North of Normal


North of Normal is a 2022 Canadian drama film, directed by Carly Stone. Based on the 2014 memoir of the same name by Cea Sunrise Person, the film centres on her unconventional childhood living in the wilderness as the daughter of a hippie mother.
The film's cast includes Sarah Gadon, Amanda Fix, Robert Carlyle, River Price-Maenpaa, James D'Arcy and Benedict Samuel.
The film was shot in 2021 in Northern Ontario, primarily in and around Sudbury, North Bay and Mattawa.
The film premiered in the Contemporary World Cinema program at the 2022 [Toronto International Film Festival] on September 11, 2022.

Reception

Alexandra Weir received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Canadian [Screen Award for Best Screenplay|Best Adapted Screenplay] at the 12th Canadian Screen Awards'.