February - a feature film
February is a feature film adapted to screen by Mary Lewis from the award-winning novel by Lisa Moore.
On Valentine’s Day in 1982, Helen O’Mara loses the love of her life in the sinking of the Ocean Ranger oilrig in the Grand Banks, off the coast of Newfoundland. 20 years later, this overwhelming loss thrusts Helen’s family dynamic toward a miracle of alchemy as it transforms their grief into the wonder of being alive. February is optioned by Circle Blue Media and Freddie Films (Diggstown, Jean of the Joneses).
On Valentine’s Day in 1982, Helen O’Mara loses the love of her life in the sinking of the Ocean Ranger oilrig in the Grand Banks, off the coast of Newfoundland. 20 years later, this overwhelming loss thrusts Helen’s family dynamic toward a miracle of alchemy as it transforms their grief into the wonder of being alive. February is optioned by Circle Blue Media and Freddie Films (Diggstown, Jean of the Joneses).
February is set to go into production in 2021. It will be produced by Floyd Kane, Amos Adetuyi (www.circleblueentertainment.com) and Mary Lewis. Canadian director Don McKellar is signed to direct.
Butterfly Jump - an original feature film
Set in St. John's, NL, Butterfly Jump tells the story of a single mother from the wrong side of the tracks who is determined to have her children fit into the upper crust. When her children are wrongfully taken from her by authorities, she fights a kafkaesque system to get them back and in so doing, navigates a surprising personal transformation on ice skates. It is written and will be directed by Mary Lewis.