SELECTED CLIPS // TV Drama
See Also: FEATURE FILM // DOCUMENTARY
THE BRIDGE
DIRECTOR // JOHN FAWCETT
AARON DOUGLAS, PAUL POPOWICH, MICHAEL MURPHY, INGA CADRANEL
2 hour pilot for series centered around hard nosed police officer Frank Leo and his fellow officers. After being unanimously elected head of the union, Leo sets out to clean up the corruption in the force while working in the best interests of the rank-and-file.
Winner Directors Guild of Canada Award- Outstanding Achievement in Picture Editing-Television Movie or Mini-Series.
GUNS
DIRECTOR // SUDZ SUTHERLAND
COLM FEORE, ELISHA CUTHBERT, GREGORY SMITH, SHAWN DOYLE
Mini-series exploring the stories behind the headlines of gun violence.
Four families caught up in illegal gun trafficking and the ripple effect it has on their lives and those caught in the crossfire.
Winner Canadian Academy of Film and Television –Gemini Award Achievement in Editing- Television Movie or Series
ABOVE AND BEYOND
DIRECTOR // STURLA GUNNARSSON
RICHARD E. GRANT, JONATHAN SCARFE, LIANE BALABAN, ALLAN HAWCO
Mini-series about the Atlantic Ferry Organization tasked with delivering hundreds of aircraft from North America to Europe in the early years of the Second World War by flying them across the Atlantic at a time when trans-Atlantic flights were rare.
Winner Directors Guild of Canada Award- Outstanding Achievement in Picture Editing-Television Movie or Mini-Series.
THE INTERROGATION OF MICHAEL CROWE
DIRECTOR // DON MCBREARTY
MARK RENDALL, ALLY SHEEDY, MICHAEL RILEY
When 12-year-old Stephanie Crowe is brutally murdered at her home the authorities jump to the conclusion that her sullen 14-year-old brother Michael is the killer. Completely ignoring strong evidence that suggests otherwise. Under intense interrogation over days Michael falsely confesses to what he did not do.
Winner of the Peabody Award in the U.S.
RICKY NELSON – TEEN IDOL
DIRECTOR // STURLA GUNNARSSON
GREGORY CALPAKIS, JAMEY SHERIDAN, TARA ROSLING
The story of TV star and rock idol Ricky Nelson, his rise to TV stardom in the 50’s on the Ozzie and Harriet Nelson Show, his struggles with his father to move into music and out of his father’s control followed by his own struggles with drugs and drop in fame after his early teen successes.
DIARY OF EVELYN LAU
DIRECTOR // STURLA GUNNARSSON
SANDRA OH, YAN CUI, HARRISON LIU, JAY BRAZEAU
TV movie based on the true story of Evelyn Lau, teenaged poet and writer who runs away from strict parents, becoming a prostitute and drug addict. Lau keeps a diary and the book becomes a best seller. First film performance by Sandra Oh in a spectacular debut.
Winner Canadian Academy of Film and Television –Gemini Award Achievement in Editing- Television Movie or Series.