Heart-breaking, hilarious, bizarre, gross and inspiring; these are all words that you could use to describe The Story of Furious Pete.

It is a fascinating character study of a truly unique individual with a bizarre and ironic story. It’s a look at competitive eating, a ‘sport’ with a long history that is quickly becoming mainstream. It’s about the daily struggles and triumphs we go through every day to ultimately become the person we were meant to be. It’s a powerful and emotional exploration of male anorexia, something that we as a society do not often hear about. It’s also about the importance of family and how we would do anything for someone we love.

The filmmakers introduce us to Peter and his family as candid and heart-breaking revelations are shared. The viewer is then taken on the road and around the world to various eating competitions as we see Furious Pete do what he does best. This documentary, much like Peter’s life, is a wild roller coaster ride.

This is the inspiring (and ironic) story of Furious Pete.

What happens when eight vibrant and volatile twenty-something Torontonians from different backgrounds, cultures and sexual orientations shack up?

Producer Maryam Rahimi of Sunrise Multimedia and director George Tsioutsioulas (The Story of Furious Pete) want to find out in their new reality TV show Lake Shore. Known for its diversity and inclusiveness, Toronto is the backdrop for this show set to add a new dimension to reality television. Never before have such diverse backgrounds gone head to head, and the results will unveil how inclusive Torontonians really are.

“Initially the show was going to focus on a group of hipsters of middle eastern descent, but after a lot of thought, George Tsioutsioulas and I thought it would be much more riveting to explore how eight extremely diverse twenty-something Torontonians co-habitate” said Maryam Rahimi of Sunrise Multimedia.

“We look forward to selecting our cast from all the characters that came out for the auditions!”