Joanne Vannicola

Joanne Vannicola is a Canadian actor and writer.

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Love & Human Remains (1994)

In a Canadian metropolis, failed actor David shares a place with the bookish Candy, whom he dated before coming out as gay. While David, who now waits tables, pursues an aimless romance with a younger coworker, Candy dabbles in both same-sex and heterosexual ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Denys Arcand
CAST:  Thomas Gibson  •  Ruth Marshall  •  Cameron Bancroft  •  Mia Kirshner

In a Canadian metropolis, failed actor David shares a place with the bookish Candy, whom he dated before coming out as gay. While David, who now waits tables, pursues an aimless romance with a younger coworker, Candy dabbles in both same-sex and heterosexual ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Denys Arcand
CAST:  Thomas Gibson  •  Ruth Marshall  •  Cameron Bancroft  •  Mia Kirshner

Stardom (2000)

A young girl is plucked from small-town obscurity and thrust into the spotlight of the glamorous world of super-models.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Denys Arcand
CAST:  Jessica Paré  •  Dan Aykroyd  •  Charles Berling  •  Robert Lepage

A young girl is plucked from small-town obscurity and thrust into the spotlight of the glamorous world of super-models.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Denys Arcand
CAST:  Jessica Paré  •  Dan Aykroyd  •  Charles Berling  •  Robert Lepage

The Stalking of Laurie Show (2000)

A teenage girl becomes entangled in a volatile relationship with a pair of high-school lovers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norma Bailey
CAST:  Mary-Margaret Humes  •  Jennifer Finnigan  •  Rel Hunt  •  Marnette Patterson

A teenage girl becomes entangled in a volatile relationship with a pair of high-school lovers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norma Bailey
CAST:  Mary-Margaret Humes  •  Jennifer Finnigan  •  Rel Hunt  •  Marnette Patterson

The Marriage Bed (1986)

Linda Griffiths stars as very pregnant Annie Graham, who's about to give birth to her third child in seven years. Annie looks back via flashbacks at how her own plans for a career got sidetracked and how her marriage suddenly went off the rails on a crazy train. At ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Martin Lavut
CAST:  Linda Griffiths  •  Layne Coleman  •  Jan Rubeš  •  Vivian Reis

Linda Griffiths stars as very pregnant Annie Graham, who's about to give birth to her third child in seven years. Annie looks back via flashbacks at how her own plans for a career got sidetracked and how her marriage suddenly went off the rails on a crazy train. At ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Martin Lavut
CAST:  Linda Griffiths  •  Layne Coleman  •  Jan Rubeš  •  Vivian Reis

The Animal Project (2013)

As a thirty something acting teacher attempts to push a group of eager young performers out of their comfort zones, he struggles with his own ability to live an authentic and fulfilling life with his teenage son.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ingrid Veninger
CAST:  Aaron Poole  •  Hannah Cheesman  •  Joanne Vannicola  •  Sarena Parmar

As a thirty something acting teacher attempts to push a group of eager young performers out of their comfort zones, he struggles with his own ability to live an authentic and fulfilling life with his teenage son.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ingrid Veninger
CAST:  Aaron Poole  •  Hannah Cheesman  •  Joanne Vannicola  •  Sarena Parmar

9B (1986)

The story of a young idealistic teacher and his struggle with a class of difficult students in a northern British Columbia school.  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Swan
CAST:  Robert Wisden  •  Ron White  •  Sheila McCarthy  •  Joann McIntyre

The story of a young idealistic teacher and his struggle with a class of difficult students in a northern British Columbia school.  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Swan
CAST:  Robert Wisden  •  Ron White  •  Sheila McCarthy  •  Joann McIntyre

The Wandering Soul Murders (2001)

Haunted by the murder of her politician husband 6 years ago, former police detective Joanne Kilbourn (Wendy Crewson) keeps looking for clues, with the help of her old partner (Victor Garber). When a prime suspect is caught, it looks as if the killer may finally be ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brad Turner
CAST:  Wendy Crewson  •  Victor Garber  •  Robin Dunne  •  Patrick McKenna

Haunted by the murder of her politician husband 6 years ago, former police detective Joanne Kilbourn (Wendy Crewson) keeps looking for clues, with the help of her old partner (Victor Garber). When a prime suspect is caught, it looks as if the killer may finally be ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brad Turner
CAST:  Wendy Crewson  •  Victor Garber  •  Robin Dunne  •  Patrick McKenna

Hysteria (1997)

Legendary actor Patrick McGoohan turns his famous character from THE PRISONER upside down as the psychiatrist in charge of an insane asylum. He has connected his inmates into a group mind where they share each other's psychoses, dreams and sexuality with all the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  René Daalder
CAST:  Patrick McGoohan  •  Amanda Plummer  •  Joanne Vannicola  •  Michael Maloney

Legendary actor Patrick McGoohan turns his famous character from THE PRISONER upside down as the psychiatrist in charge of an insane asylum. He has connected his inmates into a group mind where they share each other's psychoses, dreams and sexuality with all the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  René Daalder
CAST:  Patrick McGoohan  •  Amanda Plummer  •  Joanne Vannicola  •  Michael Maloney

What Makes a Family (2001)

Janine and Sandy are a lesbian couple who decide to have a baby, but after a few years Sandy dies. This tragedy is exploited by Sandy's parents to snatch the girl from Janine's care. But then, and despite having the laws against her, Janine decides to fight in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Maggie Greenwald
CAST:  Brooke Shields  •  Cherry Jones  •  Whoopi Goldberg  •  Anne Meara

Janine and Sandy are a lesbian couple who decide to have a baby, but after a few years Sandy dies. This tragedy is exploited by Sandy's parents to snatch the girl from Janine's care. But then, and despite having the laws against her, Janine decides to fight in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Maggie Greenwald
CAST:  Brooke Shields  •  Cherry Jones  •  Whoopi Goldberg  •  Anne Meara

Martha, Ruth & Edie (1988)

Two women attending a Women's Seminar on personal development walk out in acute embarrassment during the introduction. They meet up with a woman who arrived too late to be admitted. Thrown together by chance, they discuss their emotional lives in intimate detail.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norma Bailey  •  Deepa Mehta  •  Danièle J. Suissa
CAST:  Margaret Langrick  •  Andrea Martin  •  Tom Butler  •  Jeff Christensen

Two women attending a Women's Seminar on personal development walk out in acute embarrassment during the introduction. They meet up with a woman who arrived too late to be admitted. Thrown together by chance, they discuss their emotional lives in intimate detail.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norma Bailey  •  Deepa Mehta  •  Danièle J. Suissa
CAST:  Margaret Langrick  •  Andrea Martin  •  Tom Butler  •  Jeff Christensen

To Save the Children (1994)

Teacher Jake Downey has relocated to a small town in Wyoming hoping to escape the urban problems of his last assignment. His myth of rural bliss is shattered when a former police officer comes unglued, builds a bomb and takes Jake's class hostage. The heroism of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Steven Hilliard Stern
CAST:  Wendy Crewson  •  Jessica Steen  •  Joanne Vannicola  •  Richard Thomas

Teacher Jake Downey has relocated to a small town in Wyoming hoping to escape the urban problems of his last assignment. His myth of rural bliss is shattered when a former police officer comes unglued, builds a bomb and takes Jake's class hostage. The heroism of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Steven Hilliard Stern
CAST:  Wendy Crewson  •  Jessica Steen  •  Joanne Vannicola  •  Richard Thomas

The Great Polar Bear Adventure (2006)

A Polar Bear tries to teach her two cubs about life in the Arctic and the new challenges they face due to the interference of man. The Great Polar Adventure takes audiences inside the secret life of polar bears and imagines life from their perspective. Ikuk, a new ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Cohen
CAST:  Lisa Brooke  •  Don Cherry  •  Gregory Cross  •  Jayne Eastwood

A Polar Bear tries to teach her two cubs about life in the Arctic and the new challenges they face due to the interference of man. The Great Polar Adventure takes audiences inside the secret life of polar bears and imagines life from their perspective. Ikuk, a new ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Cohen
CAST:  Lisa Brooke  •  Don Cherry  •  Gregory Cross  •  Jayne Eastwood

Iron Eagle IV (1995)

While Chappy Sinclair is saddled with a bunch of misfits and delinquents for his flight school, he turns to his protégé Doug Masters to assist him in rounding them into shape for an important competition. During their training, they stumble upon a group of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sidney J. Furie
CAST:  Louis Gossett Jr.  •  Jason Cadieux  •  Joanne Vannicola  •  Max Piersig

While Chappy Sinclair is saddled with a bunch of misfits and delinquents for his flight school, he turns to his protégé Doug Masters to assist him in rounding them into shape for an important competition. During their training, they stumble upon a group of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sidney J. Furie
CAST:  Louis Gossett Jr.  •  Jason Cadieux  •  Joanne Vannicola  •  Max Piersig

Days of Darkness (2007)

Jean-Marc is a man without qualities living in times that are out of joint. His wife and children ignore him; he's a mid-level government functionary in Montreal doing his job without care. He has an active imagination of sexual conquest, but his only real feelings ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Denys Arcand
CAST:  Diane Kruger  •  Sylvie Léonard  •  Caroline Néron  •  Rufus Wainwright

Jean-Marc is a man without qualities living in times that are out of joint. His wife and children ignore him; he's a mid-level government functionary in Montreal doing his job without care. He has an active imagination of sexual conquest, but his only real feelings ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Denys Arcand
CAST:  Diane Kruger  •  Sylvie Léonard  •  Caroline Néron  •  Rufus Wainwright

Thoughtcrimes (2003)

Freya McAllister suddenly starts hearing voices in her head on the night of her High School Prom. One night Dr Michael Welles arrives telling Freya that she isn't crazy but that her voices are the thoughts of everyone around her. He teaches her to turn her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Breck Eisner
CAST:  Navi Rawat  •  Joe Flanigan  •  Peter Horton  •  Joe Morton

Freya McAllister suddenly starts hearing voices in her head on the night of her High School Prom. One night Dr Michael Welles arrives telling Freya that she isn't crazy but that her voices are the thoughts of everyone around her. He teaches her to turn her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Breck Eisner
CAST:  Navi Rawat  •  Joe Flanigan  •  Peter Horton  •  Joe Morton

Toby McTeague (1986)

Toby is a teenager who doesn't care much about school. In fact, he has his eyes on the title of a prestigious dog-sleigh race. He will have to undergo extensive training in order to win it.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean-Claude Lord
CAST:  Yannick Bisson  •  Winston Rekert  •  Andrew Bednarsky  •  Stephanie Morgenstern

Toby is a teenager who doesn't care much about school. In fact, he has his eyes on the title of a prestigious dog-sleigh race. He will have to undergo extensive training in order to win it.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean-Claude Lord
CAST:  Yannick Bisson  •  Winston Rekert  •  Andrew Bednarsky  •  Stephanie Morgenstern

Stonewall (2015)

Kicked out by his parents, a gay teenager leaves small-town Indiana for New York's Greenwich Village, where growing discrimination against the gay community leads to riots on June 28, 1969.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roland Emmerich
CAST:  Jeremy Irvine  •  Jonny Beauchamp  •  Jonathan Rhys Meyers  •  Ron Perlman

Kicked out by his parents, a gay teenager leaves small-town Indiana for New York's Greenwich Village, where growing discrimination against the gay community leads to riots on June 28, 1969.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roland Emmerich
CAST:  Jeremy Irvine  •  Jonny Beauchamp  •  Jonathan Rhys Meyers  •  Ron Perlman

Pirate's Passage (2015)

Set in 1952 Grey Rocks – a centuries old town that was famous 250 years ago as a favored port of pirates – Pirate’s Passage follows the story of 12-year-old Jim. Fraught by the death of his father and forced to endure schoolyard bullying each day, Jim manages to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mike Barth  •  Jamie Gallant
CAST:  Donald Sutherland  •  Gage Munroe  •  Carrie-Anne Moss  •  Megan Follows

Set in 1952 Grey Rocks – a centuries old town that was famous 250 years ago as a favored port of pirates – Pirate’s Passage follows the story of 12-year-old Jim. Fraught by the death of his father and forced to endure schoolyard bullying each day, Jim manages to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mike Barth  •  Jamie Gallant
CAST:  Donald Sutherland  •  Gage Munroe  •  Carrie-Anne Moss  •  Megan Follows

Sea Change (2017)

A teenage girl makes a startling discovery about her connection to the Seawalkers, legendary beings who are half-human, half-sea creature.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chris Grismer
CAST:  Emily Rudd  •  Keenan Tracey  •  Skyler Maxon  •  Maria Dizzia

A teenage girl makes a startling discovery about her connection to the Seawalkers, legendary beings who are half-human, half-sea creature.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chris Grismer
CAST:  Emily Rudd  •  Keenan Tracey  •  Skyler Maxon  •  Maria Dizzia

Hard Feelings (1982)

It's 1963 and teenage Barnie has problems. School bullies are after him, his family is dysfunctional and his girl Leslie screws around. On the run from bullies, he hides in the African-American part of town and meets cute Winona.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daryl Duke
CAST:  Carl Marotte  •  Charlayne Woodard  •  Grand L. Bush  •  Vincent Bufano

It's 1963 and teenage Barnie has problems. School bullies are after him, his family is dysfunctional and his girl Leslie screws around. On the run from bullies, he hides in the African-American part of town and meets cute Winona.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daryl Duke
CAST:  Carl Marotte  •  Charlayne Woodard  •  Grand L. Bush  •  Vincent Bufano
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