Jackpot
2009, Canada, 52 min, Digital Beta
Director: Alan Black
Producer: Michelle Latimer
Presented as part of:
Jackpot
Oct 15 2009, 7:00PM
Al Green Theatre
For the regulars of Toronto’s Delta Bingo, happiness can be measured by five letters and 75 numbers. Amidst the cries of victory and disappointment, these hardcore Bingo players have formed a family unto themselves. Jackpot takes an intimate – and often hilarious – look inside the quintessential bingo hall and reveals a beautiful portrait of human faith in the power of luck.
Michelle (Métis) is a filmmaker, an actor, and a producer. Her short film Tomorrow premiered at imagineNATIVE 2007. She is currently working on an animated short for Bravo and developing a dramatic series for The Movie Network. In 2009 Michelle won a Golden Sheaf Award for Best Emerging Filmmaker (along with Alan Black) and was accepted into the prestigious Toronto Film Festival Talent Lab.
