299 Queen Street West

With unprecedented access to the MuchMusic archives, “299 Queen Street West” tells the story of a scrappy Canadian television upstart from the perspective of the VJ’s who at the time had no prior TV hosting experience, received no direction, no scripts and broadcasted live across the country.

The channel's rise in popularity intersected with rap music entering the mainstream, the birth of grunge and alternative rock and pop stars caused teenage hysteria at the iconic street level studio.

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Credits

Director:

Sean Menard

Executive Producer:

Justin Stockman

Producer:

Sean Menard, Molly Ye

Editor:

Sean Menard

Music:

Thomas Caffey

Principal Cast:

Steve Anthony, Rick Campanelli, Monika Deol, Denise Donlon, Erica Ehm, Namugenyi Kiwanuka, Sook-Yin Lee, George Stroumboulopoulos, Bill Welychka, Michael Williams

Contact

Public Film Contact:

Sean Menard
Sean Menard Productions
info@seanmenard.com

Publicity Contact:

Molly Ye
info@seanmenard.com
5195007223

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2023
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Runtime:
118 mins