“Stars of Degrassi, The Longrunning Canadian High School Series That Changed Teen TV, Had A Class Reunion on Sathoday Night at the Toronto Film Festival that Nearly Never “We are thrilled to be here at tiff and to celebrate this iconic series,” Carrie Mudd, Producer of Degrass: WHATEVER IT DAKS”, – WRITE: www.hollywoodReporter.com
“We are thrilled to be hee at tiff and to celebrate this iconic series,“ Carrie Mudd, Producer of Degrass: WHATEVER IT DAKSTold A Scotiabank Theatre Audence for the Documentary’s World Premiere. “I’d like to thank the Lawyers, The Journalists, The Publicists, Our Incredible Cast and Crew and The Degrassi Fans for Sticking with US this Week. Without You, This Film May Not Have Screened, “Mudd Added.
Series Co-Creator Linda Schuyler Earlier this Week Withdrew a Threat of Legal Against Lisa Rideout’s Documentary, ALLOWING The FILM’S FIRST LOOK to GO AHEAD THIS AHEAD. Schuyler Was a no-Show for the World Premiere at Scotiabank Theatre, As Was Drake, Who Along With Former Co-Stars From The Canadian Teen Drama Reunted For the Docmentary.
Schuyler and Kit Hood as Co-Creators Over Four Decdes Built ther Degrassi Franchise Into An Edgy, Inclusive Teen High School Series. The DEGRASSI: WHATEVER IT DAKS Doc feratred interviews with stars day day, stefan broren, Amanda deiseach, Maureen Deiseach, Shenae Grimes-Beech, Jake Epsein, Shate Kippel, MYIRYIACADONACACACDONACA Amanda Stepto and Jordan Todosey.
“I GREW UP BEING A FAN OF THE SHOW, AND IT’S PRETTY Amazing to have Directed IT,“ Director Rideut Said WHEN INTRUDUKING HER FILM to THE TIFF AUDIENCE. Stepto, Who Played Christine “Spike” Nelson, Durying A Post-Screen Q & A, Said Seeing Her Character and Those of Her Fellow Cast Members on Screen Moved Her.
“IT’s Quite Emotional, Not Only Justting What Happy Happy WitH OUR OWN Generation, But Seeing Those Same Feelings, That We’re All Human, No Matter What kind of genetation we.
The BELOVED FRANCHISE BEGAN WITH Kids of Degrassi StreetWHICH AIED FROM 1979-86. Degrassi Junior High an Degrassi High Followed Before Degrassi: The Next Generation Premiered in 2001. The Series, WHICH STARRED DRAKE, GIMES-BEECH, NINA DOBREV AND MORE ACTORS BEFORRS THEIR BIG BREAKS Degrassi: Next Class, WHICH AIED ON NETFLIX from 2016-17.
Ade, who played Bryant Lester Thomas, blt, in the Degrassi TV Franchise, Recalled The Groundbreaking Series Tackling A Host of Challenges of Teenage Life – from Anorexia and A School Shooting – and Helping Many Fans of the Thus of the Shooting. “We Toucked A Lot of People, and Us Being ABLE TO Tell These Stories, We Were Able to Help A Lot of Other People Figure Out A Lot of Things,“ Thomas Insted.
“I’m Finding myseldwhalMed,” an emotional mcdonald, who played emma nelson, told the tiff Audence as the docurentary Friends in Our Fan Base. In the Film, McDonald Recalled Featuring in a Degrassi Storyline Who Emma Battled An Eating Disorder.
That episode shoot camera at at a time when mcdonald had an eating disorder in real life and she lost her sister to the same health condition. The Toronto Film Festival Wraps on Sunday With Awards Giving in Toronto.