WRITER'S CONFESSIONS
(39 x 60')
Arts Series
Witty, poignant, humourous and educational, Writers’ Confessions is a fast-paced series about writers and writing. Over twenty writers per episode speak about a variety of topics that are of great interest to writers, readers, and anyone who is interested in the creative process and writing. As well, for anyone who wants to be entertained and informed by a group of very smart and very funny creative people, Writers’ Confessions fits the bill.
COME
CLOSER:
THE
MAGIC OF
JASON
MALONEY
(1 x 60’)
Magic
An
intimate
sleight-of-hand
master
and
"street
magic"
pro,
Maloney
dazzles
his
impromptu
audiences
with his
captivating
card
tricks,
mind
reading
and his
mysterious
power
over
inanimate
objects,
drawing
the
curious,
the
astonished
and even
the
skeptical
to “come
closer!”
TALKIN’
BLUES
(26
x 30’)
Music
A series
featuring
the
passion
behind
the
Blues
today,
with an
historical
perspective.
Talkin’
Blues
targets
a wider
audience
than
just
blues
fans by
offering
a
variety
of
themes
including
musician
profiles,
interviews,
and
music
videos.
Viewers
have the
opportunity
to be
exposed
to the
thoughts
and
great
music of
B.B
King,
Buddy
Guy,
Morgan
Davis
and Mark
Hummel,
Colin
Linden,
Otis
Taylor
and many
more.
Music
Three
documentaries
featuring
the most
popular
Roots-Rock
band,
Blue
Rodeo.
Having
toured
the
world
extensively
they
have
gathered
legions
of fans
due to
their
tremendous
songwriting
and hard
work.
The
Scenes
In
Between
brings
you
behind
the
scenes
during
the
recording
process
as they
record
their
ninth
album,
"The
Days In
Between".
Recording
The Days
offers
more
footage
from The
Scenes
In
Between
as well
as
footage
from the
annual
Blue
Rodeo
Stardust
Picnic
held
every
year in
Toronto.
An
Evening
With....is
a
beautifully
shot
intimate
live
concert
with
Blue
Rodeo
recorded
at a
small
venue in
Toronto,
Canada.
JAZZ
DREAMS
(3 x 60
& 2 x 60
& 1 x
90’)
Available
for
select
territories
only
Music
This
documentary
follows
the
lives of
three
young
Jazz
musicians
in New
Orleans.
One of
the
featured
artists
is the
youngest
member
of the
legendary
Marsalis
family.
The
documentary
is
bursting
with
lively
musical
performances
and
includes
appearances
by
Wynton
Marsalis,
Ellis
Marsalis
& Gordon
Parks.
THE BARRA MACNEILS’ CELTIC CHRISTMAS
(1 x
60’)
Christmas concert
Filmed in St. Matthew’s Church, Halifax, Nova Scotia, this intimate concert features Canada’s premiere Celtic performers, the Barra MacNeils, with special guests The Ennis Sisters and Fiona and Ciaran MacGillivray. Rich harmonies accompanied by harp, accordion and tin whistle added a distinctly Celtic touch to well known Christmas favourites like God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen and Auld Lang
Syne.
LA BOHEME
(1 x
104’)
Opera
Set in the Latin Quarter of Paris in the 1830s, Puccini’s LA BOHEME is one of the most popular operas of all time. This production was designed by Austrian Wolfram Skalicki and features Hei-Kyung Hong of the Metropolitan Opera as Mimi.
Primedia Collection
TOSCA
(1 x
120’)
Opera
Puccini’s TOSCA is a tragic tale of love, intrigue and betrayal which tells the story of the tempestuous opera singer Tosca, whose stormy romance with artist Cavaradossi leads to violence, deceit and death. Set in the Napoleonic Rome of 1800, this opera is a highly successful collaboration of composer Puccini and librettists Illica and Giacosa. Starring Stefka Evststieva, and Canadian Baritone Cornelis Opthof.
Primedia Collection
CHICAGO
BLUES
JAM (13
x 60’)
Music
Performance
A hosted
series
of live
performances
from
Buddy
Guy’s
Legends
blues
club in
Chicago.
Multi-camera
and
album
quality
audio.
Artists
include
Rod
Piazza,
Lonnie
Brooks,
James
Harmon,
Magic
Slim, Keb Mo,
Son
Seals &
Junior
Wells
w/Buddy
Guy.
KAROO
KITAAR
BLUES
(1 x 90’
or 1 x
60’ *)
Music
Documentary/Performance
Karoo
Kitaar
Blues
follows
South
African
Songwriter
David
Kramer
and
slide
guitarist
Hannes
Coetzee
into
remote
regions
of South
Africa
on their
quest to
find
musicians
who play
an
almost
forgotten
folk
music.
The film
documents
their
journey
into the
harsh
and arid
landscape
of
Namaqualand
and the
Great
South
African
Karoo,
interweaving
impromptu
musical
performances
and
interviews
with
traditional
guitarists,
violinists,
piano
accordionists
and
mouth
organ
players
who play
what
Kramer
describes
as "Karoo
Blues."
By the
end
of the
journey,
nine
musicians
are
invited
to Cape
Town,
where
they
record
some of
their
songs
and
perform
to
packed
houses
and
great
acclaim
at the
Baxter
Theatre
Centre.
