A story of a young German girl working in a concentration camp who comes to understand the darkness through her friendship with a young Jewish boy.
Director: Danny Hamilton
Producer: Lindsay Stanlick
Cast:
Jane Pokou - Greta
Anne Shepard - Leah
Liz Tanner - Hildy
Christian MacInnis - Eric
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Wednesday, March 11, 2015
Saturday, November 15, 2014
SURPRISE VISIT FROM JIM BETTS: Canada's Writer of Musical Theatre at The Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts!
Had the pleasure of meeting and getting playwright Jim Bett's autograph and photo at Colours In the Storm: The Tom Thomson Musical the 2nd last day of the play!
Location:
Oakville, ON, Canada
Saturday, August 30, 2014
MOURNING HAS BROKEN (I play the wife) is coming to VOD & iTunes in 2015!
Congratulations to the CAST & CREW!
'He's sad as hell and he's not going to take it anymore.'
Directed by Jason Butler & Brett Butler
Distribution Company: Avi Federgreen at Indiecan Entertainment
Labels:
Feature,
Poster,
Tragicomedy
Location:
Toronto, ON, Canada
Monday, August 25, 2014
August 25, 2014 - TWILIGHT ZONE - A historical theatre play (The Erebus & The Terror) which I played in comes to life!
Harper joins search for lost ships of Franklin expedition
Parks Canada's Ryan Harris briefs Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper on efforts to find the Franklin expedition aboard the HMCS Kingston on Sunday, Aug. 24, 2014 west of Pond Inlet on the Eclipse Sound. (The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld)
Steve Rennie, The Canadian Press
Published Monday, August 25, 2014 2:39PM EDT
Last Updated Monday, August 25, 2014 2:40PM EDT
ECLIPSE SOUND, Nunavut -- The final resting place of the lost ships of the Franklin expedition may remain a mystery for at least another summer.
A thick pack of sea ice is blocking a key part of the search area, making it inaccessible to ships.
The two ships of Sir John Franklin's doomed 1845 expedition -- HMS Erebus and HMS Terror -- are believed to be somewhere in the Victoria Strait off the west coast of King William Island, perhaps as far down as the Queen Maud Gulf off the Adelaide Peninsula.
Four vessels, including the Canadian Coast Guard ship Sir Wilfrid Laurier, the Royal Canadian Navy's HMCS Kingston and vessels from the Arctic Research Foundation and the One Ocean Expedition are leading the search this summer. Ryan Harris, a senior underwater archeologist who is one of the people leading the Parks Canada search, says it's only a matter of time before the remnants of the missing expedition are found.
Harris says 75 per cent of the southern area and 40 per cent of the northern area have been searched.
This year, however, there is more ice than usual, which could stop the ships from searching part of the area.
"2009 was a bad year for ice," Harris said, "but we didn't survey with our partners that year, and I'm glad we didn't, because we wouldn't have been able to do anything. A very bad year.
"Apart from that, this is the worst that we've seen."
A strong wind could make all the different by flushing the ice down the strait, he added.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper, who is on his annual tour of the north, got a first-hand look at some of the tools being used in the search.
He boarded a naval vessel at Pond Inlet that travelled west to Eclipse Sound. Upon arriving at a picturesque spot surrounded by ice-capped mountains, Harper and his wife, Laureen, got in a Zodiac and motored out to one of two gigantic icebergs towering in the water.
The prime minister then helped lower an autonomous underwater vehicle into the frigid water.
It was the closest Harper had ever been to an iceberg.
"I've never been that close to a big chunk of ice. It's huge," he said. "That was great. Really exciting."
The prime minister said the lost Franklin ships are an iconic piece of Canadian history.
"It ultimately isn't just a story of discovery and mystery and all those things -- but it's also really laying the basis for what's in the longer-term Canadian sovereignty," he said.
"Because it's a mystery, and we've got to solve it."
Harper also expressed confidence that the vessels would soon be found.
"One day we're just going to come around the bend and there's going to be the ship and Franklin's skeleton slumped over the helm and we're going to find it."
Read more: http://www.cp24.com/news/harper-joins-search-for-lost-ships-of-franklin-expedition-1.1975305#ixzz3Bk4SO9p5
Friday, August 15, 2014
HEIR - The Final Short of Fatal Pictures (Short, Horror) as 'Mother' & 'Waitress'
"I was thrilled to have been cast in HEIR where I play the mother of a boy in a seemingly normal family."
HEIR, a monster movie unlike any other is a bleak and fantastical examination of one of societies darkest taboos that aims to stimulate the mind and wrench the gut with equal power.
After connecting with a stranger of similar interests online, Gordon Robert Nolan and his young son Paul Mateo D'Avino, embark on an ill-fated trip in which Gordon aims to indulge a secret passion. Before the day ends, a horrible truth will be uncovered and a harsh lesson will be learned.
Starring Hollywood's Bill Oberst Jr & Robert Nolan, Written and Directed by Richard Powell (WORM, FAMILIAR), Produced by Zach Green (WORM, FAMILIAR), Special Effects by The Butcher Shop (FAMILIAR), Cinematographer by Michael Jari Davidson, Editing by John Nicholls (SEX AFTER KIDS, THE SWEETEST HIPPOPOTAMUS).
Location:
Brampton, ON, Canada
Thursday, June 12, 2014
CAST in 'Colours In The Storm: The Tom Thomson Musical' (Musical Theatre Play)
I am so excited to be part of this Musical Chorus singing mezzo soprano.
Colours In The Storm (by Jim Betts) is the story of Tom Thomson, one of Canada's best loved painters. Thomson's landscapes of Algonquin Park such as "The West Wind", "The Jack Pine" & "Northern River" are among the most famous paintings ever done in Canada. The show is about one man's struggle to realize his own potential: about the recognition of a talent in oneself, and of the determination and obsession with realizing that talent or potential.
Colours In The Storm (by Jim Betts) is the story of Tom Thomson, one of Canada's best loved painters. Thomson's landscapes of Algonquin Park such as "The West Wind", "The Jack Pine" & "Northern River" are among the most famous paintings ever done in Canada. The show is about one man's struggle to realize his own potential: about the recognition of a talent in oneself, and of the determination and obsession with realizing that talent or potential.
Directed and Produced by Mary Rose Musical Direction by Brian Turnbull
Location:
Oakville, ON, Canada
Sunday, May 25, 2014
Wrapped on The Erebus & The Terror (Historical Drama Theatre Play) as 'Eleanor Franklin, Captain Fitzjames, Admiral 2 & The Dead 2'
I play a challenging role in this historical play: Eleanor Franklin, Captain Fitzjames - The Erebus, Admiral 2 and the Dead Crew. It was an incredible experience to be a man in the British Navy in 1845. Thanks Michael Brown!
Sir John Franklin (1845), a British Royal Navy Officer and Arctic Explorer disappears on his last expedition to the Northwest Passage in the Canadian Arctic. This play looks at this unlikely couple who had one of the most unique and binding relationships of the Victorian era, one cut short by inevitable tragedy.
Playwright & Director: Michael Brown
Eleanor Franklin, Captain Fitzjames, Admiral 2, Dead 2: Jane Pokou
Sir John Franklin: James Curley
Captain Crozier, Butler, Admiral 1, Dead 1: Peter Coffey
Lady Jane Franklin: Cynthia Dempster
Sir John Franklin (1845), a British Royal Navy Officer and Arctic Explorer disappears on his last expedition to the Northwest Passage in the Canadian Arctic. This play looks at this unlikely couple who had one of the most unique and binding relationships of the Victorian era, one cut short by inevitable tragedy.
Playwright & Director: Michael Brown
Eleanor Franklin, Captain Fitzjames, Admiral 2, Dead 2: Jane Pokou
Sir John Franklin: James Curley
Captain Crozier, Butler, Admiral 1, Dead 1: Peter Coffey
Lady Jane Franklin: Cynthia Dempster
Labels:
Drama,
Historical,
Poster,
Theatre
Location:
Oakville, ON, Canada
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
MOURNING HAS BROKEN - AWARDS, NOMINATIONS & FILM FESTIVALS
AWARDS
Winner: Best Actor Robert Nolan - Queens World Film Festival 2014
Winner: Best Actor Robert Nolan - Laughlin International Film Festival 2013
Winner: Audience Choice - Anchorage International Film Festival 2013
Winner: Best Feature - Weyauwega International Film Festival 2013
FILM FESTIVALS
Calgary International Film Festival 2013
Calgary International Film Festival 2013
Laughlin International Film Festival 2013
Weyauwega International Film Festival 2013
Anchorage International Film Festival 2013
Northwest Ohio Independent Film Festival 2013
Grand Film Film Festival 2013
Bootleg NYC Film Festival 2013
Northwest Ohio Independent Film Festival 2013
Film North Huntsville International Film Festival 2013
Naperville Independent Film Festival 2013
SoCal Independent Film Festival 2013
NOMINATIONS
Northwest Ohio Film Festival 2013 - Grand Prix Award, Best Screenplay, Best Actor
Northwest Ohio Independent Film Festival 2013
Grand Film Film Festival 2013
Bootleg NYC Film Festival 2013
Northwest Ohio Independent Film Festival 2013
Film North Huntsville International Film Festival 2013
Naperville Independent Film Festival 2013
SoCal Independent Film Festival 2013
NOMINATIONS
Northwest Ohio Film Festival 2013 - Grand Prix Award, Best Screenplay, Best Actor
Friday, January 24, 2014
MOURNING HAS BROKEN (as Wife) Theatrical Release at THE ROYAL CINEMA from January 24th to January 30th 2014.
Come and see this Butler Brothers' Brew!
BRETT & JASON BUTLER |
Directed by Brett Butler & Jason Butler.
IMDB CAST & CREW
Labels:
Feature,
Poster,
Trajicomedy
Location:
Toronto, ON, Canada
Friday, December 13, 2013
Saturday, November 23, 2013
WRAPPED on PRIMETIME (Short, Comedy) as the 'Mother'
Working with good people on PRIMETIME (Short, Comedy). Playing in Film Festivals in 2014.
'After going their separate ways, two friends, Noah & Gerald, reconnect over baseball.'
From Mildus Touch Productions - Directed by Ryan Fisher
'After going their separate ways, two friends, Noah & Gerald, reconnect over baseball.'
From Mildus Touch Productions - Directed by Ryan Fisher
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Thomas Rivas, Rick Cordeiro & Jane Pokou in a scene from PRIMETIME. |
Location:
Toronto, ON, Canada
Monday, September 30, 2013
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
WRAPPED on DOUBLE TAP (Drama, Feature Film) as 'Italian Mafia Wife'
A mafia movie about the ongoing mob war between the Russian Kolakov Family and the Italian Puccini family. Who will remain standing?
Nagging Dog Productions - Directed by Sebastian Nagy
CAST
Sofia Puccini - Jane Pokou
Anthony Puccini - Rick Cordeiro
IMDB Cast & Crew
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Mr. & Mrs. Puccini...Happy couple? |
Nagging Dog Productions - Directed by Sebastian Nagy
CAST
Sofia Puccini - Jane Pokou
Anthony Puccini - Rick Cordeiro
IMDB Cast & Crew
Location:
Toronto, ON, Canada
Friday, July 5, 2013
IMPROBABILIA (WEB SERIES - Episode 12 - SCI - FI) as 'City Employee'
IMPROBABILIA (WEB SERIES, SCI - FI) - For
office worker, Hal Norman, every day is the same and reality couldn't be more
boring. When he loses his job and finds himself deep in debt, he decides to go
in for paid medical testing to make some easy money...or so he thinks. Suddenly
he finds his world turned upside-down as he develops strange abilities, making
him a target for shadowy forces, until he finds a safe refuge in the hidden
district of Improbabilia. Hal, joined by others like him, must make the choice
to either flee or stand against those who would destroy them...but is it all
just a drug-induced hallucination?
Handsome Robot Pictures - Directed by - Brian Clement
Director - Brian Clement
CAST:
'City Employee' - Jane Pokou
'Security Guards' - Andre Guantanamo & Steve Kasan
'Hal Norman' - Jeff Sinasac
'Nat' - Keisha Prince
'Aaron' - Jordan Mechano
'Gail' - Ashley Tredenick
CREW:Director - Brian Clement
CAST:
'City Employee' - Jane Pokou
'Security Guards' - Andre Guantanamo & Steve Kasan
'Hal Norman' - Jeff Sinasac
'Nat' - Keisha Prince
'Aaron' - Jordan Mechano
'Gail' - Ashley Tredenick
Saturday, June 8, 2013
WRAPPED on UPON REFLECTION (Short, Mystery) as 'Detective #1'
UPON REFLECTION - Sometimes your reflection doesn't agree.
CREW:
Wingin' It - Director - Ian O'Neill
Director of Photography - Raquel & Tony Heayn
Make Up - Karen Dance
CAST:
'Reflection' - Peter Campbell
'Man' - Peter Campbell
'Detective #1' - Jane Pokou
'Detective #2' - Sandy Morrison
'Witness' - Laura Marks
CREW:
Wingin' It - Director - Ian O'Neill
Director of Photography - Raquel & Tony Heayn
Make Up - Karen Dance
CAST:
'Reflection' - Peter Campbell
'Man' - Peter Campbell
'Detective #1' - Jane Pokou
'Detective #2' - Sandy Morrison
'Witness' - Laura Marks
Location:
Burlington, ON, Canada
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
NO STRINGS ATTACHED - (Short, Comedy, Puppetery) - as 'Puppet Restaurant Patron'
NO STRINGS ATTACHED (Short, Comedy, Puppetery) - It's a comedy involving puppets.
The Splinter Unit - Directed by - Nicole Stamp
The Splinter Unit - Directed by - Nicole Stamp
Location:
Oakville, ON, Canada
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
I DON'T GIVE A F_ _ K (Hip Hop Music Video) as 'The Mistress'
I DON'T GIVE A F**K (Hip Hop Music Video) - Peter Jackson
RSquare - Directed by - Ryan Ellis
RSquare - Directed by - Ryan Ellis
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Jane Pokou & Rick Cordeiro |
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PETER JACKSON MUSIC VIDEO |
Saturday, March 30, 2013
IMPROBABLIA - (WEB SERIES - Episode 0 - SCI - FI) - as 'Lab Tech'
IMPROBABLIA (WEB SERIES - Episode 0 - SCI - FI) - A young, civil servant finds his job eliminated and in order to make ends meet, goes for paid medical testing and develops strange abilities as a result. Upon meeting others with similar abilities, he comes under attack from shadowy government forces, joins a resistance cell, and must find out how and why the drugs are being used and by whom.
Handsome Robot Pictures - Directed by - Brian Clement
CREW:
Director - Brian Clement
CAST:
'Dr. Joseph Snowdon' - Robert Nolan
'Lab Tech' - Jane Pokou
'Subjects' - Mark Buck & Melanie Patel
Handsome Robot Pictures - Directed by - Brian Clement
CREW:
Director - Brian Clement
CAST:
'Dr. Joseph Snowdon' - Robert Nolan
'Lab Tech' - Jane Pokou
'Subjects' - Mark Buck & Melanie Patel
Monday, March 18, 2013
ANTISOCIAL (Feature, Horror) - 'Zombie'
Acted as a ZOMBIE in ANTISOCIAL (Feature, Horror) - Antisocial begins on New Year's Eve in the not so distant future. Five university friends gather at a house party to ring in the New Year. Unbeknownst to them, an epidemic has erupted outside, causing outbreaks around the world.
Black Fawn Films - Directed by - Cody Calahan
CREW:
Producers - Chad Archibald, Cody Calahan, Christopher Giroux
Director - Cody Calahan
CAST:
Michelle Mylette
Cody Thompson
Adam Christie
Ana Alic
Romaine Waite
Ryan Barrett
Black Fawn Films - Directed by - Cody Calahan
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FILM LOCATION (HOME NOW DEMOLISHED) |
The Canadian Horror Film will have its World Premiere at Fantasia in Montreal on
July 31, 2013.
CREW:
Producers - Chad Archibald, Cody Calahan, Christopher Giroux
Director - Cody Calahan
CAST:
Michelle Mylette
Cody Thompson
Adam Christie
Ana Alic
Romaine Waite
Ryan Barrett
Location:
Guelph, ON, Canada
Saturday, March 9, 2013
WRAPPED on YELLER (Student, Short, Comedy) as 'Thrift Store Clerk'
YELLER (Student, Short, Comedy) - After a nude picture of his girlfriend gets posted on the internet, Wendel, a handsome-cross-dresser, lives out a classic male revenge odyssey before having to face what's coming.
RYERSON STUDENT FILM - Directed by - Thea Hollatz
Crew:
Producer - Grayson Moore
Director - Thea Hollatz
DOP - Logan Scott
1st Assistant Camera - Charles Hutchings
Production Manager - Nicole Bond
Cast:
'Wendel' - Andy Bridge
'Thrift Store Clerk' - Jane Pokou
'Pete' - Gleb Gorine
'Aidan Shipley' - Minion
RYERSON STUDENT FILM - Directed by - Thea Hollatz
Crew:
Producer - Grayson Moore
Director - Thea Hollatz
DOP - Logan Scott
1st Assistant Camera - Charles Hutchings
Production Manager - Nicole Bond
Cast:
'Wendel' - Andy Bridge
'Thrift Store Clerk' - Jane Pokou
'Pete' - Gleb Gorine
'Aidan Shipley' - Minion
Location:
Toronto, ON, Canada
Sunday, February 17, 2013
WRAPPED on CLASSIFIED (Short, Comedy) as 'Fiona'
CLASSIFIED - Fiona is estatic about purchasing a couch she sees in a classified section of the newspaper. Her telephone conversation with Mr.Linden turns out to be a comedy about whether or not her home is a right fit for the so-called "sentimental" couch.
Tri-City Pictures - Directed by - Deborah Vincent
CLASSIFIED:
Producer - Jake Vincent
Director - Deborah Vincent
AD - G.K.
DOP - Jake Vincent
Sound - Shawn Hook-Carleton
CAST:
'Fiona' - Jane Pokou
'Mr. Linden' - Robert Nolan
'Paul' - Steve Kasan
Tri-City Pictures - Directed by - Deborah Vincent
CLASSIFIED:
Producer - Jake Vincent
Director - Deborah Vincent
AD - G.K.
DOP - Jake Vincent
Sound - Shawn Hook-Carleton
CAST:
'Fiona' - Jane Pokou
'Mr. Linden' - Robert Nolan
'Paul' - Steve Kasan
Location:
Toronto, ON, Canada
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
CAST in a short comedy CLASSIFIED
Fiona is estatic about purchasing a couch she sees in a classified section of the newspaper. Her telephone conversation with Mr.Linden turns out to be a comedy about whether or not her home is a right fit for the so-called "sentimental" couch.
Starring: Robert Nolan as Mr. Linden, Jane Pokou as Fiona & Steve Kasan as Paul.
Director: Deborah Vincent
Starring: Robert Nolan as Mr. Linden, Jane Pokou as Fiona & Steve Kasan as Paul.
Director: Deborah Vincent
Location:
Toronto, ON, Canada
Friday, November 30, 2012
CAST as a Homicide Detective in a short mystery UPON REFLECTION
CAST as a Homicide Detective in the short mystery UPON REFLECTION by Writer/ Producer/ Director Ian O'Neill.
A mysterious homicide with a twist. Can't say more right now!
A mysterious homicide with a twist. Can't say more right now!
Location:
Burlington, ON, Canada
Friday, October 5, 2012
MOURNING HAS BROKEN (Feature, Tragicomedy) previewed in Toronto Star!
Mourning Has Broken (Feature - Tragicomedy) - makes the Big Time! Web and Print editions of THE TORONTO STAR (Friday, Oct. 5 print edition) - I play the wife in this new movie from The Butler Brothers, Jason Butler & Brett M. Butler - In association with pUNK Films - www.punkfilms.ca/ and Ingrid Veninger - Screens at The Royal Theatre (608 College St) - FRI, OCT.12, 9:15 PM.
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MOURNING HAS BROKEN (Feature) preview in Toronto Star newspaper. |
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1KWave Film Festival Poster |
Location:
Toronto, ON, Canada
Friday, July 20, 2012
CAST in MOURNING HAS BROKEN (Feature)
CAST as the wife in MOURNING HAS BROKEN (Feature, Tragicomedy) - which will also feature performances by Robert Nolan, Shawn Devlin, JoAnn Nordstrom, Mike Donis and more! Lensed by the superb Michael Davidson - PROD: Brett M. Butler, Jason Butler - "THE BUTLER BROTHERS ARE BREWING - We are getting down and dirty again!
Labels:
Cast,
Feature,
Movie,
Poster,
Tragicomedy
Location:
Toronto, ON, Canada
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