http://www.grindstonemedia.ca Film and Television Production and Distribution Wed, 23 Dec 2009 02:44:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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. ... http://www.grindstonemedia.ca/2008/12/01/chalk/ 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 ... http://www.grindstonemedia.ca/2008/12/01/the-baby-formula/ 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 ... http://www.grindstonemedia.ca/2008/12/01/vhs-kahloucha/ 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 ... http://www.grindstonemedia.ca/2008/12/01/czech-dream/ 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 ... http://www.grindstonemedia.ca/2008/12/01/double-dare/ 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 ... http://www.grindstonemedia.ca/2008/12/01/tell-me-cuba/ 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 ... http://www.grindstonemedia.ca/2008/12/01/whaledreamers/ 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 ... http://www.grindstonemedia.ca/2008/12/01/virgin/ 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 ... http://www.grindstonemedia.ca/2008/11/30/sharp-as-marbles/ 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 ... http://www.grindstonemedia.ca/2008/11/23/living-til-the-end/