SELECTED CLIPS // Feature Film
See Also: TV DRAMA // DOCUMENTARY
HOME AGAIN
DIRECTOR // SUDZ SUTHERLAND
TATYANA ALI, LYRIQ BENT, STEPHAN JAMES, C.C.H. POUNDER
Marva, Dunston and Everton grew up in Toronto, New York and London respectively but are deported ‘home’ to Jamaica where everyday becomes a fight for survival. Never before has the story of deportees been told cinematically.
HIGH LIFE
DIRECTOR // GARY YATES
TIMOTHY OLYPHANT, STEPHEN MCINTYRE, JOE ANDERSON, ROSSIF SUTHERLAND
Set in 1983, just after the birth of the Automated Teller Machine, High Life is a story of kinship, loyalty and honour amongst thieves. A comedic heist movie around a plan to rob one of the brand new ATMs. Things do not go according to plan.
Winner Directors Guild of Canada Award- Outstanding Achievement in Picture Editing-Feature Film
BEOWULF AND GRENDEL
DIRECTOR // STURLA GUNNARSSON
GERALD BUTLER, STELLAN SKARSGARD, SARAH POLLEY, INGVAR SIGURDSSON
The blood-soaked tale of a Norse warrior’s battle against the great and murderous Grendel. Beowulf leads a troop of warriors across the sea to rid a village of the marauding monster. Vengeance, loyalty and mercy powerfully entwine. A story of blood and beer and sweat, which strips away the mask of the hero-myth, leaving a tangled tale.
RARE BIRDS
DIRECTOR // STURLA GUNNARSSON
WILLIAM HURT, MOLLY PARKER, ANDY JONES
Dave is down. His restaurant is a bust. His neighbor, Phonse, helps him by making up a story about a rare birdsighting which begins to help Dave’s business. Things get complicated with a recreational submarine, industrial espionage, ten kilos of cocaine and Dave falls for Alice, a girl from Gull Tickle.
Winner Directors Guild of Canada Award- Outstanding Achievement in Picture Editing-Feature Film
LOVE, SEX AND EATING THE BONES
DIRECTOR // SUDZ SUTHERLAND
HILL HARPER, MARLYNE AFFLACK
A sexy urban comedy about a young man obsessed with watching pornography who discovers that love is stronger than fantasy when he meets and falls in love with the girl of his dreams.
Winner of the Toronto International Film Festival Best Canadian First Feature Film
SUCH A LONG JOURNEY
DIRECTOR // STURLA GUNNARSSON
ROSHAN SETH, SONI RAZDAN, OM PURI, NASEERUDDIN SHAH
‘Filmed on location in Bombay this is a film so rich in atmosphere it makes Western films look pale and under populated.’ said Roger Ebert. Combining politics, religion, illness and scheming in the story of one family in upheaval that is serious but always amusing.
Winner Canadian Academy of Film and Television – Genie Award Achievement in Editing