Completed - ENGLISH - Documentary - 91 minutes
A funny and investigative look at the long history and major influence Canadians have had on the development of American pop culture.
Year of production : 2014 Director(s) : Leslie D. BLAND Writer(s) : Ian FERGUSON Cast : Howie MANDEL, Neve CAMPBELL, David SHORE, Alex TREBEK, David FOSTER, Monty HALL, Calum WORTHY, Alan THICKE, Shannon TWEED Producer(s) : Leslie BLAND (Less Bland Productions)
The feature length comedic documentary Gone South: How Canada Invented Hollywood is a funny and investigative look at the long history and major influence Canadians have had on the development of American pop culture. It features exclusive celebrity interviews and classic archival images from the very beginnings of Hollywood right through to the present day. Gone South presents an historical overview of the influence of Canadians in Los Angeles as well as thematically linked interviews with current Canadians working in Hollywood. The documentary presents the argument that without the slow and subversive influence of Canada, Hollywood as it is known would not and could not exist. Canadian celebrities interviewed include Howie Mandel, David Foster, Alan Thicke, Alex Trebek, Shannon Tweed, Monty Hall, Arthur Hiller, Ted Kotcheff, Neve Campbell, Tommy Chong, Dave Thomas, Will Sasso, Harland Williams, David Shore, and Erin Karpluk.
Country(ies) : CANADA, USA
The Valley Film Festival 2014 (Documentary)Hamilton Film Festival 2014 (Documentary)Sunscreen Film Festival West 2014 (Documentary)Glendale International Film Festival 2014 (Best Documentary)Edmonton International Film Festival 2014 (Documentary)Florida Documentary Film Festival 2014 (Documentary)Victoria Film Festival 2015 (Documentary)