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Stryker (2004 Film)
''Stryker'' is a 2004 film by Noam Gonick about gang violence in North End Winnipeg, Manitoba. The film follows a 14-year-old arsonist (Kyle Henry) who becomes involved in a turf war between the Indian Posse and the Asian Bomb Squad (a now-defunct Filipino gang). He is known only as Stryker, a slang term for a prospective gang member. Music for the film was composed by Karman Omeosoo of Team Rezofficial."Hobbema's award-winning hip-hop crew strikes again". '' Edmonton Journal'', 3 July 2005. Plot Running away from his reserve after burning down a church, 14-year-old Stryker (Kyle Henry) ends up in North End, Winnipeg. Becoming involved in a turf war, he is stuck between joining either the Indian Posse, led by an Indigenous lesbian named Mama Ceece ( Deena Fontaine), recently released from jail; or the Asian Bomb Squad, a Filipino Filipino may refer to: * Something from or related to the Philippines ** Filipino language, standardized variety of 'Tagalog', the nationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noam Gonick
Noam Gonick, (born March 20, 1973) is a Canadian filmmaker and artist.Ingrid Randoja"Gonzo Gonick" ''Now'', May 31, 2021. His films include ''Hey, Happy!'', ''Stryker'', ''Guy Maddin: Waiting for Twilight'' and '' To Russia with Love''. His work deals with homosexuality, social exclusion, dystopia and utopia. Background Gonick was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1970. His father, Cy Gonick, is an economist and former member of the Manitoba Legislature."Citizen raising Cain". ''Winnipeg Free Press'', February 20, 2005. Gonick graduated from Ryerson University in Toronto. He edited ''Ride, Queer, Ride'' (1997) a collection of writings on and by filmmaker Bruce LaBruce. In 2007, he was made the youngest inductee to the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts. He has been on the board at the Plug-In Institute of the Contemporary Arts. Film and television Gonick's first film was the 1997 short ''1919'', a historically revisionist depiction of the Winnipeg General Strike from the window of a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |