About Morris
Welcome to MorrisChapdelaine.com! I am a film maker, actor, director, art director and puppeteer (of all the crazy things!) living in fantastic Vancouver, British Columbia- the Sci-fi and comic book film and television capital of the world. (OK, it's just ME that proclaims that, but over my 10 years+ here, I have had the great opportunity to play aliens and creatures on several different shows)My first feature is just making the festival rounds and has already won it's first award! As a director I have made several short films and continue to do so and I have recently been working in many 'new media' formats as a director and art director. Take a look at my galleries, portfolios, demo reels and films and feel free to leave your comments- they're most appreciated. Thanks! MorrisOfficial Date Set for World Premiere
Montreal- Here I come!October 2nd, 2009
Well, its official. Sunday, October 25th at 5 PM will be the official world premiere of 'Beyond Gay- The Politics of Pride' in Montreal, Quebec. I am actually super stoked about the theater it will be playing in. The Imperial theater was named one of the top 10 restored, classic theaters in the world by Food and Wine Magazine.
This was taken directly from their online program:
From the elegant symbolism of the empty flatbed concluding Sao Paulo’s mammoth pride parade, to Moscow Pride organizer Nikolai Alekseev’s Byzantine ingenuity and dogged determination, Beyond Gay – The Politics of Pride is a moving portrait of international LGBT struggles for human rights. Vancouver Pride Marshal Big Gay Ken (Coolen) explains the difference between marches and parades, and the importance of confronting the “authorities in your own communities,” as he visits countries where attempting to stage pride festivities invites extreme reactions. First-time director Bob Christie teams up with Aerlyn Weissman (Forbidden Love) in this panoramic meditation on the state of our queer nations. A refreshing and clearly Canadian perspective on LGBT rights at home and abroad, it features generous footage of local Pride events, and interviews with an international roster of LGBT human rights heroes. As with last year’s Gai… et après, Beyond Gay reflects an emerging trend in which our listless and stagnant celebrations return to their fiercely flamboyant roots – by expressing an international solidarity with oppressed LGBT people everywhere. As Tomasz Baczkowski, President of Warsaw Equality Pride eloquently states, “if it’s a movement, a pride movement… then we should move something.”
Get your tickets from their website TODAY if you'd like to join me at the screening!
http://www.image-nation.org/2009/film-eng.php
My Interview on GateWorld
Just posted! Check it out today.September 22, 2009
Beware SPOILERS for Season Five of
Stargate Atlantis
in the interview below.It takes a team of people to bring an Asgard to life. But that team needs a leader to helm the group and channel the performance of five puppeteers into a performance of one.
For Stargate, that lead is Morris Chapdelaine, who also has acted as numerous alien figures in the franchise, from creepy Priors to newborn Wraith drones.
GateWorld recently took time to chat with this master of multiple arts, to learn what goes on behind the workings of Thor and his Asgard brethren, showing him off at conventions, and occasionally donning Oranian prosthetics!
This interview runs approximately 23 minutes and is available in audio. See link for the audio and to read the rest of it!
Here is the video I speak about in the interview
Brand New Theatrical Trailer!
Beyond Gay- The Politics of PrideSeptember 18th, 2009
You're the first to see it here- the spakin', brand new trailer for our film. Take a look and tell me what you think. Have a great weekend everyone- I'm going to be busy cutting a new promo spot for Bebiz V4.
Festival Invites Coming in!
Montreal and St. Petersburgh in October and Sao Paulo in NovemberSeptember 16, 2009
How stoked am I? After months of toiling away, the film is finally starting to get some attention on the world film scene! We have been invited to a special screening at the International Interpride conference in Florida, the image+nation festival in Montreal and Mix 17 in Sao Paulo, Brasil! Keep an eye out for our brand new film site coming soon and how you can get tickets for upcoming screenings near you!
Signed our Teligence Deal!
and received our first check...September 6th, 2009
So its been a tough few weeks but they have been tempered by the signed deal with Teligence. Glad to be able to move forward in a better way with the film. So far we have started festival submissions and have signed a foreign distribution deal but there is much to be done. Please follow the film on facebook and twitter and I'll be sure to let you know when it will screen in a city near you.