"I laughed. I cried. I called my friends." (Minneapolis-St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Keep Frozen: Pochsy Productions presents the award-winning works of cult comedienne Karen Hines (a.k.a. Pochsy). Hines’s trans-genre black comedies on stage and screen have traveled the continent and around the world, winning her a loyal following, critical acclaim, and prompting Toronto Life Magazine to call her,"One of the most original artists in the city."
"Ingenious, acidic comedy" (The
Globe & Mail)
"Hilarious and harrowing" (Now Magazine)
“Gossamer charm and deadly power.” (Eye Weekly)
Still from "A Tax on Pochsy" - Patrick McLaughlin photography, Karen Hines as Pochsy
CURRENT EVENTS:
- “A Tax on Pochsy” wins the Calgary International Film Festival's Best of Alberta Prize (check back soon for more photos, press, etc.)
- Hines wins Canada Council Screenwriter funding for feature film, "Crazy Like a Girl"
- Pochsy Productions collaboration with Yukon filmmaker Lulu Keating, DOG = GOD wins the Yukon MITY Second Prize and will screen at Vancouver International Film Festival and St. John's
- Hines is announced as Alberta Theatre Projects' newest Playwright in Residence
- Look for Karen's upcoming articles in Coach House Books' newest uTOpia volume "The Edible City" and in the Calgary Herald's Swerve Magazine