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Wildhood
''Wildhood'' is a 2021 Canadian coming-of-age romantic drama film, written, produced, and directed by Bretten Hannam.Steve Gow"Nova Scotia's film industry restarts with 'Wildhood'" ''Halifax Today'', August 25, 2020. An expansion of Hannam's earlier short film ''Wildfire'', which was the winner of the award for Best Short Film at the Screen Nova Scotia awards in 2020, the film stars Phillip Lewitski as Lincoln, a young man in his late teens who was raised disconnected from his maternal Mi'kmaq heritage by his abusive white father Arvin ( Joel Thomas Hynes); following the discovery that his mother Sarah, whom he had long been told was dead, is in fact still alive, he takes his younger half-brother Travis (Avery Winters-Anthony) on a journey to find her. En route, they meet the openly two-spirit Pasmay ( Joshua Odjick), who becomes both a guide to Lincoln in reconnecting with his indigenous roots and a love interest. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gharrett Patrick Paon
Gharrett Patrick Paon is a Canadian actor and film producer.Kelly Townsend"Wildhood’s long, tumultuous journey to production" ''Playback (magazine), Playback'', August 24, 2020. He is most noted as a producer of the 2021 film ''Wildhood'', which was a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Canadian Screen Award for Best Motion Picture, Best Picture at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021. An alumnus of Dalhousie University and the Canadian Film Centre,"Cape Breton-Richmond MLA touts Nova Scotia talent trust" ''Port Hawkesbury Reporter'', December 20, 2017. he is the president of Rebel Road Films. As an actor, he first became known for the 2014 short film ''I Am Syd Stone''; however, when the short film was rebooted as a web ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bretten Hannam
Bretten Hannam is a Canadian screenwriter and film director.Jordan Parker"Two-Spirit filmmaker puts queer representation first in films" ''Halifax Today'', June 12, 2018. A Two-Spirit, non-binary Mi'kmaq person, Hannam was born and raised in Nova Scotia. Educated at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design and Dalhousie University, they made a number of short films in their early career; the most noted of these, '' Deep End'', premiered at the Atlantic Film Festival in 2011 and was included in the short film compilation '' Boys on Film 9: Youth in Trouble''. Their 2015 feature film, '' North Mountain'', premiered at the Atlantic Film Festival in 2015 before going into limited commercial release in 2018. In 2018, they participated in ''Now and Then'', an exhibition of works by LGBTQ artists in conjunction with the Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives.Peter Knegt"What is queer identity in 2018? These artists are looking to the past to understand the present" CBC Arts, March 21, 2018. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phillip Lewitski
Phillip Forest Lewitski is a Canadian actor from Calgary, Alberta.Eric Volmers"Calgary-born actor delves into Mohawk ancestry for sci-fi role in Utopia Falls" ''Calgary Herald'', February 13, 2020. He is most noted for his leading role as Apollo 4 in the television series ''Utopia Falls'', and his performance as Lincoln in the 2021 film ''Wildhood'', for which he received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Actor at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards in 2022.Brent Furdyk"2022 Canadian Screen Award Nominees Announced, ‘Sort Of’ & ‘Scarborough’ Lead The Pack" ''ET Canada'', February 15, 2022. He is of mixed French Canadian, Ukrainian Canadian and Mohawk heritage. He also had a recurring role in ''Vikings'' as We'jitu, and appears as Adam Whallach in the 2022 film ''Bones of Crows ''Bones of Crows'' is a 2022 Canadian drama film, written, produced, and directed by Marie Clements. The film stars Grace Dove as Aline Spears, a Cree woman who survives the Indian resident ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joshua Odjick
Joshua Odjick is a Canadian actor from Kitigan Zibi, Quebec. He is most noted for his performance as Pasmay in the 2021 film ''Wildhood'', for which he won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards in 2022, and the Vancouver Film Critics Circle award for Best Supporting Actor in a Canadian Film at the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards 2021. A member of the Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg First Nation, he attended Heritage College in Gatineau, Quebec. Ottawa, August 13, 2018. In addition to ''Wildhood'', he has appeared in the films '' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guy Godfree
Guy Godfree is a Canadian cinematographer. He is most noted for his work on the film '' Maudie'', for which he won the 2017 Canadian Society of Cinematographers award for feature film cinematography. Originally from Pugwash, Nova Scotia, he is a graduate of the American Film Institute Conservatory. His other credits have included the films ''Wet Bum'', ''Frost'', ''Natasha'', '' Suck It Up'', ''Giant Little Ones'', ''The Parting Glass'', ''Buffaloed'', '' Plus One'', ''Let Him Go'' and ''Wildhood''.Lovia Gyarkye"‘Wildhood’: Film Review , TIFF 2021" ''The Hollywood Reporter ''The Hollywood Reporter'' (''THR'') is an American digital and print magazine which focuses on the Cinema of the United States, Hollywood film industry, film, television, and entertainment industries. It was founded in 1930 as a daily trade pap ...'', September 22, 2021. References External links * * Year of birth missing (living people) Living people People from Cumberland County, Nova Sco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 Toronto International Film Festival
The 2021 Toronto International Film Festival, the 46th event in the Toronto International Film Festival series, was held from September 9 to 18, 2021.Barry Hertz"TIFF planning ‘substantially bigger’ 2021 film festival compared to last year’s hybrid event" ''The Globe and Mail'', May 3, 2021. Due to the continued COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto, the festival was staged as a "hybrid" of in-person and digital screenings. Most films were screened both in-person and on the digital platform, although a few titles were withheld by their distributors from the digital platform and instead were screened exclusively in-person. Artistic director Cameron Bailey indicated that while the 2021 festival would not fully return to the size of program that it offered at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival, it would be significantly bigger than the reduced lineup that was offered at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival. Overall, the festival featured over 100 films, including a sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joel Thomas Hynes
Joel Thomas Hynes (born September 29, 1976) is a Canadian writer, actor and director known for his irreverent, oftentimes dark and uproarious characters and a raw, unflinching vision of modern underground Canada. Career His 2017 novel ''We'll All Be Burnt in Our Beds Some Night'' won the Governor General's Award for English-language fiction and the Winterset Award and was longlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize. He has released two albums - ''JTH Live at the LSPU Hall'' and 2018's ''Dead Man's Melody'', a concept album that loosely follows the story of a doomed relationship that ends in murder and mayhem with the album's main character barricaded inside a house, unabashed, determined to go out in a hail of bullets. The album was produced in Toronto by Eamon McGrath. His debut novel ''Down to the Dirt'' won the Percy Janes First Novel Award, was shortlisted for the Atlantic Book Award and the Winterset Award, and was longlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Lund
Steve Lund (born January 9, 1989) is a Canadian actor, best known for playing the roles of Jake in ''Schitt’s Creek'' and Nick Sorrentino in '' Bitten''. Before acting, he played in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, for the P.E.I. Rockets (now the Charlottetown Islanders) and the Halifax Mooseheads, before being forced to end his hockey career in 2008 after a series of concussions. Within months of ending that career, he began taking acting classes in Vancouver and found his new career. He has appeared in several Hallmark Channel television films, as well as television shows such as '' Haven'', ''Reign'', and, most recently, a leading role in the reboot of '' Street Legal''. < ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Greyeyes
Michael Greyeyes (born June 4, 1967) (Muskeg Lake Cree Nation) is an Indigenous Canadian actor, dancer, choreographer, director, and educator. In 1996, Greyeyes portrayed Crazy Horse in the television film ''Crazy Horse''. In 2018, Greyeyes portrayed Sitting Bull in ''Woman Walks Ahead'' to critical acclaim. He has also had TV roles on '' Fear the Walking Dead'', ''True Detective'' and ''I Know This Much Is True''. In 2021–2022, he had a main role in the sitcom ''Rutherford Falls''. He won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Actor at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021, for his performance in the zombie film ''Blood Quantum''. Life and career Born in Saskatchewan, Greyeyes is Plains Cree from the Muskeg Lake First Nation. His father was from the Muskeg Lake First Nation and his mother was from the Sweetgrass First Nation, both located in Saskatchewan. Greyeyes started his performance career as a dancer. He is a graduate of The National Ballet School in 1984. He became an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julie Baldassi
Julie Baldassi is a Canadian film producer. She is most noted as a producer of the 2021 film ''Wildhood'', which was a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Picture at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021. The president of Younger Daughter Films, her other credits have included the short films ''My Dead Dad's Porno Tapes'' and ''I Am in the World as Free and Slender as a Deer on a Plain'', the feature film ''Tenzin'', and the music video for Jeremy Dutcher's song "Mehcinut".Allie Gregory"Go Behind the Scenes of Jeremy Dutcher's "Mehcinut" Video" ''Exclaim! ''Exclaim!'' is a Canadian music and entertainment publisher based in Toronto, which features in-depth coverage of new music across all genres with a special focus on Canadian and emerging artists. The monthly Exclaim! print magazine publishes 7 ...'', October 23, 2019. References External links * Film producers from Ontario Canadian women film producers Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Canad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 Vancouver International Film Festival
The 2021 Vancouver International Film Festival, the 40th event in the history of the Vancouver International Film Festival, was held from October 1 to October 11, 2021.Dana Gee"VIFF back in theatres for 40th anniversary festival" ''The Province'', September 8, 2021. Unlike the 2020 Vancouver International Film Festival, which was staged entirely online due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 festival featured in-person screenings at the VIFF Centre and other venues, although most titles were also available on the online VIFF Connects platform. The festival opened with the film ''The Electrical Life of Louis Wain'', and closed with the film ''Petite Maman''. 190 films from 51 countries where screened in the festival constituting 113 features, 77 shorts, 80 narrative features and 33 documentary features. In addition, the festival screened some titles outside Vancouver, including in Terrace and Powell River.Craig Takeuchi"Vancouver International Film Festival returns to cinemas for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atlantic Film Festival
FIN: Atlantic International Film Festival (known as The Atlantic International Film Festival until 2017) is a major international film festival held annually in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada since 1980. FIN is the largest Canadian film festival east of Montreal, regularly premiering the region's top films of the year, while bringing the best films of the fall festival circuit to Atlantic Canada. Events FIN holds multiple events throughout the year. FIN: Atlantic International Film Festival is an 8-day event, screening films from Canada and around the world, and showcasing Atlantic Canadian films and artists. During the first three days of the Festival, FIN simultaneously runs FIN Partners, an international co-production and co-financing market focusing on narrative feature film and series, which brings together producers and industry decision-makers from Canada and around the world. In the spring, FIN holds FIN Kids (formerly ''Viewfinders: Atlantic Film Festival for Youth''), a tou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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