Young tap dancer Olivia and her uncle Amir, an actor, struggle with what it means to be Middle-Eastern Canadian in today’s racially divided world. When Amir books a role on a film, Olivia uses her dance routine as a way of expressing her true feelings.
Kyra Zagorsky is a mother, actor, teacher and theatre director. A competitive student athlete and dancer, Kyra spent as much time in the theatre as she did in the outdoors. As an actor, she is known for her work as the lead on Ron Moore’s, Helix and the Canadian premiere of the Pulitzer Prize winning play “Disgraced”. She holds a BFA in theatre from Southern Oregon University and a Masters Degree in Acting from the University of California. Kyra wrote, produced and starred in the award-winning short film CHAINED, and was a producer on the award-winning short film SHAKEY’S COFFEE. Kyra runs her own acting school and is the co-founder of a theatre company here in Vancouver.
Patrick Sabongui, through his production company, Life Force Films, has produced and/or directed several short films including the award-winning shorts SHAKEY’S COFFEE (Producer/Director), CHAINED (Producer/Director) and ARIEL UNRAVELING (Producer, BravoFact recipient). He also co-produced the upcoming short film, THE LETTER CARRIER, directed by Jesse L. Martin (The Flash, Rent) and Rick Cosnett (Vampire Diaries, Quantico). He’s been working full-time in the film industry for 20 years as an actor (Homeland, The Flash, 24, Godzilla, 300), stunt performer, and filmmaker. He’s also the co-director of Fulfilling Young Artists, a not-for-profit mentorship program for young actors.
Triumph Street Productions: Danielle and Robin have been working in TV, film and theatre for the last 17 years as award winning performers, coaches, directors and producers. Together they run Triumph St Photography and Triumph St Productions from their studio in East Vancouver, BC. In 2012 they joined with the Canadian arm of Random Bench Productions (Liz Levine) and went on to produce domestically and internationally distributed shorts, web series, tv specials and features including the recently released genre film FEED THE GODS and the hotly anticipated new Terry Mile’s film EVEN LAMBS HAVE TEETH. Since 2015 both Danielle and Robin have been focusing on the commercial side of the industry. With Robin working as a Production Manager and Danielle as the Production Designer or Decorator, they have helped create cutting edge commercial campaigns for clients such as: VOLKSWAGEN, WAL-MART, MOEN, LYSOL, AUTOTRADER, HUGGIES, BUD LIGHT and ACTIVISION. When not immersed in film & tv projects, they can be found exploring remote coners of the American national parks, deserts and canyonlands with camera in hand.
Triumph Street Productions: Danielle and Robin have been working in TV, film and theatre for the last 17 years as award winning performers, coaches, directors and producers. Together they run Triumph St Photography and Triumph St Productions from their studio in East Vancouver, BC. In 2012 they joined with the Canadian arm of Random Bench Productions (Liz Levine) and went on to produce domestically and internationally distributed shorts, web series, tv specials and features including the recently released genre film FEED THE GODS and the hotly anticipated new Terry Mile’s film EVEN LAMBS HAVE TEETH. Since 2015 both Danielle and Robin have been focusing on the commercial side of the industry. With Robin working as a Production Manager and Danielle as the Production Designer or Decorator, they have helped create cutting edge commercial campaigns for clients such as: VOLKSWAGEN, WAL-MART, MOEN, LYSOL, AUTOTRADER, HUGGIES, BUD LIGHT and ACTIVISION. When not immersed in film & tv projects, they can be found exploring remote coners of the American national parks, deserts and canyonlands with camera in hand.
Janene Carleton is an animal lover, world traveler, action artist and an international stuntwoman. She has doubled many of Hollywood’s biggest stars including Angelina Jolie in Salt, Paula Patton in Mission Impossible 4, Jessica Biel in Total Recall, Morena Baccarin in Deadpool and she is currently doubling Kate Winslet on The Mountain Between Us. A highlight in Janene’s career was winning the 2011 World Taurus Stunt Award for ‘Best Overall Stunt Performed by a Woman’ for her work on Salt. Janene also loves being involved behind the camera creating independent films with her friends that inspire & educate as well as entertain.
