Black Walk is a production company located in Whitby, Ontario

Whitby, Ontario

Whitby is a town in Durham Region. Whitby is located in Southern Ontario east of Toronto on the north shore of Lake Ontario, and is home to the headquarters of Durham Region...

. They have a wide range of feature length films and television series.

History

Black Walk made its mark on the industry in the 1990s producing over 500 music videos including hits from numerous US and Canadian A-list talent such as, Alanis Morissette

Alanis Morissette

Alanis Nadine Morissette is a Canadian-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, record producer, and actress. She has won 16 Juno Awards and seven Grammy Awards, was nominated for two Golden Globe Awards and also shortlisted for an Academy Award nomination...

, Hootie and the Blowfish and Nickelback

Nickelback

Nickelback is a Canadian rock band from Hanna, Alberta. Since 1995 the band has included guitarist and lead vocalist Chad Kroeger, guitarist and back-up vocalist Ryan Peake and bassist Mike Kroeger.. The band's current drummer and percussionist is Daniel Adair who has been with the band since 2005....

. After a decade of leading the industry and winning more Much Music Video Awards than all of its competitors, CEO Mihkel Harilaid

Mihkel Harilaid

Mihkel Harilaid also known as Mike Harilaid is the CEO and executive producer of Black Walk, a Canadian feature film and television production company.-Career:...

 decided to take the company into a new direction and changed his focus to independent film production. Ten years later, the company continues to grow within the film industry under the creative direction of both Mihkel Harilaid

Mihkel Harilaid

Mihkel Harilaid also known as Mike Harilaid is the CEO and executive producer of Black Walk, a Canadian feature film and television production company.-Career:...

 and business partner Brigitte Kingsley

Brigitte Kingsley

Brigitte Kingsley is a Canadian Actress best known for her role as Summer Vale in the multiple Dark Rising Films and Television series.-Early life:...

 who became president of Black Walk in 2007.

Black Walk’s first film credits include the 2005 Phil the Alien

Phil the Alien

Phil the Alien is a Canadian comedy film, released in 2004. It was written and directed by Rob Stefaniuk, who also starred as the titular Phil.Phil is an extraterrestrial who crash-lands in a small town in Northern Ontario...

starring Rob Stefaniuk

Rob Stefaniuk

Rob Stefaniuk is a Canadian comedian, actor and writer who has worked in numerous television shows and films as both guest actor and series regular...

and Oscar nominated Graham Green, the 2004 feature film Ham & Cheese starring Dave Foley

Dave Foley

David Scott "Dave" Foley is a Canadian comedian, writer, director, and producer best known for his work in The Kids in the Hall, NewsRadio, A Bug's Life, and Celebrity Poker Showdown...

, Jason Jones

Jason Jones

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 and Samantha Bee

Samantha Bee

Samantha Bee is a Canadian comedic actress and author best known as a cast member on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.-Early life:Bee was born in Toronto, Ontario into an unconventional family...

 directed by Warren Sonoda and the 2007 sci-fi comedy Dark Rising

Dark Rising

Dark Rising is a 2007 independent Canadian horror comedy film directed and written by , and starring , , and Jay Reso. It received a theatrical premiere in Toronto and was released on DVD in 2007.-Synopsis:...

starring wrestler Jay "Christian" Reso, directed by Andrew Cymek

Andrew Cymek

Andrew Cymek is the owner and creative force behind Defiant Empire and the creator of the Dark Rising projects...

 and nominated for 6 Canadian Comedy Awards.

Current and future projects

Slated for 2010 are three new releases including their largest in-house production to date Medium Raw: Night of the Wolf, an action-thriller starring John Rhys-Davies

John Rhys-Davies

John Rhys-Davies is a Welsh actor and voice actor. He is perhaps best known for playing the charismatic Arab excavator Sallah in the Indiana Jones films and the dwarf Gimli in The Lord of the Rings trilogy...

, William B. Davis

William B. Davis

William Bruce Davis is a Canadian actor, known for his role as The Smoking Man on The X-Files. He has also appeared in Stargate SG-1 as Damaris, a Prior of the Ori and as Mayor Tate on Smallville...

, Mercedes McNab

Mercedes McNab

Mercedes Alicia McNab is a Canadian-born actress perhaps best known for playing Harmony Kendall on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spinoff Angel...

, and WWE stars Jay "Christian" Reso and Andrew "Test" Martin.

Dark Rising 2: Summer Strikes Back! and the accompanying Super Channel original television series Dark Rising: The Savage Tales of Summer Vale which were shot last winter in Northern Ontario and are scheduled for a fall release. Black Walk will be shooting another 39 episodes of a television series based on the Dark Rising

Dark Rising

Dark Rising is a 2007 independent Canadian horror comedy film directed and written by , and starring , , and Jay Reso. It received a theatrical premiere in Toronto and was released on DVD in 2007.-Synopsis:...

Brand titled "Dark Summer" in June 2011.

Black Walk is involved in all aspects of production, including financing and distribution.

Filmography

Dark Rising 2: Summer Strikes Back!	2011
Medium Raw: Night of the Wolf	2010
Last Hour Last Hour Last Hour is a straight-to-DVD 2008 movie starring DMX, Michael Madsen, David Carradine and Paul Sorvino.-Plot:The movie follows five characters who are lured to an abandoned house in China by letters they all received from their fathers. They soon realize they are not alone and there is one other...	2008
Dark Rising Dark Rising Dark Rising is a 2007 independent Canadian horror comedy film directed and written by , and starring , , and Jay Reso. It received a theatrical premiere in Toronto and was released on DVD in 2007.-Synopsis:...	2007
Ice Men Ice Men Ice Men is a 2004 film written by Michael MacLennan and directed by Thom Best. The film stars David Hewlett as Bryan, Martin Cummings as Vaughn, Greg Spottiswood as Jon, James Thomas as Steve and Ian Tracey as Trevor...	2005
Phil the Alien Phil the Alien Phil the Alien is a Canadian comedy film, released in 2004. It was written and directed by Rob Stefaniuk, who also starred as the titular Phil.Phil is an extraterrestrial who crash-lands in a small town in Northern Ontario...	2005
Ham & Cheese	2004
Washed Up	2000