Straight from our director

This is the second post about the film Who Killed Christmas? Here’s a post by Boma Cooley-Gam View this post on Instagram A post shared by CKG (@cookeyygam) Instagram from Boma Cookey-Gam

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“Who Killed Christmas?” Film

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This initiative was enforced with severe and cruel penalties; in fact, the mother of the country’s national hero, Dr. Jose Rizal, was forced to traverse hundreds of miles on foot after she refused to use her assigned surname of Realonda. 

I typed in “Filipino Spanish names” and this was one of the articles that popped up.

Check out The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life by Mark Manson

Several years ago, I went to see a show at the Winnipeg Fringe Festival. It was a puppet play and had a couple of people on stage. Anyways I sat in the audience and noticed a familiar actor. I’ve seen him on YouTube and he performs in the Winnipeg Fringe every single year with his troupe. I decided to go up to him and tell him that I was a fan, that I loved his work that I especially saw his videos about being vegan. I didn’t even get a chance to complete a sentence when he turns to me and says,

“I’m sorry I just don’t understand your culture.”

He turned his back and ignored me. I was absolutely stunned at this. I didn’t know how else to react so I got up and I went back to my seat, totally distracted by what had happened. I enjoy the play, but how that actor treated me was racist. At some point later on around 2020. I saw he posted a black square on his Instagram about Black Lives Matter. Either he had changed his ways or it was performative, but I was offended that he thought he could get away with being seen as anti-racist. I have been treated worse but this definitely makes the list. 

“Winner” at Sundace

First Look: Emilia Jones in Susanna Fogel's 'WINNER,' making its world premiere at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival. A Reality Winner satire. Connie Britton, Zach Galifianakis, Kathryn Newton, Danny Ramirez co-star #SundanceFilmFestival https://t.co/FR8IdO4HcW pic.twitter.com/0LVXkZq9WG— The Playlist (@ThePlaylistNews) December 6, 2023 Screen shot Waiting for the trailer, but here’s the IMDb…

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Reading Christina Rossetti’s Poetry

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dalnavert Museum (@dalnavertmuseum) The readings of Christina Rossetti’s poetry. For more information on Christina Rossetti, here’s a link.

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SWIFT - Film Training Manitoba

10:35 am – 10:50 am: Networking Break  10:50 am – 11:55 am: Self-Perception of Women in Film and Media (with Q & A) Sponsored by Gender Equity Manitoba As the on-camera talent, actors are often the focus of many film and media productions, and women film professionals can sometimes be overly scrutinized for their appearance and performances. This group of film professionals will discuss the…

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More good news for A Birthday Tale

We just won 2 more awards. One in London England and one in New York City! A Birthday Tale Poster This is our 6th award starting out! We won Best Fantasy Film at the London Movie Awards and it will be screening there as a shortlisted winning film as part of their festival movie nights August 30 at the Close Up Theatre in London England UK We also won Inspirational Film – Silver Award at the…

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Out of the Show

Due to scheduling conflicts, I’m no longer involved in LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS. Good luck to the cast and crew of the fringe run. You’re all very talented folks and I wish you all the best.

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Communicating to the Audience

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Michael David Simms (@mds_actors) Justin Theroux on communicating feelings to the audience. I could listen and watch stuff like this for hours.

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Guess Who Won an Award?

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Shakespeare In The Ruins (@sir_winnipeg) Michele Boulet, Sarah Constible and Lisa Nelson-Fries accepting the award for best film feature. My first time with Shakespeare in the Ruins was five years ago, doing an all female version of Timon of Athens. Macbeth on film was my second experience with them, and it was delightful. Looking forward to another…

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Winnipeg Fringe Festival ~ 2023

View this post on Instagram A post shared by The Dramatic Theatre Company (@dramatictheatre) Dramatic Theatre on Instagram.

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A Birthday Tale

Poster for “a birthday take” Normally I’m fortunate to do just one film a year. I have more lines in this one; I’m still excited about the outcome.

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Thank you, Joseph!

Typing out “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat” seemed tiresome, so I’ll phrase it as JATATDC. Thanks to the cast and crew of this show! I love you all! Nathan Rogalsky: I hope Donny Osmond sees your performance and gets nervous. Thank you for trusting me on stage. Alana Penner: you carried this show with your beautiful voice and I’ve been honoured to share the stage with…

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3rd Date ~ Short Film

If you haven’t seen our film yet, here’s all 14 minutes of it. IMDb page coming shortly.

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