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Missing Sarah
A feature documentary based on the acclaimed book by Maggie Devries. A woman searches for her missing sister to discover that she was one of the many vistims of Robert Picton. Produced by Gabriela Schonbach for Omni, NFB and CBC. Book review.

Messed Up (aka Wet)
A surfer thriller set in Tofino B.C. Produced by Annie Frazier Henry and Raymond Massey
More info coming soon..

Punk Not Dead
A black comedy about a punk preserved in beer who comes back in the new milleneum and battles the commericalization of his own rebellion.

Bleed
A contemporary thriller about 3 women trying to reclaim their sexuality while being stalked by a crazed fan.


Why?
Why? traverses five generations of German women from Berlin to Toronto, following the extraordinary story of one family plagued by tragedies that led to a century of bad blood between mothers and daughters. Produced by Jurgen Bruning and Jennifer Jonas.
More info coming soon...

Busted
A horrifying thriller following a drug smuggler's incarceraton in America. An American "Midnight Express". Based on a true story.
 
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Carl Liberman (Toronto)
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