Queen Mimi

Queen Mimi
Directed by Yaniv Rokah
Produced by Elliot V Kotek
Michael Pelico
Michael Shamberg
Written by Yaniv Rokah
Starring Zach Galifianakis
Music by Ron Passaro
Cinematography Andrew Fox
Edited by Ally Garrett
Distributed by XLrator Media
Release date
 May 2016
Running time
 76 minutes
Country United States
Language English

Queen Mimi is a 2015 documentary film about the life of Marie Haist, an octogenarian homeless woman who lived in a Santa Monica laundromat for 18 years, directed by Yaniv Rokah and produced by Elliot V Kotek.[1][2][3][4][5]

Release

The film was selected for the Sarasota Film Festival.[6] In May 2016 XLRator Media released the film worldwide.[7]

Cast

Awards and nominations

Year Award Festival Result
2015 Best Documentary Manhattan Film Festival[10] Won
2015 Spirit Award Chagrin Documentary Film Festival[10] Won
2015 Spirit Award Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival[10] Won
2015 Best Director Award St Tropez International Film Festival[7] Won

Soundtrack

Queen Mimi is a 2016 soundtrack album from the documentary containing a song by Grammy Awards nominee Deana Carter titled Celebrate Life.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Thrillers, comedy and more coming to Vail Film Festival". Vail Daily. 27 February 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "Film About Montana's "Queen Mimi" Packs the House". West Side People Magazine. 3 September 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  3. ↑ Groves, Don (16 February 2015). "Aussie makes docs with altruistic angle". IF Magazine. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  4. ↑ Burns, Andrew (23 May 2013). "There's Something About Mimi". The Big issue. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  5. ↑ Los Angeles Times
  6. ↑ Patterson, Alan (25 March 2015). "2015 Sarasota Film Festival Announces Full Lineup". Film Pulse. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  7. 1 2 Anna Marie de la Fuente for Variety. December 3, 2015 XLrator Media Picks Up Yaniv Rokah’s Documentary ‘Queen Mimi’
  8. ↑ "‘Hangover’ Star Takes Laundry Pal From Homeless To The Red Carpet". CBS Los Angeles. 21 May 2013. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  9. ↑ Weisman, Aly. "Zach Galifianakis Bought A Homeless Woman An Apartment — And Took Her To 'The Hangover III' Premiere". Business Insider. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  10. 1 2 3 McCollum, Brian. May 2016 "‘Queen Mimi’ Exclusive Clip: Watch 88-Year-Old Marie ‘Mimi’ Haist Dance and Sing Celine Dion’s ‘I’m Alive’" Check |url= value (help).
  11. ↑ Myra Chanin for Huffington Post. May 16, 2016


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