Director
Filmmaker Jennifer Di Cresce follows Peter Ferentzy, PhD., a controversial author and addictions expert though a tangle of career ambitions, love and dysfunction. When evidence of Peter's own crack addiction begins to surface, Jennifer contends with the compromised aims of his "harm reduction" advocacy.
Director of Photography
Beautifully Broken explores the life and work of renowned contemporary Toronto photographer Rafael Goldchain whose work has been exhibited at MOMA, the Canadian Centre for Contemporary Photography and around the world. Goldchain is fascinated by themes of identity and mortality. His unusual artistic interpretation of photographs of his ancestors is true performance art. As an artist and father, Goldchain struggles with his own Jewish identity and passing on this legacy to his son.
Director
Jersey Boys, The Who's Tommy, Billy Crystal's 700 Sundays, and now, Canada's Stratford Shakespeare Festival. This is the world of Big Time Theatre, and Des McAnuff's creative fingerprints have been on all of them. Des knows better than most how to stage artistically and commercially successful theatrical shows, but who knew that this Canadian-born director could play a wicked red hot guitar? Des McAnuff - A Life in Stages takes you behind the scenes of the hottest stage director working today. With a soundtrack composed by Des himself, listen to Pete Townshend, Billy Crystal and Christopher Plummer explain how working with Des McAnuff has been a profound artistic experience. Thought provoking and often times hilarious, welcome to the life of Des McAnuff.
