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THE BIGGEST MODERN WOMAN OF THE WORLD |
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| from the novel by Susan Swan | |
| A wildly ribald yet poignant Victorian romance featuring legendary giantess Anna Swan. Put on display by P.T. Barnum and surrounded by midgets, giants, dwarves and royalty, Anna struggles to find her place as a ‘normal’ woman in a world that views her only as a freak. | |
Writers |
John Frizzell and Susan Swan |
EMOTIONAL ARITHMETIC |
| from the novel by GOVERNOR GENERAL'S AWARD winner Matt Cohen |
| Anchored by the eccentric, courageous and unpredictable Melanie Winters, this epic romance spans forty years and traces the longings that have connected Melanie with two men from her childhood. From Nazi concentration camps, through a love triangle on an archeological dig, to a Soviet ‘hospital’ this is ultimately a love story which reveals the shadows that the past throws upon the present. |
Writer |
Jefferson Lewis (MON AMIE MAX, LES NOCES DE PAPIER) |
Co-Producer |
BBR Productions (Québec) |
HIGH LIFE |
| from Lee MacDougall's international smash hit play |
| A story about bonding and male pattern stupidity. Four crooks who also happen to be morphine addicts, plan the bank job that will put them on ‘Easy Street’ forever. Problem is their group is so ripe with loathing that getting to the bank’s front door would be their first major achievement. |
Writer |
Lee MacDougall |
| “the inevitable movie will inevitably be a hit” |
| Evening Standard |
PISS TANK |
| Being 10 years old is hard enough but having to endure life under the influence of your mom’s well hidden alcoholism is way beyond the call of duty for any child. Teetering on the edge of lost innocence, Prue takes a cue from her mom and experiments with her own dangerous behaviour when boundaries between adult and child become blurred. |
Writer |
Kathryn Mockler |
Director |
Annie Bradley |
LIES & CONSEQUENCES |
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| A caper comedy set in the prettiest corner of PEI featuring Jerry Dawson - a 40ish ex-stockbroker who has fled the big city for a quieter existence as the owner of an historic Bed & Breakfast. Here is a common dream. But Jerry has some common flaws. He lies a little, he cuts corners a little...and he rationalizes alot. This is the story of how Jerry's tiny sins lead him into some large and messy crimes: grizzly murders, sexual deviation and botched drug deals. | |
Director / Writer |
Michael Kennedy |
Writer |
Michael Capellupo |
DEVIL BOYZ |
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| He's a wild child of war, 14, from the Mekong delta, jetted overnight into the Canadian west. They've never seen anyone like him, not even the Devil Boyz. The gang that couldn't shoot straight, crosses the guys who can. | |
Writers |
Peter Thurling and Dennis Foon |
Director |
Peter Thurling |
Executive Producer |
Triptych Media Inc. |
