Pollock & Pollock

BROADCAST DATE

Fall 2016

FORMAT

Short Documentary

SYNOPSIS

Siblings Ron and Natalie Pollock were born to a well-off Jewish family in Winnipeg in the late 1940s. Their father, a doctor, dreamed his children would one day follow in his footsteps and become highly-regarded professionals and active, revered members of the city’s growing Jewish community. But Ron and Natalie had other things in mind. Ron and Natalie shared dreams of stardom...

In the late 60s, Ron and Natalie hopped a train to New York City where they managed to connect with Dionne Warwick who saw something special in the brother/sister duo from Canada. She produced their recording “A Red Fire Burns” which was released by Capitol Records in 1969. Ron and Natalie were ecstatic. This was to be their big break. Sadly, “A Red Fire Burns” was not the big break they were hoping for. The two were devastated and were soon dropped by Dionne and Capitol records and forced to return home to Winnipeg and to a divided family. Crushed and haunted by their failed chance at fame, the incident set them on a wildly unique path.

Pollock & Pollock is an intimate portrait of Ron and Natalie Pollock, yesterday and today. It looks deep into the eyes of two of the most unimaginable real-life characters living in the Canadian prairies and reveals what happens when dreams don’t come true.

KEY CREATIVES

Produced, Written and Directed by Janelle and Jérémie Wookey

BROADCASTER

BRAVO

LOCATION

Winnipeg, Manitoba