The Cookie Racket

A six year old girl goes door-to-door selling cookies but that's not what she's really after...

  • Richard B. Pierre
    Director
  • Richard B. Pierre
    Writer
  • Richard B. Pierre
    Producer
  • Natali Ioffe
    Key Cast
  • Jane Hailes
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    comedy
  • Runtime:
    1 minute 38 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    December 1, 2011
  • Country of Origin:
    Canada
  • Country of Filming:
    Canada
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    HD
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • SHORTSNONSTOP Mobile Movie Festival 2011

    July 1, 2011
    World Premiere
    Semifinalist
  • Radio-Canada International's VISION Cultural Crossroads 2011-2012
Director Biography - Richard B. Pierre

Richard B. Pierre was born in Oakland, California immigrating to Toronto at the age of nine. As a multiracial filmmaker, Richard's goal is to tell stories that depict the lives of diverse individuals and their cultures while making films that are deeply personal.
A graduate of Ryerson University's film program, Richard’s professional experience ranges from writing, shooting, editing and directing. Richard’s first feature-length screenplay 'Crooked' was selected as a quarter-finalist for the 2009 Nicholl Fellowship, sponsored by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
His first dramatic 35 mm short film ‘The Toboggan,’ funded by the Ontario Arts Council, premiered at the 2011 Chicago International Children’s Film Festival. In 2012 his first interactive short film ‘Far From The Heart’ was nominated for a Golden Sheaf Award. ‘What Are You?’ his first foray into documentary filmmaking was the Third Place Winner at Los Angeles Cinefest 2020.

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