Published December 2024
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Welcome to this year’s last Ferreira Fest – our monthly gathering where we check in with Louis Ferreira, his friends and chosen charities. We have lots of news for you this time – including the kick-off of the 2025 Birthday Project, as well as screen caps, photos and much more! Grab some eggnog and cookies at our virtual bar and come on in!
THE 2025 BIRTHDAY PROJECT IS NOW LIVE!
Each year we do something special for Louis on his birthday, which is coming up on February 20. As in past years, the project is fully sponsored by one of our members! Go to the Birthday Project Page to learn more and see how you can participate. Let’s make sure this is the best birthday celebration ever!
CHARITIES NEWS
Ability Online
For over 30 years, Ability Online provided a holistic and innovative model of support for helping vulnerable youth and young adults with disabilities or health challenges to reduce social isolation and increase inclusion. Our supportive and safe online community fosters positive attitudes, builds self-esteem, and inspires involvement which contributes to emotional health and wellness.
“Hey everyone!
MyAbility.ca would like to inform you of our Monday Night Chat! This is where several members come together to talk about their week and to play in chat games! It is a great opportunity to interact with other members real time and is definitely a great way to start your week! We hope to see you guys there next Monday at 7pm!”
MyAbility.ca would like to share a very creative and interesting activity from the fun stuff page! Have a look!
Please help keeping the organization running by making a donation. It’s easy – just click on the logo below!
Haven Toronto
Haven Toronto is a drop-in center where elder homeless, marginally housed and socially isolated men can feel safe, where they can form and cultivate friendships, and become part of a community.
New and gently used, clean clothing items are always welcome year-round. If you want to know exactly where your donation is going, consider purchasing a Kit for a Cause! Anything you buy here goes to an elder homeless man in need.
Here’s a recap of our Day of Giving and Clothing Drive from earlier this month! Click on the images to watch the slide show.
We were also visited by Haven Toronto’s Patron, The Honorable Edith Dumont, as well as Division 51, and our friends Mark and Nadia at Addicted Magazine.
Take a look at the many programs and events offered this month!
Of course you can also give to the general operating fund of the organization by clicking on the logo below. Please note that you will be linked to our very own donations page which still bears the former name of the shelter – The Good Neighbours Club. Your donation will still arrive at Haven Toronto. You may also want to donate to their partner organization, St. Michael’s Homes.
The Children’s Aid Foundation of Canada
Did you know? According to Statistics Canada, rates for police-reported family violence and intimate partner violence (IPV) increased in 2023, going up to a rate of 350 victims of family violence and 354 victims of IPV per 100,000. From 2018 to 2023, rates of family violence and IPV rose by 17% and 13%, respectively. In 2023, women and girls accounted for two-thirds (68%) of victims of family violence and nearly four in five victims of IPV (78%).
Research shows that domestic violence has profound and long-lasting impacts on children – particularly children under four – and makes it more likely that they will be placed in care. Through programs like Safe at Home, Children’s Aid Foundation of Canada is working to curb and prevent IPV to strengthen families and enable children to grow up in safe, healthy homes.
Click here to read more.
Donate now and double your impact!
Give by midnight December 31st to get your tax receipt and see your donation MATCHED to support more youth from care through education. Every donation made between November 6, 2024 and December 31, 2024 will be MATCHED dollar-for-dollar by our generous donors Joe and Laurissa Canavan, up to $50,000. Click on the logo below to get started!
SHOWS NEWS
House of David
David Goes to War with Goliath in First Look at Prime Video’s New Series ‘House of David’
Created by filmmakers Jon Erwin and Jon Gunn, the hugely ambitious and grand series will debut on February 27, 2025, with three episodes dropping on premiere day, followed by one episode weekly. House of David tells the story you thought you knew of one of history’s most iconic underdogs in the form of David, the shepherd boy destined to become Israel’s greatest king.
The series follows David’s meteoric rise from anonymity, beginning with his anointment by the prophet Samuel and climaxing in his legendary battle with the enormous and powerful Goliath while, at the same time, following the demise of King Saul whose pride and paranoia contribute to his own downfall as David ascends. The official synopsis of the series can be found below:
“House of David tells the story of the ascent of the biblical figure, David, who eventually becomes the most renowned and celebrated king of Israel. The series follows the once-mighty King Saul as he falls victim to his own pride. At the direction of God, the prophet Samuel anoints an unlikely, outcast teenager as the new king. As Saul loses his power over his kingdom, David finds himself on a journey to discover and fulfill his destiny, navigating love, loss, and violence in the court of the very man he’s destined to replace. As one leader falls, another must rise.”
Leading the ensemble is Michael Iskander, who stars as David. The young actor, fresh from his award-winning turn in the Broadway hit Kimberly Akimbo, was chosen after an extensive four-month international search. Joining him is an impressive assortment of stars, including Ali Suliman as the embattled King Saul, Ayelet Zurer as Queen Ahinoam, Saul’s loyal but conflicted wife, Stephen Lang as Samuel, the prophet who anoints David, and Martyn Ford as Goliath, the Philistine giant who challenges David. The series also features the likes of Louis Ferreira as David’s father Jesse, Alexander Uloom, Ethan Kai, Indy Lewis, Yali Topol Margalith, Sam Otto, Oded Fehr, Davood Ghadami and Ashraf Barhom.
Louis is about to head back to Greece to shoot a few more episodes. Mark February 27, 2025 on your calendars so you don’t miss the premiere!
See photos and more details in the original article.
TV LISTINGS
Here are Louis’ TV listings for the upcoming week:
Dawn of the Dead – STZEN
Friday December 20, 9pm
Flesh-eating zombies terrorize a group of people who has taken refuge in a shopping mall in this suspenseful and stylized remake of George Romero’s 1979 classic. Louis plays the husband of the main character.
Cocktail – SHO2e
Sunday December 22, 5:35am
Tuesday December 24, 12:35pm
In this tasty romantic drama, a cocky skirt-chasing bartender drops out of law school in search of a top-shelf lifestyle. Later, his romance with a pretty waitress is threatened by an alluring fashion executive who wants him all to herself. Louis plays a buddy of the lead character.
NCIS 913: A Desperate Man – WE
Wednesday December 25, 2pm
A navy lieutenant is murdered, and the team investigates while being interrupted by her husband, who is a detective (Louis Ferreira); and Ray Cruz returns to talk to Ziva about their possible future together.
Sadly, TV Guide has discontinued its actor-based query for TV listings. We’ll resume this feature when a new one is established somewhere.
SCREEN CAPS
‘Tis the season for a good miracle story! We have 367 caps from the 1998 movie The Staircase this month. Loosely based on a true story, it is set in the Old West and constitutes one of a handful of period pieces Louis has done.
Logline:
The sisters of the legendary Loretto Chapel in Santa Fe are nearing completion of a chapel, but the architect, contractor and laborers have all omitted stairs to the choir loft. This becomes a source of disagreement and contention between all parties until one day a mysterious drifter, Joad, arrives in town and is hired by the Reverend Mother Madalyn to design and build the staircase.
Louis plays the architect of the chapel, Mr. Mouly. While the movie is a lovable tearjerker perfect for the holiday season, Louis is in the pivotal scene of the entire story, when Mr. Mouly with his wounded ego confronts the mysterious stranger, with unexpected results. No spoilers here – you just have to watch it for yourself! The DVD is available on Amazon.com, or you can watch it on YouTube!
Here is a direct link to the album, or click on the screen cap below: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1PzBGmjyRzaDKuBSwXGHbzo7Gs1iaU3QD?usp=sharing
THE 4th READING SERIES: MR. MUGS – ROCKETS AWAY!
The fourth monthly reading series continues in Mr. Mugs – Rockets Away! – Part 2 by Martha Kambeitz and Denise Burns.
Unlike previous readers, this volume was published as a hardcover book within the Level 3 series of the Mr. Mugs readers. It was originally released in 1968. The Mr. Mugs books have been out of print for many years but occasionally you can find them on eBay, Amazon Marketplace or various other antique book dealers.
Louis credits the Mr. Mugs books series with helping him to learn English at a very young age.
You can listen to all the previous book readings under the Reading Series Tab, and you can read and listen to the first half of this book here. https://www.louisferreira.org/the-4th-reading-series/
Here is this month’s chapter.
Listen to the sound clip here:
Chapter 53: The Guess Who Zoo, part 2 (continued)
The Guess Who Zoo had an elephant,
a tiger, and bears. Some boys and girls
made funny-looking animal faces.
“How do you like my tiger?”
asked Cathy. “He’s tired of yellow.
He wants to change color. So here he is.
His name is Green Tiger.”
The class liked Green Tiger too.
PHOTOS
Louis and Jackie went to a red carpet event in late November. Here are some snap shots!
FRIENDS NEWS
Alaina Huffman
Alaina spent some time at the beach!
Aryn Mott
Aryn is an Intimacy Coordinator and Mental Health Professional in the Vancouver area. Intimacy coordinators are intimacy professionals who work on film, television, and performance capture projects.
Aryn posts daily exercises to deal with anxiety and to help actors and others tackle difficult situation, both on stage and off, on set and in everyday life.
TODAY’S REGULATORY TOOL: COUNTING WALL PUSHUPS
Feeling overwhelmed, tired, stressed, or in need of a quick reset? Whether you’re a performer managing emotional bleed-off or just a human being navigating life’s chaos, wall pushups are here to help!
Why wall pushups?
✔️ Helps organize the mind
✔️ Regulates the nervous system
✔️ Provides a quick, grounding reset
✔️ Simple and discreet—you can do them anywhere
How to try it out:
Stand facing a wall, arms extended at shoulder height.
Place your palms flat on the wall.
Inhale as you lower yourself toward the wall, exhale as you push back.
Count your reps as you go—aim for 10-15!
Why it works:
The repetitive motion and counting engage both your mind and body, grounding you while releasing stored tension.
Check it out. Try it out. Let your body reset.
The Affolter Brothers
“Two of our films were showing at the Chilliwack Independent Film Festival, ALTONA on Sunday November 23 at 3pm and THE SORROW on Saturday November 24 at 6:30 in the Luchagore Productions genre block!
It was an amazing weekend!
Also honored to be nominated for BEST DOCUMENTARY for Altona and BEST GENRE SHORT, BEST ACTRESS for Nhi Do and BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY for Kaayla Whachell (who actually shot BOTH of these films! Is there anything she can’t do?!) for The Sorrow.
Woohoo!!!”
Eugene Lipinski
Eugene shared a photo of himself in the make up room during a recent film project.
Stand by for more info.
Eugene is one of Louis’ closest friends.
You can read an exclusive interview with him in Ferreira Fest 69 and Ferreira Fest 95!
Troy Mundle
The new trailer for the fan-created Star Wars series Bucketheads episode 3 is now online – and you can watch it right here!
Troy reprises his role as the lead character Torin Sereta.
Check it out!
Sawyer Ferreira
Everybody’s favorite fleet-footed runner Sawyer hit an amazing milestone this year…
She ran over 1000 kilometers!
Check out her stats from her running app, and her fantastic improvements over last year. Talk about progress!
Congrats, Sawyer! Keep up the good work!
Eric Banerd
Eric’s two companies EB Painting and EB Lights are staying super busy these days. Check out some of their recent projects!
Our skilled team can expertly cover up imperfections and restore your cabinets to their original charm. We’ll make them look brand new again!
Reach out today for a smooth, professional finish!
www.ebpainting.ca
(604) 359 7979
Light up your Holidays!
Don’t miss out on our Christmas light installation services! Get your home sparkling and festive before the holidays arrive!
Contact us now to book!
www.eblights.ca
(604) 359 7979
Light up your outdoor space this holiday season! Our custom Christmas light installations will transform it into a festive showstopper that draws crowds and spreads joy. Let’s make your holiday season unforgettable!
Get in touch today!
Jennifer Spence
Jen writes:
“What a great night at UBCP-ACTRA! Congrats to all the nominees and winners. Watching clips and montages of such strong work from all the actors who were submitted really brought home the meaning of it’s an honor just to be nominated! Thank you for the nomination for The Trades, which is a show and family that means the world to me. And thank you to my love Ben Immanuel for indulging me with some Mickey D’s after the show!”
Jen guest starred on the detective series The Irrational recently.
She writes:
“Handcuffs may or may not have been involved.
Had the pleasure of detectiving on Tuesday night’s episode of The Irrational at 10 pm PST on NBC and streaming the following day on Peacock TV – what a bloody lovely & chill cast ‘n’ crew!”
Ingrid Rogers
“So much to be grateful for…
Life and its ever changing moments.
Family.
Faith.
Freedom.
Friends.
Independent thinking. To trust myself to observe and learn and make up my own mind.
Facing challenges.
Persisting.
Softening.
Long walks with my best friend and lover Rob Munic.
Long talks with friends.
My son making big changes and flourishing. His creative spark excites me and fans my creative flame.
The beauty of nature.
The promise of tomorrow.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Sending lots of love.”
Peter Kelamis
Peter was a guest at Bakersfield ComicCon!
Here he is with a picture of Rolf, the animated character he voices in the series Ed, Edd and Eddy.
Click on the screen cap to watch the video clip!
Peter has a long and successful career as a voice actor in many different genres, and he’s an absolute hoot at conventions!
Peter has been traveling a lot this year, making the rounds on the convention circuit.
When he does go home, there is always one happy puppy to greet him!
“When you’ve been out of town for too long and your baby pins you down the first morning back with pure Love.
Love you little Bobby.”
Bradley Stryker
“That’s a wrap on [the movie] Jingle All The Slay. This was a special one. A dream team of collaborators, fueled by a passion for film making and a willingness to do what’s necessary to make something we can all be proud of. My gratitude for this experience endless.”
Click on the pictures for more screen caps and stills!
Bradley also starred in the new movie The Order which is screening right now!
Bradley writes:
“Couldn’t be more proud to be in Justin Kurzel’s poignant film. In theaters worldwide December 6.
This one is worth seeing!
And thank you to my tremendous team for keeping this whole creative lifestyle rolling. Fantastic to think we’re just getting started here!“
And that, dear Friends, is about it for this month! Thanks for visiting often! Be sure to follow us on “X” / Twitter for all the Louis news you can handle and TV reminders!
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We hope to see you all next month in 2025 for Year 16 of Ferreira Fest!
Happy Holidays
and a
Happy New Year!
