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PressKit

ALLPRESSQUERIESCONTACT:AviFedergreen Producer +1416.898.3456 [email protected] Director +1416.995.7651 [email protected]

DISTRIBUTIONCONTACTS:CanadianDistributor:RavenBannerMichaelPaszt +1416.778.9090 [email protected]:EvolutionaryFilms,UKJohnAdams +442082153340 [email protected] +442082153340 [email protected]

ThefilmmakerswouldliketoworkwithJapaneseCanadiancommunitiesacrossCanadatoscreenTHINGSIDOFORMONEYnationwide,pleasecontacteitherAviFedergreenorWarrenP.Sonodaformoreinformation.

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ShortSynopsisAfter taking $20,000 from a horrific crime scene, a youngJapanese-Canadiancellistbecomesentangled in thecriminalunderworld his older brother is keen on entering and hisparentshaveworkedsohardtoshieldhimfrom.SynopsisTwo Japanese-Canadian cello-playing brothers inadvertentlystealabagofmoney-andallthewoesthatgoalongwithit-from a lethal Vancouver hit man. Through a confluence ofevents and massive bad luck, they also have to save theirfather’s life, steal an $8million dollar painting and fight fortheirlivestogetintoaprestigiousmusicconservatory.Alongthe way they discover that everyone has a price and thatfamilyneverbailsonfamily,nomatterthecost.FilmOverviewIn his 11thfeature film, Emmy-nominated filmmakerWarrenP. Sonoda (Trailer Park Boys, Coopers Camera, 5ive Girls)bringshismostpersonalanddaringfilmtodate,ThingsIDoFor Money. His desire to reconnect with his Japanese-Canadianroots,coupledwithan ideatoexploregenre-mashupswithhisextensivemusic-videobackground,createsafun,kinetic, crime/caper/classical-cello movie with a culturaltwist. At the centre of this maelstrom are talentednewcomersTheodorandMaximilianAoki,whonotonlystarinthefilm,butalsocomposeandperformtheentireoriginalscoretogetherontheircellos,twothingsthey’veneverdonebefore.Shotin13days(with2pickupdays)inthehot-asssummerof2018,withmanyofthemaincastneverhavingactedbeforein their lives, theTIDFMteam is thrilled tobepremieringatfilm festivals around the world and theatrically in Canadaduringthewinterof2019/spring2020.TheodorAokiasEliYaguchi

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LongSynopsisSeventeen-year-oldELIYAGUCHIhasbeenwaitingallhislifeforthis coming Saturday. He and older brother,NICK, are playingtheir cellos in front of famed conductor MAESTRO BENITO oftheBanffConservatory.Ifhelikestheirperformancethey’rein,ifhedoesn’t…Elidoesn’twanttothinkaboutit.Unfortunately for Eli, Nick has other plans.He’s tired of livingforhisparents,TOSHANDMARYYAGUCHI,andhasaspirationsof his own. Working at Blinx, a rock’n roll bar owned byHamilton gangster ALEXI RADULI, is where he sees his future.Eitherperforming foranaudience inhisbandorpartyingwithmobstersinthebackroom–doesn’tmakemuchdifferencetohim;it’sallgoodtimes.But havingmissed several key rehearsalswith Eli, Nick knowsthe audition isn’t going to happen, so when Alexi offers thebrothers someeasymoneyworkingas lookouts foroneofhisnefariousactivities,Nick’sgoodtogo.Alwayswantingtopleasehisbigbrother, Eli acquiesces. Littledoeseitherbrother knowthat they’re both now on the radar of BRENDA MICKEL, aseventy-year-oldmobstermatriarch,whoseplansforthemaregoingtochangetheirlivesforever.But most cities have a rogue agent or five and this one’s nodifferent. Alexi Raduli wreaks havoc in the Hamiltonunderworld, from breaking Tosh’s arm out of spite to wipingoutanentirerivaldrugfamily,theTURCOTTS,onawhim.Andwith every crime he commits, Alexi drags the Yaguchi boysfartheranddeeperintohiscriminalworld.Hemustbestopped,butthat’seasiersaidthandone.JUST JIMMY, a Vancouver hitman brought toHamilton to killAlexi underorders fromMary, gives it his best shotbut tonoavail,onlyinjuringhistargetandlosingthe$20,000hewaspaidbyMary todo the job. Things go frombad toworsewhenEliwitnesses the bloody shoot-out with his new friend andconfidant LAURA,who quickly takes the “found” bag of bloodmoney,notknowingitbelongstoalethalWestCoastassassin.Saturdayfinallyarrives,andEliandNickdoperform,butnotinany way they could ever have imagined. Through lies,manipulationandcoercionAlexiandBrendahavecontrivedtohave the young cellists play a wealthy philanthropist’sfundraiser. The brothers must play a demanding double celloconcerto with such eye-riveting passion that no one in thecrowded room will notice when Alexi disappears with an $8milliondollarpaintingondisplay.Withlives literallyhanginginthe balance, the boys have to play like never before, truly aperformanceofalifetime. MaximilianAokiasNickYaguchi

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Director’sStatement

Hello,myname isWarrenP. Sonodaand I’maJapanese-Canadian filmmaker known more formy crazy comedies than hard-hitting dramaticcrime films - but Things I Do ForMoney camefrom my desire to reconnect with my owncultural story, use my previous music videoexperiencetoputanewspinonamusic-movieandputonscreenacastofcharactersthatIcanrelate to – the fictional “Yaguchis” of our filmcould very well be my own "Sonoda" family(without all the bullets) and my two olderbrothers, Ronnie and Bobby, have always hadsuch an influence on me as a child that theyshareaspectsofNickandEliinthemovie.

In a way, the challenge facing ourmain protagonist Eli Yaguchi in Things I Do ForMoney is the sameground-game I’mplayingmyself as a filmmaker: Eli hasone chance toplayhis cello thebesthe’s everplayed to save his father’s life, steal an $8million dollar painting, impress the head adjudicator of thefamedmusicconservatoryhewantstogetintoandrescuehisbrotherfromalifeofcrime.Allthechipsareonthetableforhimtofailorsucceed.Andhegoesforit.Well,inaway,ThingsIDoForMoneyismyowncinematicswingatthefence.Thisallcameaboutwhenmyco-writerGaryNolanandIwerebattingaroundideasforasmall, contained indie film thatwewantedto make during the summer of 2018 afteryears of not being able to get any of ourpreviousscriptsproduced.Outofalltheideaswehad,wekeptcomingbacktothesetwophenomenalcello-playingbrothers that Gary knew through histeaching career in Hamilton, Ontario,Canada.GaryknewthatMaxandTheoAokiwere incredibly talented, got them on myradar years ago and we watched as theyprogressed into accomplished, popularcellistsinourhometown.Insteadofmakinga typically small, contained, 4-charactertalking-heads drama in one or twolocations,wecameupwithThings IDoForMoney with its 50+ speaking parts, 140+background roles, 35 locations, 6 celloperformances and5 action sequences– allshot in 13 main unit days and 2 days ofpickups.Whew!

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Themaincharactersinthefilm,EliandNickYaguchi,aretwoJapanese-CanadianbrotherswhosharealotofDNAwithmyselfandthewayIgrewup.IwasnocelloprodigyandIcertainlydidn’ttrytostealan$8milliondollarpainting,butIwaswonderingwhoIwas,whatIcouldbecome,whatmyplaceintheworldwas - while also wondering what it meant to be “normal” andmaybe be less “Japanese”. As a third-generation,Canadian-bornJapaneseSansei,theraceforculturalassimilationwasanunconsciousdecisionmyparentsPatandRoySonoda,Nisei(second-generation)Japanese-Canadians,hadtomakeafterbeingletoutoftheB.C.InternmentCampsduringWorldWarII.ThisisthesameworldthetwoYaguchibrothersEliandNick(whowouldbefourth-generationYonsei)arenavigatingandwe ripple that sameconflictedbrother storyline in theirdad,Toshandhisbrother, JustJimmy’s,Sansei relationship aswell. Inmanyways, our characters are seeking their own redirection intheirlivestogettothenextlevel-thewayoutandup-tochangetheircourse.Relevantthemeswekeepplayingwithandinvestigateinthefilm.

ItwasalsoimportantformetosetthestoryinmyhometownofHamilton,Ontario,Canada,playingitselfonfilm.Thatspecificityofplace,of itspeople,ofthings Iknewandgrewupwith,helpgivethis film itsgrittyvitalityandkineticenergy.Wewantedtopushthelimitsofwhatasmall,passion-projectfilmcanbe.This istheveryfirstJapanese-Canadian-Cello-Crime-Heist-Caper-Music-Movie(!!)that Icanthinkof,anddreamup.Ihopeaudiencesfinditasfunandengagingaswedo!

Thankyousomuchforwatching,

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#POCpledgeAnnounced during the Things I DoFor Money’s successful IndiegogoCampaign, filmmaker Warren P.Sonodamadeapactwithhimselfasafilmmaker (the #POCpledge) - hisown personal challenge as aJapaneseCanadian filmmaker.Onallof his personal feature film and TVprojectsthathecreateshimself,oneoutofthetopthreerolesonthecallsheetwillbeaPersonOfColour.The#POCpledge is pretty simple andelegant – kinda like the parametersof the Bechdel Test (which TIDFMpasses). 1 out of the top 3.Things IDo For Money has 8 out of the top10.Ifyoucanseeit,youcanbeit.

TheCast

THEODORandMAXIMILIANAOKI(EliandNickYaguchi)TheodorandMaximilianAokiarebrothersfromHamilton,Ontario.Together,theyarrange,compose,andperformcontemporarymusicontwocellos inaduocalledversaCello.SinceformingversaCello in2014,theyhavewonthe2015JUNOsTurn ItOn:SoundOffcompetition, the2018As ItHappensThemeSongChallenge for the CBC, recordedwith JUNOaward-winning producer John “Beetle” Bailey, and openedHamilton’sSupercrawlin2018.BotharestudyingEngineeringatMcMasterUniversitywhileconcurrentlypursingexcitingopportunitiesinmusic.ThingsIDoForMoneyistheirdebutasactorsandfilmcomposers.

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YODITTEWODEROS(LauraMickel)YoditTewoderos lives inHamilton,Ontarioand is currentlyattendingWilfredLaurierUniversity forherfirstyearinSociology.Yoditisanaccomplishedfigureskateroverthepast16yearsandhasanewfoundpassionforactingandmodelling.ThingsIDoForMoneyisherdebutasanactor.

JENNIFERWALTON(MaryYaguchi)

Jennifer Walton is Co-Director of The Creative Theatre Company, teaching acting to talented youngpeople formore than 25 years and leading corporate teambuildingworkshops. As an actor, shemostrecentlyappearedinthecriticallyacclaimedproductionofYourOwnSons-SameBoatTheatre,Hamilton.Recent film credits includeThings I Do for Money as well astwo short films -Backyard AstronautIIandPullYourselfTogether.Otheractingcredits includeDiaryofAnneFrankandTheWomaninBlack–TheatreAquarius.ShedirectedTheTragedyofOthellaMooreattheHamiltonFringeFestival2016whereit won Best of Fringe. Jennifer is also a founding member and co-Artistic Director of Hamilton basedWomen'sWork Playwright Collective where her current full-length playGUNPLAY (after the gun goesoff)had its first staged reading. Jennifer is also amember of the TheatreAquarius PlaywrightsUnit.In2016-17hertenminuteplayswerefeaturedintheLittleBlackDressInk–OnstageWomen’sPlaywrightFestivalintheUSandthePlaywright'sGuildofCanadaConference2017.SheisafrequentstorytellerforTheSixMinuteMemoirSeries.

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RHETTMORITA(ToshYaguchi)RhettMoritahasworkedbehind thecameraandon set, literally since the80’s, lensingmany features,seriesandTVmoviesasaDirectorofPhotographyincludingKillingZeldaSparks,SmartWomanSurvivalGuide, Free Fall and the recently releasedA SwingersWeekend. Things I Do ForMoneymarks Rhett’sfeaturefilmdebutasaleadactor.Hispreviousactingexperience,limitedtoonesmallSOCpartinafilmover25 years ago, anda fewcabaret clownperformances.He canbe seen in theupcomingNetflix TVshow,AgeofSamurai:BattleforJapan.

EDWARDAOKI(JustJimmy)EdwardAokiwas born inMay 1963 and is the father of Things IDo ForMoney’s stars and composersMaximilianandTheodorAoki.HehasaBFA (withhonours),MFA(painting)andMDes (theory)all fromthe University of Alberta. He was a recipient of the 1985 Ellen Battell Stoekel Fellowship from YaleUniversity. He has taught FineArts courses at theUniversity of Alberta, BrockUniversity and FanshawCollege. Currently he is an art instructor and program supervisor at Robert Land Academy, amilitaryboardingschoolforhighschoolstudents.ThingsIdoforMoneyishisactingdebutinafeaturefilm.

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DAXLOUGH(AlexiRaduli)DaxLough isaclassically trainedActor fromGlasgow,Scotland.Hisprimary focushasbeenthetheaterwhere he has performed in many productions and learned from some of Canada's most celebratedDirectorsandActors.Highlights includeworkingwithModernTimesStageCompany inaproductionofMacbeth,performedinTehran,whichranaspartoftheInternationalFestivalofFadjundertheDirectionofSoheilParsa.Daxwillbeseen in theupcoming2020 featureAceand theScout fromElectricMotionPictures.

DANILOREYES(Gonzo)DaniloReyesisaToronto-basedactorandmusician.He'sbestknownforhisworkinBlackGold,ThingsIDo For Money, and Broke and Famous. Danilo trained for 10 years in classical piano and has alwaysgravitated towards the arts.However hepursued aBachelor of Commercedegree atMcGillUniversityand a career in corporatemarketing. After several years in the corporate environment, his passion forartisticendeavoursledhimbacktoacting.HewasbornandraisedinBrampton,ONtoaJamaicanfatherandFilipinomotherandisbasedinToronto,ON.

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COLETTEZACCA(BrendaMickel)ColetteZaccahastrainedatTheRoyalCentralSchoolofSpeechandDrama,UK,HBStudiosinNewYorkandTVIinLA.Shehashadaplethoraofexperienceonscreenandstageandhasrecentlyplayedtheroleof Blessing in Swapsies, a shortfilm for Fox entertainment in the US. Her most recent television rolewasNurseWilliamsinDreamingWhilstBlack.HerlateststageproductionwasthatofFaithinBehindTheCanvas,writtenbyShakellaDediandLolaRemmy.Coletteispresentlyshakingupastormasthesinging,DancingGrannyintheSloggiunderwear,worldwide40thanniversarycommercial,GrannyGotPants.

ALIA.KAZMI(Cossy)Acting is Ali A. Kazmi’s ultimate passion, and passion his defining trait. He currently studies EnglishLiteratureandFilmattheUniversityofToronto,buthasbeenacceptedintoYorkUniversity’sprestigiousTheatreprogramonscholarshipandwillcompletehispost-secondaryeducationthere.AlispendsmostofhistimehoninghiscraftasanactorbytakingclassesindowntownToronto.ThingsIdoforMoneyishisactingdebutinafeaturefilm.

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THETEAM

WARRENP.SONODA-DIRECTOR

Emmy-nominated filmmaker Warren P. Sonoda is known for directing his features Coopers’ Camera,Swearnet:TheMovie,5iveGirls,Ham&Cheese,theiconicTVshowsTrailerParkBoys,ThisHourHas22Minutes,MurdochMysteries,Odd Squadandover 160music videos, 70 episodes of TV and 11 featurefilms. He also received theQueen's Jubilee Medal for his contributions to Canadian cinema, knockedMartin Scorsese out of theGuinness Book ofWorld Records, won Best Director at the 2017 ChristianInternationalFilmFestivalandwasthefirstpersonofcolourandyoungestDGCmemberelectedastheDirectors Guild of Canada’s National Directors Division Chair. He is also a champion of independentCanadianfilmastheChairoftheCanadianFilmFestandsatontheinauguraladvisoryboardofWomenInView x2More.He recently wrapped POC-drivenUtopia Falls for Hulu and his new Japanese-CanadianfeaturefilmThingsIDoForMoneywillbereleasedin2020.

MAXIMILIANANDTHEODORAOKI–FILMCOMPOSERSThe challenge for brothers Maximilian andTheodorAokionThings IDoForMoneywas tocompose, arrange and perform all the originalcello music in the film while simultaneouslylearning their lines as its stars. They’ve nevercomposed music for an entire feature filmbefore(orstarredinoneforthatmatter)sothiswas doubly daunting, but ultimately incrediblyrewarding. Working alongside award-winning

music producer Byron KentWong (Choir! Choir! Choir!, Poor Boy’sGame, former host of City TV’sTheNewMusic),MaxandTheorelentlesslyrecordedover50originalmusiccuesforthefilmatZero11Zero’sTheTellStudiosandintheirownAokilivingroom.Notonlyproficientinthecello,MaxandTheoplayedeverysingleinstrumentforalloftheoriginalscoreandtheatricalcompositiontracksincludingpopsongSittingInYourCarandthecentre-pieceoriginaltwo-cellocompositionMonumentthatisfeaturedinthefilm’sclimax.TheSoundtrackforThingsIDoForMoneywillbereleasedonIndieCanRecordsin2020.

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EMILYANDREWS,JENPOGUE,LAURANORDIN–FILMCOOP-PRODUCERS

This strong female-led productioncompany is a highly sought-after teamhavingcollaborativelyproducednearlyadozenfilmsin2018alone.FilmcoopInc.will stop at nothing to see the jobthrough, to get our stories heard. EmilyAndrews, Jen Pogue and Laura Nordinare a collaborative and creativeproducing team bringing audiencestheatrical releases andfestival runsofsuch feature films asCocksure Lads,Burning, Burning, Gord Rand’s absurddinner party comedyPond LIfe andAstridVanWierenand JonMichaelson’sheart-wrenching social work drama The

River You Step In.They have produced award-winning short films such as the multi-award-winningJessicaJessica,which iscurrentlyairingonCBC’sReflectionsProgram,TheCaseofTheMasseyBodiceRipping,whichwasawarded‘BestShort’attheVeniceShortFilmFestival,andOrchid,whichreceivedtheTorontoACTRAWomen’sCommitteeToolkitGrantandisnowstreamingonNSICanada.

AVIFEDERGREEN-FEDERGREENENTERTAINMENT-PRODUCER

AviFedergreen’sover twentyyearsofexperience in theCanadian film industry includesover fifty filmsproduced.Avi’snewlycompleted films,whichare travellingaroundthe filmfestivalcircuit includeManRunningdirectedbyGaryBurns,Lifechanger,directedbyJustinMcConnell,andAlteredSkindirectedbyAdnanAhmed.AvialsoisthecreatoroftheIndiecan10K&Indiecan20KFirstFeatureInitiativesthathavenowhelped8firstfeaturesgetmadeacrossCanada,includingtheNWTfilmElijahandtheRockCreaturedirectedbyJenniferWaldenandtheNorthernOntariofilmFugue,directedbyTomasStreet.Avi’sotherproducingcreditsincludeOneWeek,StillMine,KissandCry,PrisonerX,Score:AHockeyMusical,RelativeHappiness,HowToPlanAnOrgyinASmallTown,MoonPoint,I’mYours,HungryHills,HighLife,Leslie,MyNameIsEviltonameafew.

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CHRISTOPHBENFEY–DIRECTOROFPHOTOGRAPHY

ChristophBenfeyhasbeenusingcamerastotellstoriesforalmosttwodecades,pickingupseveralawardsand accolades along the way. A passionate filmmaker, Christoph has carved out his own style bycombininganastutelyexperimentalapproachtocinematographywithadeepappreciationfortriedandtested traditional filmmaking techniques. Things I Do ForMoney is Christoph’s first feature film as acinematographer,andhe’llbegoingtocameraonhissecondfeature,TheGypsyBride,thisfall.Whenhe’snotworkingonlong-formnarrativefilms,you’llstillfindhimbehindthecameraoneverythingfrommusicvideos,commercials,TVshows,andprobablyevensomeofyourfavouritecorporatevideos.

ANNACATLEY-EDITOR

Film,inallaspects,isAnnaCatley’sultimatepassion.ShegraduatedfromQueen’sUniversitywithaBAHinfilmstudieswiththeintentofpursuingacareerasafilmcriticandacademicbutsoongravitatedtothewonderfulworldoffilmediting.WithAnna’slifelongobsessionwithcinema,shebringsawealthofknowledgeandauniquefilmiceyetotheeditingprocess.Inhersparetime,Annacombinesawaytoblendherloveoffilmtheoryandhistorywithherpassionforeditingbymakingvideoessaysaboutwhatevercurrentlyinterestsherincinema.Shealsohasextensiveexperienceworkingasavideoeditorintheadvertisingandmusicvideoworlds.ThingsIDoForMoneyisAnna’sfirstfeatureaspictureeditor.

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GARYNOLAN&WARRENP.SONODA-WRITERS

ScreenwritersGaryNolanandWarrenP.Sonodahavebeenwritingtogetherforalmost20years,butofthe10featurefilmsWarrenhaddirecteduptothatpoint,noneofthemwerefromthenumerousscreenplaystheduowrotetogether.Sointhefallof2017,GaryandWarrendecidedtojustgooutandwritesomethingsmallandmakeitinthesummerof2018,notwaitforanythingoranyonetomakeithappen.Youknow,a4-handerinonelocation,notalotofcrazysetpieces…basicallyanormalindiefilm.WhattheywrotewasThingsIDoForMoney-adynamic,exciting,no-holds-barredscriptwith50+speakingparts,140+backgroundroles,35locations,6celloperformancesand5actionsequences–allshotin13mainunitdaysand2daysofpickups.ThisisGary’sfirstproducedscreenplayandWarren’sfourth(alongwithUnrivaled[2010],5iveGirls[2006],Heartstopper[2006]).Theyhaveanew,gritty,crimetelevisionseriescalledTheHammer(setintheirsteel-townhomeofHamilton,OntariowhereThingsIDoForMoneyissetin)aswellasThingsIDoForMoney2andseveralotherfeaturescriptsindevelopment.

TECHNICALSPECS

CompletionDate July2019Duration 88mins32secondsCountryofOrigin CanadaProductionBudget $160,000CdnShootDays 13mainunit,2pickupdaysShootingPeriod August2018AspectRatio 2.35:1Image 4kDigital-Colour-23.98fps(PALalsoavail)Sound 5.1SurroundSoundLanguage EnglishwithsomeJapaneseScreeningFormats DCP,ProRes,BluRay

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FULLCREDITS

Directedby WarrenP.Sonoda

Writtenby GaryNolan&WarrenP.Sonoda

Producedby AviFedergreen,EmilyAndrews,JenPogue,LauraNordin

ExecutiveProducers MarvinWaxman,JohnLaing,MarkGingras,JamesFler,AndrewT.Hunt,

MichaelPaszt,ByronKentWong,GaryNolanandWarrenP.Sonoda

ProductionDesigner LindsayRheault

CostumeDesigner JohnDunnett

Hair&Makeupby KatieBeetham

DirectorofPhotography ChristophBenfey

Editor AnnaCatley

AssistantEditor LeahLalich

EditorialServices KatWebber

MusicComposers MaximilianandTheodorAoki

MusicSupervisor MichaelPerlmutter

MusicProducer ByronKentWong

1stAssistantDirector JoeCraib

VisualEffectsSupervisor MikeSevigny

SpecialEffectsSupervisor MelindaRamseyandMaxMacdonald

SoundRecordists SpencerSeibertandLiamJollymore

SoundEffectsEditor JosephFacciuolo

DialogueEditor FaustinePelipel

Re-RecordingMixers StephenTraubandLucasRoveda

StuntCoordinator RichardCollier

PRODUCTIONCOMPANIES:FedergreenEntertainment,Filmcoop,RavenBanner,UrbanPostProductionCANADIANDISTRIBUTOR:RavenBanner INTERNATIONALSALESAGENT:EvolutionaryFilms

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PRESSANDNEWS

WhistlerAddsNineCanadianWorldPremieres–PlaybackMagazinehttp://playbackonline.ca/2019/09/18/wff-adds-nine-canadian-world-premieres/

SonodaSetsToWorkOnNextFeature–PlaybackMagazine

http://playbackonline.ca/2018/07/20/sonoda-sets-to-work-on-next-feature/

VersaCellowinstheAsItHappensThemeSongChallenge–CBChttps://tinyurl.com/y2pl2gmd

AFilmAboutMusic,IdentityAndFamily–CFMURadio

http://cfmu.ca/posts/256-things-i-do-for-money-a-film-about-music-identity-and-family

BritishRapperLil’Ol’Granny’sNewVideoWithSloggi–ElleMagazinehttps://www.elle.com.sg/watch-british-rapper-lil-ol-grannys-new-video-with-sloggi/

ColetteZaccaistheDancingGrannyatNottingHillCarnival–TheStylistUK

https://www.stylist.co.uk/people/notting-hill-carnival-dancing-granny-watch-video-sloggi-underwear/291450

ColetteZaccaBecomesAViralHitAsTheDancingGranny–TheEveningStandardUK

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/notting-hill-carnivals-dancing-granny-signed-by-underwear-brand-after-becoming-viral-twerking-hit-a4225021.html

Canada’sFilmandTVWorkersLaunchPoliticalPressure–TorontoStar

https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2019/07/25/canadas-film-and-tv-workers-launch-support-campaign-ahead-of-octobers-federal-election.html