Interest: Sports
Willie
Director
Laurence Mathieu-Leger
Cast
Willie O'Ree, Gary Bettman, Wayne Gretzky, Wayne Simmonds
Producers
Laurence Mathieu-Leger, Bryant McBride, Ted Leonsis
Genre
Documentary
Interests
Biography, BIPOC Stories, Female Filmmaker, History, Social Justice & Politics, Sports
Original Language
English
Transformer
Director
Michael Del Monte
Cast
Janae Marie Kroczaleski
Producers
Lyndon Hall, Tad Munnings
Genre
Documentary
Interests
Biography, LGBTQ2S+, Social Justice & Politics, Sports, Strong Female Leads
Original Language
English
Poor Boy’s Game
Racial tensions are reignited in working-class Halifax when a young white man (Rossif Sutherland) is released from prison and forced to face the family and community of his victim: a young Black man beaten so brutally he has been left handicapped for life. Also starring Danny Glover.
Director
Clement Virgo
Virgo rose to prominence with his first feature, Rude, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival and garnered two Genie nominations. He has also directed the films Poor Boy’s Game and Lie With Me, and hit TV shows such as The Wire, Regenesis and The Listener. He recently produced the show Greenleaf and directed episodes of Empire and Billions. His film, Brother, premiered at TIFF 2022 and won 12 CSAs, including Best Motion Picture, Best Direction, and Best Adapted Screenplay.
Writers
Marguerite Pigott, Chaz Thorne, Clement Virgo
Cast
Danny Glover, Rossif Sutherland
Producers
Clement Virgo, Damon D'Oliveira, Chaz Thorne
Genre
Drama
Interests
BIPOC Stories, Black Filmmaker, Discrimination, Social Justice & Politics, Sports
Original Language
English
Single mother Beck (Hebert) finds her life upended when she faces a health scare and is forced to make big changes to the way she lives. Beck decides to start training for a marathon to prove to herself and her family that she’s able to get back on track.
Guided by the ghost of her ancestor, legendary long distance runner Tom Longboat (Koostachin), she sets out on a journey that is both emotional and inspiring. Told in a lighthearted and charming way, Run Woman Run is a feel-good anti-rom-com about a woman who has to tackle the ghosts of her past before she can run toward a better future. Winner of the Audience Choice Award and Moon Jury Prize at imagineNATIVE.
“It’s one of the year’s best” – Alex Heeney, Seventh Row
Director
Zoe Leigh Hopkins (Heiltsuk/Mohawk)
Hopkins is an alumna of the Sundance Institute’s Feature Film Program, and has directed numerous shorts, including Button Blanket, Mohawk Midnight Runners, Impossible to Contain and a segment of The Embargo Project. She has directed the features Kayak to Klemtu and Run Woman Run, which won the Audience Choice award at imagineNATIVE 2021. She is currently writing and directing the series Little Bird.
Writer
Zoe Leigh Hopkins (Heiltsuk/Mohawk)
Cast
Lorne Cardinal, Braeden Clarke (Cree), Asivak Koostachin (Cree/Inuk), Jayli Wolf (Anishinaabe), Dakota Ray Hebert (Dene)
Producers
Paula Devonshire (Mohawk), Pj Thornton, Laura Milliken (Ojibway)
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Interests
BIPOC Stories, ESL, Family Relationships, Female Filmmaker, Indigenous Filmmaker, Sports
Original Language
English
Maurice Richard (The Rocket)
But this is much more than a sports movie. Director Binamé frames the story in a cultural context: It isn’t until Richard, a man of few words, begins to speak his mind about the inequalities and prejudice directed toward French Canadians that he finds his voice.
Many feel that the riots caused by Richard’s suspension in 1955 were the spark that fuelled the Quiet Revolution in Quebec. This hockey blockbuster is chock-full of heart and history.
The Rocket was nominated for 13 Genie Awards and won nine.
Director
Charles Binamé
Binamé has directed numerous films, including Eldorado (which screened at the prestigious Directors’ Fortnight at Cannes), Séraphin: Heart of Stone, Maurice Richard (The Rocket), which won nine Genies, including Best Direction, and Elephant Song, which won three awards, including a CSA for Adapted Screenplay. Has also directed episodes of hit TV shows such as Flashpoint, Rookie Blue, Republic of Doyle and Reign, among others.
Writer
Ken Scott
Cast
Roy Dupuis, Julie Le Breton, Stephen McHattie, Patrice Robitaille
Producers
Daniel Louis, Denise Robert
Genre
Drama
Interests
Biography, Discrimination, History, Social Justice & Politics, Sports
Original Languages
English, French
Goon 2: Last of the Enforcers
Director
Jay Baruchel
Writers
Jay Baruchel, Jesse Chabot
Cast
Elisha Cuthbert, T.J. Miller, Liev Schreiber
Producers
David Gross, André Rouleau
Genre
Comedy
Interest
Sports
Original Language
English
Last Woman Standing
Directors
Juliet Lammers, Lorraine Price
Writers
Juliet Lammers, Lorraine Price
Cast
Ariane Fortin, Mike Moffa, Mary Spencer
Producers
Aisling Chin-Yee, John Christou
Genre
Documentary
Interests
Female Filmmaker, Sports, Strong Female Leads
Original Language
English
La petite reine (Downfall of a Champion)
Director
Alexis Durand-Brault
Writers
Catherine Léger, Sophie Lorain
Cast
Laurence Leboeuf, Patrice Robitaille
Producer
Richard Lalonde
Genre
Drama
Interests
Biography, Sports
Original Language
French
Hello Destroyer
Director
Kevan Funk
Writer
Kevan Funk
Cast
Jared Abrahamson
Producers
Daniel Domachowski, Haydn Wazelle
Genre
Drama
Interest
Sports
Original Language
English
Derby Crazy Love
Directors
Justine Pimlott, Maya Gallus
Genre
Documentary
Interests
Female Filmmaker, Sports, Strong Female Leads
Original Language
English