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The Grizzlies

September 3, 2019 Comments Off on The Grizzlies

Gut wrenching, Shocking, Painful, Funny, Inspirational and Full of Heart Based on an inspiring true story, The Grizzlies spent six weeks as the number one Canadian film in Canada last spring, and will be screened in communities and schools across the country in the new school year. A project nine years in the making, the film is directed by Toronto’s Miranda de Pencier and co-produced by ... Read More »

Kumiko Konishi

April 20, 2018 Comments Off on Kumiko Konishi

American actress Kumiko Konishi has been perfecting her craft for over a decade, all whilst working a full-time job and raising her two children. You may have seen her in FOX TV’s “ The Following” or CBS Television’s “Madam Secretary” and films “Julia” and in Focus Features’ “Hyde Park on Hudson” in the role of Te Ata (Mary Thompson Fisher), ... Read More »

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