The Sweetest Goodbye (short film) | Laughing Cat Productions
*supported by Canada Council for the Arts, Ontario Arts Council, Panavision, Sunbelt Rentals (formerly William F. White)
*WINNER: Best International Film – CineMAZ Festival 2024
*WINNER: Best Actress in an International Film – CineMAZ Festival 2024
*WINNER: Dona Neném Trailblazing Women in Film Special Award – CineMAZ Festival 2024
*Nominee: Best Director – CineMAZ Festival 2024
*Nominee: Best Screenplay – CineMAZ Festival 2024
*Nominee: Best Original Soundtrack – CineMAZ Festival 2024
*Nominee: Best Drama – Valkyrie International Film Festival 2024
St. Catharines Standard | *Print: March 27, 2024. Section A6 (Arts and Life) & online: “Emily Schooley short film tackles MAID debate through storytelling”
IndieActivity | “A Story That Can’t Be Missed: The Sweetest Goodbye Confronts Love, Dignity and Final Choices”
Mariposas Especiais | August 2024 CineMAZ coverage – bilingual English/Portuguese interview

“… A raw, unflinching modern tragedy. It dives deep into the emotional and ethical complexities of medical assistance in dying (MAiD).”

 

Cursed! (theatre) | Bad Monster Theatre / Missed the Mark Productions
*WINNER: Best Family Fringe – Hamilton Fringe 2023
CBC News | “Hamilton Fringe on track to surpass last year’s profits, ticket sales, says festival director” – Pull quote from longer performer interview, July 2023

 

CBC News | Industry Expert
Online: “Why authentic abortion stories in TV and film are a sign of the times in post-Roe era.” – Pull quote from more robust source interview, August 2022

 

Authority Magazine | Interview
Rising Star Filmmaker Emily Schooley of ‘Laughing Cat Productions’ On The Five Things You Need To Shine In The Entertainment Industry – Online Interview November 2020

 

Coffeehouse Crowd | Interview
Todd Donald Show – Podcast Interview January 2019

 

St. Catharines Standard | Interview
Online: “Emily Schooley has always been a performer” – Press Interview July 2018

 

Caged (theatre) | Laughing Cat Productions
*WINNER: Lioness Award – Island Fringe 2018
Journal Pioneer | “New Play About Incarceration to Debut at Island Fringe Festival”

“A brave one-woman play that … provides a candid first-person point of view.”

 

Heatwave (theatre) | Queer on Stage
aka “Labels” and “Frog King”, for 10 minute and 20 minute versions respectively
BentQ | “Erika Reesor’s Labels Holds Space For Us”
Raise the Hammer | “Heatwave Review”
Steel City Girl Reviews | “Review: Heatwave”
Todd’s Cafe | Podcast Interview
Life With More Cowbell | “Sharply funny, moving, candid looks at LGBTQ lives in 7th annual Gay Play Day”

“We are captivated with [Schooley and Patterson’s] characters… this was a stand-out show.”

 

The Vagina Monologues Meets The F Word (theatre) | 360 Productions
Mooney on Theatre | “Review: The Vagina Monologues Meets The F Word”

 

Death in a Black Suit (theatre; world premiere)| Scarborough Theatre Guild
Scarborough Mirror | “Scarborough Theatre Guild’s Death in a Black Suit a great murder mystery”
Mooney on Theatre | “Review: Death in a Black Suit”
Scarborough Mirror | “Scarborough Theatre Guild presents the world premiere of Maureen Jennings’ Death in a Black Suit”

“The talented actors are all convincing in their roles, which makes it harder to guess… Schooley as Frieda is such an interesting character, and she is successful at leaving us to wonder about her past.”

 

The Mind Reels | Interview
Mind Reels’ Guinness World Record Attempt – November 2014

 

Erotic Tales From the Old Testament (immersive theatre)| dead birds collective & Inque and Quille Productions
My Entertainment World | “Amy at the Fringe, Part One: An Eden Of Sensuality”

“[Emily’s] sensual introductions… are exciting and give the show the skeleton it needs.”

 

Zed.TO (immersive theatre) | The Mission Business
*WINNER: Performance Innovation Award – Toronto Fringe 2012
*WINNER: Best Cross-Platform Fiction – Digi Awards 2015
Zed.TO website
Torontoist | “Fringe 2012: [Zed.TO] ByoLogyc: Where You Become New”
Mooney on Theatre | “2012 Toronto Fringe Review”
The Drake Blog | “Have You Seen Zed.TO Yet?”
Mooney on Theatre | “Preview: ByoRetreat”
Dorkshelf | “Zed.TO Presents ByoLogyc Retreat”
Jamie-Leigh TO | “Review: My ByoLogyc Retreat at Evergreen Brickworks”

 

Rogue Cinema | Interview
Rogue Cinema Sleepover Girl – January 2012

 

The Mind Reels | Interview
Podcast Interview – November 2011

 

Black Eve (feature film) | Blackguardism Creations & Factory Film Studio
reSearch my Trash | Review: “Black Eve”
Horror Society | “Review: Black Eve”
28DaysLater | “Black Eve Lives in Your Nightmares”

 

Film Snobbery | Interview
Audio Interview – June 2009

 

Top Girls (theatre) | Poor Tom Productions
The Record | “Top Girls speaks powerfully to Women”
Echo Weekly | “Top Benefit”

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