In 2018, not long after the well-received premiere of their first full-length play, “Acha Bacha,” at a prestigious alternative theater, Baig was making ends meet by working as a nanny. That fall, the Toronto playwright and performer got cast in a new play and hit it off with fellow thesp Fab Filippo, also a performer who created his own work.
Baig initially found it “an epically tall order to lead a show for the first time, especially when your on-camera experience prior is a few classes in theater school,” but soon realized it was similar to experiences in under-resourced neighborhoods with Toronto nonprofits focussed on literacy and playwriting for emerging creatives. “The core principles and ways of working are exactly the same: be kind, acknowledge the value of the work everyone is doing, and make space for everyone to shine.
His challenge then becomes to meticulously piece together the puzzle pieces to create music that brings the picture to life: “My goal is for the music to seamlessly become part of the story, and to give the audience permission to feel the emotions the director has intended for us to feel.” The characters in her films tend to relate as they explore the realities of their own interior and exterior dramas.
With that in mind, Henry will be devoting more time to the one-hour actioner about a drug smuggling ring that she is developing with writing partner Tania Thompson for producers Mackenzie Donaldson , Lana Mauro and Bell Media. In 2019, Kerr launched her own shingle, Brass Door Prods., and has had a busy few years producing projects such as Ashley McKenzie’s sophomore feature, “Queens of the Qing Dynasty,” which premiered at the Berlin ale in 2022. She is currently in pre-production on “There, There,” Heather Young’s follow-up to her acclaimed debut feature, “Murmur” , and wrapping up the Canadian side of Fawzia Mirza’s debut feature, “Me, My Mom & Sharmila.
Asivak is the eldest and no stranger to sets — he booked his first national television commercial for Health Canada at age 12. Since then he’s had roles on series including “Cardinal” and “Letterkenny,” and starred in pics “Red Snow” and “Montana Story.” He’s used to being directed by his mom: “I’ve been taking direction from my mom since day one. Whether on set or at home, it pretty much works the same.
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