The Beautiful Game

An look at how the world's favourite sport brings people of all walks of life together.

Chris Higashi, a Milton Real Estate Agent, organizes an adult pick up soccer league that meets every Sunday.
The people who come out to play each week come from all over the world, from practically every walk of life.
The one thing that brings them all together is their love of the beautiful game.

Production Stills

Behind the scenes

The Team

Henry Daemen
​Director/Writer

Henry Daemen is the Director of "The Beautiful Game". He is currently in his third year at Sheridan for his Bachelor of Film and Television. Henry played soccer as a young kid but didn't take the game very seriously. Often times he would get in trouble for chatting with opposing players during games and didn't care much for it. It wasn't until he began college that he picked up soccer once again and it has been the highlight of his week ever since.

Emily Ryder
​Producer

Emily Ryder is the Producer and Co-Director of Photography for the Beautiful Game. She is in her third year at Sheridan for her Bachelor of Film and Television where she specializes in cinematography, editing and directing. Emily is passionate about all aspects of filmmaking and thrilled to be a part of helping director, Henry Daemen, bring his vision to life. She played soccer every summer as a youth and appreciates how it brought her closer to her dad and brother.

Tony Truong
Director of Photography

Tony Truong is the Co-Director of Photography for The Beautiful Game. He is currently in his third year at Sheridan for his Bachelor of Film and Television. His strong passion for cinematography has helped him show what makes football such a beautiful game. Football has been a major part of his childhood. He would go out to the park every afternoon to play a friendly game and meet new people every day.

Miguel Fernandes
Camera Assistant

Miguel Fernandes is the assistant camera for "The Beautiful Game". Although he does not play the sport, his Portuguese background keep him connected to soccer. It brings him memories of his past and his friends from back in the day.

Isaiah Power
Camera Assistant

Isaiah Power is a third year BFTV student and the Assistant Camera as well as Behind the Scenes Photography of Nature Gone Viral. He wishes to pursue a career in the Electric / Grip department and to further his knowledge and skills in cinematography. Ever since he was young up until he went to college Isaiah had loved playing soccer. He was excited to join the crew for Beautiful Game so he could help share appreciation for the sport.

Evan Droog
​Location and Post Sound

Evan Droog is the sound recordist and post-production mixer on the The Beautiful Game. As someone who constantly relies on others in my chosen profession, I find the teamwork in soccer to be one of its most fulfilling and powerful aspects.

Matthew Williams
​Picture Editor

Matthew X Williams is in his 3rd year of Bachelor of Film and Television. He’s majoring in Editing and has also dived into the world of Sound Recording and Design. His hobbies include Car Racing and studying the art of film editing. He dreams to be a part of talented teams working on major feature films in the future. Matthew has loved football since childhood and supports Chelsea Football Club. He views football not only for its competitiveness, but also for the way it can bring people together from all walks of life and how it can be played virtually anywhere one would like. He also dreams of serving people water when they urgently need it and thinks it’s very important for people to stay hydrated constantly. ​

Jacob Nosan
​Assistant Editor

Jacob is a second year student at Sheridan studying in film and television production. Played hockey from a very young age but developed a passion for all sports. I think soccer/football is such a special sport because of how multicultural and inclusive it is, it brings so many countries together, in a way no other sport can. All you need to need to play soccer is a ball and two posts, it’s easy to pick up, anyone can play.