Grindstone Media

CHALK

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In the comedic style of The Office and the films of Christopher Guest, CHALK is a spirited portrait of life in the trenches of that most honorable and frustrating profession…teaching.

Director Mike Akel provides a rare and realistic teacher’s perspective into the absurd, provocative and occasionally volatile world of public education. In a country where 50% of teachers quit within the first three years, CHALK delivers an enormous dose of heart, hilarity, and hope for America’s most important institution.

DIRECTOR
Mike Akel

ACCLAIM
* Audience Award: Best Feature Comedy, Cinequest Film Festival
* Audience Award & Grand Jury Award, Austin Int’l. Film Fest
* Grand Jury Award, Best Narrative Feature, IFF Boston
* John Cassavetes Award Nominee, 2007 Independent Spirit Awards

PRODUCTION
2006 USA/ 85 min./ Colour/ English/ Comedy

THE BABY FORMULA

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Two adventurous women in love are desperate to have their own biological child. They take a chance on an experimental scientific process and make sperm from their own stem cells. Pregnant with humour and unexpected twists, their journey tailspins out of control when their families discover there is no father.

OFFICIAL WEBSITE

DIRECTOR
Alison Reid

FEATURING
Megan Fahlenbock (Resident Evil: Apocalypse), Angela Vint (Lars and the Real Girl)

RELEASE SCHEDULE

*OPENING IN TORONTO THEATRES JUNE 19, 2009*

2009 Film Festivals – Official Screenings:
Rotterdam International Film Festival - January, Netherlands
Mardi Gras Film Festival Sydney - February, Australia
Women In Film Festival - Vancouver March, Canada * Opening Night Film
Melbourne Queer Film Festival - March, Australia
Brisbane Queer Film Festival - March, Australia
Prague International Film Festival Febiofest, March - Czech Republic
Glamfest, Perth Gay & Lesbian FF - April, Australia
International Women’s Film Festival, Seoul - April, Korea
Nashville Film Festival - April, USA * Winner! Best LGBT Film
Miami and Fort Lauderdale Gay & Lesbian FF - April, USA
FairyTales International Gay & Lesbian FF - April, Canada * Opening Night Film
Mix Milano, International Lesbian & Gay FF - June, Italy
Barcelona International Lesbian & Gay FF - October, Spain

2008 Film Festivals – Official Selections:
Montreal World Film Festival - August, Canada *World Premiere
Cinefest, Sudbury - September, Canada
Manheim-Heidelberg International Film Festival - November, Germany *Opening Night Film
Torino International Film Festival - November, Italy
Whistler International Film Festival - December, Canada *Borsos Competition

PRODUCTION
2008 Canada/ 81 min./ English/ Dramatic-comedy

VHS KAHLOUCHA

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Great fan of 70s genre movies, Moncef Kahloucha, a house painter, shoots hilarious feature films in VHS with the help of the inhabitants of Kazmet, a poor district of Sousse (Tunisia).
He produces, directs and stars in his films which are an opportunity for the locals to get away from their dull lives and to experience unique moments, from preparation to the screening of the movie in the local café.
Our cameras followed Kahloucha shooting his latest film: “Tarzan of the Arabs.”

DIRECTOR
Néjib Belkadhi

ACCLAIM
* This beloved, audience favourite also captured hearts of critics’ at the 2007 Cannes Market
* Official Selection: 2007 Sundance Film Festival
* Official Selection: 2007 Dubai Film Festival

PRODUCTION
2006 Tunisia/ 80 min./ Colour/ Arabic/ Documentary

CZECH DREAM

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Two students from the Czech Film Academy commission a leading advertising agency to organize a huge campaign for the opening of a new supermarket named Czech Dream. The supermarket however does not exist and is not meant to. Will people believe in it and show up for the grand opening?

DIRECTORS
Vít Klusák, Filip Remunda

ACCLAIM
* Hilarious doc seen at London, Tribeca, True/False, Hong Kong film festivals.

PRODUCTION
2004 Czech Republic/ 90 min./ English Sub-titles/ Colour/ Documentary

DOUBLE DARE

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Double Dare is a double-barreled, action-packed documentary about two Hollywood stuntwomen, Jeannie Epper and Zoë Bell. Epper, who refuses to retire at sixty-four, doubled for Wonder Woman in the Seventies, and Bell landed the coveted job doubling Xena at the age of eighteen. With star-studded interviews and rollicking live-action stunt sequences, Double Dare is a candid look at two strong, dedicated women who pursue tough careers in male-dominated Tinseltown.

DIRECTOR
Amanda Micheli

CAST
Starring Zoë Bell (GRINDHOUSE), Jeannie Epper and featuring Lynda Carter, Lucy Lawless, Steven Spielberg and Quentin Tarantino

ACCLAIM
* Official Selection, 2004 Toronto Int’l Film Festival
* Audience Awards for Best Documentary at 2004 AFI and 2004 San Francisco Int’l Film Fest.
*This beloved, audience favourite also captured numerous critics’ 2005 top ten lists and best doc lists

PRODUCTION
2004 USA /81 min./ Colour/ English/ Documentary

Official Site

TELL ME CUBA

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A Miami based terrorist, a Mafia chauffeur, ambitious members of Congress and a secret negotiator unravel the complexities behind the relationship between Cuba and the United States. Through bombings to political strong-arming, this richly textured documentary reveals how a determined exile community has influenced US foreign policy.

DIRECTOR
Megan Williams

CAST
Narrated by Gina Gershon

ACCLAIM
* Winner! Spirit of the Independent, Ft. Lauderdale Int’l. Film Festival

PRODUCTION
2006 USA/ 85 min./ English/ Colour/ Documentary

WHALEDREAMERS

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Over fifteen years in the making, across five continents and oceans, WHALEDREAMERS is a personal odyssey for British filmmaker, Kim Kindersley in his quest to find his spiritual roots, while experiencing the extraordinary connection, both ancient and modern, between humanity and the cetaceans.

DIRECTOR
Kim Kindersley

CAST
Appearances by: Pierce Brosnan, John Hurt, Julian Lennon, and Geoffrey Rush

ACCLAIM
* Winner! Best Film 2007 Monaco International Film Festival

PRODUCTION
2006 Australia/ 90 min./ English/ Colour/ Documentary

VIRGIN

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When Jessie finds herself pregnant without any memory of sex and determines that she is carrying the child of God, she disrupts the accepted roles and unquestioned order within her family and her entire small town.

DIRECTOR
Deborah Kampmeier

CAST
Elisabeth Moss (Mad Men), Robin Wight Penn (BREAKING AND ENTERING)

ACCLAIM
* Nominated for Two Independent Spirit Awards
* Jury Award Toronto Female Eye Film Festival

PRODUCTION
2003 USA/ 112 min./ English/ Colour/ Drama

SHARP AS MARBLES

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Albert isn’t the brightest bulb on the block, but he’s got his best friends George and Ernie to help him out. The only problem is they’re just as dumb as he is. The trio constantly land way over their heads in a comical tale of the blind leading the blind.

DIRECTOR
John Banovich

CAST
Sean Roberts (Painkiller Jane); Linday Maxwell (GOOD LUCK CHUCK); Samantha Mcleod (SNAKES ON A PLANE)

PRODUCTION
2008 Canada/ 84 min./ English/ Colour/ Comedy

LIVING ‘TIL THE END

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Jack Whilton is a buttoned-down estate planner who has been told by a psychic of his imminent death on his next birthday. Instantly, Jack’s life turns upside down and he retreats to the safety of extreme agoraphobia in order to avoid his own death. All he has to do is wait out the year in his apartment-turned-bunker, but then meets the girl down the hall, Audrey, who has a similar problem- she is also dying. While their predicaments are similar, they are not the same and it is that difference which allows Audrey to coax Jack out of his self-imposed bondage.

DIRECTOR
Amanda Goodwin

CAST
Sean Maher (SERENITY), Jaime Ray Newman (Veronica Mars)

ACCLAIM
*In Competition: Sarasota International Film Festival
*In Competition: Hamptons International Film Festival

PRODUCTION
2005 USA/ 87 min./ English/ Colour/ Drama