Take One . . . The Movie Biz Windsor Film Released In North America On VOD/DVD
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et the popcorn popped, grab a spot on the couch and sit back to enjoy a new summer camp, comedy feature film — “Boys vs. Girls” — created by two Windsor producers featuring organizations in Essex County. The film was released at the end of 2020 on North American VOD/DVD through Mongrel Media (MongrelMedia.com) in Canada, while Gravitas Ventures (GravitasVentures.com), a Red Arrow Studios company (RedArrowStudios.com), handles the United States and International sales. “Boys vs. Girls” was written and directed by Mike Stasko, and produced by Stasko and Theodore Bezaire (both based in Windsor).
Scottish born Canadian Comedian Colin Mochrie as “Roger” lends his approval.
Stasko is also a Film Professor at The University of Windsor. Along with Bezaire and Gerry Lattmann (of Wasaga Beach), the trio own The Dot Film Company (DotFilms.ca) and have been making films in Windsor for the past 15 years, such as “Things To Do”, “The Birder” and “The Control”.
In “Boys vs. Girls” Michala Brasseur as “Dany” teaches Isis Moore as “Carla” how to handle a knife. Photos courtesy of Jesse Hebert.
“Getting a wide North American release like this is dream come true,” says Stasko. “As a filmmaker you want to be able to reach an audience, and now we’ll be available in millions of homes, which is fantastic.” Bezaire adds, “Having both of these companies as partners is huge for us. Mongrel Media is a leader in the Canadian market and Gravitas Ventures has a stellar track record that speaks for itself.” Set in 1990, “Boys vs. Girls” is about the first summer a camp goes co-ed, where the counsellors don’t like the change and a prank filled battle of the sexes ensues. It stars Colin Mochrie (“Whose Line is it Anyway?”); Kevin McDonald (“The Kids in the Hall”); Eric Osborne (“Degrassi”) and Windsor native Rachel Dagenais (“The Birder”). Entirely shot in the Windsor Essex region (Kiwanis Sunshine Point Camp, The University of Windsor, and Kingsville District High School), the film had a successful
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international festival run where it won various awards. These include: “Best Feature Film & Audience Choice” at the “Chicago Comedy Film Festival”; “Best Canadian Feature” at the “Canadian International Comedy Film Festival”, and “Best Ensemble Cast” at the “Florida Comedy Film Festival”. Producing the film in our region also helped support local businesses such as: Koolini Italian Eatery, Frenchy’s Poutinery and Wolfhead Distillery for catering; Empire Recording Studio, SLR Studios and Suede Productions for post-production film work and The Grove Hotel, Leamington Quality Inn and Caesars Windsor for accommodations. The film can currently be purchased or rented in Canada at: iTunes, Google Play, Microsoft, Cineplex, PlayStation, Telus, Rogers, Cogeco, Bell, Shaw and VuBiquity. Keep up to date on new spots to see the film by visiting: BoysVGirlsMovie.ca.
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