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Michelle St. John
Michelle St. John (born August 26, 1967) is a Canadians, Canadian actress, singer, producer and director who has been involved in creative projects in theatre, film, television and music since the 1980s. Her directorial debut, ''Colonization Road (film), Colonization Road'', is a 2016 feature-length documentary that premiered at imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival. Career Michelle St. John grew up in Toronto, Ontario, as the daughter of musician Wayne St. John and Jewish mother Rochelle (Gruskin) St. John. Michelle was born in Bakersfield, California on August 26, 1967. Her birth name was Michelle L. Richardson. Michelle began her career in film as an actress. One of her first roles was as the protagonist in the 1989 CBC film ''Where the Spirit Lives'', for which she won a Gemini Awards, Gemini Award for Best Actress - Dramatic Program. In 1992, St. John won her second Gemini Award for Best Guest Performance in a Series by an Actor or Actress for her role as Merrily Swanso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadians
Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their being ''Canadian''. Canada is a multilingual and Multiculturalism, multicultural society home to people of groups of many different ethnic, religious, and national origins, with the majority of the population made up of Old World Immigration to Canada, immigrants and their descendants. Following the initial period of New France, French and then the much larger British colonization of the Americas, British colonization, different waves (or peaks) of immigration and settlement of non-indigenous peoples took place over the course of nearly two centuries and continue today. Elements of Indigenous, French, British, and more recent immigrant customs, languages, and religions have combined to form the culture of Canada, and thus a Canadian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dora Mavor Moore Award
The Dora Mavor Moore Award (also known as the Dora Award) is an award presented annually by the Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts which honours theatre, dance and opera productions in Toronto. Named after Dora Mavor Moore, who helped establish Canadian professional theatre, the award was established on December 13, 1978, with the first awards held in 1980. Each winner receives a bronze statue made from the original by John Romano. Awards Awards are given in major divisions: General Theatre (Drama/Comedy/Play, budget over $100,000 and over 150 seats), Musical Theatre (Musical/Revue/Cabaret), Independent Theatre (budget under $100,000 and/or under 150 seats), Dance, Opera, Theatre for Young Audiences, and Touring. Each of these major categories are further sub-divided in an assorted number of awards. In 2018, the awards announced that beginning with the 2019 awards it would discontinue gender-based performance categories, replacing its previous performance categories for m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geronimo (1993 Film)
''Geronimo'' is a 1993 American historical Western television film directed by Roger Young and starring Joseph Runningfox in the title role. It also stars Jimmy Herman and Adan Sanchez, and was distributed by TNT on December 5, 1993. Plot The film is a fictionalized account of the Apache leader Geronimo. Cast * Joseph Runningfox as Geronimo * Nick Ramus as Mangas * Michael Greyeyes as Juh * Tailinh Agoyo as Alope (as Tailinh Forest Flower) * Jimmy Herman as Old Geronimo * August Schellenberg as Cochise * Michelle St. John * Eddie Spears as Ishkiye * Nick Young as Purlington * Cody Lightning as Young Daklugie * Ray Geer as Teddy Roosevelt * Annie Olson as Mrs. Roosevelt Production It was shot in Tucson, Arizona , "(at the) base of the black ill , nicknames = "The Old Pueblo", "Optics Valley", "America's biggest small town" , image_map = , mapsize = 260px , map_caption = Interactive map .... Recep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Under The Umbrella Tree
''Under the Umbrella Tree'' is a Canadian children's television series created by Noreen Young that originally aired on CBC from 1987 to 1993. It was produced by CBC and Noreen Young Productions, and later by The Disney Channel, which began airing it on May 7, 1990. The series centers on a quartet of main characters who share a house on Spring Street in a suburb of Ottawa, Ontario. The characters include Holly (a human), Iggy (an iguana), Jacob (a blue jay), and Gloria (a gopher). The show's title is derived from the fact that the characters live together in a home featuring a prominent indoor umbrella tree. When production of the show ended in 1993, syndication continued on The Disney Channel and Canal Famille until 1997. Twenty-seven episodes of the show were released to DVD by Cinerio Entertainment in partnership with Noreen Young in 2006, following a long wait for expiration of ownership rights. In 2019, Gloria, Iggy and Jacob were featured in episode 1 of ''Cavendish'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helen Betty Osborne
Helen Betty Osborne, or Betty Osborne (July 16, 1952 – November 13, 1971), was a Cree Aboriginal woman from Norway House reserve who was kidnapped and murdered while walking down Third Street in The Pas, Manitoba. Life Osborne was born in Norway House, Manitoba, the eldest of 12 children born to Joe and Justine (née McKay) Osborne. Her ambition was to go to college and become a teacher. There was no secondary school in Norway House, so she had to leave home for further education. She spent two years at Guy Hill Residential School, just outside The Pas, Manitoba, a culturally mixed town of European Canadians, Métis and Cree people. In the fall of 1971, Osborne attended Margaret Barbour Collegiate in The Pas, boarding with a non-aboriginal family. On the evening of her death, Osborne had spent time with friends at The Northern Lite Cafe and then at the Bensons' place (where she was staying) before heading back downtown. Around midnight, Osborne's friends returned home; v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conspiracy Of Silence (1991 Film)
''Conspiracy of Silence'' is a 1991 Canadian television film, presented in a two-episode miniseries, based on the true story of the Murder of Helen Betty Osborne, a Canadian cold case that was legally resolved after roughly twenty years of inaction. The film was aired in 1991 by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, but never subsequently released on VHS or DVD. Michael Mahonen, one of the primary cast stars from the film, later released it for free to his own channel on YouTube, which is the only public copy available not privately stored in CBC's archives. Actress Michelle St. John, better-known for her voice role as Nakoma in the Disney ''Pocahontas (1995 film), Pocahontas'' franchise, played the role of Helen Betty Osborne. It was awarded Best Dramatic Mini-Series at the 7th Gemini Awards, among seven total wins. Background ''Conspiracy of Silence'' emerged as a project after the release of writer Lisa Priest's award-winning book by the same title, which had been released in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
9B (TV Series)
''9B'' was a Canadian television drama series, which aired on CBC Television as a television movie in 1986Martin Knelman, ''Home Movies: Tales from the Canadian Film World''. Key Porter Books, 1987. . p. 109. before being adapted into a short-run dramatic series in 1989."CBC heads back to the classroom with good results". '' Calgary Herald'', February 6, 1989. Based on the memoirs of real-life high school teacher Don Hunter,"A+ for 9B". ''Toronto Star'', December 6, 1986. the original film starred Robert Wisden as Bob Dawson, a teacher in a small town in northern British Columbia who is assigned the class of "problem" students, and enrolls them in a drama competition to encourage them to take their education more seriously. As a full television series, storylines covered a variety of teen drama scenarios, similar to the ''Degrassi'' franchise apart from the more rural setting. The cast also included Thomas Hauff, Ron White, Melanie Miller, Sheila McCarthy, Nicole de Boer, Joan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beverly Hills Teens
''Beverly Hills Teens'' is an American animated children's television program produced by DIC Animation City. Distributed by Access Syndication and originally airing in first-run syndication in the United States from September 21, 1987 through December 18, 1987 and airing in The Children's Channel in the United Kingdom from March 1, 1994 through February 28, 1998, the series consists of one extended season, comprising a total of 65 episodes, each 30 minutes long. After its original run, the series continued to be broadcast as part of a syndication package featuring rebroadcasts of ''Maxie's World'' and ''It's Punky Brewster'', and has subsequently acquired the retronym ''Beverly Hills Teen Club''. Developed by Jack Olesker, Michael Maliani and Barry O'Brien, and executive produced by Andy Heyward, the series' namesake teenagers reside in the exclusive enclave of Beverly Hills, California and are shown to have exaggerated wealth, exemplified by mansions, yachts, and limousines, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CBS Schoolbreak Special
''CBS Schoolbreak Special'' is an American anthology series for teenagers that aired on CBS from December 1978 to January 1996. The series began under the title ''CBS Afternoon Playhouse'', and was changed during the 1984–85 season. The concept was similar to ABC's '' Afterschool Special''. List of specials ''Afternoon Playhouse'' specials Under its original name, the ''Afternoon Playhouse'' aired a handful of made-for-TV films, the most notable of which was the 1983 release of ''Revenge of the Nerd''. The TV special was often mistaken for the film of a similar name which premiered one year later in 1984. Season 1 (1978) Season 2 (1979–80) Season 3 (1981) Season 4 (1981–82) Season 5 (1982–83) Schoolbreak Specials Season 1 (January 24 – June 12, 1984) Season 2 (October 16, 1984 – April 23, 1985) Season 3 (October 22, 1985 – April 1, 1986) Season 4 (September 10, 1986 – June 21, 1987) Season 5 (October 20, 1987 – April 19, 1988) Season 6 (Oct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Journey To A New World
Journey or journeying may refer to: * Travel, the movement of people between distant geographical locations ** Day's journey, a measurement of distance ** Road trip, a long-distance journey on the road Animals * Journey (horse), a thoroughbred racehorse * Journey (wolf) or OR-7, a gray wolf being electronically tracked in the Northwest United States Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Journey'' (1972 film), a 1972 Canadian film directed by Paul Almond * ''Journey'' (1995 film), a 1995 Hallmark Hall of Fame TV film * ''Journey'' (2004 film), a 2004 short film written and directed by Christine Shin * ''Journey'', a Telugu dubbed movie of original Tamil movie ''Engaeyum Eppothum'' Literature * ''Journey'' (novel), a 1989 historical novel by James Michener * ''A Journey'' (2010), Tony Blair's memoirs * ''Journey'' (picture book), a 2013 children's book by Aaron Becker * '' Journey: The Adventures of Wolverine MacAlistaire'', a 1983 comic by William Messner-Loebs Music ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yorkton Film Festival
Yorkton Film Festival (YFF) is an annual film festival held in late May in Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada. In 1947, the Yorkton Film Council (YFC) was founded and in 1950 the first international documentary film festival officially opened in western Canada on 11 October. The festival originally was named Yorkton International Documentary Film Festival and latter become known as Yorkton International Film Festival. In 1969, the Yorkton Film Council disbanded and the Yorkton International Film Festival Society was formed. The film festival went through several name changes and currently operates as Yorkton Film Festival. It is known as the longest running film festival held in North America. The festival is open to Canadian productions, or international productions directed by Canadians, and focuses on films that are under 60 minutes in length. It is a qualifying festival for the Canadian Screen Awards. The Yorkton Film Festival includes awards in 29 categories: 18 main categori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort Frances, Ontario
Fort Frances is a town in, and the seat of, Rainy River District in Northwestern Ontario, Canada. The population as of the 2016 census was 7,739. Fort Frances is a popular fishing destination. It hosts the annual Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship. Located on the international border with the United States where Rainy Lake narrows to become Rainy River, it is connected to International Falls, Minnesota by the Fort Frances–International Falls International Bridge. The town is the fourth-largest community in Northwestern Ontario after Thunder Bay, Kenora and Dryden. The Fort Frances Paper Mill was formerly the main employer and industry in the town until its closure in January 2014. New Gold, a Canadian mining company, acquired mineral rights to the area in 2013. The Rainy River mine commenced processing ore on September 14, 2017 and completed its first gold pour on October 5, 2017. History Fort Frances was the first European settlement west of Lake Superior and was e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
