Most directors complete a body of work before they try their hand at a feature film and even a finished feature with ‘A’ or ‘B’ list talent doesn’t guarantee box office gold or streaming success in the competitive landscape
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Teresa’s next door neighbour, Doug & The Slugs
Director Teresa Alfeld’s very personal film, “Doug and the Slugs and Me” follow the rise, fall and legacy of the 1980’s band led by singer Doug Bennett, who happened to be her Vancouver neighbour when she was
Continue ReadingNOT SO FAMOUS DEAD PEOPLE
After working as a researcher in Manhattan at ABC News 20/20 in the mid nineties for Diane Sawyer, Barbara Walters and Sam Donaldson, I inevitably realized my dream of becoming a screenwriter was fading out.
Continue ReadingTHE MAKING OF MAGNOTTA
At the start of my filmmaking career my wife, Naomi and my brother-in-law Jonathan were presented the opportunity to produce several shows for OUT TV, Canada’s official LGBTQ channel. Early on we shot a dating series
Continue ReadingRABBA, TIFF, 752, SEPTEMBER 11 & THE CLINTON’S
September 11, 2001 is a day I will never forget. Twenty-one years ago the entire world lived through a documentary that was less than twenty minutes but its ramifications are still being felt. Two airplanes
Continue ReadingCANADIAN FILMS SHINE AT TIFF
The 2022 Toronto International Film Festival is the first full edition since the Covid pandemic premiered in 2020. The event features some of the best films from all over the world. In fact, 26 of these
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