Rocks in My Pockets

Signe Baumane, USA/Latvia, 2014, 88 min, English, Toronto Premiere
Rated: 14A
Official Selection: Karlovy Vary Film Festival, Vancouver International Film Festival

Rendezvous with Madness Film Festival
Venue: TIFF Bell Lightbox, Reitman Square, 350 King Street West, Toronto
Showtimes: Monday, Nov 10 at 7:00pm (Opening Night Gala) and Saturday, Nov 15 at 10:00 am

“Imagine Maurice Sendak’s ‘Where the Wild Things Are,’ but much darker.” – Peter Keough, Boston Globe

The 22nd Annual Rendezvous with Madness Film Festival opens with the Toronto Premiere of Rocks in My Pockets, the first ever feature-length animated film about mental illness. Rocks in My Pockets is a story of mystery and redemption. The film is based on true events involving Signe Baumane and the women of her Latvian family’s battles with madness. It raises questions of how much family genetics determine who we are and if it is possible to outsmart one’s own DNA. Packed with visual metaphors, surreal images and Baumane’s twisted sense of humour, it is an animated tale full of art, strange daring stories, history, adventure and more.

Writer/Director/Animator, Signe Baumane in attendance for opening night screening.