English translation below.

Wanted: Strong Woman (Marilyn Cooke, 2019) — ***Wanted: Strong Woman*** (Marilyn Cooke, 2019)

Cherche Femme Forte de Marilyn Cooke est un court métrage d’une très belle originalité avec des personnages riches et multidimensionnels, et réalisé de belle façon. C’est un film qui mélange poésie, action, et émotion, avec un sentiment d’être une histoire à la « coming of age ».

Je ne connaissais pas Marilyn Cooke comme réalisatrice, et c’est un collègue à moi, Danny Lennon, qui connaissait son talent et son film qui me l’a recommandé. Dès les premiers instants, Marilyn a su m’accrocher à son court métrage tant par ses personnages, le jeu des acteurs et de son actrice principale, sa musique, l’ambiance sonore, les moments oniriques, et l’univers passionnant dans lequel elle nous plonge en l’espace de 15 minutes. J’espère qu’il vous plaira autant qu’il m’a plu. Bon film tout le monde!

Wanted: Strong Woman by Marilyn Cooke is an original short film with rich and multidimensional characters as well as being beautifully directed. It is a film that combines action, emotion, as well as being poetic with a feeling of “coming of age” story.

I didn’t know Marilyn Cooke. It was a colleague of mine, Danny Lennon, who knew her film and her talent that recommended her to me. Right from the start, Marilyn hooked me in to her short film by the beautiful characters she’d written, the acting (shout-out to her leading actress), her music, sound design, the fanciful moments and the original and compelling world she takes us to in just about 15 minutes. I hope you’ll enjoy it as much as I did. Have a great film everyone!

DRIFF got Yan England (1:54) and Marilyn Cooke (Wanted: Strong Woman) together for an open-ended, unscripted conversation to discuss their distinct approaches to filmmaking and inspirations for their work. They go deep on working with non-actors, capturing sports on camera, and what it was like to shoot on location at a high school (while class was in session!) Watch the full video below.