Lucky is one of the dog stars of Lucky Stars (photo: Aliki Salmas)
cast members Ray Galletti, Jospehine Jacob, Maureen Prentice, and Sara Walker (photo: Aliki Salmas)
Lucky Stars premiered at the 5th annual Calgary International Film Festival. The US premiere was at the Barebones International Film Festival in Oklahoma. It also screened at a fundraiser for the BC SPCA's Biscuit Fund.
Lucky Stars is a romantic comedy set in the dog-eat-dog world of canine thespians, written by Jason Margolis and Maureen Prentice, directed by Jason Margolis, produced by Maureen Prentice and Robin Chan of Like Minded Media, and executive produced by Carl Bessai (Emile, Unnatural and Accidental).
The film is about Moira, a music publicist who, after being dumped by her fiancée Peter, pushes her dog Lucky into an acting career to compete with the successful career of Peter’s dog Ronaldo. Along the way, Moira meets many unusual characters, including an eccentric rock star, an overly enthusiastic dog psychiatrist, and a flamboyant photographer. She also begins a tentative relationship with her dog’s agent, Scott.
Peter Shinkoda as Peter and Woody Kendrick-Gronick as Ronaldo (photo: Aliki Salmas)
Michael Scholar Jr. as Fidel and Maureen Prentice as Moira (photo: Aliki Salmas)
Maureen Prentice as Moira and Damon Johnson as mysterious musician Tyler (photo: Shawn Talbot)
Ray Galletti, Hannah the poodle, Josephine Jacob and Maureen Prentice (photo: Aliki Salmas)
Brendan Fletcher as commercial director Asaf and Elisabeth Rosen as casting director April (photo: Jon Fox)
Lucky and Tyler (centre) with his band mates (Sean Day Michael and Aubrey Arnisan), and their video director (Tobias Mehler)
Director Jason Margolis, cinematographer Shawn Talbot, and camera assistant Cameron Grierson
Scott (Stanley Katz) toasts Moira (photo: Aliki Salmas)
The crew at work: shooting a confrontation between Moira and Peter, and at Fetch, a Dog's Dog Store (photos: Robin Chan)
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