Films
The Adventures of BIKEMAN
This is a life action film of three episodes about a super hero by the name of BIKEMAN who teaches fellow youth, the importance of locking up your bike and wearing a helmet. It takes a strange comical approach in order to get the messages across. This film has been screened to 100s of people across the city of Toronto and will be shown at several Film Festivals including a very unique and ironic film festival called, "Bike Film Festival".
This is defantly one of the most popular projects I've worked on. Many news networks have filmed me during the editing stages of this project. The film was also featured on the cover of FUSE MAGAZINE.
Building Peace: One Seed at A Time
This is a documentary about a group called the "Dreamers" and the and struggle they went through in building a peace garden "one seed at a time".
The Dreamers are a group of mothers and grandmothers who have lost their childern due to violence or accident. The Peace Garden was built to commemorate their lives. This was quite a personal projcet for me since I knew most of their childern that had passed away due to violence.
I spend over a year documenting the progress of the Peace Garden. News networks across Toronto: City TV, Global, CTV and CBC have also documented the Peace Garden but not to same extent me and my follow production workers have.
This documentary has been screened all over Toronto for about a year now. Adrian Clarkson the Governor General (of 2005) and representative of the Queen of England and "His Excellency" John Ralston Saulher have also taken the time to watch this documentary. That was one of the upmost of honors.
I've recently received an award for my work covering the Dreams Peace garden.
Urban Development Project
Here at Regent Park Focus we are most currently working on a documentary about the conspiracy that surrounds the Regent Park Revitalization and the gentrification of the area. Many of the Regent Park residents are in fear that they won't be granted a spot back into Regent Park, after being temporarily placed elsewhere.
So far we've interviewed residents, professors and a former Mayor by the name of John Sewell that used to be a major supporter of the Regent Park Revitalization who is now opposed to it.
I personally hope this project doesn't become too one sided. For its not entirely in my hands.
-- Video Rights --
Regent Park Focus claims the rights to these documentaries. If you would like a copy of any of these videos, you will have to purchase one from the Regent Park Focus Media Arts Centre. I cannot make any profit off of these videos nor can i make a copy available to you without the consent from our project coordinator.
Video Screenings
Documentary "Food and Culture"
2006 - OISE - This video has been requested by a Professor to be used as a teaching tool
Regent Park TV Show "Bike Man" (3 episodes playing!)
2006 - Bike Film Festival - Part of a great line-up of films by other film-makers Soon!
2006 - CINECYCLE - FUSE Magazine Launch - Bike Man is the featured on the cover
2006 - Regent Park Film Festival - Part of a great line-up of films by other film-makers
2006 - Focus Theater - Part of a great line-up of films by other film-makers
Documentary "Building Peace: One Seed At A Time"
2006 - Rainbow Cinema - Part of a great line-up of films by other film-makers
2006 - Toronto Reference Library (Beeton auditorium) - Racialization of Gun Crime
2006 - Bloor Cinema - Part of a great line-up of films by other film-makers
2006 - Bathurst Victory Cafe - Silent Auction - with a Video Presentation [ Day 2 ]
2006 - Bathurst Victory Cafe - Silent Auction - with a Video Presentation [ Day 1 ]
2005 - Regent Park Film Festival - Part of a great line-up of films by other film-makers
2005 - Focus Theater -
Adrian Clarkson to be in the audience!
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