| Description |
1 online resource (1 video file (119 min., 45 sec.)) : sound, color |
| Summary |
"In 1996, amidst the booming technology industry in Ontario, Mike Lazaridis finds a corner of the market to stake his claim, crafting a new type of cellular phone with internet capabilities and a keyboard to promote work-life cross-functionality. Dubbing his creation a smartphone, Lazaridis soon finds himself flying too close to the sun as corporate greed and imitations soon encroach upon his creation." Swank Digital Campus website |
| Notes |
Originally released as a motion picture in 2023 |
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Based on the book "Losing the Signal" by Jacquie McNish & Sean Silcoff |
| Credits |
Producers, Fraser Ash, Kevin Krikst, Niv Fichman, Matthew Miller ; screenplay, Matt Johnson & Matthew Miller ; directors, Matt Johnson.Music, Jay McCarrol ; editor, Curt Lobb ; director of photography, Jared Raab |
| Cast |
Jay Baruchel, Glenn Howerton, Matt Johnson, Rich Sommer, Michael Ironside, Martin Donovan, Michelle Giroux, Saul Rubinek, Cary Elwes |
| Notes |
Closed-captioned in English |
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MPAA rating: R for language throughout |
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Description based on online resource; title from title screen (Swank, viewed on September 29, 2023) |
| Subject |
Lazaridis, Mike, 1961- -- Drama
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BlackBerry (Smartphone) -- Drama
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Smartphones -- Drama
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Businesspeople -- Drama
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Inventors -- Drama
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BlackBerry (Smartphone)
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Businesspeople
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Inventors
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Smartphones
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| SUBJECT |
Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County, Calif.) -- Drama
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| Subject |
California -- Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County)
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| Genre/Form |
Biographical films
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Comedy films
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Drama
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Feature films
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Fiction films
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Film adaptations
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Internet videos
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired
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Feature films.
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Fiction films.
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Biographical films.
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Comedy films.
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Film adaptations.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Internet videos.
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Films de fiction.
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Films biographiques.
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Films comiques.
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Adaptations cinématographiques.
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Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives.
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Vidéos sur Internet.
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Streaming video
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| Author |
Johnson, Matt, 1985- film director, screenwriter, actor.
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Miller, Matthew, (Producer), screenwriter, film producer
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Ash, Fraser, film producer.
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Krikst, Kevin, film producer.
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Fichman, Niv, film producer.
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Baruchel, Jay, 1982- actor.
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Howerton, Glenn, 1976- actor.
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Sommer, Rich, 1978- actor.
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Ironside, Michael, 1950- actor.
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Donovan, Martin, 1957- actor.
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Giroux, Michelle, actor.
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Rubinek, Saul, 1948- actor.
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Elwes, Cary, 1962- actor.
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Motion picture adaptation of (work): McNish, Jacquie.
Losing the signal
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Elevation Pictures, presenter.
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XYZ Films, presenter.
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Telefilm Canada, presenter.
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CBC Films, presenter.
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Ontario Creates (Firm), presenter.
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IPR.VC (Firm), presenter
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Rhombus Media (Firm), production company.
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Zapruder Films, production company
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