NHL star Bob Probert, one half of the “Bruise Brothers,” was widely considered one of the toughest and most violent ice hockey players of all time. His role as the hard-hitting enforcer of the Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Blackhawks, as well as his hard-living ways and death at age 45, is the subject of a new documentary; wathc the trailer above.
Tough Guy is directed by Geordie Day, who previously co-directed Goalie, a film on former NHL goaltender Clint Malarchuk and produced Reelz’s Charles Manson: Final Words. It is based on a book by Day’s mother Kirstie McLellan Day, who co-wrote it with Probert, who died after collapsing on his boat on Lake St. Clair in 2010. Probert’s widow Dani exec produces the film, which premieres on Canada’s Superchannel on December 14 and will air in the U.S. in 2019. It explores Probert’s career, which included being...
Tough Guy is directed by Geordie Day, who previously co-directed Goalie, a film on former NHL goaltender Clint Malarchuk and produced Reelz’s Charles Manson: Final Words. It is based on a book by Day’s mother Kirstie McLellan Day, who co-wrote it with Probert, who died after collapsing on his boat on Lake St. Clair in 2010. Probert’s widow Dani exec produces the film, which premieres on Canada’s Superchannel on December 14 and will air in the U.S. in 2019. It explores Probert’s career, which included being...
- 11/26/2018
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Read More: Watch: Ex-nhl Star Sheldon Kennedy Grapples With Sexual Abuse in Exclusive 'Swift Current' Trailer The film festival meant to bring "mysteries of the human mind," including mental illness and addiction, into public consciousness has just released its full slate of films for its 23rd edition. Rendezvous with Madness, the largest mental health film festival in the world, will run from November 6-14. Presented by Workman Arts and returning to the Tiff Bell Lightbox, the festival has announced over 20 programs with nearly 40 feature and short films, a multi-media installation and a symposium on television and addiction. The feature length titles set to screen include: "Swift Current," dir. Joshua Rofé "A Minor Leap Down," dir. Hamed Rajabi "Breaking the Chains," dir. Erminia Colucci "Junaicas," Karina Garcia Cassanova "Paul Sharits," dir. François Miron "Eight," dir....
- 10/2/2015
- by Aubrey Page
- Indiewire
Read More: Here's How 'Lost for Life,' A Powerful New Documentary About Juvenile Murder, Came Together "Swift Current" dives into the devastating sexual abuse suffered by former NHL player Sheldon Kennedy at the hands of a hockey scout, admitted sexual predator Graham James. Directed by Joshua Rofé and executive produced by James Gray, the documentary focuses on Kennedy's struggle to cope with his childhood trauma, especially as he keeps his secret in the hyper-masculine world of profession hockey. Of the film, Gray says, "'Swift Current' depicts the devastating impact of sexual abuse in a way no film that I’ve seen has before. And it confirms, bracingly, that public awareness is an utterly essential to the difficult process of recovery. It's a crucial film that both educates and inspires." The film was also produced by Regina Scully and Geralyn White Dreyfous ("The Invisible War"), along with two-time Academy Award-winning.
- 10/2/2015
- by Karen Brill
- Indiewire
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