SELECTED FILMS
Fear of Dancing
Documentary Feature – Writer/Director
Filmmaker Michael Allcock is on a worldwide search to discover why he and millions on this planet are terrified by the simple act of dancing. His exploration takes him back to the dreaded highschool dance, continuing through a look at how various cultures perceive dance – from sexual expression to spiritual revelation. The film reveals a rare glimpse into a world rarely seen, rife with spirituality, sex, robots, stereotypes, virtual reality, and a deadly Medieval plague. In the end, Fear Of Dancing will attempt to make sense of what it means to be human through the simple act of dancing...or not.
Official Selection, Windsor International Film Festival
Semisweet:
Life in Chocolate
Documentary Feature – Writer/Director
In the wilds of Northern Canada, Ron and Nadine are devoted to producing raw chocolate in the fashion of the ancient Aztecs. At the Hershey Hotel in Pennsylvania, Jonathan – a 4th generation employee – still dreams of being Willy Wonka. In West Africa, ex-plantation workers Noufou and Mamoutou recount their harrowing experiences working on Cote D’Ivoire’s notorious cacao farms. In Paris, one of France’s top chocolatiers, Patrick Roger is caught between creating art and preserving the planet. Each, a unique and personal journey forever transformed by chocolate.
Official Selection, Durban International Film Festival
Official Selection, DOC Toronto
Official Selection, Festival Cinema Africano, Italy
Awards
Canadian Screen Award Winner: Best Original Music for a Non-Fiction Program or Series
Golden Sheaf Award Nomination, Yorkton Film Festival
Kubo’s Crickets
Documentary Short – Writer/Director
Obsessive visionary and inventor Kubo Dzamba believes he's found a way to save humanity from cataclysmic world famine that many scientists say will cripple humanity by 2050. His solution? Farming crickets for food. With the loving support of his offbeat family, Kubo is forced to navigate a minefield of challenges that include malfunctioning equipment, lack of money, and a world not at all ready to gobble up bugs.
Official Selection, Planet in Focus
Official Selection, Austin Film Festival
Official Selection, Devour: The Food Festival
Awards
Winner, Best Short Documentary, North Bay Film Festival
Winner, Best Documentary, Cabbagetown Short Film Festival
Hell Wire
Short Film – Writer
On a Zoom call, a couple makes a desperate attempt to keep their relationship alive — until they’re interrupted by something that isn’t.
Official Selection, Atlanta Horror Film Festival
Awards
Winner, Best Documentary, Paris Short Film Festival
Winner, Remi Award, 56th Worldfest-Houston International Film Festival