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Sean Horlor
Sean Horlor (born January 11, 1981) is a Canadian film director, film producer, poet, actor, television producer, columnist and blogger, who co-directs with Steve J. Adams under their production company, Nootka St.Mike Devlin"Victoria native Sean Horlor makes waves with his new documentary, Someone Like Me" ''Victoria Times-Colonist'', May 13, 2021. Early life Born in Edmonton, Alberta, Horlor grew up in Victoria, British Columbia. He has an undergraduate degree in fine arts from the University of Victoria. Career Writing In 2003, Horlor collaborated with the Vancouver poet Matt Rader and the illustrator James Kingsley to publish ''Our Mission, Our Moment'' through Rader's publishing company, Mosquito Press. A hand-bound chapbook, ''Our Mission, Our Moment'' contains eight poetic transpositions of the speeches of George W. Bush. His poem "In Praise of Beauty" won first place for poetry in ''This Magazine''s 2006 Great Canadian Literary Hunt< and "St. Brendan and the Isle of S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edmonton
Edmonton ( ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta. Edmonton is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Alberta's central region. The city anchors the north end of what Statistics Canada defines as the " Calgary–Edmonton Corridor". As of 2021, Edmonton had a city population of 1,010,899 and a metropolitan population of 1,418,118, making it the fifth-largest city and sixth-largest metropolitan area (CMA) in Canada. Edmonton is North America's northernmost large city and metropolitan area comprising over one million people each. A resident of Edmonton is known as an ''Edmontonian''. Edmonton's historic growth has been facilitated through the absorption of five adjacent urban municipalities ( Strathcona, North Edmonton, West Edmonton, Beverly and Jasper Place) hus Edmonton is said to be a combination of two cities, two towns and two villages./ref> in addition to a series ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billeh Nickerson
Billeh Nickerson (born February 14, 1972) is a Canadian writer, editor, performer, producer and arts advocate. Personal life Nickerson was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, grew up in Langley, British Columbia, lived in Toronto, Ontario, and currently resides in Vancouver, British Columbia. He earned an undergraduate degree in fine arts from the University of Victoria and a master's degree in fine arts from the University of British Columbia. Writing and editing In 2000, Nickerson published ''The Asthmatic Glassblower and other poems'' with Arsenal Pulp. It was nominated for the Publishing Triangle's Thom Gunn Award. He is also the author of the humorous essay collection ''Let Me Kiss It Better: Elixirs for the Not So Straight and Narrow'' (Arsenal Pulp, 2002) and co-editor of ''Seminal: The Anthology of Canada's Gay Male Poets'' with John Barton (Arsenal Pulp, 2007). He was writer in residence at Berton House in Dawson City during July and August 2010. In 2009, he published ''McPoem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival
The Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival is the largest documentary festival in North America. The event takes place annually in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The 27th edition of the festival took place online throughout May and June 2020. In addition to the annual festival, Hot Docs owns and operates the Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema, administers multiple production funds, and runs year-round screening programs including Doc Soup and Hot Docs Showcase. History Hot Docs was founded in 1993 by the Documentary Organization of Canada, previously known as the Canadian Independent Film Caucus. The DOC is a national association of independent filmmakers. Paul Jay, then chair of the CIFC, was the founding board chairperson and Debbie Nightingale was the event producer. The first event was held on February 24 to 27, 1994, including the first industry conference and the National Documentary Film Awards. In 1996, Hot Docs separated from the DOC to become an individual entity wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Someone Like Me (film)
''Someone Like Me'' is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Steve J. Adams and Sean Horlor and released in 2021. The film centres on Drake, a gay man from Uganda who moves to Vancouver, British Columbia as a refugee, and the group of Canadians who have agreed to sponsor him through Rainbow Refugee; it documents his arrival in Vancouver and his adaptation to Canadian life, including friction among his sponsors when all he wants to do is celebrate his new freedom by partying, and the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic as a complicating factor. The film premiered at the 2021 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, where it was named one of five winners of the Rogers Audience Award. It was subsequently screened at the DOXA Documentary Film Festival. The film was a finalist for Best British Columbia Film at the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards 2021, and a nominee for the DGC Allan King Award for Best Documentary Film at the 2021 Directors Guild of Canada The D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toronto Star
The ''Toronto Star'' is a Canadian English-language broadsheet daily newspaper. The newspaper is the country's largest daily newspaper by circulation. It is owned by Toronto Star Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary of Torstar Corporation and part of Torstar's Daily News Brands (Torstar), Daily News Brands division. The newspaper's offices are located at One Yonge Street in the Harbourfront, Toronto, Harbourfront neighbourhood of Toronto. The newspaper was established in 1892 as the ''Evening Star'' and was later renamed the ''Toronto Daily Star'' in 1900, under Joseph E. Atkinson. Atkinson was a major influence in shaping the editorial stance of the paper, with the paper having reflected his values until his death in 1948. The paper was renamed the ''Toronto Star'' in 1971. The newspaper introduced a Sunday edition in 1973. History The ''Star'' was created in 1892 by striking ''Toronto News'' printers and writers, led by future mayor of Toronto and social reformer Horatio Clarenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xtra!
''Xtra Magazine'' (formerly ''DailyXtra'' and ''Xtra!'') is an LGBTQ-focused digital publication and former print newspaper published by Pink Triangle Press in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The publication is a continuation of the company's former print titles ''Xtra!'', ''Xtra Ottawa'', and '' Xtra Vancouver'', which were all discontinued in 2015."Gay newspaper Xtra to stop printing, go digital only" '''', January 14, 2015. History ''Xtra'' was founded in Toronto on February 19, 1984 (with a March cover date) by Pink Triangle Press, a not-for-profit organization. It was introduced as a fo ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raziel Reid
Raziel Reid is a Canadian writer, whose debut young adult novel ''When Everything Feels Like the Movies'' won the Governor General's Award for English-language children's literature at the 2014 Governor General's Awards."Thomas King wins Governor General’s award for fiction" '''', November 18, 2014. The novel, inspired in part by the 2008 murder of gay teenager , was published by |
Rob Easton
Rob Easton is a Canadian media personality best known for co-hosting the gay television series '' Don't Quit Your Gay Job'' (DQYGJ), that was launched in 2009 on OUTtv. In the series, he competes with his friend and co-host Sean Horlor to master stereotypical gay and non-gay jobs. Each episode features Easton and Horlor competing to see who can be the most successful at a given job. The first season of the show (2009) had six episodes about jobs as bus driver, stripper, equestrian, dominatrix, modelling and drag. The second season featured curling, hockey, policing and extreme wrestling. Prior to DQYGJ, Easton took part in CBC Radio's ''The Early Edition'', in Radio-Canada's '' Téléjournal Colombie-Britannique'', and wrote for ''Xtra Vancouver'' and ''The Georgia Straight'', and in 2011 was a story editor for HGTV's ''Urban Suburban''. He worked as cinematographer for '' How Far Will You Go?'' a documentary about gay modeling. He also worked with Mado Lamotte in the Montreal dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don't Quit Your Gay Job
''Don't Quit Your Gay Job'' is a Canadian reality television series presented by Rob Easton and Sean Horlor. Each half-hour episode of ''Don't Quit Your Gay Job'' featured Easton and Horlor competing to see who can be the most successful at stereotypically "gay" jobs. The first season of the show was broadcast in 2009 (6 episodes) and a second season in 2010 (7 episodes) started with a sports series (curling, hockey and professional wrestling) followed by a general set of careers. In season 3, Horlor left the show, with Easton in the job solely as host. Tommy Dolanjski, under his stage name Tommy D, and Adam Rollins, took over the competition aspect of show, working on the gay jobs, with the winner of each episode awarded $500. In season 4, Robyn Daye Edwards took over hosting duties, while the cash award per job was increased to $1,000. Episodes Season 1 * ''Bus Driver'' * ''Stripper'' * ''Equestrian'' * ''Dominatrix'' * ''Fashion Model'' * ''Drag Queen'' Season 2 * ''Curlin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xtra! West
''Xtra Vancouver'' (), formerly ''Xtra! West'', was a gay bi-weekly newspaper, published by Pink Triangle Press in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Printed on newsprint in tabloid format from its establishment in 1993, Pink Triangle Press announced on January 14, 2015 that the paper edition will be discontinued and the publication will continue in an exclusively digital media format."Gay newspaper Xtra to stop printing, go digital only" ''Toronto Star'', January 14, 2015. Its offices were located in the neighbourhood, Vancouver's |
Vancouver Sun
The ''Vancouver Sun'', also known as the ''Sun'', is a daily broadsheet newspaper based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The newspaper is currently published by the Pacific Newspaper Group, a division of Postmedia Network. Published six days a week from Monday to Saturday, the ''Sun'' is the largest newspaper in western Canada by circulation. The newspaper was first published on 12 February 1912. The newspaper expanded in the early 20th century by acquiring other papers, such as the ''Daily News-Advertiser'' and ''The Evening World''. In 1963, the Cromie family sold the majority of its holdings in the ''Sun'' to FP Publications, who later sold the newspaper to Southam Inc. in 1980. The newspaper was taken over by Hollinger Inc. in 1992, and was later sold again to CanWest in 2000. In 2010, the newspaper became part of the Postmedia Network as a result of the collapse of CanWest. History The ''Vancouver Sun'' published its first edition on 12 February 1912. The n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Globe And Mail
''The Globe and Mail'' is a Canadian newspaper printed in five cities in western and central Canada. With a weekly readership of approximately 2 million in 2015, it is Canada's most widely read newspaper on weekdays and Saturdays, although it falls slightly behind the ''Toronto Star'' in overall weekly circulation because the ''Star'' publishes a Sunday edition, whereas the ''Globe'' does not. ''The Globe and Mail'' is regarded by some as Canada's " newspaper of record". ''The Globe and Mail''s predecessors, '' The Globe'' and ''The Mail and Empire'' were both established in the 19th century. The former was established in 1844, while the latter was established in 1895 through a merger of ''The Toronto Mail'' and the ''Toronto Empire''. In 1936, ''The Globe'' and ''The Mail and Empire'' merged to form ''The Globe and Mail''. The newspaper was acquired by FP Publications in 1965, who later sold the paper to the Thomson Corporation in 1980. In 2001, the paper merged with broadcast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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