Sofia Bohdanowicz
2024
Audrey Benac (Deragh Campbell, Anne at 13,000 ft) confronts her history and destiny as she dives into the life of forgotten Canadian violinist Kathleen Parlow. Leaving behind her dying mother, herself a failed violinist, Audrey is haunted by her mother’s unfulfilled dreams. She begins her journey through archives and memories, from Toronto to London to Oslo. It’s not just about bringing Parlow’s music back to life; it’s a quest for closure and understanding, seeking peace with her mother’s legacy through the echoes of a lost concerto dedicated to Parlow entitled ‘Opus 28’. Measures for a Funeral is a haunting epic of a woman in transition between the past and the future from director Sofia Bohdanowicz (MS Slavic 7).
CREDITS
Grand Prix FNC
November 7, 2025 - Cinéma Moderne - Q&A with Sofia Bohdanowicz, Eve Duranceau, Pablo Alvarez Mesa, Olivier Alary & Jess Hartt
November 9, 2025 - Cinéma Moderne
November 23, 2025 - Cinéma Musée - panel with Andreas Mendritzki, Olivier Alary, Hourman Behzadi, Hourman Behzadi, Fabienne Voisin, Mathilde Lemieux- moderated by Émilie Poirier
November 29, 2025 - Cinéma Moderne
❛ It feels like we’re stepping into an Alfred Hitchcock dream. ★★★★ ❜
— Phil Hoad, The Guardian
❛ Bohdanowicz’s most ambitious work ❜
— José Teodoro, Film Comment
❛ An epically scaled academic drama ❜
— Sarah Fensom, Reverse Shot
❛ Campbell’s performance evokes something grand/ ❜
— Saffron Maeve, MUBI
❛ The film is marked by its exquisite visual language ❜
— Sonya Vseliubska, Vogue