Media & Movies
Over the years our brooms have appeared on TV, in movies, and in other forms of media. Here are some examples of our more famous brooms. See the News page for our more recent media experiences.
Harry Potter Book Promotions
In 2003 and 2007 we worked with the Canadian publisher of the Harry Potter series, Raincoast Books, to produce a total of 300 full-sized brooms and 500 miniature brooms for the marketing of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. The brooms were made using Forest Stewardship Approved handles from the Harrop-Procter community forest, to promote the fact that the Canadian editions of the books were printed on ancient-forest-friendly recycled paper.
These brooms were similar to the rustic round untrimmed brooms in our catalogue. Ten of the brooms had copper enameled lightning bolts attached, produced by our neighbour Helene of Fireworks Copper & Glass.
Bewitched
We spent much of the summer of 2004 making a variety of prototypes and creating a final product for use in the Bewitched movie. We had a lot of fun with this project, and also made approximately 40 brooms in the spring of 2005 after filming was complete, which were used to promote the movie.
Stage Productions
Our brooms have appeared in a variety of live performances including the Lyric Opera of Chicago’s La Traviata and Broadway’s Fiddler on the Roof. Our brooms have been used by the North East School of Dance (CT), Childsplay in Arizona, the Vancouver Opera, Shaw Festival in Ontario, and the National Ballet of Canada. We also have a broom on display at the Smithsonian Institute.
CBC’s On the Road Again
We were first featured in On the Road Again in the spring of 2000. The episode has been shown as reruns many times over.
Other Appearances
Our brooms have also been used as props in movies and television shows including The Assassination of Jesse James, Shanghai Noon, Open Range, Lonesome Dove TV series, and Road to Avonlea.
North Woven Broom has also been featured on The Motorhead Traveler, Shaw Cable, BCTV’s B.C. Moments, Dave Garry’s Kootenay Sketchbook on Global TV, and House and Home TV.