Hemmings House is celebrating their tenth year, and the Saint John-based film production company are looking to celebrate exactly as you might expect: with a film screening. They’re partnering with Saint John’s Social Enterprise Hub, who are also celebrating their first birthday, to screen twenty-nine films from around the province. Continue reading Hemmings House Celebrates 10 Years With Port City Impact Film Festival
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City On Fire: Trailer Released For Saint John Documentary
Earlier this week the teaser trailer for the upcoming CBC Television film City On Fire was released online. Based on James Mullinger’s quest to prove that anything is possible in Saint John, the film follows the story of his move to New Brunswick and his attempt to sell out Harbour Station for the biggest comedy show of his life. Continue reading City On Fire: Trailer Released For Saint John Documentary
‘The Millennial Dream’ Is About To Change Your World
Hemmings House Pictures is doing their part to nurture the conversation on the state of millennials in their new documentary, The Millennial Dream. With the hopes of arresting the growing exodus of young people from their home communities, the film not only looks at the changing values of a younger generation, but Hemmings House have also done what they can to lead by example. “That is the future of Hemmings House,” says Greg Hemmings, “to make measurable change locally with global relevance. We’re not selling the videos and making cool tv shows, we’re going to be selling the product of change.” Continue reading ‘The Millennial Dream’ Is About To Change Your World
The House That Hemmings Built
My first introduction to Greg Hemmings wasn’t a handshake at some conference for young professionals, or even seeing one of his documentaries. It was a photograph belonging to a friend, where he and Greg, and two or three other guys, were participating in some male bonding by posing on the edge of a river, naked as the day they were born, bits concealed in hand, and cheeky grins across their faces. The photo was just one in a series that belonged to something of a ritual while filming on the road. It was taken more than a decade ago, a folly of youth, and today Greg is CEO of Hemmings House Pictures, a film production company that operates on a global scale promoting the social values of change and responsibility, but at the heart of the operation is still Greg’s youthful sense of openness and adventure. Continue reading The House That Hemmings Built