Jerry McIntosh joins “Leone Stars” documentary as executive producer

Veteran documentary producer and director, Jerry McIntosh, has joined the production team at the film, Leone Stars. About the struggles and triumphs of an amputee soccer team in post-war Sierra Leone, Leone Stars will be directed by Allan Tong and Ngardy Conteh. The producer is Walter Forsyth of Halifax’s Gorgeous Mistake Productions. Mr. McIntosh comes aboard as the Executive Producer.

Mr. McIntosh boasts over 20 years of expertise in the documentary field as a Director and Executive Producer for CBC Television and Canadian Film Centre. Presently, he is the Program Manager of the Canadian Film Centre’s NFB Feature Documentary Program.

The film is presently in the research and development phase, and the producers are seeking development funding. This will be a feature-length documentary. Stay tuned for future developments at http://leonestars.blogspot.com/.