Little India: Village of Dreams Scores CSA Nomination

Producers Nina Beveridge and Paul Hart would like to give a big shout-out to the amazing sound team that worked on “Little India: Village of Dreams”. Congratulations to Co-Composers Phil Strong and Thomas Hoy who are nominated for a 2018 Canadian Screen Award for “Best Original Music, Non-Fiction” We are looking forward to attending the 2018 Canadian Screen…

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Notes on Composing for Little India: Village of Dreams

Composer Phil Strong, Sound Designer Alan Geldart and Composer Thomas Hoy attending the premiere of Little India: Village of Dreams.   UPDATE: LITTLE INDIA VILLAGE OF DREAMS HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A 2018 CANADIAN SCREEN AWARD FOR BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC, NON-FICTION   Notes on Composing for Little India: Village of Dreams – by Composer Phil Strong…

Kohinoor Foods

Azim Popat, owner of Kohinoor Foods   Kohinoor Foods Kohinoor Foods was founded in 1978 by Sadrudin Nanji, a Ugandan refugee who sought sanctuary in Canada after Idi Amin expelled all the South Asian citizens from Uganda. Despite being discouraged by his peers who thought that being a Moslem would create problems for his business,…

Lara O’Keefe

WINNER BEST PHOTO, FOR “COLLECTED ANTICIPATION”   Photo: COLLECTED ANTICIPATION © Lara O’Keefe   Photo: BEST FOOT FORWARD © Lara O’Keefe     About Lara O’Keefe Lara O’Keefe is a freelance writer/photographer with a love for urban landscapes. A born and raised country girl, she is consistently delighted and surprised by all of the diverse…

Sunny Arora

NOMINEE, BEST PHOTO   Photo: RED DANCE © Sunny Arora   Photo: STREET-NO-CAR © Sunny Arora   Photo: INDEPENDENCE DAY © Sunny Arora     About Sunny Arora I moved to Canada from the cool city of Ludhiana in India. I am a Web Developer student who fell in love with concept of capturing light…

Sharman Wilson

NOMINEE, BEST NON-FICTION STORY Story: TANGERINE SUN “Funnel down straight through the clouds Like an ever flowing stream Like an ever flowing stream Take a bite of the fruit of life Cause the fruit of life is sweet Cause the fruit of life is sweet” I was walking along Gerrard Street listening to the song…

Wm Perry

NOMINEE, BEST NON-FICTION STORY Story: MY NICEST BAZAAR MEMORY Being an older, white male working in an immigrant women’s centre in the Gerrard India Bazaar was never part of my life plan. It just sort of happened when I was my 40s back in the 1990s. It was the most enriching few years of my…