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Frogs in Love

a Bashar Shbib film

FROGS IN LOVE

Making-of, Drama, 52 min, 2006, DV, colour, NTSC.

 

Synopsis

Frogs In Love depicts the exciting and sometimes tumultuous circumstances that surround shooting Adam Coleman Howard’s film, Frauds in Love, starring himself and Alexa Woodward.

For Oneira's 25th anniversary, the veteran filmmaker, Shbib was convinced to give someone else the opportunity to take the reigns and lead one of his films.  With a new approach comes a new group dynamic, making for a very special twist that may not be for the worse.

 

Cast & Crew

STARRING : ADAM COLEMAN HOWARD,  BASHAR SHBIB,  ALEXANDRA WOODWARD,  TOLGA KUTLUAY,  STEPHEN DE OLIVEIRA
EDITORS : RAGNAR KEIL, CAMILLE FORTIN-CHBIB
DIRECTORS OF PHOTOGRAPHY : CHIARA FOLINI,  CAMILLE FORTIN-CHBIB
ART DIRECTOR: MARIE JOSÉE DUPONT
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: J.-P. FORTIN, SYLVAIN BROSSET
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER : MAÏA NADON-CHBIB
PRODUCED, WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY : BASHAR SHBIB

All Rights Reserved © 2006 Oneira Pictures International

Frauds in Love

an Adam Coleman Howard film

FRAUDS IN LOVE - (In Post-Production)

Fiction, Drama, 75:28 min, TBA, 35mm, colour, (NTSC).

 

Synopsis

Damien (Adam Coleman Howard) just got a call; from his twin brother Christian, who has been on the run since the murder of his wife a few years back. He finally decides to tell his side of the story. Damien, whose career and reputation have suffered indirectly from his brother’s crime, sees this as an unmatched opportunity to redeem his name. However, the journalistic ethic laws are not in his favour. Considering his closeness to the story, his editor refuses to let him write it alone and calls in Katherine Bell (Alexandra Woodward), an international top-notch reporter. Together, they set out to get Christian’s confession, following his strict directions for their meeting in the woods. The obvious differences between Kate and Damien make sparks fly, promising a most challenging journey.

 

Cast & Crew

STARRING : ADAM COLEMAN HOWARD, ALEXANDRA WOODWARD
SOUND DESIGN: STEPHEN DE OLIVEIRA
EDITOR : JON DEITCHER
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY : TOLGA KUTLUAY
SCREENPLAY : ADAM COLEMAN HOWARD, ALEXANDRA WOODWARD, BASHAR SHBIB
LINE PRODUCER : CARLOS SOUSA
PRODUCER : MAÏA NADON-CHBIB
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER : BASHAR SHBIB, ALEXANDRA WOODWARD
DIRECTED BY : ADAM COLEMAN HOWARD

All Rights Reserved © 2020 ONEIRA PICTURES

 

Granite Forks

a Bashar Shbib, John Deitcher series

GRANITE FORKS (8 EPISODES)

TV Series, Drama, 186:36 [8 episodes of 23.3 min], TBA, HD, 35mm, & Betacam, colour, NTSC.

 

Synopsis

Something slightly mysterious is underfoot in the sleepy border village called Granite Forks, and it smells like murder. The citizens of this odd little town are rather eccentric themselves and have many secrets. It’s up to the quirkiest resident of them all along with a couple of unlikely accomplisses to solve the mystery.

The prophecy of the border town:

When the hanging light collapses and the plastic man expires,
Old bonds will be broken as the children start to tire (and the villagers conspire).
When a gentle stranger doth arrive then heroes will be born
(a gentle stranger comes, a hero’s strength he then uncorks)
To uncover something fiendish at the gates of Granite Forks.

 

Cast & Crew

STARRING : JOAN ANDRADE, CHRISTINA ANDRADE-SANGSTER, PATRICK AUBERT, SARA BAXTER, CLARA BIRD, REUBEN BIRD, ZACHARY BIRD, PAUL BOITEUX, MARY LYNN BOYS, COLIN CAMPBELL, ROBERT CHADWICK, KARINA CHADWICK, CINDEL CHARTRAND, TAMMY CLEROUX-BAILEY, MICHAEL SHANE CONLEY, HEATHER CROGHAN, JON DEITCHER, MELISSA DE MASI, STEPHEN DE OLIVEIRA, EMILY DESORMEAUX, NICOLAS DOUCET, BRIAN DUBOIS, MYRIAM ENAULT, CHIARA FOLINI, BEVERLEY GOODSELL, RONALD GOODSELL, AARON GUIMOND, GILLES GUIMOND, HOPE GUIMOND, CRAIG HENDERSON, LORNE HILTSER, ANDREW HOPPS, DAVID HOPPS, MEGHAN JENSEN, GEOFF KLEIN, ERICA KOHL-BRADLEY, TOLGA KUTLUAY, JONAH LERNER, JAYME MARROTTE, RYAN MOLEIRO, JAMES MURRAY, BOB MURRAY, CHRISTIAN OUELLET, STACY POULIN, KIM PRANGLEY, ZUHEIR RAJABI, FRED ROBERTSON, DUSTIN RUCK, RUSSELL SANGSTER, CHRIS SEVERS, BASHAR SHBIB, ALBERT SMITH, JERRY SMITH, CARLOS SOUSA, ARIEL THERRIEN, MARJOLAINE TREMBLAY, R. MATTHEW TURNER, STEPHEN WALKER, JASON WESTOVER, MARC WILTSHIRE, ALEXANDRA WOODWARD
ART DIRECTOR : EYAD HAMAM, MARK WILTSHIRE
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY : TOLGA KUTLUAY, GEOFF KLEIN
MUSIC : TBA
EDITORS : SERGE SARKOYAN, JON DEITCHER , GEOFF KLEIN
SOUND : STEPHEN DE OLIVEIRA, EYAD HAMAM, ROGER ORCAU
SCEENPLAY : BASHAR SHBIB, MICHAEL PENNING, JON DEITCHER, BOB MURRAY, ANDREW HOPPS 
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER : MAÏA NADON-SHBIB
PRODUCER : BASHAR SHBIB
DIRECTORS : BASHAR SHBIB, JON DEITCHER
CREATOR: BASHAR SHBIB

All Rights Reserved © 2020 Oneira Pictures International

A Midsummer’s Wake

a Bashar Shbib film

A MIDSUMMER'S WAKE

Fiction, Drama, 90 min, 2008, DV, colour, NTSC.

 

Synopsis

Lea (Kim Prangley) and Andrew (Bashar Shbib) have been complacently married for over fifteen years. Lea’s inability to bear children is what has caused the biggest rift in their union. When Andrew dies of a sudden heart attack, Lea’s friends (Karina Chadwick, Alexandra Woodward, Christina Andrade-Sangster, Joan Andrade) surround her for comfort and support. As they gather for a weekend to mourn the loss of their loved one, these five women of various ages come to strengthen the ties that bind them to one another.

The natural landscape that envelops them in its benevolent gaze exerts itself as a guide in their spiritual quest. The funerary wake becomes an opportunity for the women to explore the meanings of life, death, friendship and passion. Such a process cannot occur smoothly. When buried secrets emerge into the light of day, the widow and her friends eventually come to appreciate the cycles at work within themselves, as well as the natural world around them. In the end, an unexpected outcome will bring each of them to redefine their meanings of the word “love”.

A Midsummer's Wake is an honest and vibrant exchange that professes to heart-wrenching feelings, emotions, love, sex, and secret revelations.

 

Cast & Crew

STARRING: KIM PRANGLEY, KARINA CHADWICK, ALEXANDRA WOODWARD, CHRISTINA ANDRADE-SANGSTER, JOAN ANDRADE, BASHAR SHBIB, MAÏA NADON-CHBIB,
EDITOR: EYAD HAMAM
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: TOLGA KUTLUAY
ORIGINAL MUSIC: MAXIME FILLION, GEOFF KLEIN
ASSOCIATE PRODUCERS: J.-P. FORTIN, SYLVAIN BROSSET
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: MAÏA NADON-CHBIB
WRITER, PRODUCER AND DIRECTOR: BASHAR SHBIB

All Rights Reserved © 2008 Oneira Pictures International

The Upside

a Gabriel Brown film

THE UPSIDE

Fiction, Comedy, 76:40 min, 2009, HDV, colour, NTSC.

 

Synopsis

Dee (STEPHEN TAYLOR) and Jamie (XANIA KEANE) are two eccentric personalities. This is the story of the misadventures of two well-intentioned individuals who meet and fall clumsily in love.

Jamie’s insular world changes when Dee moves into the apartment close to where she keeps her trailer. The son of a desperate mother, Dee is tall and seductive. He is more timid and uncertain than Jamie. At the age of 30, Dee is finally moved to find someone for himself, with the obvious help of his mother, Janet (DOMINIQUE REMY-ROOT). When they are faced with their first meeting, the strange and secret world of Jamie becomes engaged with a more extravagant reality.

Dee’s relationship with his mother falls into complete dysfunction. Dee wants to be independent, but is unsure whether he will be able to survive without her. For this reason, when Janet informs her son that she has invited Jamie to dinner, Dee complains that she is trying to entangle Jamie into her maternal umbilical cord, along with himself.

 

Cast & Crew

STARRING: XANIA KEANE, STEPHEN TAYLOR, DOMINIQUE REMY-ROOT, SIMON BROWN, NIPSI BELLIAPA, MARLENE EDOYAN, JAMES MURRAY, STEPHEN DE OLIVEIRA, KIM PRANGLEY
ART DIRECTOR: MATT WEAVER
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: KALE REUM
MUSIC: TRIKE
EDITOR: JIMMY BELLEMARE, GABRIEL BROWN
SOUND: STEPHEN DE OLIVEIRA
SCREENPLAY: ROBERT MURRAY
ASSOCIATE PRODUCERS: ROBERT MURRAY, DAMON COX
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: MAÏA NADON-CHBIB
PRODUCER: BASHAR SHBIB
DIRECTOR: GABRIEL BROWN

All Rights Reserved © 2009 SUNSET PICTURES

Murder In Rock Island

a Bashar Shbib film

MURDER IN ROCK ISLAND

Fiction, Comedy, 70:24 min, 2010, DV, colour, NTSC.

 

Synopsis

Jean (Krissy Longtin) and Kelly (Dustin Ruck), are two young lovers who are living through difficult times in their relationship. The trouble begins when, against her wishes, an old friend of Kelly’s named Lawson (Andrew Hopps) joins them in house-sitting for Jean’s mother (Kim Prangley). The adventure ends in death as the ghost of Jean’s father (Bashar Shbib) intervenes in the couple’s life, murder ensues in the little town of Rock Island, Canada.

 

Cast & Crew

STARRING: KRISSY LONGTIN, DUSTIN RUCK, ANDREW HOPPS, KIM PRANGLEY, BASHAR SHBIB
ART DIRECTOR: GEOFF KLEIN
EDITOR: GEOFF KLEIN, DANY FOSTER
SOUND : ROGER ORCAU
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: GEOFF KLEIN
MUSIC : XANIA KEANE, ROBERT DONACHIE
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: SYLVAIN BROSSET
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: MAÏA NADON-CHBIB
WRITER, PRODUCER, DIRECTOR: BASHAR SHBIB
ALSO STARRING : KIM PRANGLEY, BASHAR SHBIB, GEOFF KLEIN

All Rights Reserved © 2010 Oneira Pictures International

The Making of… Indie TV ?

a Bashar Shbib film

THE MAKING OF... INDIE TV ?

Making-of, 83:00 min, 2012, DV, colour, NTSC.

 

Synopsis

The making of…indie television? portrays how a low-budget, independent television program is made without compromising one’s creative freedom. Using Granite Forks, a television series filmed on location in Stanstead, Canada as a case study, along with footage from some of independent filmmaker Bashar Shbib’s other films, this full-length feature gives the inside scoop on the challenges of independent media production and why it is such a driving force in one director’s life.

 

Cast & Crew

STARRING : BASHAR SHBIB, KIM PRANGLEY, ALEXANDRA WOODWARD,  ROBERT MURRAY,  CRAIG HENDERSON, JAMES MURRAY, STEPHEN WALKER, HEATHER CROGHAN, KARINA CHADWICK, JON DEITCHER, MICHAEL PENNING, EYAD HAMAM, CHRISTINA ANDRADE-SANGSTER, JOAN ANDRADE, MATT TURNER
EDITOR : GEOFF KLEIN
SOUND: STEPHEN DE OLIVEIRA
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY : EYAD HAMAM
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER : MAÏA NADON-CHBIB
WRITTEN PRODUCED AND DIRECTED BY : BASHAR SHBIB
ALSO STARRING : SARA BAXTER, CLARA BIRD, REUBEN BIRD, ZACHARY BIRD, PAUL BOITEUX, MARY LYNN BOYS, COLIN CAMPBELL, ROBERT CHADWICK, CINDEL CHARTRAND, TAMMY CLEROUX-BAILEY, MICHAEL SHANE CONLEY, HEATHER CROGHAN, STEPHEN DE OLIVEIRA, EMILY DESORMEAUX, DJELA DJAMBA OKOKO, NICOLAS DOUCET, BRIAN DUBOIS, MYRIAM ENAULT, BEVERLEY GOODSELL, RONALD GOODSELL, AARON GUIMOND, GILLES GUIMOND, HOPE GUIMOND, ANDREW HOPPS, DAVID HOPPS, MEGHAN JENSEN, ERICA KOHL-BRADLEY, GEOFF KLEIN, TOLGA KUTLUAY,  JONAH LERNER, JAYME MARROTTE, RYAN MOLEIRO, MAÏA NADON-CHBIB, NANCY NURSE, CHRISTIAN OUELLET, STACY POULIN, FRED ROBERTSON, RUSSELL SANGSTER, CHRIS SEVERS, ALBERT SMITH, JERRY SMITH, ARIEL THERRIEN, MARJOLAINE TREMBLAY, MATT TURNER, PETER VARGAS, RAYMOND YATES

All Rights Reserved © 2012 Oneira Pictures International

The Search For Evangeline

a Bashar Shbib film

THE SEARCH FOR EVANGELINE

Documentary, 83:38 min, 2014, HD, colour, NTSC.

 

Synopsis

THE SEARCH FOR EVANGELINE is an hommage to 100 years of feature filmmaking in Canada. Evangeline was the first feature film directed by E. Sullivan and P. Cavanaugh made in Canada in 1913 and shot in Nova Scotia based upon a Longfellow poem written in 1847 depicting the expulsion of the Acadian population into diaspora by King George II. The 1913 film was independently produced by Canadian Bioscope Company without any government funding. A copy of the 1913 production of Evangeline has not been found so far. Shbib seeks to find out what there remains of this first Canadian feature film. Shbib's documentary was shot in Louisiana, Washigton D.C., Massachusetts, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Maine, California, New York, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Quebec and Ontario.

 

Cast & Crew

FEATURING: GEORGES ARSENAULT, RENALDO BARNES, FRANÇOISE BONENFANT, JEANNÉ MANCE CORMIER, ZOE CONSTANTINIDES, DAVID DALY, CLAUDE DEGRÂCE, PHILIP FREY, ANDRÉ GAUDREAULT, JACKIE D. JUSTICE, LYNDA L. KINSLEY, LOUIS PELLETIER, DEBORAH ROBICHAUD, DEBBIE SAVOY, GARY SHUTLAK, D.J. TURNER, CHRISTINE WIRTH, DYLAN ZINK, JAMES B. ZINK
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: J. P. FORTIN
SOUND RECORDIST: SYLVAIN BROSSET
COMPOSER: MAXIME FILLION
PRODUCTION MANAGER: CHRISTINA RYAN
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: SYLVAIN BROSSET
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: MAÏA NADON-CHBIB, D. J. TURNER, FAROUK S. CHEBIB, HARALABOS SUGLERIS
PRODUCERS: BASHAR SHBIB, J. P. FORTIN
WRITER, DIRECTOR: BASHAR SHBIB

 

All Rights Reserved © 2014 Oneira Pictures International

Almost Paradise

a Bashar Shbib film

ALMOST PARADISE

Fiction, Drama, 82:25 min, 2014, HD, Canada, colour, NTSC.

 

Synopsis

Catherine (Catherine Enoe) is native to Grenada and works as a nurse caring for outpatients. She travels from patient to patient, healing them and taking the pulse of contemporary Grenada. She indirectly reveals to us that in this presumed post colonial world new forms of colonialism are still alive and well in this almost paradise.

 

Cast & Crew

STARRING : CATHERINE ENOE, VERA ENOE
DIRECTORS OF PHOTOGRAPHY : J.-P. FORTIN
SOUND RECORDIST : SYLVAIN BROSSET
EDITOR : DORIN GOIAN, J.-P. FORTIN
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS : MAÏA NADON-CHBIB, D.J. TURNER
ASSOCIATE PRODUCERS : CHERYNE CHEBIB, SYLVAIN BROSSET
PRODUCERS : BASHAR SHBIB, J.-P. FORTIN
WRITERS : BASHAR SHBIB
DIRECTOR : BASHAR SHBIB

All Rights Reserved © 2014 Oneira Pictures International

Lazarus

a Jimmy Bellemare film

LAZARUS

Fiction, Drama, 78:30 min, 2015, HDV, colour, NTSC.

 

Synopsis

Louise (Rebecca Rau) and four other troubled young patients are ordered to appear at a week-end of art therapy sessions with Doctor Zion (George Moskos). Louise soon falls in love with another inductee, an alcoholic patient named Kurt (Dustin Ruck). Doctor Lazarus (Damon Cox), an assistant of Dr. Zion, guides their progress while the doctor is out.

One of the patients, Eric (Jason J. Cox) is a sexually depraved teenager. He soon takes an obsessive interest in Louise, who becomes distrustful of the goings-on in the halfway house.

Through discussion, painting lessons and music therapy, the group hashes out their life stories and inner struggles. All the while, Dr. Lazarus becomes sexually obsessed with Eric. The story takes a turn to black humour when Doctor Lazarus manages to create an atmosphere of fear and distrust amongst the group.

 

Cast & Crew

STARRING : DAMON COX, REBECCA RAU, JASON J. COX, DUSTIN RUCK, SOPHIE CULLEN AUBUT, GEORGE MOSKOS
WRITER : JIMMY BELLEMARE
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY : GABRIEL BROWN
SECOND UNIT CAMERA : CAMILLE FORTIN-CHBIB
BOOM OPERATOR : MARTIN ALLAIRE
ART DIRECTOR : SOPHIE CULLEN AUBUT
EDITOR : DANY FOSTER
SOUND: TITI REBO
MUSIC: DUSTIN RUCK
PRODUCER : BASHAR SHBIB
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER : MAÏA NADON-CHBIB
DIRECTOR : JIMMY BELLEMARE

All Rights Reserved © 2015 Oneira Pictures International