La muse

Take a road trip across Newfoundland with photographer Ting Ting Chen and her muse, Robert Tilley, as they explore memory, identity and the power of creative connections.
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SYNOPSIS

When 74-year-old Robert Tilley agreed to take photographer Ting Ting Chen on a road trip across Newfoundland, neither could have predicted the deep, cross-generational friendship that would blossom between them, nor how Robert’s role in Ting Ting’s art would challenge traditional ideas of the artist-muse relationship. This touching short film explores the concepts of aging, memory and identity while demonstrating the power of creative connection.

Theme(s): Culture, Identity, Migration, Portrait

DETAILS

Director | , Wanda Nolan
Year | , 2025
Country | , Canada
Duration | 18 minutes
Original language | , English
Subtitles | , French
Sound | Matthew Thomson
Editing | Andrew MacCormack
Production | Liz Cowie, Rohan Fernando
Screenplay | Wanda Nolan

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Wanda Nolan

SEE COMPLETE PROFILE

Based in St. John's, Newfoundland, Wanda Nolan is a writer, story consultant, and filmmaker. Her documentary The Muse won Best Canadian Short Documentary at Lunenburg Doc Fest and was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award. She co-directed Sing the World Better (2026) and holds an MFA in Creative Writing from UBC.

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