Black Walk is a Canadian film and television production company located in Whitby, Ontario, Canada. The former music video production company is now known for producing films, television programs, and the '' Dark Rising'' series.

History

Black Walk was founded in 1992 by

Mihkel Harilaid Mihkel Harilaid, also known as Mike Harilaid, is the Chief executive officer, CEO and executive producer of Black Walk, a Canadian feature film and television production company. Career Harilaid began his career in real estate development and m ...

, David Fowler, and Steph Scott. During the 1990s, Black Walk produced over 500 music videos for numerous American and Canadian performers including Shaggy, Creed, Alanis Morissette, and Nickelback. Black Walk began producing feature films starting with ''Washed Up'' in 2000. Notable film credits since then include the 2005 Independent Spirit Award winner ''

Phil the Alien ''Phil the Alien'' is a 2004 Canadian comedy film. It was written and directed by Rob Stefaniuk, who also starred as the titular Phil."'When a spaceship crashes in Northern Ontario, it's funny'". '' Sudbury Star'', September 24, 2004. The film's ...

''; the 2004 feature film ''

Ham & Cheese ''Ham & Cheese'' is a 2004 Canadian comedy film directed by Warren P. Sonoda.Doug Foley, "High hopes for Ham & Cheese". ''Hamilton Spectator'', November 17, 2004. The film stars Mike Beaver and Jason Jones. Both of them also wrote and produced ...

'', starring Dave Foley, Jason Jones, and Samantha Bee; the 2007 sci-fi-comedy '' Dark Rising,'' which was nominated for numerous awards at the

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; and ''Medium Raw: Night of the Wolf'', an action-thriller starring John-Rhys Davies, William B. Davis, and Mercedes McNab. Black Walk has continued to produce the '' Dark Rising'' franchise which includes filming the new series ''Dark Rising: Warrior of Worlds in Sudbury'', Ontario along with the help of the Northern Ontario Film Studio. Currently, Black Walk is in post-production for a Christian Television series, ''Reflections'' for the DayStar Network.

Filmography

References

External links

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