Hallowed Grounds Productions

Quick BTS Vids from The Wellness Frontier Pilates isn’t just a workout — it’s initiation into the grittiest corners of the wellness frontier. Out here, the women are carved from grit and bone, moving like outlaws, built like weapons. Terrifyingly gorgeous, dangerously disciplined — the kind who’d ride straight through a sandstorm without so much as a hair out of place. Weakness? Never heard of her. This is a different breed of beauty — sharp, untouchable, and slightly unhinged. Because women’s strength deserves to be celebrated with the same cinematic reverence we usually reserve for superheroes and cowboys. We wanted to honor that. To show that the power required to step onto a reformer, into a dance studio, or simply into another day, is nothing short of heroic. A tribute to the women who fight quiet battles, lift themselves up, and keep going with a smirk, a breath, and a fierce kind of grace. Director | @carolinetorti Executive Producer | @fabburitica Producer | @alison.henthorn Prod Co | @hallowedgroundsnet Location | @reformpilatesinc Wardrobe provided by | @leftonfriday Cast: @karinagrzella @megancaines_ @madisonffoley @liv.radcliffe02 @jaidenlyons @_serenatran @angeldimartinopalladino @georgeabsi CREW: Director of Photography | @camroden 1st AC | @filmedbycazi Steadicam Op: @mihamovesthecamera Choreographer | @carolinetorti Choreographer Assistant | @karlybon Pilates Movement Director: @caitlyn_prestidge Gaffer | @stuart.croll Key Grip | @nicomarneras Best Boy Grip | @arvinfarsyad_ Key Makeup | @rachelhiltonmakeup Assistant Makeup | maddieranieri PA: @therealnickyrod PA: @iinresonance PA: @jklsimmons Post: Editor | @carolinetorti Colour | @artjail Colourist: | @clintonhomuth Colour assistant | @austin_tang_ Producer | @alsnmxwll Sound: Sound Mixer & Sound Editor | @connorjwright & @westend.sound BTS | @ja.seto Providers: Lighting and Grip | @canadafilmequipment_ Lenses | @2dhouse Special thanks to | @echo_cyp

THE WELLNESS FRONTIER Pilates isn’t just a workout — it’s initiation into the grittiest corners of the wellness frontier. Out here, the women are carved from grit and bone, moving like outlaws, built like weapons. Terrifyingly gorgeous, dangerously disciplined — the kind who’d ride straight through a sandstorm without so much as a hair out of place. Weakness? Never heard of her. This is a different breed of beauty — sharp, untouchable, and slightly unhinged. Because women’s strength deserves to be celebrated with the same cinematic reverence we usually reserve for superheroes and cowboys. We wanted to honor that. To show that the power required to step onto a reformer, into a dance studio, or simply into another day, is nothing short of heroic. A tribute to the women who fight quiet battles, lift themselves up, and keep going with a smirk, a breath, and a fierce kind of grace. Director | @carolinetorti Executive Producer | @fabburitica Producer | @alison.henthorn Prod Co | @hallowedgroundsnet Location | @reformpilatesinc Wardrobe provided by | @leftonfriday Cast: @karinagrzella @megancaines_ @madisonffoley @liv.radcliffe02 @jaidenlyons @_serenatran @angeldimartinopalladino @georgeabsi CREW: Director of Photography | @camroden 1st AC | @filmedbycazi Steadicam Op: @mihamovesthecamera Choreographer | @carolinetorti Choreographer Assistant | @karlybon Pilates Movement Director: @caitlyn_prestidge Gaffer | @stuart.croll Key Grip | @nicomarneras Best Boy Grip | @arvinfarsyad_ Key Makeup | @rachelhiltonmakeup Assistant Makeup | maddieranieri PA: @therealnickyrod PA: @iinresonance PA: @jklsimmons Post: Editor | @carolinetorti Colour | @artjail Colourist: | @clintonhomuth Colour assistant | @austin_tang_ Producer | @alsnmxwll Sound: Sound Mixer & Sound Editor | @connorjwright & @westend.sound BTS | @ja.seto Providers: Lighting and Grip | @canadafilmequipment_ Lenses | @2dhouse Special thanks to | @echo_cyp @camilonicholls

Some BTS snaps from The Wellness Frontier! Pilates isn’t just a workout — it’s initiation into the grittiest corners of the wellness frontier. Out here, the women are carved from grit and bone, moving like outlaws, built like weapons. Terrifyingly gorgeous, dangerously disciplined — the kind who’d ride straight through a sandstorm without so much as a hair out of place. Weakness? Never heard of her. This is a different breed of beauty — sharp, untouchable, and slightly unhinged. Because women’s strength deserves to be celebrated with the same cinematic reverence we usually reserve for superheroes and cowboys. We wanted to honor that. To show that the power required to step onto a reformer, into a dance studio, or simply into another day, is nothing short of heroic. A tribute to the women who fight quiet battles, lift themselves up, and keep going with a smirk, a breath, and a fierce kind of grace. Director | @carolinetorti Executive Producer | @fabburitica Producer | @alison.henthorn Prod Co | @hallowedgroundsnet Location | @reformpilatesinc Wardrobe provided by | @leftonfriday Cast: @karinagrzella @megancaines_ @madisonffoley @liv.radcliffe02 @jaidenlyons @_serenatran @angeldimartinopalladino @georgeabsi CREW: Director of Photography | @camroden 1st AC | @filmedbycazi Steadicam Op: @mihamovesthecamera Choreographer | @carolinetorti Choreographer Assistant | @karlybon Pilates Movement Director: @caitlyn_prestidge Gaffer | @stuart.croll Key Grip | @nicomarneras Best Boy Grip | @arvinfarsyad_ Key Makeup | @rachelhiltonmakeup Assistant Makeup | maddieranieri PA: @therealnickyrod PA: @iinresonance PA: @jklsimmons Post: Editor | @carolinetorti Colour | @artjail Colourist: | @clintonhomuth Colour assistant | @austin_tang_ Producer | @alsnmxwll Sound: Sound Mixer & Sound Editor | @connorjwright & @westend.sound BTS | @ja.seto Providers: Lighting and Grip | @canadafilmequipment_ Lenses | @2dhouse Special thanks to | @echo_cyp

Buck in a Truck for Good Luck! 🤞🏼 Game 7 for the ALCS goes tonight. #IWantItAll buckmartinez @chevroletcanada 📸 @kevinsousaphoto

These videos have raked up nearly 10 Million views on Instagram alone in less than two weeks. @chevroletcanada and buckmartinez make an amazing combination! We shot these outside of the Skydome and have to give a huge thank you to the @cityofto for helping us get these permits! Yes we always ensure we've got our bases covered and according to the permit office this was the fastest most organized permit they have ever given a production on a Friday for a Sunday morning shoot.

This project was a whirlwind and a privilege for us at HG. I make it very clear that baseball is life. It's been a key pillar not only in my upbringing but in the growth of our company. We are a team. We have new challenges. We bring in new players. We play the whole game and do our best to come out with Wins for our clients and ourselves. And to be able to say we got to work with one of the greatest @bluejays of all time, a person I've watched and listened to since I was a baby, was a dream come true. buckmartinez was just a class act from the moment he accepted working with us on short notice, to showing up 45 minutes before his call time, to ensuring that everyone who wanted a picture with him or to have a word about baseball with him, got some of his time. It was just awesome to be a part of. To our clients at @ws_canada thank you for the trust and answering phone calls and texts non-stop for days! @momentumww for the support. And to the team at @chevroletcanada thank you for being a great partner and working with all of us to bring this to life. And to our crew that supported this and made some magic in some short notice @echo_cyp always giving it 110% @alison.henthorn playing multiple roles and killing it. @eriq_p_ stepped in so clutch. @coedinator being there when we need him. @kevinsousaphoto one of the best photographers in the city who said yes and created some incredible images for us and I'm very grateful. And @was_alejo first time working with us and gave us some dope edits! Nearly 10M views, and the Jays in a game 7 for the ALCS in a matter of two weeks! It's been a ride. Go Jays Go!

When legends speak, you listen. For MADDADDAM, we sat down with Margaret Atwood, Wayne McGregor, Max Richter, and Gareth Pugh to capture the ideas, philosophies, and inspirations behind the work. These soundbites give us rare access to the minds behind one of The National Ballet of Canada’s most ambitious productions to date. Filmed & Produced by Hallowed Grounds, crafted to connect the vision of these icons to a new generation of audiences.

Poetic. Cerebral. Emotional. The making of MADDADDAM was as layered and visceral as the work itself. We created a series of docustyle films to reveal the process behind this groundbreaking collaboration between Wayne McGregor, Margaret Atwood, Max Richter, and Gareth Pugh. These pieces peel back the curtain, showing how literature, choreography, sound, and design collide to create something entirely new for the stage. Shot and directed by Hallowed Grounds — designed to feel as contemporary, poignant, and boundary-pushing as the work it documents. Director: @carolinetorti Executive Producer: @fabburitica Director of Photography: @echo_cyp

For the launch of the 2023-2024 Season, including the world premiere of MADDADDAM at The National Ballet of Canada, we were invited to create a promo that pushed ballet into a new visual language—one of intensity, edge, and elevation. Featuring world-class dancers, this film leans into striking POVs and raw movement to spark intrigue and speak to a new demographic of ballet go-ers. This is ballet reframed. This is storytelling in motion. Creative Direction & Production by Hallowed Grounds Director: @carolinetorti Executive Producer: @fabburitica Director of Photography: @camroden 1st AC: @mihamatevzic @mihamovesthecamera Gaffer: @taylorwinterking Lighting Design: @nrglites Colorist: @coloristjames @alteregopost

The talent in the dance community, not only in Toronto, but across Canada, stacks up against any country in the world. Here are a few more images from our audition. Stay tuned as we will announce the auditions for @artonicemagic 2026 right here on our page. We can only tag so many people so feel free to tag yourself or anyone in these pics. Photos by @fabburitica