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Saved By The Belles
''Saved by the Belles'', also known by its French title ''Échappée belles'', is a 2003 feature film by Ziad Touma, his first long feature film. Touma is a Lebanese Canadian film director and producer residing in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Touma is the founder of ''Couzin Films'' film, television and digital media production company and it was released through the company. Synopsis The film's storyline has a young man rearing his head in Montreal's club milieu, claiming not to remember a thing about his past or who he is. Discovered by local drag diva Sheena Hershey (played by Brian Charbonneau, aka Brian C. Warren) and scenestress Scarlet VJ (played by Karen Simpson), this young amnesiac is soon dubbed "Sean" and taken under wing by the club-junkie duo. Hoping to jar his memory, they take him on a tour of Montreal's club scene, introducing him to various characters along the way; Touma's cast includes numerous authentic night life figures, among them drag fixtures Mado and Madame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ziad Touma
Ziad Touma is a Lebanese Canadian film director, producer and screenwriter born in Beirut, Lebanon in 1974 and residing in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He is the founder of the film, television and digital media production company Couzin Films . Earlier Years Ziad Touma graduated from Concordia University's communications program in 1994. His student film ''"Dinner at Bubby's"'' won best Canadian student film at the Montreal International Short Film Festival in 1995. Before establishing Couzin Films, between 1995 and 2001, he was a director at MusiquePlus and MusiMax, speciality music channels in Montreal and series writer and director at Galafilm. He also took part in Showcase's ''Kink'' and documentaries for the series ''Made in Montreal'' for CTV and TV5 and directed a documentary story for MusiMax entitled ''On s'en va à Granby'' about new musical talents. He worked as a freelance journalist, reporting on trends in the local and international urban culture for some of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |