The Monkeys Paw
The Monkeys Paw
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In a world where screens have seemingly replaced paperback, Stephen Fowler strives to preserve the excitement and mystery of old 20th century printed works. His store, The Monkey’s Paw, is home to the strangest works and yet, people continue to visit and enjoy the space. You will often find the book you didn’t even know you were looking for. These books and printed works that have been long forgotten can achieve a new life and be appreciated once again.
This documentary will follow and reveal how Stephen works to keep his business alive. It will follow Stephen as he goes about his daily tasks, such as acquiring these obscure books for the store and the qualifications it must meet to be apart of the collection. This documentary shows the importance of preserving historical artifacts. This will shed a light on the unique store and show audiences a new way to look at books. |
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The Team
Emily Jenkins
Director/Camera
Emily Jenkins is a third year BFTV student at Sheridan College, specializing in directing and cinematography. In the future, she hopes to continue to create films and push her boundaries as a filmmaker. She is excited to be creating a film that brings attention to a very cool local business! Working as both co-director and DOP, she is very excited to challenge herself to bring this unique shop to life!
Elliott Lobo
Editor
Elliott is a 3rd year bachelor of film and television student who is majoring in writing as well as editing. He is excited too work on this project because reading is one of his many passions. Even in the digital age where anyone can read a book online too him books still hold some charm. Too feel the pages of a story between ones fingers can't be compared to scrolling and clicking on a computer. Knowledge should be saved and protected but also shared
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Erica Ragozzino
Director/Writer
As a filmmaker, Erica is focused in directing and production design. She has exclusively worked on fiction narrative films thus far, so she is excited to branch out and expand her experience with this documentary. As a co-director on The Monkey’s Paw, Erica is excited to explore such an uncommon business, and to shed a light on one of Toronto’s most unique independent stores.
Riley Vanderpost
BTS
Riley Vanderpost grew up in Port Dover, Ontario and found his passion for filmmaking at an early age. He got his first camera and computer editing software when he was 12 and has been improving his skills ever since. He has a passion for creating authentic and emotionally engaging stories.
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Bianca Harris
Producer
Hello! My name is Bianca Harris and I’m the producer of the Monkey Paw documentary. I wanted to work on this doc because I found it to be interesting on how this particular bookstore is different from a normal bookstore. It’s unique in a way that carries old fashion books that are hard to find and I wanted my crew to explore that story so that we can see it unfold.
Taya Tummon
Transmedia
In a world that becoming more and more digital, Taya believes it is important to pay homage to classic form of literature. The hope for this project to show how a small vintage book store can survive in a technology based world. She thinks it is amazing that there are still people out there that are able to support a business like The Monkey’s Paw, and other unique stores.
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Brendan Pace
Editor
Brendan Pace is a third year Sheridan BFTV student specializing in editing and cinematography. An avid lover of interesting and unique stories, he is excited to push himself as a filmmaker by helping to bring to life The Monkey’s Paw: The Documentary.
Lorenzo Aza Sound
Lorenzo is a third-year student in the Bachelor of Film and Television program at Sheridan College, majoring in cinematography/camera and minoring in sound. He looks forward to the opportunity to tell the story of the Monkey's Paw bookstore. His favorite book The Things They Carried, by Tim O’brien.
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