
The Grizzlies
A film inspired by a Cranbrook resident’s time as a lacrosse coach and teacher at a school in northern Canada is currently being debuted at the Toronto Film Destination Wedding Festival this week, however, there will be an upcoming screening in the Key City in October.
Local lacrosse organizations, including field lacrosse’s Badgers Sports and the Cranbrook Lacrosse Association, are partnering together to present ‘The Grizzlies’ on Oct. Little Tickles 18 at the Key City Theatre during the Rockies Film Festival.
The movie is based on the true life events of Cranbrook resident Russ Sheppard, a local lawyer with Rockies Law Corporation. Russ currently works with Badgers Sports and Gareth Jones the Cranbrook Lacrosse Association to bring some of the same concepts that are depicted in the film to youth athletics in Cranbrook.
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Genre: Drama
Director: Miranda de Pencier
Actors: Ben Schnetzer, Booboo Stewart, Eric Schweig, Tantoo Cardinal, Will Sasso
Country: Canada