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The PickupPal Movie Crew
Randy Kelly — Director
An Ottawa area native, Randy has been working in television since 1996 as an editor, cameraman and director. He has directed music videos, lifestyle series, documentaries and short films. He is presently directing a documentary for the Global documentary strand Global Currents that will be aired in the spring of 2008. He is also busy developing another documentary for TV5, working on a series of commercials and writing his next short film. One of his many goals is to direct feature-length dramas.
Micheline Shoebridge — Producer
Micheline has been working in the television sector since 1992. After running a film and television school in Ottawa for 6 years, she began Production Managing for a variety of companies on everything from documentaries, dramatic series for kids and reality TV. Over the past three years, Micheline has shifted into the Producer role and has since produced two music videos, three short films and a number of commercials. She is presently producing a documentary for Global TV and is in development with an hour-long documentary and two documentary series.
Suesan Danesh — Creative Producer
Suesan loves film and filmmaking, especially on the story side of the equation. She co-wrote and co-produced her friend's directorial debut “moment” in 2006. “moment”, a short film, was very well received and screened at seven film festivals around the world in 2007. “Fall Breeze”, the PickupPal movieclip, is the second film project Suesan has been involved in creatively. She looks forward to making more shorts, and being involved in other film projects. She also works creatively and passionately at building and supporting the PickupPal community worldwide. Suesan raises two boys with her husband Peter Kincaid. She was born in Ottawa, has worked and lived all over the world, and is back in her hometown enjoying life on the banks of the beautiful Ottawa River.
Jean-Denis Ménard — Director of Photography
Jean-Denis Ménard, a graduate of the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale's “Music and Video Business” program, has been involved in the broadcast industry for more than fifteen years. And for the past seven years, J.D. has been working as a Freelance Director of Photography (Video, HD and Film). In November 2003, J.D. was selected by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television as a “Prix Gémeau” finalist for “Best Director of Photography for a documentary” as well as honored by Kodak Canada with the “Spectrum Award”. J.D. deftly combines visual creativity and vast technical knowledge.
Renee Poirier — Actor
Renee Poirier was born in Toronto in 1980, and now resides in the Ottawa area where she has worked as an actor, model, free-lance artist, and musician. She is a quadruple threat with talents in writing and singing, painting and modern dance. She has great stage presence and loves to perform.
Michèle Vinet — Actor
Michèle has been in show-biz for a long time. She has experience in stage work, film, television and Internet and has received great reviews. “It's all about hard work and great fun,” says Michèle, “You meet the greatest people on a set.” To top off her artistic career, Michèle has just published a first novel. She lectures nationally on pedagogical matters and gives literary workshops. She is fluently bilingual. What to do now with all that experience and lovely grey hair? More theatre, more films, more T.V.
Marc Paquette — Sound Recordist
Kerry Price — Hair/Makeup Artist
From fashion to film, weddings and theatre, Kerry has her hand in all realms. Starting out at a cosmetic counter allowed her to practice and hone her skills on the many different faces and skin types that would offer her the challenge she was looking for. As much as she loved making the everyday woman look and feel beautiful, that wasn't enough for this energetic and lively aspiring artist. After taking some courses and many seminars about the world of beauty, makeup, special effects and hairstyling she decided she was ready to branch out into the world of freelancing.
Starting out wasn't as simple as she thought, but as she proved her worthiness to client after client, including modeling agencies, the CBC and CPAC, the word slowly got out that she was here and she meant business! Kerry's clients have included PM Stephen Harper, Rick Mercer, the Dixie Chicks, Sheryl Crow, Jennifer Grant (daughter of the legendary Cary Grant), Rachel Hunter and Ottawa's Richard Robinson.
Makeup and Hairstyling aren't her only assets, as she also regularly designs the faces and hair that appear on stage for several of Ottawa's leading theatre company, including Orpheus and Savoy.
Mira Olah — Production Design & Set Dressing
Having worked for the past eight years in the field of interior design, both within a reputable Ottawa architectural firm and her own design company, Mira is now focusing on her aspirations as a writer and film maker. When not helping her friends and neighbours shoot their short films, or putting together a local film festival, she can be found writing her first novel due to be completed this summer.