia Cassie
Allison
Angie Ip
Tova
Samantha Spatari
Director
Carleen Kyle
Writers
Zosia Cassie & Angie Ip
Producers
Eileen Cruz & Zosia Cassie & Angie Ip
Director of Photography
Laurel K Brown
Production Designer
Cody Rowell
Assistant to the Production Designer
Karen Ballesteros
Editor
Gloria Mercer
Composer
Eimear MacCarrick
Colorist
Vladislava Govednik
Assistant Director
Alexis Korotash
Script Supervisor
Dale Willman
Assistant Camera
Jane Spencer
Stills Photography
Ida Adamowicz & Danisa Rambing
Set Decorator
Juzel Ray
Make Up Artists and Hair Stylists
Courtney Raham & Emily Ngo
Poster Design
Samantha Spatari
Production Sound Recording
David Nguyen & Jocelyn Siddall
Post Sound Designer and Mixer
Warren Hall
Story Editor
Kelly Tatham
Background Casting
Jocelyn Siddall
Production Assistants
Elnora Tibayan
Emilie Cassie
Catering
Pam Kearns
Production Photos
Photos by Ida Adamowicz
