Jackie Torrens

Jackie Torrens

Perfil

Jackie Torrens

Filmes

Bernie Langille Wants to Know What Happened to Bernie Langille
Writer
In this offbeat whodunit, Bernie Langille sets out to uncover the truth around the strange circumstances of his grandfather (and namesake) Bernie Langille's death. Fifty years after the fact and with the help of meticulous miniatures, he reconstructs the bizarre events of one fateful winter night in 1968. What exactly precipitated the shocking discovery of Grandpa Bernie, dead in his own bed? The labyrinthian task of answering this question leads Bernie to interview a range of characters, including forensic experts and family members. Along the way, Bernie entertains increasingly absurd scenarios—including the possible involvement of Agent Orange. His obsessive musings, just like the constantly changing miniature sets, never get old. Ultimately the film provides a quirky yet thoughtful look at family ties, the fault lines of memory and intergenerational trauma.
Bernie Langille Wants to Know What Happened to Bernie Langille
Director
In this offbeat whodunit, Bernie Langille sets out to uncover the truth around the strange circumstances of his grandfather (and namesake) Bernie Langille's death. Fifty years after the fact and with the help of meticulous miniatures, he reconstructs the bizarre events of one fateful winter night in 1968. What exactly precipitated the shocking discovery of Grandpa Bernie, dead in his own bed? The labyrinthian task of answering this question leads Bernie to interview a range of characters, including forensic experts and family members. Along the way, Bernie entertains increasingly absurd scenarios—including the possible involvement of Agent Orange. His obsessive musings, just like the constantly changing miniature sets, never get old. Ultimately the film provides a quirky yet thoughtful look at family ties, the fault lines of memory and intergenerational trauma.
Radical Age
Director
60-year-old Neal Unger tests his limits on a skateboard. 70 year-old Ann Perez de Tejada is the world’s oldest female MMA fighter. Helen Lambin got her first tattoo at the age of 75. 86 year-old James Haake is the world’s oldest working drag queen. After 40 years, Zillah Minx’s band is still as punk as it’s ever been, and Stephen Leafloor is turning his decades-long passion for hip-hop into a powerful tool for change. Their stories are Radical Age, a documentary that proves it’s never too late to defy convention.
Small Town Show Biz: 2 Dreams From A Harbourtown
Director
Small Town Show Biz: 2 Dreams From A Harbourtown follows two middle-aged people – a Rock Singer and a Pin Up Model – who are dreaming big, while living in a small place. How do you chase your show-biz dreams when you’re far from the shine of big city lights? Small Town Show Biz examines the world of dreams – the ones that haunt us and the ones that inspire us.
Free Reins
Director
Free Reins is the emotional story of a 63 year-old maverick, Patty McGill the diverse group of kids, families and volunteers who participate in an unconventional brand of equine assisted therapy at Hinchinbrook Farm.
O Que de Verdade Importa
Linda
O engenheiro Alec Bailey mora em Londres e tenta, sem muito êxito, ganhar a vida consertando eletrodomésticos, mas sua situação financeira está cada vez pior. Inesperadamente, surge Raymond Heacock, um tio desconhecido que lhe propõe quitar todas as dívidas, desde que Alec se mude para uma pequena cidade na Nova Escócia, no Canadá, por pelo menos um ano. Desconfiado, mas sem muitas opções, ele aceita a proposta do tio e inicia uma incrível jornada de descoberta, aprendizado e redenção. Tudo começa quando ele conhece Cecília, a veterinária da cidade. Ela se oferece para fazer um anúncio atrativo e de duplo sentido para oferecer os trabalhos de Alec, levando os moradores a acreditar que ele tem o dom da cura.
My Week on Welfare
Writer
Award-winning documentarian – and former teenage welfare mother – Jackie Torrens explores stereotypes about welfare recipients by going back on welfare for a week. She finds out what the day-to-day reality of life is really like for people on income assistance in Nova Scotia in 2015. During her week-long stay, she discovers unexpected insights and encounters the complex issues facing those on the system. Produced by Peep Media, the team behind Edge of East.
My Week on Welfare
Director
Award-winning documentarian – and former teenage welfare mother – Jackie Torrens explores stereotypes about welfare recipients by going back on welfare for a week. She finds out what the day-to-day reality of life is really like for people on income assistance in Nova Scotia in 2015. During her week-long stay, she discovers unexpected insights and encounters the complex issues facing those on the system. Produced by Peep Media, the team behind Edge of East.
Uma Coisa totalmente nova
Claire
Socialmente isolado por seus pais (Rebecca Jenkins, Robert Joy), um adolescente andrógino (Aaron Webber) se matricula no ensino médio e desenvolve uma queda por seu professor (Daniel MacIvor).
Gracie's Choice
For as long as she can remember, 16 year-old Gracie has been raising her four siblings, each of whom has a different, absent father and their mother is on the fast track to self-destruction. When these children's lives are about to be pulled apart, Gracie will have to do the impossible and make the ultimate sacrifices to keep her family together.
Marion Bridge
Marlene
When three estranged sisters reunite to care for their dying mother, old conflicts and secrets return to the surface.
Task Force: Caviar
Based on a true story, a veteran narcotics officer takes on a case that could cost him his life.