Raiders

Raiders

This review was originally published as part of my coverage of Hot Docs 2015 The story of the greatest fan film ever made is told in Raiders!.  In 1982, eleven year old Mississippi friends Eric Zala, Chris Strompolos, and Jayson Lamb set out to shoot a shot-for-shot remake of Raiders of the Lost Ark.  The boys kept…

Raiders!

Raiders!

The story of the greatest fan film ever made is told in Raiders!.  In 1982, eleven year old Mississippi friends Eric Zala, Chris Strompolos, and Jayson Lamb set out to shoot a shot-for-shot remake of Raiders of the Lost Ark.  The boys kept shooting this remake over the course of seven years and finished every…

David & Me

David & Me

Ray Klonsky is a Jewish-Italian man from a racially mixed neighbourhood in Toronto.  When Ray’s father started to notice he was starting to go down a troubled path, Ray was connected with David McCallum, who is currently serving a life sentence in prison, for a murder that he did not commit.  With David’s story inspiring…