Lauren Lee Smith (7/05 Dragon Boys)
Excerpt from Black Flag Café 7/10/05: Lauren Lee Smith | Dragon Boys
CBC TV lights up out Fall/Autumn nights: CBC FALL LINEUP
by mach1 » Sun Jul 10, 2005 1:30 am
Dragon Boys: An international co-production miniseries that takes viewers into the perilous
world of Asian organized crime. (Mar. 12, 13)
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Excerpt from Byron Mann Unofficial Fansite 12/27/06: Lauren Lee Smith
Dragon Boys
Dragon Boys is a 4-hour mini series from CBC, set to air on January 7 & 8.
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Written by Ian Weir, directed by Jerry Ciccoritti
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Kath, crack addict/prostitute girlfriend of 'Fat Ass' Played by Lauren Lee Smith.
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Excerpt from The China Post 3/26/07: Lauren Lee Smith
‘Dragon Boys’ spotlights Vancouver underworld
SAN FRANCISCO, AFP March 26, 2007, 12:00 am TWN
In a notable first for a North American production, director Jerry Ciccoritti’s “Dragon Boys” uses an all-Asian cast, pitting police against drug dealers on the streets of Vancouver. The film screened at the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival this week after being aired for the first time on Canadian television earlier this year.
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As a result, “Dragon Boys” producers hired community leaders to act as script consultants in an effort to ensure authenticity. This move led to subtle changes in character development, including a decision to strengthen the parts of female roles, who had previously been weak and submissive.
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CBC News 4/14/08 Lauren Lee Smith
Afghanada, Dragon Boys win Canadian screenwriting awards
Last Updated: Monday, April 14, 2008 | 9:31 PM ET CBC News
CBC Radio series Afghanada and TV miniseries Dragon Boys won awards for best writing Monday evening at the Canadian Screenwriting Awards. The Writers Guild of Canada gave out awards for excellence in screenwriting in nine categories as well as four special awards at a ceremony in Toronto.
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Vancouver screenwriter Ian Weir, who also created the teen series Edgemount, won the award for best miniseries for Dragon Boys, a two-part drama about teens involved with Vancouver's Asian gangs.
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