Keena and Pickles Annie Landry Heidi Lasi
 

keena and pickles

A usually active and fun-loving 11-year-old girl is not dealing well with the loss of her best friend and she carelessly unleashes wicked pixies on her town. Now she must use her wits and compassion to fight back against the pixie menace and let friendship back into her life and love back into her heart.

Annie Landry, Writer

Annie Landry is a highly creative and active member of her local filmmaking community. A professional engineer and project manager by training, she is known for her drive and excellent record managing and delivering complex projects. She is currently working on the following projects:

  • A second feature installment based in the same universe as Keena and Pickles called Thunderstruck

  • Working as the head writer and assistant producer with a team for a second short in a comedy series called A Shop of Many

  • As an engineer/senior project manager: The planning of the replacement of the Alexandra Bridge in Ottawa, Ontario

Heidi Lasi, Producer

Heidi Lasi, president and founder of Pelee Entertainment, is an award-winning producer and director, who is working on a number of projects including:

  • Girl Friday, a web series by writer Margaret Hoffman (La Matadora) with director Penny Eizenga (Night Shoot)

  • Know Her Name, feature-length documentary in production with financial support from Hollywood Suite, Canada Media Fund, and the Inside Out Film Festival and in partnership with Zainab Muse of Wingd

  • Tom Tyler, currently in development with two UK-based production partners and based on the books by Maureen Jennings (Murdoch Mysteries)

  • Harm’s Way, a medical/crime procedural in partnership with TSB Productions (Sticks and Stones) 

  • Drifters, a drama based on books by Susan Rodgers (Still The Water) in partnership with TSB Productions (Sticks and Stones) 

She is a co-writer and co-producer on Ara’s Imaginarium, a children’s animated web series with TSB Productions, Oxus Films, and Hamilton/Mehta Productions. 

Heidi directed and produced The Oasis Affair, which screened at festivals across North America and won or was nominated for awards on the festival circuit. She exec produced Brothel Justice in 2010. 

In 2018, Heidi graduated from the WIFT-Toronto/Schulich School of Business Media Leadership Program and in August 2020 she was invited to participate in WIFT-Toronto’s Scripted Digital Series Incubator program.  

She is a member in good standing of the Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA) and the Writers Guild of Canada (WGC).