March 22 7:45pm - International Family Film Festival - Hollywood, CA
March 24 6:00pm - Ferrets Anonymous Round Up - Sacramento, CA
April 21 12:30pm - Riverside International Film Festival - Riverside, CA
April 22 5:00pm - Myrtle Beach International Film Festival - Myrtle Beach, SC
May 11 8:00pm - Seattle True Independent Film Festivall - Seattle, WA
Awards
Rising Star Award - Canada International Film Festival
Gold Remi Award - Worldfest Houston International Film Festival
Award of Merit - The IndieFest
Honorable Mention - Myrtle Beach International Film Festival
Struggling to cope with the recent death of his mother, young Jake Tyler retreats from his family and the world at large. After being involved in a violent fight with some older boys at school, he winds up in the principal’s office with his father who is told that Jake might benefit from professional help. Unfortunately, Jake’s father has been unable to help himself through the loss of his wife. When not neglecting his son and daughter as a result, he’s furious with them. Jesse (Jake’s sister) is so fed up with her selfish father that she moves out of the house but not without leaving a pet ferret, Jasper, to keep her brother company.
Jake & Jasper become fast friends as the two develop a strong bond. Yet just as this companionship seems on the verge of prying Jake from his shell, his father threatens to take Jasper away. With the thought of losing his best pal, Jake decides to run away from home and the two get lost in a nearby forest. Then when darkness falls Jake & Jasper not only lose each other in the woods, they nearly lose their lives.
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Born in Ottawa in 1998, Connor Stanhope has already accumulated credits in an impressive list of productions. His biggest role so far was in The CW’s Smallville, in which he played the young Lex Luthor. By portraying Superman’s nemesis, he belongs to a select group of actors that includes Michael Rosenbaum (who portrayed the adult Lex on Smallville), Gene Hackman and Kevin Spacey.
Falcor the Ferret is no stranger to the bright lights of a film set. He charmed television viewers with his performances in Marshall's Bandits Ferret Treats and Goodbye Odor. It was these productions – both commercials, of course – that got him the role of Jasper, together with his previous contributions to the cause of ferrets: A Ferret Facts Public Service Announcement and a commercial for the organization Legalize Ferrets.org in which he co-starred with Sierra Pitkin (Juno). Jake and Jasper: A Ferret Tale is his first film.
Though Andrew Jackson shares the name of a famous American historical figure, he has his own inspiring history. Early in Andrew's career he played a series lead on the TV soap opera, All My Children.The tall and striking actor made multiple appearances in a number of films and series including Wind at My Back, Terminal City, Earth: Final Conflict, Life As We Know It, The Collector and Kyle XY to name a few. Andrew spent four seasons at Canada's Stratford Festival and performed in a number of regional theatres across the country. Other on-camera credits include Sea Wolf, Being Erica, Deadly Betrayal, Scared Silent, Catch A Falling Star, The Last Don II, Family of Cops II, Highlander, Charmed, Criminal Minds, Due South, Arli$$, Stargate SG-1, Andromeda, Warehouse 13, Breakout Kings, King, Smallville and Merlin's Apprentice (in which his Jake and Jasper co-star Connor Stanhope also appeared). Selected feature film credits include, Seed, All I Want & Shadowbuilder. Andrew won the Best Actor Award at the Cabbagetown Film & Video Festival for his performance as 'The Father' in the film short, My Father Is An Actor.
Blu Mankuma is a veteran character actor whose long list of credits testifies to the high regard he is held in. Back in the early 1980s he appeared as a regular in the television series Huckleberry Finn and his Friends. Since then he has been featured in many acclaimed shows, including Wiseguy, 21 Jump Street (with Johnny Depp), MacGyver, Street Justice, Robocop, Madison, M.A.N.T.I.S., The League of Super Evil, The Outer Limits, The X-Files, Smallville, Supernatural, Dead Like Me, Stargate SG-1 and Da Vinci’s Inquest. His film credits include Look Who’s Talking, The Russia House, Another Stakeout, Santa Clause 2, Tin Man and 2012. Blu’s extensive resume recently earned him the Union of British Columbia Performers’ John Juliani Award of Excellence, which was presented for achievement as a Performing Artist and for distinguished contribution to the Film and Television Industry.
Nina Hagerty is an exciting up-and-coming young actress who is making an impression in Canada on film and on stage. As a member of the Encore Dance Academy in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, she entertained live audiences with her contributions to the theatrical productions Extravaganza 2007, Dance Power and the Peak Invitational. Her dancing talent encompasses jazz, hip-hop and ballet styles and she has been trained in musical theatre.
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