STRAIGHT UP
PAST PRODUCTIONS
DRAMATIC TELEVISION SERIES 13x30 MINS. | 16mm
Straight Up is a gritty, emotion-packed series that breaks old barriers and sets new standards. Shot in high-contrast, hand-held camera style each episode focuses on a unique group of teenagers – strangers to each other but connected by the neon glare of a local fast food restaurant. The stories move from arcades and malls, schools and local hangouts while the characters grapple with rumors, reputations, sexuality, friendships and their own mortality. As Straight Up delves further and further into these stories we come closer to understanding what motivates touches and moves each of the characters.
CREDITS
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CO-PRODUCED BY Back Alley Film Productions and Alliance Films CREATED BY Janis Lundman and Adrienne Mitchell EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
Robert Lantos SUPERVISING PRODUCERS Christine Shipton WRITTEN BY Graeme Manson |
STORY CONSULTANT Al Magee DIRECTED BY Jerry Ciccoritti DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Barry Stone PRODUCTION DESIGNER Gordon Barnes ORIGINAL MUSIC Kevin Hearn
Produced with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Telefilm Canada and the Cable Production Fund. |
SERIES CAST
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Evelyne Anders |
Suzanne Hatim |
AWARDS
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Columbus International Film & Video Festival Bronze Plaque WRITERS GUILD OF CANADA AWARD Andrew Rai Berzins |
GEMINI FOR BEST DIRECTION Jerry Ciccoritti GEMINI FOR BEST YOUTH ACTOR Sarah Polley |
NOMINATIONS
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GEMINI NOMINATION Best Dramatic Series |
DISTRIBUTION
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DISTRIBUTED BY:
Alliance Atlantis |
PRESS
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Calgary Herald Calgary Sun Globe and Mail Maclean's Media Watch |
Toronto Star Toronto Star Toronto Sun TV Times What Magazine |