For Nonna Anna

For Nonna Anna is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Luis De Filippis and released in 2017.^[1] The film stars Maya Henry as Chris, a young transgender woman caring for her ailing Italian grandmother Anna (Jacqueline Tarne).

For Nonna Anna
Film poster
Directed by	Luis De Filippis
Written by	Luis De Filippis
Produced by	Luis De Filippis Nava Rastegar Lucah Rosenberg-Lee
Starring	Maya Henry Jacqueline Tarne
Cinematography	Kelly Jeffrey
Edited by	Kristy Neville
Release date	September 9, 2017 (2017-09-09) (TIFF)
Running time	13 minutes
Country	Canada
Languages	English Italian

According to De Filippis, the film was inspired by a desire to avoid the sensationalized aspects of many transgender-themed media representations, by writing a film in which the process of gender transition was not the driving narrative conflict.^[2]

The film premiered at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival.^[3] It was subsequently screened at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival, where it won a Special Jury Award,^[4] and at the 2018 Inside Out Film and Video Festival, where De Filippis won the Emerging Canadian Artist award.^[5]

At the 7th Canadian Screen Awards in 2019, the film was shortlisted for Best Live Action Short Drama.^[6]