In the Morning Sun

  • Close up of a woman wearing sunglasses
  • People dancing on sand

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INDIVISUM: Legacies Adrift
TIFF Lightbox 2 Thu, Apr 30 4:45 PM
In a brave effort to reconnect with her family, a Canadian filmmaker returns to her ancestral home of Guadeloupe to discover families torn apart over land inheritance—a relic of French colonial legacy that continues to fracture Guadeloupean families today.
INDIVISUM: Legacies Adrift
TIFF Lightbox 2 Fri, May 1 5:30 PM
In a brave effort to reconnect with her family, a Canadian filmmaker returns to her ancestral home of Guadeloupe to discover families torn apart over land inheritance—a relic of French colonial legacy that continues to fracture Guadeloupean families today.
Film Info
Copyright:2025
Country Listing:Canada
Premiere Status:Canadian Premiere
Runtime:21
Festival Info
Festival Year:2026
Language:English
Kapampagan (Filipino Dialect)
Accessibility:Partial Subtitles
Program:Shorts
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Serville Poblete
Producer(s):Nicole Dane
Serville Poblete
Executive Producer(s):Larochelle Poblete
Writer(s):Serville Poblete
Editor(s):Serville Poblete
Cinematography:Serville Poblete
Additional Cinematography:Martika Escobar
Composer:Estyr
Music:Tiffany Su
Sound:Lucas Prokaziuk
Sound Mix:Lucas Prokaziuk
Sound Design:Lucas Prokaziuk
VFX:Miguel Fernandes
Film Website:https://inthemorningsunfilm.com/

Description

In a quiet Toronto apartment, a mother finds solace in asking her Alexa for weather updates, familiar love songs, and time difference as a comforting source of connection to her homeland of the Philippines, offering a gentle reflection on the small comforts that carry us through the quiet struggles of immigrant life. Mariam Zaidi

 

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