OSCAR® Nominee Marianne Farley’s film FRIMAS focusses on a story that is becoming a reality after the Texas abortion ban

Director Marianne Farley’s FRIMAS follows a woman who is forced to decide whether to end her pregnancy in a country where abortion is banned. This film couldn’t be more topical as the Texas abortion ban after 6 weeks has just been announced (a time when most women don’t even know they’re pregnant). This Texan law, Senate Bill 8 applies even if the pregnancy occurs from rape or incest. Abortion is criminalized in other countries around the world including Egypt, Senegal, El Salvador, Congo and Vietnam, to name a few. This live action short film has qualified to be considered for a 2022 Academy Award®.

When getting an abortion has once again become a criminal offense, Kara is confronted by a grim and brutal reality. Even though obvious dangers are at play, she seeks out the services of an illegal mobile abortion clinic. Once inside the meanders of this morbid clinic, she is faced with devastating repercussions.

Marianne Farley is a director/screenwriter, producer, and actress from Montreal, Canada. Her second critically acclaimed short film MARGUERITE won over forty awards around the globe and earned an Academy Award® nomination for Best Live Action Short Film in 2019. Marianne is in the post production phase of her first feature film NORTH OF ALBANY (co-written with Claude Brie). Her experience as an actress drives every decision she makes as a director. Marianne also produced LES NÔTRES by Jeanne Leblanc in which she plays one of the lead roles. Through her production company SLYKID & SKYKID she is also developing the feature films LA FAUCHE (written by Camille Trudel) and À DEMI- SOUPIR (cowritten with Claude Brie).