Interest: Sports
Ciclo
In 1956 brothers Arturo and Gustavo Martinez made a bicycle trip from Mexico City to Toronto. They were the first to accomplish this feat, and it changed their lives forever. Fifty three years later these two men, now 75 and 78, drive along the exact same route followed by a small film crew.
Director
Andrea Martínez Crowther
Cast
Gustavo Martinez, Arturo Martínez
Producer
Ana Villegas
Genre
Documentary
Interests
BIPOC Stories, Female Filmmaker, History, Sports
Original Language
Other Language
Language Version
EN Subtitles
The Pitch
When Diana Matheson retires from the game she helped define, she takes on her biggest challenge yet: building Canada’s first women’s professional soccer league — and shaking up a system that has sidelined women for decades.
Director
Michèle Hozer
Cast
Diana Matheson, Christine Sinclair, Erin McLeod
Producer
Bryn Hughes
Genre
Documentary
Interests
Female Filmmaker, Sports, Strong Female Leads
Original Language
English
Language Version
EN Subtitles
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Across The Line
Inspired by true events, Across the Line tells the story of Mattie Slaughter (Stephan James), a Black teenaged hockey phenom, who is poised to take the next step on the road to the NHL. As the star of his local team, he’s had to overcome bias and stigma both on his team and in his high school that has a decades-long history of racial hostility. When he starts a relationship with a mixed-race girl in his class who has a White ex-boyfriend, simmering racial tensions boil over, jeopardizing his shot at a hockey career.
Director
Director X
Director X (Julien Christian Lutz) is a prolific music video director known for his work with top artists including Drake, Usher, Rihanna, DJ Khaled, and Sean Paul. His music videos have earned a BET Award, a Juno, and a Grammy nomination, among other accolades. He won seven awards for his feature directorial debut, Across the Line, and directed the remake of SuperFly, as well as episodes of Backstage. He also wrote, directed, and executive produced the original series Robyn Hood.
Writer
Floyd Kane
Cast
Stephan James, Sarah Jeffery, Steven Love
Producers
Amos Adetuyi, Floyd Kane, Michael Donovan, Mark Gosine, Elizabeth Guildford
Genre
Drama
Interests
BIPOC Stories, Black Filmmaker, Discrimination, Family Relationships, Sports
Original Language
English
Canadian Distributor
Vortex Media