On November 5th, residents of Winnipeg, Manitoba, and members of Shoal Lake 40 First Nation gathered at the Winnipeg Art Gallery to witness the world premiere of Freedom Road. A National Film Board of Canada production, this five-part documentary film series follows the two-year construction of a 25-km stretch (called “Freedom Road”) connecting Shoal Lake 40 Anishinaabe First Nation, which sits on the ... Read More »
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 »
If you’ve ever watched the Emmy-nominated comedy Corner Gas, you may recognize Lorne Cardinal who played Sgt. Davis Quinton, an overly-sensitive police officer who is one of only two police officers in the small town of Dog River. Like many Canadians of my generation, I am familiar with CTV’s Corner Gas and I was really looking forward to speaking directly with the multi-talented actor and director. I was pleasantly surprised when he walked ... Read More »
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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