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CBC Description: A two-hour CBC Big Ticket
film-for-television which tells the inspiring rags-to-riches story of
one Canada's most beloved and successful female artists of all time
featuring Meredith Henderson (The Adventures of Shirley Holmes,
MythQuest) starring in the lead role of megastar Shania Twain.
SHANIA depicts the superstar's early years and her struggle for
stardom. The drama takes viewers on a compelling journey spanning two
decades, beginning in 1973 with a gangly eight-year-old known as Elly
(Reva Timbers) belting out songs in Northern Ontario bars for tips,
continuing with a determined teenager (Shenae Grimes) making her own
way to Toronto for an appearance on The Tommy Hunter Show, to an
under-age teen (Meredith Henderson) dragging a Sudbury bar band into
the limelight. SHANIA then follows Eilleen Twain to Nashville where
she finds a cut-throat industry wanting only her voice - not her
music. Finally, we see Eilleen on the cusp of transforming into one of
the world's most celebrated stars when she gets a fateful call from
renowned music producer Mutt Lange.
The film also features Megan Follows as Shania's mother Sharon Twain;
Eric Schweig as her adoptive father Jerry; Darrell Dennis as one of
her early mentors, symphony conductor John Kim Bell and Gordon
Tootoosis as her beloved grandfather, who introduces her to the
richness of First Nations' music, traditions and ceremony.
Barna-Alper: SHANIA chronicles the back-story of
one of the most successful and beloved female artists of all time.
From the gangly eight-year-old with a powerful voice, singing in
Northern Ontario bars, to the determined teenager dragging a garage
band into the limelight, from Nashville and an industry that wanted
her voice but not her music, to her first encounter with renowned
music producer Robert John “Mutt” Lange, who only wanted the best for
her. And, always, the fierce commitment to her family. SHANIA follows
the transformation of Eilleen Twain into one of the world’s most
celebrated stars.
90 MIN l MOVIE OF THE WEEK l DISTRIBUTED BY BARNA-ALPER RELEASING
PRODUCED IN ASSOCIATION WITH CBC & W NETWORK |
