Maria Garcia Turgeon
About
Canadian producer and two-time Academy Award nominee Maria Gracia Turgeon co-founded Midi La Nuit with producer/director Annick Blanc in 2015. Since 2015 they’ve produced numerous highly successful short films including Marc-Antoine Lemire's PRE-DRINK (Best Canadian Short TIFF 2017), FAUVE by Jérémy Comte (Oscar nominee, Sundance Special Jury Award 2018, Telluride 2018), THE COLOR OF YOUR LIPS by Annick Blanc (Canadian screen Awards nomination), and BROTHERHOOD by Meryam Joobeur (Oscar nominee, Best Canadian Short TIFF 2018, Sundance 2018). Maria was selected for the 2018 TIFF producer accelerator program and is currently developing several feature films with talented storytellers.
Motherhood
Salha, a mother gifted with prophetic dreams and visions, lives in an isolated village in Tunisia. When her eldest son’s sudden return from Syria coincides with a series of strange disappearances in their community, Salha’s maternal love is tested and the family faces how guilt can haunt the human spirit.