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Sam Grana

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Known For

StuckStuck · 2007
Stuck
6.22007
MovieCrimeThriller
A young woman commits a hit-and-run, then finds her fate tied to her victim.
Bones of CrowsBones of Crows · 2023
Bones of Crows
6.82023
MovieDramaHistory
Cree matriarch Aline Spears survives a childhood in Canada’s residential school system to continue her family’s generational fight in the face of systemic starvation, racism, and sexual abuse. She uses her uncanny ability to understand and translate codes into working for a special division of the Canadian Air Force as a Cree code talker in World War II. The story unfolds over 100 years with a cumulative force that propels us into the future.
The Boys of St. VincentThe Boys of St. Vincent · 1994
The Boys of St. Vincent
7.11994
MovieDramaCrime
The true story of boys being sexually abused at their orphanage, run by a religious community in Newfoundland.
The Boys of St. Vincent: 15 Years LaterThe Boys of St. Vincent: 15 Years Later · 1992
The Boys of St. Vincent: 15 Years Later
6.01992
MovieDramaCrime
Fifteen years after the events of The Boys of St. Vincent took place, the various boys involved are brought in to testify against the brothers, now finally standing trial, who assaulted them when they were children.
SugartimeSugartime · 1995
Sugartime
5.91995
MovieCrimeDrama
Sam Giancana is a ruthless mob boss from Chicago. During a trip to Las Vegas, he sees a performance by the McGuire Sisters, a popular singing group with a pure image. Sam is attracted to Phyllis and begins aggressively courting her. The two enter into an epic romance, but it brings unwanted attention and tarnishes Phyllis's reputation. For Sam, however, the consequences are far more drastic, landing him in trouble with the law and his fellow mobsters.
Geraldine's FortuneGeraldine's Fortune · 2004
Geraldine's Fortune
3.32004
MovieComedyDrama
A grocery-store worker in a small Canadian town gets a chance to appear on a popular television game show.
Running ScaredRunning Scared · 1985
Running Scared
9.01985
Movie
An intensely jealous boyfriend's spying and scolding ways rapidly escalate to full blown stalking.
Barbed Wire and MandolinsBarbed Wire and Mandolins · 1997
Barbed Wire and Mandolins
7.01997
MovieDocumentaryHistory
Upon Canada's entry into World War II, the RCMP rounded up thousands of people it considered fascist sympathizers. Among them, 700 Italian-Canadians were held for up to three years in internment camps. None were ever charged with a criminal offence.

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The Spell of the YukonThe Spell of the Yukon · 1996
The Spell of the Yukon
1996
MovieDocumentary
This documentary tells the haunting story of the Klondike Gold Rush in legendary Dawson City. Peppered with Robert Service poems read by New Zealand-born Hollywood actor Russell Crowe, the film recounts how stampedes of fortune seekers came to the Yukon from far and wide in 1897. Less than half of the 100,000 adventurers ever finished the treacherous journey. Archival photographs re-create the saga of the Klondike, including stories from the deadly Chilkoot Pass and Dawson City itself, where fortunes were made and lost overnight. With a personal stake and a sense of wonder, filmmaker Rita Roy discovers a territory still vibrant with legends, and miners still panning for gold under the spell of the harsh yet stunning wilderness.

Producer

The Last StrawThe Last Straw · 1987
The Last Straw
4.31987
MovieComedy
This hilarious Canadian comedy frankly and with surprising taste, chronicles the travails of Alex, the 'Most Potent Man in the World." Alex earns this title while visiting a sperm bank. There it is discovered that he has a sperm motility rate of 99.5. What that means is that women he comes in contact with, directly or through artificial insemination, stand a terrific chance of becoming pregnant. Alex is naturally proud of his gift, but unfortunately, because he is only average looking, few of the sperm bank patrons are enticed to have his babies. In order to let them known what they are missing, he hires himself a manager and appears on a radio talk show. The ploy works and he suddenly finds himself surround by women desperate to get pregnant one way or another.
Hand of God, Hand of the DevilHand of God, Hand of the Devil · 1995
Hand of God, Hand of the Devil
7.01995
MovieDocumentary
In April 1994, the international community sat by and watched while a million Tutsi men, women and children were massacred in the central African nation of Rwanda. Hand of God, Hand of the Devil, the second volume in the three-part Rwanda series, explores Canada's role in the development of the genocidal ideology that took root in Rwanda, which was considered the "jewel" of Canadian aid in Africa. This video focuses on the murder of two Canadian missionaries, killed for having protested against corruption and human rights violations. Brother François Cardinal, who worked at the controversial Rwandan college, funded by Canadian aid money to the Rwandan president's advisors. Like countless others in Rwanda, his killers were never found. Hand of God, Hand of the Devil raises disturbing questions about Canada's role in Rwanda. Having assisted the former regime, will Canadian aid now sow the seeds for a new crop of killers?

Director