Monkey Warfare
Encyclopedia
Monkey Warfare is a 2006 Canadian
drama film
written and directed by Reginald Harkema, starring Don McKellar
, Tracy Wright
and Nadia Litz
. The film received multiple awards at the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards 2006
, and won "Best Canadian Feature Film - Special Jury Citation" at the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival
.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
written and directed by Reginald Harkema, starring Don McKellar
Don McKellar
-Personal life:McKellar was born in Toronto, Ontario to a lawyer father and teacher mother. He attended Glenview Senior Public School, Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute and later studied English at the University of Toronto's Victoria College...
, Tracy Wright
Tracy Wright
Tracy Wright was a Canadian actress who was known for her stage and film performances, as well as her presence in Canada's avant-garde for over 20 years...
and Nadia Litz
Nadia Litz
-Biography:She was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. A former child actor, she has described herself as somewhat ambitious. She is of Russian, Polish and British descent, and the press has noted her small physical stature...
. The film received multiple awards at the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards 2006
Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards 2006
The 7th Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards, honoring the best in filmmaking in 2006, were given on 9 January 2007.-International:*Best Actor:**Forest Whitaker - The Last King of Scotland*Best Actress:**Helen Mirren - The Queen*Best Director:...
, and won "Best Canadian Feature Film - Special Jury Citation" at the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival
Toronto International Film Festival
The Toronto International Film Festival is a publicly-attended film festival held each September in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In 2010, 339 films from 59 countries were screened at 32 screens in downtown Toronto venues...
.
Soundtrack
- "The Black Poodle" – performed by Comets on FireComets on FireComets on Fire was an American noise rock band from Santa Cruz, California. The band was formed in 1999 by guitarist and vocalist Ethan Miller and longtime friend bassist Ben Flashman, who were seeking to create rhythmically and sonically intense music that paid no attention to categorizations.-...
- "Nuclear War" – written and performed by Sun RaSun RaSun Ra was a prolific jazz composer, bandleader, piano and synthesizer player, poet and philosopher known for his "cosmic philosophy," musical compositions and performances. He was born in Birmingham, Alabama...
- "(Ballad of the) Hip Death Goddess" – written and performed by Ultimate SpinachUltimate SpinachUltimate Spinach was a psychedelic/hard rock/blues band originally from Boston. In their '60's heyday they specialized in lengthy songs such as "Ballad of the Hip Death Goddess", from Ultimate Spinach and "Genesis of Beauty", from Behold And See...
- "The Old Revolution" – written and performed by Leonard CohenLeonard CohenLeonard Norman Cohen, is a Canadian singer-songwriter, musician, poet and novelist. Cohen published his first book of poetry in Montreal in 1956 and his first novel in 1963. His work often explores religion, isolation, sexuality and interpersonal relationships...
- "What If We All Stopped Paying Taxes?" – performed by Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings
- "Girls Like That" – performed by Weird WarWeird WarWeird Wars is a series of horror role-playing games set during past and future wars and published by Pinnacle Entertainment Group. The original release, Weird War II: Blood on the Rhine was set during World War II, and utilized the D20 System...
- "Saturday Afternoon" – performed by Outrageous CherryOutrageous Cherry-History:Outrageous Cherry formed in 1992 as a solo project for Matthew Smith, but soon expanded to a four-piece after he began performing live in 1993...
- "Kill For Peace" and "Group Grope" – performed by The FugsThe FugsThe Fugs are a band formed in New York in late 1964 by poets Ed Sanders and Tuli Kupferberg, with Ken Weaver on drums. Soon afterward, they were joined by Peter Stampfel and Steve Weber of the Holy Modal Rounders...
- "Protest Song '68" – performed by RefusedRefusedRefused was a Swedish hardcore punk band originating from Umeå, Sweden, formed in 1991. In total the band released five EPs and three albums, before splitting up in 1998...
- "Pow! to The People" – performed by The Make-Up
- "I (fuck) Mountains" – performed by Pink MountaintopsPink MountaintopsPink Mountaintops is a shoegaze psychedelic rock band from Vancouver, British Columbia. The band consists of many of the same musicians who participate in the Black Mountain collective.-Band members:*Stephen McBean*Amber Webber*CC Rose*Lyndsay Sung...