Fil Fraser

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    Latitude 55 Commentary
    Wanda (Andrée Pelletier) works for the provincial department of culture. She spends her professional life wandering the back roads of Alberta soliciting grant applications from  up-and-coming artists, which she then adjudicates. She makes her...
    Marie-Anne Commentary
    Released in 1978, Marie-Anne was the second movie produced by Fil Fraser, all of whose movies were shot in Alberta and based on western stories. Marie-Anne brought together a group of actors who were just at the beginning of their film careers:...
    Why Shoot the Teacher? Commentary
    Why Shoot the Teacher? (1977) was the first of four feature films produced by Fil Fraser as part of a goal to tell western Canadian stories to Canadian audiences. It was one of the most successful films ever made in Canada, grossing over $2,000,000...
    Solitaire Commentary
    Shot for only $600,000 in four weeks, yet nominated for four Genie awards, Solitaire (1992) was writer-director, Francis Damberger’s first feature film. The script started life as a working class answer to the movie Dinner with André; it is a...
    Hounds of Notre Dame Commentary
    It is no easy feat to write a movie about a legendary teacher; nor is it any easier to direct, or star in one. The temptation to indulge in eulogy and cliché can be overwhelming. In telling the story of Père Athol Murray, warts and all, Hounds of...