A Funeral for Lightning
A Funeral for Lightning is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Emily Kai Bock and released in 2016. The film stars Annie Williams as Mandy, a pregnant woman who is becoming disillusioned with her husband Cornelius's insistence on living off the grid in rural Tennessee.
The film premiered at the 2016 [Toronto International Film Festival].
The film was named to TIFF's year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2016. At the 5th Canadian Screen Awards in 2017, it was a shortlisted nominee for Canadian [Screen Award for Best Live Action Short Drama|Best Live Action Short Drama].
The name of the work is borrowed from a song title by Doldrums, a Canadian music project which she directed a music video for.