Toronto, On – “Sons 2 The Grave” the feature film by Canadian production company Have Faith Productions, (HFP) in association with FilmRise and Incendo, has been acquired by YouTube Movies & TV, with the film’s viewer popularity continuing to soar. Along with YouTube Movie & TV acquisition the film can be seen on Apple TV+, Amazon Prime US, (soon on Amazon Prime Canada) Roku and Tubi garnering impressive ratings.
“Sons 2 The Grave” filmed in Atlanta, Georgia, tells the story of basketball phenom, Marcus Jennings. After midnight on a footbridge that separates the multi-million-dollar homes of the rich, famous and the politically connected from subsidized housing, Marcus Jennings is shot twice in the head. A message sent to the community. A code of silence remains in place, fostering a common element that binds this community, fear and the currency of payback will always be bloodshed. Ruth Jennings moved to Hudson for her son, his school regularly visited by NBA scouts. Ruth thought she could protect her child against all odds & choices, but Marcus found it hard to fight off his new surroundings and mislaid loyalties. Marcus thought he was in control. He attracted the attention of scouts, agents, and Division 1 NCAA schools in the US, a pitstop before the NBA. Marcus also attracted the attention of RD. The choices we make. RD controlled Hudson & worked for those who controlled him. In the end it was what they all had in common that ended Marcus’s life…fear. Fear of staying, fear of leaving and fear of appearing weak. We’re born sons and we die sons. Somewhere in between is the story.” Ruth Jennings believes God sees all. There is nowhere to run and nowhere to hide. But for now, there is Hudson. “Sons 2 The Grave” tells that story.
Have Faith Productions has a slate of upcoming projects, that includes a TV series, “Hudson” inspired by the film. The episodes will echo its tag line, “This Ain’t No Fairy Tale… This Is Hudson.” The episodes take you into the heart of the city from upscale streets to back alleys, social status not always predetermining who turns up where. “HUDSON” captures the politics, the temperament & the ongoing chase for redemption… that is not really ours to give. “HUDSON” will take you inside the 34th precinct, it’s heartbeat often on life support. The officers and detectives like the rest of us are flawed. Most conceal their personal fears and demons, visiting them on their own terms, not letting them take over. But there is a point when some officers break or yes, come broken to the job. Their safety net, stretched as it is, an eager young pastor assigned to the precinct, who’s faith is fully intact, a seasoned but weary shrink whose faith has long been scarred & a Captain who makes the hard decisions whatever side of the blue line they fall on. Have Faith Productions will also produce three TV movies written by published author, screenwriter & producer, Lynne Stoltz. “Loud Silence” and “The Other Side Of The Bed” both from books by Stoltz and “Dropped Off” a Faith & Family movie set in Nashville.
Lynne Stoltz has earned a reputation for strong character driven stories. The kind you attach to and stay with. Loud Silence drew the attention of Maya Angelou, who had attached to direct the film before her passing. Both novels lay open the raw emotions of strong women. Loud Silence is the story about truths and beliefs. The ones we keep to ourselves, the ones we share and the ones that are buried so far beneath the surface they are ignored. What we tell our children and more importantly what we don’t and a friendship that stood the test of time but shook under the weight of history. The Other Side Of The Bed asks the question, Will there ever be a time when we let go and ‘feel’ again or will the loyalties and ties that bind us to the past always get in the way? “Dropped Off” deals with life in a place where Faith and family is alive and well but doesn’t always come easy. And an unlikely group of kids that show us the way. HFP will continue to write & produce stories where characters can be flawed, fall apart, and get back up. Their but the Grace of God.
Have Faith Productions is excited to join the YouTube Movies & TV family. I am truly humbled & blessed by the success of “Sons 2 The Grave.” I walk with Faith as always and look forward to our future projects.”
Lynne Stoltz
Author, screenwriter, producer
Co-founder, Have Faith Production
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PORT ALBERNI, B.C. – RCMP say the body of a second person has been found inside their vehicle after a road washed away amid pouring rain on the west coast of Vancouver Island.
Police say two vehicles went into the Sarita River when Bamfield Road washed out on Saturday as an atmospheric river hammered southern B.C.
The body of the other driver was found Sunday.
More coming.
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The B.C. Greens say Sonia Furstenau will be staying on as party leader, despite losing her seat in the legislature in Saturday’s provincial election.
The party says in a statement that its two newly elected MLAs, Jeremy Valeriote and Rob Botterell, support Furstenau’s leadership as they “navigate the prospect of having the balance of power in the legislature.”
Neither the NDP led by Premier David Eby nor the B.C. Conservatives led by John Rustad secured a majority in the election, with two recounts set to take place from Oct. 26 to 28.
Eby says in a news conference that while the election outcome is uncertain, it’s “very likely” that the NDP would need the support of others to pass legislation.
He says he reached out to Furstenau on election night to congratulate her on the Greens’ showing.
But he says the Green party has told the NDP they are “not ready yet” for a conversation about a minority government deal.
The Conservatives went from taking less than two per cent of the vote in 2020 to being elected or leading in 45 ridings, two short of a majority and only one behind the NDP.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 22, 2024.
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Toronto FC captain Jonathan Osorio is making a difference, 4,175 kilometres away from home.
The 32-year-old Canadian international midfielder, whose parents hail from Colombia, has been working with the Canadian Colombian Children’s Organization, a charity whose goal is to help disadvantaged youth in the South American country.
Osorio has worked behind the scenes, with no fanfare.
Until now, with his benevolence resulting in becoming Toronto FC’s nominee for the Audi Goals Drive Progress Impact Award, which honours an MLS player “who showed outstanding dedication to charitable efforts and serving the community” during the 2024 season.”
Other nominees include Vancouver Whitecaps midfielder Sebastian Berhalter and CF Montreal goalkeeper Jonathan Sirois.
The winner will be announced in late November.
The Canadian Colombian Children’s Organization (CCCO) is run entirely by volunteers like Monica Figueredo and Claudia Soler. Founded in 1991, it received charitable status in 2005.
The charity currently has four projects on the go: two in Medellin and one each in Armenia and Barranquilla.
They include a school, a home for young girls whose parents are addicted to drugs, after-school and weekend programs for children in a disadvantaged neighbourhood, and nutrition and education help for underprivileged youth.
The organization heard about Osorio and was put in contact with him via an intermediary, which led to a lunch meeting. Osorio did his due diligence and soon got back to the charity with his decision.
“It was something that I wanted to be a part of right away,” said Osorio, whose lone regret is that he didn’t get involved sooner.
“I’m fortunate now that to help more now that I could have back then,” he added. “The timing actually worked out for everybody. For the last three years I have donated to their cause and we’ve built a couple of (football) fields in different cities over there in the schools.”
His father visited one of the sites in Armenia close to his hometown.
“He said it was amazing, the kids, how grateful they are to be able to play on any pitch, really,” said Osorio. “But to be playing on a new pitch, they’re just so grateful and so humble.
“It really makes it worth it being part of this organization.”
The collaboration has also made Osorio take stock.
“We’re very fortunate here in Canada, I think, for the most part. Kids get to go to school and have a roof over their head and things like that. In Colombia, it’s not really the same case. My father and his family grew up in tough conditions, so giving back is like giving back to my father.”
Osorio’s help has been a godsend to the charity.
“We were so surprised with how willing he was,” said Soler.
The TFC skipper has helped pay for a football field in Armenia as well as an ambitious sports complex under construction in Barranquilla.
“It’s been great for them,” Figueredo said of the pitch in Armenia. “Because when they go to school, now they have a proper place to train.”
Osorio has also sent videos encouraging the kids to stay active — as well as shipping soccer balls and signed jerseys their way.
“They know more about Jonathan than the other players in Colombia,” Figueredo said. “That’s the funny part. Even though he’s far away, they’ve connected with him.”
“They feel that they have a future, that they can do more,” she added. “Seeing that was really, really great.”
The kids also followed Osorio through the 2022 World Cup and this summer’s Copa America.
Back home, Osorio has also attended the charity’s annual golf tournament, helping raise funds.
A Toronto native, he has long donated four tickets for every TFC home game to the Hospital for Sick Children.
Vancouver’s Berhalter was nominated for his involvement in the Whitecaps’ partnership with B.C. Children’s Hospital while Montreal’s Sirois was chosen for his work with the Montreal Impact Foundation.
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This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 21, 2024.
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