1800 SECONDS: CHASING CANADA'S SNOWBIRDS

A dynamic journey into the cockpits and the lives of Canada's elite precision flying team, the Snowbirds.

Betacam SP

47 minutes

Colour

Producer

Dianne Carruthers

Executive Producer

Ron French

Director

Mark Miller

Scriptwriters

Mark Miller

Martin Wood

Narrator

Mark Miller

Production

Endless Media Group
1065 24th St.
Suite 12
West Vancouver British Columbia
V7V 4H1
Canada
(604) 913-9838
(604) 913-9839
dcarruth@oanet.com
www.endless-media.com

Distribution

CBC International Sales
P.O. Box 500
Station A
Toronto Ontario
M5W 1E6
Canada
(416) 205-3500
(416) 205-3482
cbcis@cbc.ca
www.cbcis.ca

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Canadian Television Fund

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Documentaries 2003

A IS FOR ATTILA

Through a dazzling streak of work that rocked the art world for nearly 15 years, Canadian Attila Richard Lukacs became one of the world’s most infamous painters. Likened to Rembrandt, Lukacs was also reviled by Christians for painting skinhead fags in the Garden of Eden. Told from director David Vaisbord’s point of view, A is for Attila explores Lukacs’s mental and physical landscape, providing an original and uncensored perspective on the artist’s personal life.

DV Cam
Mini DV

48 minutes

Colour, black and white

Producers

Stephanie Symns

Trish Dolman

Director

David Vaisbord

Scriptwriters

David Vaisbord

Kristian Olsen

Production

Screen Siren Pictures Inc.
291 East 2nd Ave.
Suite 300
Vancouver British Columbia
V5T 1B8
Canada
(604) 687-7591
(604) 687-4937
info@screensiren.ca
www.screensiren.ca

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Canadian Television Fund

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Documentaries 2003

AIR GUITAR IN OULU

Each summer, Oulu, Finland, is home to the World Air Guitar Championships. Andrew Buckles dreams of one day winning in Finland and becoming air-guitar champion of the world. This documentary follows Andrew on his quest, providing insight into his rigorous training regime, as well as the financial difficulties and personal conflicts he experiences prior to his arrival in Finland.

Super 8
DV Cam

48 minutes

Colour

Producers

Geoffrey Turnbull

Kent Sobey

Executive Producer

Christopher Zimmer

Director

Kent Sobey

Cast

Andrew Buckles

Production

Farmhouse Productions Ltd.
5820 West St.
Halifax Nova Scotia
B3K 1J3
Canada
(902) 431-8831
(902) 431-8831
kent@farmhouseproductions.ca
www.farmhouseproductions.ca

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Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

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Documentaries 2003

ALBERT MILLAIRE

During the 1950s and 1960s, Albert Millaire was an iconic figure for an entire generation of young TV viewers in Quebec, playing the role of famous explorer Pierre Lemoyne D’Iberville, founder of Louisiana. But Albert Millaire is also a renowned stage actor who has played the great roles of the classical theatre repertory. In a career spanning some 40 years, Millaire has left an indelible mark on the history of theatre in Canada.

Betacam SP

45 minutes

Colour

Producer

Lucie Ménard

Executive Producer

Michel Gaumont

Director and Scriptwriter

Michèle Marchand

Narrator

Sophie Gaucher

Production

ScénoVision Vidéo inc.
3631 b, rue Saint-Denis
Montreal Quebec
H2X 3L6
Canada
(514) 281-1818
(514) 982-9226
info@scenovision.com

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Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

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Documentaries 2003

ALMOST HOME

In 1972, five young film students made a documentary about the Sayisi Dene, an Aboriginal band in northern Canada that had been forcibly relocated from their ancestral home 20 years earlier. Today, the students, now seasoned filmmakers, revisit these people as they struggle to put their tragic past behind them. The film explores their efforts to keep their values and traditions in balance with the realities of the 21st century.

Betacam SP
DV Cam

60 minutes

Colour

Producers

Robert Lang

Michael Fuller

Sheila Petzold

Executive Producer

Robert Lang

Directors

Michael Fuller

Sheila Petzold

Production/Distribution

Kensington Communications
451 Adelaide St. W.
Toronto Ontario
M5V 1T1
Canada
(416) 504-9822
(416) 504-3608
kenscom@kensingtontv.com
www.kensingtontv.com

Distribution (television)

CBC International Sales
P.O. Box 500
Station A
Toronto Ontario
M5W 1E6
Canada
(416) 205-3500
(416) 205-3482
cbcis@cbc.ca
www.cbcis.ca

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Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

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Documentaries 2003

ANATOMY OF BURLESQUE (THE )

A fun and furious romp through the history of burlesque, told by those who practice, own, enjoy and abhor the form. Meticulously researched, The Anatomy of Burlesque combines the scholarly with the vernacular, mapping out the written and performed rites of burlesque, examining the social meaning and physical components of the form.

Betacam SP

2 x 60 minutes

Colour

Producers

Peter Raymont

Lindalee Tracey

Executive Producer

Peter Raymont

Narrator and Host

Lindalee Tracey

Production

White Pine Pictures
822 Richmond St. W.
Suite 301
Toronto Ontario
M6J 1C9
Canada
(416) 703-5580
(416) 703-1691
info@whitepinepictures.com
www.whitepinepictures.com

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Canadian Television Fund

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Documentaries 2003

ANGAQUIIT: SHAMAN STORIES

The last shamans in the Igloolik region of Canada's Eastern Arctic – the grandparents and great-grandparents, both men and women, of Inuit living today –are known through local oral history and the journals of Knud Rasmussen and the early missionaries. This film examines their lives as healers, spirit mediators, ceremonial leaders and interpreters of the elaborate Inuit spiritual philosophy in the period when Christian missionaries first arrived in the Eastern Arctic and changed the Inuit way of life.

Betacam SP
DV Cam
Mini DV
Digital Betacam

48 minutes

Colour

Producers

Zacharias Kunuk

Norman Cohn

Pauloosie Qulitalik

Executive Producer

Norman Cohn

Director and Scriptwriter

Zacharias Kunuk

Production

Igloolik Isuma Productions Inc.
P.O. Box 223
Igloolik Nunavut
X0A 0L0
Canada
(867) 934-8809
(867) 934-8700
isuma@isuma.ca
www.isuma.ca

Distribution

Isuma Distribution International
5764, av. Monkland
Bureau 223
Montreal Quebec
H4A 1E9
Canada
(514) 486-0707
(514) 486-9851
cohn@isuma.ca
www.isuma.ca

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Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

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Documentaries 2003

ARCTIC DREAMER: THE LONELY QUEST OF VILHJALMUR STEFANSSON

This documentary offers a fascinating exploration of the life of controversial Arctic anthropologist / adventurer Vilhjalmur Stefansson, and includes a fresh perspective from Stefansson's six forgotten grandchildren. In addition to archival material, the film presents contemporary footage of DNA work being done in the Arctic by Icelandic anthropologist Dr. Gisli Palsson, who is testing Stefansson's theory of the origins of the "Blond Eskimo."

Betacam SP

90 minutes

Colour, black and white

Producers

Peter Raymont

Lindalee Tracey

Executive Producer

Peter Raymont

Director

Peter Raymont

Scriptwriter

Barbara Sears

Production

White Pine Pictures
822 Richmond St. W.
Suite 301
Toronto Ontario
M6J 1C9
Canada
(416) 703-5580
(416) 703-1691
info@whitepinepictures.com
www.whitepinepictures.com

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Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

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Documentaries 2003

MISSION ARCTIQUE

This fascinating series about the Arctic - "the roof of the world" - examines the impact of climate change on the region’s fragile environment. The North plays a key role in regulating the Earth’s climate and serves as an early-warning system about the effects of human activity on the environment. Shot on location around the world, the series looks at the impact of climate change in such places as Antarctica, the United States, Europe and Polynesia.

HD-30i

5 x 60 minutes

Colour

Producers

Jean Lemire

Éric Michel

Stéphane Millière

Directors

Jean Lemire

Alain Belhumeur

Carlos Ferrand

Caroline Underwood

Patricio Henriquez

Scriptwriters

Jean Lemire

Alain Belhumeur

Carlos Ferrand

Patricio Henriquez

Production

Glacialis Productions inc.
280, ch. Boudreau
Cap-Aux-Meules Quebec
G4T 1H2
Canada
(418) 986-3216
(418) 986-5953
info@glacialis.tv
www.glacialis.tv

Office national du film du Canada
3155, ch. de la Côte-de-Liesse
Montreal Quebec
H4N 2N4
Canada
(514) 283-9000
(514) 283-9482

www.onf.ca

Distribution

Office national du film du Canada
3155, ch. de la Côte-de-Liesse
Montreal Quebec
H4N 2N4
Canada
(514) 283-9000
(514) 283-9482

www.onf.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

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Documentaries 2003

ART D'ÊTRE PARENT III (L')

Being a parent is like being an artist, though it’s not about having the right technique or having an innate talent. Parenting is about helping create new life and watching that life evolve into something unique as you contribute your desires, ambitions, beliefs, emotions and intuition. Being a parent also involves learning how to avoid laying down your brush before the work is finished – finding the courage to keep working until the “art” no longer needs your attention, until your child is ready, in turn, to undertake his own act of creation.

Betacam SP

20 x 60 minutes

Colour

Producers

Harold Trépanier

Jacques Bonin

Claude Veillet

Associate Producer

Lucie Veillet

Directors

Norbert Pickering

Yvonne Defour

Bernard Lafrenière

André Poulain

Host

Geneviève Rioux

Production

Téléfiction Productions inc.
4446, boul. Saint-Laurent
7^e étage
Montreal Quebec
H2W 1Z5
Canada
(514) 499-0972
(514) 844-5498
information@telefiction.com
www.telefiction.com

Distribution

Téléfiction Distribution et Marketing inc.
4446, boul. Saint-Laurent
7^e étage
Montreal Quebec
H2W 1Z5
Canada
(514) 499-0972
(514) 844-5498
information@telefiction.com
www.telefiction.com

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Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

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Documentaries 2003

ARTISTES DANS L'ÂME III

Artistes dans l’âme is a nine-part documentary series featuring 18 Canadian artists. In each installment, two artists exchange one of their works and reinterpret it according to their own personal styles. Offering insight into the creative process, each program attempts to demystify and de-mythologize the artist. The series invites us to briefly share in the artist’s life, allowing us to both “see” and “hear” the world through the artist’s very soul.

DV Cam

9 x 25 minutes

Colour

Directors

Renée Blanchar

Charles Thériault

Pamela Gallant

Cast

Alan Cooper

Sheilagh O'Leary

Jean-Paul Daoust

Marie Berger

Production

CinImage Productions Inc.
35 Bromley Ave.
Moncton New Brunswick
E1C 5T8
Canada
(506) 386-1616
(506) 855-7025
cinimage@rogers.com

Distribution

Distributions Michelle S. Import-Export inc.
419, rue de la Tramontane
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu Quebec
J2W 2W6
Canada
(450) 348-7769
(450) 348-1049
distrms@sympatico.ca

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Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

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Documentaries 2003

AU PAYS DE FANFRELUCHE

Fanfreluche was the most famous toy doll on Quebec television. During the 1960s, Fanfreluche, played by actress Kim Yaroshevskaya, created a magical world which delighted young viewers. This documentary features a story written by the gifted actress entitled La petite Kim, which tells of a young Russian girl who is determined to obtain the doll her mother won’t let her have. Through Fanfreluche’s story we learn about the life of her creator, Kim Yaroshevskaya.

DV Cam

56 minutes

Colour

Producer

Bernar Hébert

Director

Brigitte Nadeau

Scriptwriters

Brigitte Nadeau

Véronique Bellemare-Brière

Cast

Kim Yaroshevskaya

Production

Ciné Qua Non Films inc.
445, rue Saint-Pierre
Bureau 402
Montreal Quebec
H2Y 2M8
Canada
(514) 271-4000
(514) 271-4331
info@cqnmedia.com

Distribution – Canada

Antenna inc.
8500, rue Saint-Hubert
Montreal Quebec
H2P 1Z7
Canada
(514) 271-4515
(514) 271-4005
production@cqni.ca

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Canadian Television Fund

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Documentaries 2003

AU PAYS DU MADAWASKA SÉRIE FRANCOPHONIE CANADIENNE

This documentary looks at the relationship between the people of the Madawaskan and Acadian regions, in New Brunswick. Most of the featured subjects are Madawaskan. They discuss their home and its distinctiveness, as well as their sometimes harmonious, sometimes strained relationship with Acadians. The documentary segments are interspersed with excerpts from playwright Rino Morin Rossignol’s play Le Pique-Nique, which adds a touch of humour and irony to the subject.

DVC Pro

52 minutes

Colour

Producer

Suzette Lagacé

Executive Producers

François Savoie

Michel Savoie

Director and Scriptwriter

Rodolphe Caron

Production

Connections Productions inc.
1111, rue Main
Bureau 306
Moncton New Brunswick
E1E 4C8
Canada
(506) 382-3984
(506) 382-3980
info@cptv.ca
www.cptv.ca

Distribution – Canada

Source
354 Marion St.
Winnipeg Manitoba
R2H 0V3
Canada
(204) 233-0694
(204) 231-4010
source@productionsrivard.com
www.sourcedistribution.ca

International distribution

Distributions Michelle S. Import-Export inc.
419, rue de la Tramontane
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu Quebec
J2W 2W6
Canada
(450) 348-7769
(450) 348-1049
distrms@sympatico.ca

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Canadian Television Fund

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Documentaries 2003

AUGER ENQUÊTE

In this fascinating miniseries, celebrated journalist Michel Auger conducts a well-researched and detailed investigation into the world of organized crime. Each of the six episodes focuses on a single, well-defined theme and takes viewers to the very heart of this underworld. Rich in anecdotes and surprising locations, Auger enquête also features a wealth of characters who play by their own particular rules and codes.

DV Cam

6 x 46 minutes

Colour

Producer

Jacques W. Lina

Executive Producers

Julien Béliveau

Jacques W. Lina

Directors

Philippe Cinq-Mars

Daniel Creusot

Michel Johnson

Jean Picard

Scriptwriters

Marie-Josée Cardinal

Daniel Creusot

Michel Johnson

Host

Michel Auger

Narrator

André Viau

Production/Distribution

ORBI-XXI Productions inc.
2006, rue Plessis
Bureau 300
Montreal Quebec
H2L 2Y3
Canada
(514) 843-6919
(514) 843-9321
jwlina@orbi-xxi.ca

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Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

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Documentaries 2003

AVROCAR! SAUCER SECRETS FROM THE PAST

This documentary combines the most compelling elements of political and aviation history. The 1950s were a time of global unrest, and the race for space was on. Designed by Canadians and funded by Americans, the Avrocar was essentially a flying saucer whose aim was to serve as a deterrent to unwanted visitors, be they Communists or extraterrestrials. During a time of widespread paranoia, the Avrocar became an international object of desire.

Digital Betacam

46 minutes

Colour

Executive Producer

Kevin Dunn

Director and Scriptwriter

Cam Bennett

Production/Distribution

MidCanada Production Services Inc.
509 Century St.
Winnipeg Manitoba
R3H 0L8
Canada
(204) 772-0368
(204) 772-0360
info@midcan.com
www.midcan.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

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Documentaries 2003

BEAUX JARDINS (LES)

Each installment in this series takes viewers on a tour of one of the most beautiful public or private gardens in Quebec. We learn about the history of these magical places, and enter the unique worlds of the landscape architects – the artists – who created them. Gardeners share their passion and knowledge, and the owners of the gardens uncover their hidden corners and secret delights.

Betacam SP
DV Cam

26 x 27 minutes

Colour

Executive Producers

Jaquelin Bouchard

Daniel Beauchesne

Line Producer

Gaston Gagnon

Directors

Michel Pelletier

Marshall Johnson

Scriptwriter

Sylvie-Anne Martel

Host

Pascale Tremblay

Production

Productions Pixcom inc.
1720, rue du Canal
Montreal Quebec
H3K 3E6
Canada
(514) 931-1188
(514) 931-2126
info@pixcom.com
www.pixcom.com

Distribution

Pixcom International inc.
1720, rue du Canal
Montreal Quebec
H3K 3E6
Canada
(514) 931-1188
(514) 931-2126
info@pixcom.com
www.pixcom.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

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Documentaries 2003

BELIEF AND BETRAYAL

Belief and Betrayal examines treachery at its best. The series tells the stories of: KGB operatives Karl and Hana Koecher, who used sex to penetrate the CIA; Mordechai Vanunu, a hero of the anti-nuclear movement to some, one of Israel’s most reviled traitors to others; Dr. Gerald Bull, the Canadian scientist whose obsession with his “Supergun” led him to work for Saddam’s Iraq; and Oswald Mosley, leader of the British Union of Fascists during WWII.

Betacam SP

4 x 52 minutes

Colour, black and white

Producer

Tim Wolochatiuk

Executive Producers

Simcha Jacobovici

Robert Topol

Felix Golobev

Directors and Scriptwriters

Roger Pyke

David Stein

David New

Tim Wolochatiuk

Production

Associated Producers Ltd.
110 Spadina Ave.
Suite 1001
Toronto Ontario
M5V 2K4
Canada
(416) 504-6662
(416) 504-6667
info@apltd.ca
www.apltd.ca

Distribution – Canada

Alliance Atlantis Motion Picture Distribution Inc.
121 Bloor St. E.
Suite 1500
Toronto Ontario
M4W 3M5
Canada
(416) 967-1174
(416) 960-0971
info@allianceatlantis.com
www.allianceatlantis.com

International distribution

Alliance Atlantis International Television Distribution Ltd.
121 Bloor St. E.,
Suite B1
Toronto Ontario
M4W 3M5
Canada
(416) 967-1174
(416) 960-0971
motionpicture@allianceatlantis.com
www.allianceatlantis.com

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Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

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Documentaries 2003

BELONGING

Does a stockbroker on Wall Street have something in common with a peasant in Uganda? Can a marginalized, urban homeless person relate to a suburban housewife in Nashville? Based on the prophetic counter-cultural ideas of Jean Vanier, Belonging confronts individuals from around the world – rich and poor, weak and strong – with the same questions: “What is your greatest desire? And what makes you feel you belong?” Poignant and memorable, Belonging celebrates the dignity and diversity of humanity.

Digital Betacam

50 minutes

Colour

Producer and Director

Karen Pascal

Scriptwriters

John Dalla Costa

William Finley

Karen Pascal

Narrator

Karen Pascal

Production

Windborne Productions
141 Drakefield Rd.
Markham Ontario
L3P 1G9
Canada
(905) 472-0445
(905) 472-0448
windborn@istar.ca
www.windborneproductions.com

Distribution – Canada

L'Arche Daybreak
11339 Yonge St.
Richmond Hill Ontario
L4S 1L1
Canada
(905) 884-3454
(905) 884-0580
pubs@larchedaybreak.com

Windborne Productions
141 Drakefield Rd.
Markham Ontario
L3P 1G9
Canada
(905) 472-0445
(905) 472-0448
windborn@istar.ca
www.windborneproductions.com

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Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

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Documentaries 2003

BETTY GOODWIN

This documentary d’auteur looks at the life and work of one of Canada’s most fascinating contemporary artists. For more than 50 years, Betty Goodwin has embarked on a remarkable visual quest, revealing our humanity and penetrating to the very heart of the human condition. This film takes viewers on a unique journey into the life of this very private woman, exploring her work and inspiration, and the issues she grapples with, as well as her fears and hopes.

Mini DV

minutes

Colour, black and white

Producer

Jean-Yves de Banville

Executive Producer

Jean Huppé

Director and Scriptwriter

Claude Laflamme

Production

Groupe ECP Inc.
1280, av. Bernard
Bureau 202
Outremont Quebec
H2V 1V9
Canada
(514) 273-4458
(514) 273-9790
groupe@groupeecp.ca
www.ecptelevision.com

Distribution

Filmoption International inc.
3401, rue Saint-Antoine Ouest
Westmount Quebec
H3Z 1X1
Canada
(514) 931-6180
(514) 939-2034
email@filmoption.com
www.filmoption.com

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Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

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Documentaries 2003

BIBLIOTHÈQUE ENTRE DEUX FEUX (LA)

Plans are underway to build a major public library in the heart of Montréal’s Latin Quarter. Inspired by this project, this documentary looks at the history of public libraries in Quebec and elsewhere, and examines the construction of the library broader its within technological and cultural context.

Betacam SP

51 minutes

Colour

Producer

Luc Harvey

Executive Producer

Jean-Pierre Morin

Directors and Scriptwriters

Luc Bourdon

Serge Cardinal

Narrator

Sylvain Bélanger

Production

Vivadoc inc.
1973, rue Falardeau
Montreal Quebec
H2K 2L9
Canada
(514) 527-9700
(514) 527-9623
receptionvivavision@vivavision.ca

Distribution

Vivamondo inc.
1973, rue Falardeau
Montreal Quebec
H2K 2L9
Canada
(514) 527-9700
(514) 527-9625
ppilote@vivavision.ca
www.vivavision.ca

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Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

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Documentaries 2003

BILAN SANTÉ

Bilan Santé aims to help the public better understand the issues related to the health-care system in the various regions of Quebec. By looking at the state of health care in the Outaouais region, Bilan Santé encourages us to examine how we behave as individuals and as a community in matters of health. The show invites us to take stock of the major personal and social issues related to health.

Betacam SP

60 minutes

Colour

Producer

Roch Brunette

Director and Scriptwriter

Louise Dumont

Narrator

Rémy Paquette

Production

Productions Roch Brunette inc.
107, rue Champêtre
Gatineau Quebec
J9H 6W4
Canada
(819) 770-6500
(819) 770-7551
prb@prb.ca
www.prb.ca

Distribution – Canada

Nuance Bourdon Audiovisuel inc.
111, ch. Broughton
Montreal Quebec
H4X 1J9
Canada
(514) 486-9292
(514) 486-2565
nuanceb@total.net
www.nuancebourdon.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

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Documentaries 2003

BIOGRAPHIES QUÉBÉCOISES (ORBI XXI - série 1)

Each installment in this biography series looks at the life and career of a personality who has had a major impact on contemporary Quebec. The subjects include judge Robert Cliche, who, in 1974-1975, chaired an inquiry into the exercise of trade-union freedoms; Claude Jasmin, writer, radio host and polemist; and Harold Greenberg, founder of Astral Communications, one of Canada's leading media and television companies.

Betacam SP

13 x 45 minutes

Colour

Producer

Louise Collette

Executive Producer

Julien Béliveau

Director

Annie Boudin

Scriptwriters

Danièle Bombardier

Hélène Letendre-Leblond

Louise Latraverse

Michel Jasmin

Narrator

Jacques Beaulieu

Production

J. Béliveau Productions inc.
3629, rue Saint-Denis
Montreal Quebec
H2X 3L6
Canada
(514) 843-6919
(514) 843-9321
production@orbi-xxi.ca

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Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

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Documentaries 2003

BIOGRAPHIES QUÉBÉCOISES (ORBI XXI - série 2)

This series profiles seven Quebec personalities, each of whom has left a distinct mark on modern-day Quebec. Among the subjects are criminal-law specialist Raymond Daoust, comedienne and entertainer Clémence DesRochers, who has been one of Quebec's biggest stars since the 1960s, and Alain Montpetit who, after a brilliant career in radio, succumbed to drugs and criminality.

Betacam SP
DV Cam

7 x 45 minutes

Colour

Producers

Louise Collette

Jacques W. Lina

Executive Producers

Julien Béliveau

Jacques W. Lina

Directors

Michel Beaudin

Annie Boudin

Scriptwriters

Danièle Bombardier

Alain Gravel

Narrators

Jacques Beaulieu

Alain Gravel

Production

J. Béliveau Productions inc.
3629, rue Saint-Denis
Montreal Quebec
H2X 3L6
Canada
(514) 843-6919
(514) 843-9321
production@orbi-xxi.ca

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Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

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Documentaries 2003

BIOGRAPHIES QUÉBÉCOISES (Point de mire)

This biography series looks at the lives of nine notable Quebecers. Included are the controversial Camillien Houde, who served as mayor of Montréal during the middle decades of the 20th century; actor Guy Sanche, who starred as Bobino in a popular children's TV show for more than 20 years; and Alain Stanké, who enjoyed a long and illustrious career as one of Canada's leading book publishers.

Digital Betacam

9 x 47 minutes

Colour

Producers

Pierre Brochu

Martin Métivier

Executive Producer

Raymond Gauthier

Directors and Scriptwriters

Jean-Claude Marion

Louise Racicot

Production

Les Productions Point de mire inc.
154, av. Laurier Ouest
Bureau 302
Montreal Quebec
H2T 2N7
Canada
(514) 278-8922
(514) 278-8925
info@pdemire.com

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Canadian Television Fund

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Documentaries 2003

BIOGRAPHIES QUÉBÉCOISES (Vivavision)

This series profiles Quebecers who have earned renown in a variety of fields. Michel Bergeron was the fiery head coach of the NHL’s Québec Nordiques and New York Rangers. Marcel Aubut was the controversial owner of the same Québec Nordiques. Guy Hoffman, for his part, enjoyed a long career as a stage actor, while Pierre Bruneau has been a respected TV anchorman for more than 20 years.

Betacam SP

4 x 45 minutes

Colour

Producer

Luc Harvey

Executive Producer

Jean-Pierre Morin

Directors

Réjean Chayer

Joël Bertomeu

Sylvio Jacques

Scriptwriters

Réjean Chayer

Joël Bertomeu

Mathias Brunet

Narrators

Richard Garneau

Joël Bertomeu

Production

Vivadoc inc.
1973, rue Falardeau
Montreal Quebec
H2K 2L9
Canada
(514) 527-9700
(514) 527-9623
receptionvivavision@vivavision.ca

Distribution

Vivamondo inc.
1973, rue Falardeau
Montreal Quebec
H2K 2L9
Canada
(514) 527-9700
(514) 527-9625
ppilote@vivavision.ca
www.vivavision.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

BIRTH STORIES IV

This vérité-style series chronicles the experience of pregnancy for a wide range of women. Birth Stories follows each woman through the weeks leading up to the birth and captures the intensity and emotion of the birth itself. The series interweaves the diverse stories of young and not-so-young couples, new immigrants, determined teens and other mothers-to-be over the course of several episodes, offering an intimate portrait of a profound, pivotal moment in people's lives.

DV Cam

27 x 22 minutes

Colour

Producer

Gail Gallant

Executive Producers

André Barro

Gail Gallant

Katherine Buck

Emil Glassbourg

Glen Salzman

Directors

Patricia Fogliato

Kate Gillen

Grazyna Krupa

Wendy Trueman

Scriptwriter

Gail Gallant

Narrator

Nicky Guadagni

Production

Birth Stories Productions 2002 Inc.
c/o Cineflix
5505, boul. Saint-Laurent
Bureau 3008
Montreal Quebec
H2T 1S6
Canada
(514) 278-3140
(514) 270-3165
info@cineflix.com
www.cineflix.com

Birth Stories Productions Ontario 2002 Inc.
96 Spadina Ave.
Toronto Ontario
M5V 2J6
Canada
(416) 531-2500
(416) 531-8191
info@cineflix.com
www.cineflix.com

Distribution – Canada

Forum 5 inc.
5505 boulevard St-Laurent
Montreal Quebec
H2T 1S6
Canada
(514) 278-3140
(514)270-3165

International distribution

Cineflix International Distribution Ltd.
26 - 28 Wendell Rd.
London
W12 9RT
England
44 208 746 0574
44 208 749 2232
info@cineflix.com
www.cineflix.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

BLOOD, SMOKE AND TEARS

Returning to his home in Canada’s tobacco country, filmmaker Mark Johnston feels conflicting sympathies for his tobacco farmer friend and his smoker mother, who receives bad news about her health.

Betacam SP

52 minutes

Colour

Producer, Scriptwriter and Narrator

Mark Johnston

Directors

Mark Johnston

Michael Boland

Production/Distribution – Canada

Nomad Films Inc.
2 Matilda Street
Toronto Ontario
M4M 1L9
Canada
(416) 533-9658
1-866-746-7011
info@nomadfilms.ca
www.nomadfilms.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

BLOODLINES: THE DNA DILEMMA

Bloodlines explores the search for human genes in Newfoundland and Iceland, two coveted locations in the field of population genetics. The film follows families suffering from life-threatening diseases who are looking to this new research for hope. In light of the rapid growth of the human gene industry, however, the film also cautions against putting profits before people: With the increasing commercialization of DNA, what guarantees are there that the interests of patients will not be lost in the race to find genes?

Digital Betacam

48 minutes

Colour

Producer

Annette Clarke

Director

Wendy Rowland

Scriptwriters

Wendy Rowland

Barry Stevens

Narrator

Shirley Douglas

Production/Distribution – Canada

Ruby Line Productions Inc.
172 Patrick St.
St. John's Newfoundland
A1C 5C4
Canada
(709) 753-8111
(709) 754-2351
rubyline@roadrunner.nf.net

International distribution

BuzzTaxi Communications Inc.
1110 Yonge St.
Suite 201
Toronto Ontario
M4W 2L6
Canada
(416) 920-3800
(416) 920-3998
buzztaxi@buzztaxi.com
www.buzztaxi.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

BOULEVARD SAINT-LAURENT

Montréal’s Saint-Laurent Boulevard is one of North America’s most distinctive thoroughfares. On Saint-Laurent, a true microcosm of multi-ethnic Montréal, various unconventional people talk about the daily challenges of their lives… on camera. Each week, seven subjects are the stars of this “true-life” documentary miniseries.

DV Cam

6 x 30 minutes

Colour

Producers

Guy Villeneuve

Michel Saint-Cyr

Directors

Philippe Falardeau

Isabelle Lavigne

Stéphane Thibault

Production

Groupe Fair Play
417, rue Saint-Pierre
Bureau 208
Montreal Quebec
H2Y 2M4
Canada
(514) 847-0889
(514)847-0034
info@fairplayweb.com
www.fairplayweb.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

GUINEA PIG CLUB

Through the eyes of the most painfully exclusive club in the world, Guinea Pig Club tells the Second World War story of two pioneering plastic surgeons, Sir Archibald McIndoe and Dr. Ross Tilley. Through their revolutionary and holistic approach to reconstructive surgery, McIndoe and Tilley cajoled airmen who had been horribly burned and broken into re-entering the world of the living.

Digital Betacam

47 minutes

Colour

Producers

Cynthia Chapman

Pat O'Brien

Executive Producers

Dan Carriere

Shel Piercy

Director and Scriptwriter

Shel Piercy

Narrator

Gerard Plunkett

Production

Infinity Films
1412 West 7th Avenue
Suite 100
Vancouver British Columbia
V6H 1C1
Canada
(604) 681-5650
(604) 681-5664
info@infinityfilms.ca
www.infinityfilms.ca

Distribution

Canamedia Productions Ltd.
381 Richmond St. East Suite #200
Toronto Ontario
M5A 1P6
Canada
(416) 483-7446
(416) 483-7529
canamed@canamedia.com
www.canamedia.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

BUDGE: THE ONE TRUE HAPPINESS OF F. R. "BUDGE" CRAWLEY

Through original and archival footage, film clips, photographs, interviews with friends and foes, this documentary probes the singular career of Canadien filmmaker Budge Crawley (1911-1987), best known for his Academy Award-winning documentary feature The Man Who Skied Down Everest. From his early short films to his ultimately unsuccessful attempts to create a private, self-sustaining feature-film industry in Canada, the program explores the life of a man who initiated many Canadian film-industry firsts.

Betacam SP

minutes

Colour, black and white

Producer and Director

Michael Ostroff

Scriptwriter

Seaton Findlay

Narrator

Don Franks

Production

Cine Metu
342 MacLaren St.
Ottawa Ontario
K2P 0M6
Canada
(613) 237-0618
(613) 237-6791
m.ostroff@sympatico.ca

Distribution – Canada

Kineticvideo
511 Bloor St. W.
Toronto Ontario
M5S 1Y4
Canada
1-800-263-6910
(416) 538-9984
fmb@kineticvideo.com
www.kineticvideo.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

C.D. HOY: PORTRAITS FROM THE FRONTIER

Photographer Chow Dong Hoy moved from China to rural British Columbia at the turn of the last century. During an era when most photographers depicted Canada's Aboriginal people as "noble savages", Hoy was advancing the art of ethnographic photography by creating haunting portraits of Aboriginal peoples and their interactions with encroaching settlers. This film draws upon an extraordinary archive of photographs and film footage to document the life and art of Chow Dong Hoy.

DV Cam

48 minutes

Colour, black and white

Producer

Lynn Booth

Directors

Lynn Booth

Faith Moosang

Scriptwriters

Lynn Booth

Faith Moosang

Production

Make Believe Media Inc.
145 Keefer Street
Suite 201
Vancouver British Columbia
V6A 1X3
Canada
(604) 874-9498
(604) 874-9484
trish@makebelievemedia.com
www.makebelievemedia.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

ÇA CLIQUE !

Drawing on real-life experiences, Ça clique looks at mentoring in the Native communities of Quebec. Under mentoring, an older guide takes a younger "protégé" under his wing in order to help him succeed in life. Mentoring is an important personal experience which benefits all those involved in the process: not only the protégé and the mentor, but those in their circle, who listen and, in turn, also emerge wiser as a result of the experience.

Betacam SP

13 x 30 minutes

Colour

Producer

Roch Brunette

Directors

Martine Breuillaud

Rachel Labbé

Jason Brennan

Annie Coutu

Host

Annie Galipeau

Production

Productions Roch Brunette inc.
107, rue Champêtre
Gatineau Quebec
J9H 6W4
Canada
(819) 770-6500
(819) 770-7551
prb@prb.ca
www.prb.ca

Distribution – Canada

Nuance Bourdon Audiovisuel inc.
111, ch. Broughton
Montreal Quebec
H4X 1J9
Canada
(514) 486-9292
(514) 486-2565
nuanceb@total.net
www.nuancebourdon.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

BLACK COFFEE

From its discovery on an ancient Ethiopian hillside to its role as an elixir in the age of Canada’s Second Cup, coffee has dominated and molded the economies, politics and social structures of entire countries. Romancing the Bean is a three-hour documentary series that traces the unique and volatile history of this magic bean.

High Definition

3 x 60 minutes

Colour

Producers

Ina Fichman

Richard Elson

Executive Producer

Ina Fichman

Directors

Irene Angelico

German Gutierrez

Scriptwriters

Irene Angelico

Howard Goldberg

Production

La Fête (Coffee) Productions Inc.
387, rue Saint-Paul Ouest
Montreal Quebec
H2Y 2A7
Canada
(514) 848-0417
(514) 848-0064
ifichman@lafete.com
www.lafete.com

Distribution

Delphis Films
5455, av. de Gaspé
Bureau 803
Montreal Quebec
H2T 3B3
Canada
(514) 843-3355
(514) 843-9574
distribution@delphisfilms.com
www.delphisfilms.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

CANADA À LA CARTE II

Hosted by two young adults, Canada à la carte teaches young viewers aged 13 to 17 about Canada’s vast geography. Because it touches on history, sociology, natural sciences, demography and anthropology, geography is an ideal tool that can help teens make sense of the world and better understand the events and situations which influence Canadian society today.

Betacam SP

13 x 30 minutes

Colour

Producers

Charles Lavack

Louis Paquin

Executive Producer

Louis Paquin

Directors

Pascal Boutroy

Sylvie Peltier

Béatrice Gaudet

Carole Ducharme

Scriptwriters

Pascal Boutroy

Sylvie Peltier

Linda Desormeaux

Hosts

Aimé Boisjoli

Cossette Dorge

Production

Les Productions Rivard inc.
354 Marion St.
Winnipeg Manitoba
R2H 0V3
Canada
(204) 233-0694
(204) 231-4010
rivard@productionsrivard.com
www.productionsrivard.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

CANADIAN GEOGRAPHIC PRESENTS V

Canadian Geographic Presents explores in rich, colourful detail the amazing natural history of North America, offering a new perspective on a vast geographical, ecological and biological tapestry without equal on Earth. Like the land, the people and the magnificent diversity of wildlife that flourishes in Canada, Canadian Geographic Presents is a television series as boundless and bountiful as the natural world it champions.

Digital Betacam

6 x 44 minutes

Colour

Producer, Director and Scriptwriter

John LaRose

Executive Producers

William Johnston

Ronald Lillie

Lee Herberman

Narrator

Colm Feore

Production

Summerhill Entertainment Inc.
56 Shaftesbury Ave.
Toronto Ontario
M4T 1A3
Canada
(416) 967-6503
(416) 967-1292
ablock@summerhill.tv
www.summerhill.tv

Distribution

Summerhill Entertainment Inc.
56 Shaftesbury Ave.
Toronto Ontario
M4T 1A3
Canada
(416) 967-6503
(416) 967-1292
ablock@summerhill.tv
www.summerhill.tv

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

CARRY ME HOME: THE STORY AND MUSIC OF THE NATHANIEL DETT CHORALE

Carry Me Home profiles choral conductor Brainerd Blyden-Taylor and his extraordinary 20-member Nathaniel Dett Chorale, which performs some of Canadian-born composer Nathaniel Dett’s most rousing works. Through interviews with such luminaries as jazz pianist and educator Ellis Marsalis and conductor and arranger Moses Hogan, the film provides insight into Dett’s inspirational compositions and his influence on black music in North America.

Betacam SP
16 mm

48 minutes

Colour

Producer

Liam Romalis

Coproducer

Jason Charters

Executive Producer

Lorne Orleans

Directors

Liam Romalis

Gerald Packer

Scriptwriter

Coleman Romalis

Production

Romalis Productions Inc.
68 Bertmount Ave.
Toronto Ontario
M4M 2X9
Canada
(416) 406-3450
(416) 778-4974
liam@riddlefilms.com

Distribution – Canada

McNabb and Connolly
60 Briarwood Ave.
Mississauga Ontario
L5G 3N6
Canada
1-866-722-1522
1-866-722-1822
mcnabbconnolly@homeroom.ca
www.mcnabbconnolly.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

CASE FOR SHANIA TWAIN (THE)

Undeterred by early criticism that she was the personification of image over substance, Canadian singer/songwriter Shania Twain built a musical career that exceeded her wildest dreams. Featuring interviews with her peers as well as many of the people who were there as she achieved worldwide fame, the program explores Shania’s love/hate relationship with the country-music establishment and takes an entertaining look at the enormous impact she has had on the music world and beyond.

Betacam SP

47 minutes

Colour

Producer

Martin Melhuish

Executive Producer

Gregory Hall

Director

Gregory Hall

Scriptwriter

Martin Melhuish

Narrator and Host

Elissa Lansdell

Production/Distribution – Canada

Hallway Group Productions Inc.
1912 A Avenue Rd.
Suite E4
Toronto Ontario
M5M 4A1
Canada
(416) 780-1311
(416) 780-9489
lori@hallwaygroup.com

International distribution

Clear Media Inc.
1912 A Avenue Rd.
Suite E4
Toronto Ontario
M5M 4A1
Canada
(416) 780-1311
(416) 780-9489
barbara@thentertainment.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

CELESTA FOUND

Celesta Found was inspired by the accidental discovery of a cardboard box in an abandoned log cabin in the Eastern Townships of Quebec. The box contained paper, scraps, grocery lists, funeral notices, tax receipts, and seven diaries – all dating from the years between 1895 and 1916. Through these artifacts, the film draws us into the life of a woman who lived and died in an earlier century, a woman who, day by day, wrote herself into consciousness – and into the future.

Super 16 mm

44 minutes

Colour

Producer

Rina Fraticelli

Director

David McIlwraith

Scriptwriter and Narrator

Rina Fraticelli

Cast

Peggy Baker

Production

Wild Zone Films
401 Richmond St. W.
Suite S-21
Toronto Ontario
M5T 2B5
Canada
(416) 593-9475
(416) 593-9610
wildzone@interlog.com

Distribution – Canada

Magic Lantern Communications
1075 North Service Rd. W.
Suite 27
Oakville Ontario
L6M 2G2
Canada
(905) 827-2755
video@magiclantern.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

SEA HUNTERS III (THE)

The Sea Hunters III continues searching the world's oceans for historically significant shipwrecks. James Delgado, marine archaeologist at the Vancouver Maritime Museum, leads the Sea Hunters and the film/dive crew on adventures taking them to Japan, Chile, Germany and the South Pacific.

Betacam SP
DV Cam

7 x 47 minutes

Colour

Producer

John Davis

Director

William Jardine

Scriptwriter

Gary Vermeir

Host

James Delgado

Narrator

Richard Donat

Cast

James Delgado

Mike Fletcher

John Davis

Production

Lightship Productions Ltd.
c/o Eco-Nova Productions Ltd.
2762 Robie St.
Halifax Nova Scotia
B3K 4P2
Canada
(902) 423-7906
(902) 423-6226
econova@ns.sympatico.ca
www.seahunters.net

International distribution

Parthenon Entertainment Ltd.
66-68 Bell St.
London
NW1 6SP
England
207-563-8323
207-723-8489
info@parthenonentertainment.com
www.parthenonentertainment.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

CHAT ADDICTS

Chat Addicts explores the newest frontier in the realm of human obsession: Web-based addiction. Through interviews with several Canadians, the documentary examines the impact that “chat addiction” can have – and has had – on the lives of people who become so bound up in the world of their computer screens that they remove themselves almost entirely from everyday life.

DV Cam

46 minutes

Colour

Producers

David Hansen

Maria Spinarski

Executive Producers

Michael Snook

Clark Donnelly

Director

David Hansen

Scriptwriter

Rob Pytlyk

Production

WestWind Pictures Ltd.
2206 Dewdney Ave.
Suite 402
Regina Saskatchewan
S4R 1H3
Canada
(306) 777-0160
(306) 352-8558
michaelsnook@westwindpictures.com
www.westwindpictures.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER: A MAN FOR ALL STAGES

No other Canadian actor can claim the depth and breadth of roles Christopher Plummer has performed in a career that spans more than half a century – from Shakespeare to Broadway, from radio to television. This engaging one-hour documentary explores the many stages, theatrical and personal, of Christopher Plummer’s extraordinary life, in Montréal, New York, and London.

Digital Betacam

minutes

Colour

Producers

Hoda Elatawi

Ken Stewart

Director

Ron Allen

Scriptwriters

Susan Stranks

Lois Siegel

Ron Allen

Hoda Elatawi

Narrator

Henry Ramer

Production

GAPC Entertainment Inc.
14 Colonnade Rd.
Suite 180
Ottawa Ontario
K2E 7M6
Canada
(613) 723-3316
(613) 723-8583
helatawi@gapc.com
www.gapc.com

Distribution – Canada

FilmWest Associates Ltd.
2399 Hayman Rd.
Kelowna British Columbia
V1Z 1Z8
Canada
(250) 769-3399
(250) 769-5599
info@filmwest.com
www.filmwest.com

International distribution

Films Transit International inc.
252, boul. Gouin Est
Montreal Quebec
H3L 1A8
Canada
(514) 844-3358
(514) 844-7298
info@filmstransit.com
www.filmstransit.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

CIRQUE POUR LA VIE

Cirque for Life follows four young people who have gathered in Québec City to put on a circus show. Sibongile is South African, Marco comes from a poor district of Santiago, Chile, Jasper is a squatter from Amsterdam and Karine is a social worker from Montréal. All four are involved in the Cirque for Life program, sponsored by the Cirque du Soleil and the Quebec-based organization Jeunesse du Monde. Cirque for Life gives troubled youths a chance to help themselves by learning about the art of the circus.

DV Cam
Betacam SPX

51 minutes

Colour

Producers

Robbie Hart

Luc Côté

Directors

Luc Côté

Robbie Hart

Scriptwriter

Robbie Hart

Production/Distribution

Adobe Productions International inc.
5283, av. du Parc
Bureau 5
Montreal Quebec
H2V 4G9
Canada
(514) 272-3113
(514) 272-3301
courrier@adobeproductions.com
www.adobeproductions.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

COAST GUARD CHRONICLES

Patrolling the world's longest coastline, linking three oceans and five time zones, is the task of the Canadian Coast Guard. This documentary chronicles the adventures of three Maritimes Region coast guard vessels as they deal with search and rescue assignments, assist a right whale entangled in commercial fishing gear and go up against the U.S. Coast Guard in an attempt to win a dory rowing competition.

DV Cam

47 minutes

Colour

Producer

Barry Cowling

Executive Producer

Michael Volpe

Director

Charles E. Doucet

Scriptwriters

Barry Cowling

Charles E. Doucet

Production

CGC Productions Limited
1583 Hollis St.
2nd Floor
Halifax Nova Scotia
B3J 1V4
Canada
(902) 421-1326
(902) 423-0484
barry.cowling@topsailentertainment.com

Distribution

Dex Distribution Inc.
1583 Hollis St.
2nd Floor
Halifax Nova Scotia
B3J 1V4
Canada
(902) 421-1326
(902) 423-0484
jennifer@dexdistribution.com
www.dexdistribution.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

CONFRONTING THE PAST

This three-part series offers an in-depth look at the history and impact of Aboriginal adoption in Canada, with particular emphasis on the “Sixties scoop” – the time during the 1960s when many Aboriginal children were sent to families outside Canada. Through the eyes of adoptees and their families, the series looks at the effects of adoption, exploring a range of emotions and experiences from a variety of angles.

Digital Betacam

3 x 48 minutes

Colour

Executive Producer

Coleen Rajotte

Director, Scriptwriter and Narrator

Coleen Rajotte

Production

Rajotte Productions Inc.
58 Home St.
Winnipeg Manitoba
R3G 1W6
Canada
(204) 786-2798
(204) 775-8091
rajotte@mts.net

Distribution – Canada

Winnipeg Film Group
100 Arthur St.
Suite 304
Winnipeg Manitoba
R3B 1H3
Canada
(204) 925-3456
(204) 942-6799
info@winnipegfilmgroup.com
www.winnipegfilmgroup.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

COUP DE THÉÂTRE

Coup de Théâtre follows three theatre troupes, made up of young Franco-Ontarians, as they go through the process of mounting a show, from initial concept to public performance. The series features teens from the Étienne Brûlé school in North York, the École Macdonald-Cartier in Sudbury, and the Nouveau Théâtre d'Occasion community theatre, in Mississauga.

Betacam SP
DV Cam

7 x 30 minutes

Colour

Producer

Danièle Caloz

Director

Lara Fitzgerald

Scriptwriters

Lara Fitzgerald

Alain Boisvert

With

Luc Bernier

Robert-Guy Despatie

Hélène Dallaire

Production

Médiatique inc.
675 King St. W.
Suite 204
Toronto Ontario
M5V 1M9
Canada
(416) 367-8464
(416) 367-8466
mediatique@mediatique.ca
www.mediatique.ca

Distribution – Canada

Source
354 Marion St.
Winnipeg Manitoba
R2H 0V3
Canada
(204) 233-0694
(204) 231-4010
source@productionsrivard.com
www.sourcedistribution.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

CRIMES OF THE HEART: ADULTERY

“Crimes of the Heart: Adultery is a one-hour documentary about my lifelong struggle to come to terms with my mother’s adultery and its impact on my own search for happiness through a series of adulteries – my own and those of my wives. This film is a personal narrative. An opportunity for me to confront my mother and try to understand why she cheated and, thereby, understand my own tormented relationships.” – Writer-director John Haslett Cuff

Mini DV

60 minutes

Colour

Producer, Director and Scriptwriter

John Haslett Cuff

Coproducer

Allison Grace

Executive Producer

Sun-Kyung Yi

Narrator

John Haslett Cuff

Production/Distribution – Canada

Aysha Productions Inc.
6-B Grange Ave.
Toronto Ontario
M5T 1C5
Canada
(416) 598-4959
(416) 598-4785
info@ayshaproductions.com
www.ayshaproductions.com

International distribution

Noble Streets International
814 Coxwell Ave.,
Unit 2
Toronto Ontario
M4C 3E6
Canada
(416) 944-1379
(416) 925-3116
mreid@noblestreets.com
www.noblestreets.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

CROCOPHILES

Crocophiles explores the wonders of the crocodile and the people who have built their lives around these modern dinosaurs. The documentary follows Dr. Mulji Modha as he meets Roberto Soberon, who is studying crocodiles in the steamy swamps of Cuba, helps Winston Kay wrestle huge saltwater crocs in Australia’s northern outback, and returns to his native Kenya, where he first studied crocodiles 35 years ago.

Betacam SP

46 minutes

Colour

Producers

Rob Bromley

Andrew Gardner

Hugh Beard

Executive Producer

Hugh Beard

Director and Scriptwriter

Andrew Gardner

Narrator

Andrew Gardner

Production

Force Four Entertainment Inc.
221 East 10th Ave.
Suite 202
Vancouver British Columbia
V5T 4V1
Canada
(604) 669-4424
(604) 669-4535
tv@forcefour.com
www.forcefour.com

Distribution

Filmoption International inc.
3401, rue Saint-Antoine Ouest
Westmount Quebec
H3Z 1X1
Canada
(514) 931-6180
(514) 939-2034
email@filmoption.com
www.filmoption.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

CRUCIFIED SOLDIER

On April 24, 1915 a Canadian soldier was found crucified against a barn door at St-Julien, near Ypres in France. The “Crucified Soldier” caused international outrage. A post-war investigation by the British Government declared the account untrue, claiming it was nothing more than a myth of the trenches and war propaganda. Now, more than eight decades later, new evidence turns the myth back into reality and reveals the identity of the Crucified Soldier.

Betacam SP

46 minutes

Colour, black and white

Producers

Barbara Boyden

Jonathan Dent

Executive Producers

Donna Zuckerbrot

Paul Sommers

Director and Scriptwriter

Jonathan Dent

Narrator

Barbara Flynn

Production

Toro Productions Inc./ Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc.
121 Bloor St. E.
Suite 1500
Toronto Ontario
M4W 3M5
Canada
(416) 966-7249
(416) 966-7251
info@allianceatlantis.com
www.allianceatlantis.com

Coproduction – United Kingdom

Tiger Aspect Productions
7 Soho St.
London
W1D 3DQ
England
020-7434-6753
020-7434-1903
website@tigeraspect.co.uk
www.tigeraspect.co.uk

Distribution – Canada

Alliance Atlantis Motion Picture Distribution Ltd.
121 Bloor St. E.
Suite 1500
Toronto Ontario
M4W 3M5
Canada
(416) 967-1174
(416) 967-1350
info@allianceatlantis.com
www.allianceatlantis.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

CULTURE DANS TOUS SES ÉTATS V (LA)

This three part series examines the evolution of Quebec culture. Vive le Québec… anglé ! explores the unique outlook of the English community, which lives and works in an environment where its language and identity are continually being called into question. Dans l’oreille du monde looks at the introduction of the art of song to Quebec, an art which has firmly taken root. Sculpte-moi un arbre is an unashamedly opinionated guide to the vibrant art of sculpture.

Betacam SP

3 x 53 minutes

Colour

Producers

Yves Fortin

André Mailly

Line Producers

Yves Fortin

André Mailly

Valérie Bissonnette

Nicole Lafresnaye

Directors

Garry Beitel

Nathalie Martin

Jean Fontaine

Production / Distribution – Canada (Broadcast – télévision)

Synercom Téléproductions inc.
1124, rue Marie-Anne Est.
Bureau 23
Montreal Quebec
H2J 2B7
Canada
(514) 273-4333
(514) 273-2109
info@synercom.ca
www.synercom.ca

Distribution – Canada (Non-theatrical)

Les Presses de l'Université Laval
Pavillon Maurice-Pollack
Bureau 3103
Cité universitaire
Saint-Foy Quebec
G1K 7P4
Canada
(418) 656-2803
(418) 656-3305
presses@pul.ulaval.ca

Distribution – Canada (Schools)

Télé-Québec
1000, rue Fullum
Montreal Quebec
H2K 3L7
Canada
(514) 521-2424

www.telequebec.qc.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

D'ICI ET D'AILLEURS

Each year, thousands of immigrants make Quebec their home. How do these new arrivals shape our lives, our relationships, our urban landscape, our eating habits, our leisure activities – in short, our overall culture? Each of the 26 installments in the series explores an ethnic community now settled in Quebec, offering viewers an opportunity to better know those who have immigrated to Quebec from all corners of the Earth.

Betacam SP
DVC Pro
Mini DV

26 x 27 minutes

Colour

Executive Producers

Jaquelin Bouchard

Daniel Beauchesne

Line Producer

Gaston Gagnon

Directors

Monique Labelle

Pierre Marier

Miguel Legault

Production

Productions Pixcom inc.
1720, rue du Canal
Montreal Quebec
H3K 3E6
Canada
(514) 931-1188
(514) 931-2126
info@pixcom.com
www.pixcom.com

Distribution

Pixcom International inc.
1720, rue du Canal
Montreal Quebec
H3K 3E6
Canada
(514) 931-1188
(514) 931-2126
info@pixcom.com
www.pixcom.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

DEAR JULIET

In the early 1930s, letters began arriving in the small Italian city of Verona, addressed simply to “Juliet of Verona.” A caretaker took an interest, and began replying on Juliet's behalf. Word got out that Juliet was alive and well, and the small stream of letters began to steadily increase. Dear Juliet explores the extraordinary phenomenon of the Juliet correspondence, through the eloquence and poetry of the letters and the impassioned women who endeavour to keep the myth of Juliet alive.

16 mm
DV Cam

60 minutes

Colour

Producers

Kristina McLaughlin

Michael McMahon

Executive Producer

Patricia Fogliato

Production/Distribution

Primitive Entertainment Inc.
585 Bloor St. W.
Suite 300
Toronto Ontario
M6G 1K5
Canada
(416) 531-3087
(416) 531-4961
info@primitive.net
www.primitive.net

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

DEATHLY SILENCE (A)

On May 17th, 2001, 24-year-old Segun Farquharson was shot and murdered 50 feet from his mother’s home. Segun’s murder was part of an outbreak of violence in Toronto over the past six years that has claimed the lives of more than 125 black men – men killed by other young black men. A Deathly Silence is the first-hand account of a single murder and its effect on the victim’s family. It is also a search to understand why black youth are killing each other and how the community is coping with the escalating violence.

DV Cam

minutes

Colour

Producer

Nataline Rodrigues

Executive Producers

Elliott Halpern

Jack Rabinovitch

Director

Alison Duke

Production

Ace Youth Productions Inc. / YAP Films Inc.
110 Spadina Ave.
Suite 1001
Toronto Ontario
M5V 2K4
Canada
(416) 504-6662
(416) 504-6667
general@acepicturesinc.com

Distribution

CBC International Sales
P.O. Box 500
Station A
Toronto Ontario
M5W 1E6
Canada
(416) 205-3500
(416) 205-3482
cbcis@cbc.ca
www.cbcis.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

SURGEONS (THE)

The Surgeons takes viewers directly to the scalpel’s edge with powerful, emotional stories about the people whose job is to fight disease and save lives. With remarkable access to doctors and their patients, the series captures the high drama of life in the operating room. Each episode features a top surgeon and the leading-edge techniques used in specialties that include “awake” brain surgery, double-lung transplant, hand re-attachment, robotics and fetal surgery.

DV Cam

13 x 23 minutes

Colour

Producer

Daniela Battistella

Executive Producers

Rachel Low

Tim O'Brien

Directors

Su Rynard

Tina Apostolopoulos

Sally Karam

Narrator

Amos Hennessy

Production

Red Apple Entertainment
1 St. Clair Ave. W.,
Suite 503
Toronto Ontario
M5G 2G4
Canada
(416) 324-8537
(416) 324-0942
info@redapple.com
www.redapple.com

Distribution

AAC Fact
175 Bloor St. E., North Tower
14th Floor Mail Room
Toronto Ontario
M4W 3R8
Canada
(416) 934-7123
(416) 967-1350

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

DES ABEILLES ET DES HOMMES

Bees, the only insects to be domesticated by man, are “social” creatures, and their relationship with humans is rich and complex. This documentary looks at the unceasing and valuable work performed by bees. We know, of course, that bees produce honey and wax; what we may not know is that they were the first to produce mead, one of the world’s oldest alcoholic beverages.

DV Cam

52 minutes

Colour

Producer

Claude Cartier

Director and Scriptwriter

Gilles Thérien

Production

Productions Virage inc.
6300, av. du Parc
Bureau 605
Montreal Quebec
H2V 4H8
Canada
(514) 276-9556
(514) 276-2262

Distribution – Canada

Films en vue
6300, av. du Parc
Bureau 605
Montreal Quebec
H2V 4H8
Canada
(514) 276-9556
(514) 276-2262
info@filmsenvue.ca
www.virage.ca

International distribution

Le groupe Multimédia du Canada
261, rue du Saint-Sacrement
Montreal Quebec
H2Y 3V2
Canada
(514) 844-3636
(514) 844-4990
mgc@the-mgc.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

DES BÊTES ET DES HOMMES

Des bêtes et des hommes offers a frank, inquisitive and often unexpected look at the relationship between humans and animals. The series asks us to reconsider our understanding of animal behaviour so that we might better understand ourselves. While remaining faithful to the style of traditional documentaries about animals, the series takes a somewhat more personal approach to the genre.

Betacam SP

6 x 47 minutes

Colour

Producers

Suzanne Clermont

Jacques Blain

Josée Vallée

Directors

Charles Domingue

Marc Roberge

Scriptwriter

Marc Roberge

Production

Cirrus Communications inc.
5455, av. de Gaspé
Bureau 804
Montreal Quebec
H2T 3B3
Canada
(514) 270-1918
(514) 270-1825
info@cirruscommunications.ca
www.cirruscommunications.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

DES HISTOIRES D'ALCOOL

Since time immemorial, alcohol has played a major role in human affairs. While the alcohol industry has always been highly lucrative, it has also been illicit and/or disreputable, sometimes forced underground, depending on the prevailing moral attitudes of a given historical period. This fascinating series looks at the history of alcohol in Quebec from the start of the 20th century to the present day.

Betacam SP

10 x 47 minutes

Colour

Producers

Lise Payette

Raymond Gauthier

Jean-François Mercier

Executive Producer

Raymond Gauthier

Director

André Poulain

Scriptwriters

André Poulain

Richard Angers

Narrators

Dorothy Berryman

Michel Mongeau

Production

Les Productions Point de mire inc.
154, av. Laurier Ouest
Bureau 302
Montreal Quebec
H2T 2N7
Canada
(514) 278-8922
(514) 278-8925
info@pdemire.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

DES QUÉBÉCOIS AU FRONT, DES CANADIENS AU FRONT

This four-part series tells the often-shattering stories of men and women who have experienced the horrors of war. The four documentary films – Fugitifs et déserteurs, Femmes d’action, Les Prisonniers d’Hitler and Saïgon P.Q. – describe not only the hell of war but the expressions of hope and courage that emerged during wartime, as revealed by the touching, often surprising testimonies of the documentaries’ subjects.

Betacam SP

4 x 60 minutes

Colour

Producer

Nicole Faucher

Executive Producers

Daniel Beauchesne

Jacquelin Bouchard

Directors

Lise Éthier

Pascal Brouard

Scriptwriters

Johanne Hébert

Chantal Deschênes

Ninon Larochelle

Narrators

Gabriel Arcand

Élise Guilbault

Production

Productions Pixcom inc.
1720, rue du Canal
Montreal Quebec
H3K 3E6
Canada
(514) 931-1188
(514) 931-2126
info@pixcom.com
www.pixcom.com

Distribution

Pixcom International inc.
1720, rue du Canal
Montreal Quebec
H3K 3E6
Canada
(514) 931-1188
(514) 931-2126
info@pixcom.com
www.pixcom.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

DESSINE-MOI UN TATTOO

To try to understand the personality and motivations of the tattooed or the tattooist; to explore the historical, social and cultural context from where both are issued, is like visiting a familiar territory charted by maps, symbols and references yet to be deciphered. One feels the same excitement as an archeologist unearthing a tablet in an unknown language.

DV Cam

60 minutes

Colour

Producer

Brigitte Germain

Director and Scriptwriter

Pascal Sanchez

Production/Distribution

EGM Productions
3440 Hôtel de Ville
Montreal Quebec
H2X 3B4
Canada
514-982-9862
514-982-9948
info@egmfilms.com
www.egmfilms.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

DESTIN TORDU : FAMILLE HILTON

Born to fight, the five Hilton brothers had everything going for them. They squandered their success, however, by getting involved theft and sexual assault, and ending up in jail. The family’s last remaining hope, Alex Hilton, is the only one who continues to pursue a career in the ring. Using Alex’s personal story as a focal point, and featuring a number of revealing interviews, this biography paints a clear-eyed portrait of the Hiltons, their twisted fate and the world of professional boxing.

DVC Pro

53 minutes

Colour

Producer

Jean-Pierre Paiement

Executive Producers

André Larin

Vincent Leduc

Michel Bissonnette

Paul Dupont-Hébert

Director

Marc Cayer

Scriptwriters

Laurent Boursier

Richard Martineau

Production/Distribution

Zone3 inc.
1055, boul. René-Lévesque Est
Bureau 300
Montreal Quebec
H2L 4S5
Canada
(514) 284-5555
(514) 985-4458
cdaneau@zone3.ca
www.zone3.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

DESTINY: LIFE & TIMES OF PAUL ANKA

"I believe that Paul will be the biggest star with an overall career that this world has ever known." – Irving Feld, 1962. Paul Anka’s manager made these extravagant predictions almost a lifetime ago – but more of the hype has come true than anyone expected. Since leaving Ottawa at 15, Anka has sustained a top-50 recording career for five decades. In April 2002, he performed in Ottawa for the first time in more than 20 years. Both his personal and professional lives are returning to their beginnings.

Betacam SP

42 minutes

Colour

Producers

Christopher Sumpton

Robin Benger

Director

Christopher Sumpton

Scriptwriters

Paul McGrath

Christopher Sumpton

Narrator

Nick Mancuso

Production

Clearview Productions Inc. / Cogent / Benger Productions Inc.
884 Queen St. W.
Toronto Ontario
M6J 1G3
Canada
(416) 535-5394
(416) 535-9619
mail@cogentbenger.com
www.cogentbenger.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

DISASTERS OF THE CENTURY IV

Too often, disasters from our past are relegated to a few paragraphs in history books. We don't realize that many of those who lost their lives in these disasters helped pave the way for new laws, safer travel, and better early-warning devices. Each episode of Disasters of the Century goes beyond the headlines and brings to life two disasters. Using actual disaster footage, photographs, gripping re-creations and survivors' terrifying memories, the series delves into a world few live to talk about.

Betacam SP

5 x 46 minutes

Colour

Producer

Nova Herman

Executive Producer

Ron Goetz

Director

Chris Triffo

Scriptwriter

Bruce Edwards

Narrator

Bruce Edwards

Production

Partners In Motion
2704 10th Ave.
Regina Saskatchewan
S4T 1E9
Canada
(306) 545-2228
(306) 569-9616
jstecyk@partnersinmotion.com
www.partnersinmotion.com

Distribution

Harmony Entertainment Management Inc.
2704-10th Ave.
Regina Saskatchewan
S4N 3T3
Canada
(306) 545-2228
(306) 569-9616
jstecyk@partnersinmotion.com
www.partnersinmotion.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

DISCOVERING WILDNESS IV

Take a walk on the wild side and encounter North America's premiere wildlife. Follow the lives of charismatic creatures in breathtaking locations across the continent and come to a new understanding of wilderness. From the fiercest predators on land to the hunters of the sky – these are dramas both large and small. Featuring superior quality images captured on film for widescreen presentation, Discover Wildness reveals animal life as you've rarely seen it before.

Super 16 mm
Mini DV

13 x 23 minutes

Colour

Producer

Albert Karvonen

Directors

Andrew Manske

Doug Steele

Sandra Tober

Ray Harper

Scriptwriters

Sandra Tober

Chris Fisher

Chel Macdonald

Narrators

Jeff Haslam

Debbie Williams

Production/Distribution – Canada

Karvonen Films Ltd.
2001 91st Ave.
Edmonton Alberta
T6P 1L1
Canada
(780) 467-7167
(780) 467-7162
films@karvonenfilms.com
www.karvonenfilms.com

International distribution

Mind's Eye International
2440 Broad St.
North Block
Regina Saskatchewan
S4P 4A1
Canada
(306) 359-7618
(306) 359-3466
pblack@mindseyeinternational.com
www.mindseyeinternational.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

DON BURNSTICK - "YOU MIGHT BE A REDSKIN"

Don Burnstick is one of North America’s funniest and most talented Aboriginal communicators. At an early age, Don, a Cree from Alexander First Nation in Alberta, was asked to leave by his elders: his destructive lifestyle was too much for the community. It wasn’t until Don hit rock bottom that he made a decision to turn his life around. Today, he travels across North America teaching and healing through laughter. His "live" routine combines his real-life experience with the ironic comedy that permeates First Nations culture.

DV Cam

48 minutes

Colour

Producer, Director and Scriptwriter

Ron E. Scott

Narrator

Josie Auger

Production/Distribution – Canada

Prairie Dog Productions Ltd.
10 Huntly Court
Alberta
T8N 6M7
Canada
(780) 459-0619
(780) 459-0617
info@prairiedog.ab.ca
www.prairiedog.ab.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

DOUCE FOLIE DE L'AVENTURE III (LA)

In this series, the camera serves as the traveler’s personal diary, capturing feelings and emotions. The third installment takes viewers to the heart of a slum in El Salvador, a forest in California, marketplaces in Asia, a river in the Amazon, Quebec’s Far North, across Canada by car, a desert in India and along the major waterways of Quebec. More than a simple travel journal, the program takes viewers on an adventure of the spirit.

Betacam SP

13 x 22 minutes

Colour

Producer

Vic Pelletier

Director

Jacques Bouffard

Production

Productions Vic Pelletier inc. (Les)
296 rue Saint-Pierre

Matane Quebec
G4W 2B9
Canada
(418) 566-2040
(418) 562-4643
info@pvp.ca
www.pvp.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

EASTERN TIDE II

Eastern Tide is an anthology series which gives voice to some of the many untold stories of Atlantic Canada's Wabanaki people, with primary emphasis on the Mi'kmaq. The concept of this series stems from the rich cultural heritage of this diverse people, who for many years have been on an extended journey of "spiritual recovery." The series embarks on a unique and honest journey into the guiding principles of the Mi'kmaq people.

Mini DV

13 x 24 minutes

Colour

Producers

Brian J. Francis

Sam Grana

Executive Producers

Sam Grana

Brian J. Francis

Directors

Brian J. Francis

Sam Grana

J. Hubert Francis

Felix Atencio-Gonzales

Scriptwriters

Brian J. Francis

Hubert Francis

Sam Grana

Production/Distribution – Canada

Bear Paw Productions (Big Cove, NB)/Grana Productions Inc.
880 Main St.,
Suite 210
Moncton New Brunswick
E1C 1G4
Canada
(506) 877-2252
(506) 877-2255
info@grana.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

EATONS : A CANADIAN SAGA

For more than 130 years, the Eaton retail chain changed the Canadian landscape and became a part of the country's identity. Eatons: A Canadian Saga chronicles the influential family dynasty and the retail giant it built, from Timothy Eaton's first Toronto store in 1869 to the demise of the Eaton empire in 1999.

Betacam SP

94 minutes

Colour

Producer

Mike Feheley

Executive Producers

Michael Maclear

Mike Feheley

Director

John McGreevy

Scriptwriter

Barbara Sears

Narrator

Martha Henry

Production

Far Reach Productions Ltd.
c/o Screenlife Productions Ltd.
144 Front St. W.
Suite 310
Toronto Ontario
M5J 2L7
Canada
(416) 260-2099
(416) 260-2042
info@screenlife.net

Distribution – Canada

Screenlife Productions Ltd.
144 Front St. W.
Suite 310
Toronto Ontario
M5J 2L7
Canada
(416) 260-2099
(416) 260-2042
info@screenlife.net

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

CIRCUS SCHOOL

Every year, the National Circus School in Montréal trains up to 60 aspiring circus artists ranging in age from 14 to 29. Hailing from all over the world, they exhibit a level of skill, dedication and potential far superior to that achieved by most young people their age. As they train for their future career, however, they change psychologically and physically. This series looks at how these young men and women overcome fear, struggle with pain, and soar toward their dreams as they become the circus stars of tomorrow.

Betacam SP
DV Cam

minutes

Colour

Producers

Sylvie Gagné

Michel Ouellette

Sylvie Peltier

Executive Producers

Michel Ouellette

Sylvie Peltier

Director

Sylvie Van Brabant

Scriptwriter

Sylvie Peltier

Production

Red Letter Films Inc.
4620 Yew St.
Suite 202
Vancouver British Columbia
V6L 2J6
Canada
(604) 737-3657
(604) 872-0367
redletter@axion.net
www.redletterfilms.com

Ciné Qua Non Films inc.
445, rue Saint-Pierre
Bureau 402
Montreal Quebec
H2Y 2M8
Canada
(514) 271-4000
(514) 271-4331
info@cqnmedia.com

Distribution – Canada

Antenna inc.
8500, rue Saint-Hubert
Montreal Quebec
H2P 1Z7
Canada
(514) 271-4515
(514) 271-4005
production@cqni.ca

International distribution

Filmoption International inc.
3401, rue Saint-Antoine Ouest
Westmount Quebec
H3Z 1X1
Canada
(514) 931-6180
(514) 939-2034
email@filmoption.com
www.filmoption.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

ÉCOLE DES RÊVES (L’)

L’École des rêves offers an intimate look at five youths who attend the Centre d’excellence artistique at the École De La Salle in Ottawa. By exploring the youths’ artistic and personal development, the program highlights the school’s vibrantly creative environment, where students have an opportunity to make themselves heard and to grow as individuals – from the time they audition for a place at the school to the time they begin dreaming of a professional career.

DV Cam

60 minutes

Colour

Executive Producer and Producer

Robert Charbonneau

Director

Stéphanie Larrue

Scriptwriters

Marie Thé Morin

Pier Rodier

Production

Les Productions R. Charbonneau inc.
450, rue Rideau
Bureau 301
Ottawa Ontario
K1N 5Z4
Canada
(613) 230-0913
(613) 230-0916
cri@istar.ca

Distribution

Distributions Michelle S. Import-Export inc.
419, rue de la Tramontane
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu Quebec
J2W 2W6
Canada
(450) 348-7769
(450) 348-1049
distrms@sympatico.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

Edgar Christian : Lost on the Barrens

In the winter of 1926, 18-year-old Edgar Christian and an ill-prepared team undertook a fateful expedition to the Canadian Arctic. Their tragic story springs from the detailed diary that Christian wrote during the voyage. It is a story of blind trust and devotion, and pride and arrogance versus the unforgiving elements of nature. Christian’s expedition is recreated by three modern adventurers who canoe and snowshoe into the heart of the “Barren Ground.”

Digital Betacam

60 minutes

Colour, black and white

Producers

Brian Dooley

Helen William-Ellis

Executive Producers

Penny Ritco

Cenwyn Edwards

Director

Helen William-Ellis

Scriptwriter

Brian Dooley

Narrator

Jeff Haslam

Production

Barren Ground Productions Inc./Great North Productions Inc.
3720 76th Ave.
Edmonton Alberta
T6B 2N9
Canada
(780) 440-2022
(780) 440-3400
vanessa.hughes@greatnorth.ab.ca
www.greatnorth.ab.ca

Coproduction – United Kingdom

Cwmni Da
Cae Llenor, Lon Parc
Caernarfon
LL55 2HH
United Kingdom
44 1286-685300
44 1286-685301
post@cwmnida.co.uk

Distribution – Canada

Alliance Atlantis Motion Picture Distribution Ltd.
121 Bloor St. E.
Suite 1500
Toronto Ontario
M4W 3M5
Canada
(416) 967-1174
(416) 967-1350
info@allianceatlantis.com
www.allianceatlantis.com

International distribution (excluding U.K.)

Alliance Atlantis International Television Distribution Ltd.
Block 1, Unit C,
Shannon Business Park
Shannon

Ireland
+353.61.47.23.29
+353.61.47.22.28
info@allianceatlantis.com
www.allianceatlantis.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

EDGE CODES

What role does film editing play in the art of cinema? How has it evolved, what does it reflect in the world around us, and where is it taking us next? Edge Codes addresses these most fundamental of cinematic questions and elevates awareness and appreciation of the history, art, craft, and technology of motion picture editing through film excerpts and interviews with eminent editors, directors, and academics.

Betacam SP

90 minutes

Colour

Producers

Phillip Daniels

S. Wyeth Clarkson

Director and Scriptwriter

Alex Shuper

Cast

Ronald Sanders

David Wu

Bruce MacDonald

Stephen Mary

Tony Gibbs

Thelma Schoonmaker

Christopher Tellefsen

Production/Distribution

Travesty Productions
398 Adelaide St. W.
Suite 609
Toronto Ontario
M5V 1S7
Canada
(416) 968-6206
(416) 968-1519
travesty@travestyproductions.com
www.travestyproductions.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

ÉLOGE DU BUNGALOW (L')

After 1950, bungalow-style homes became increasingly popular in Quebec, and they were built in large numbers throughout the province. L'Éloge du bungalow looks at the advantages and disadvantages of this type of construction, its effect on prevailing attitudes and its impact on Quebec’s architectural heritage. The program also chronicles the director’s efforts to have a Quebec bungalow classified as a “historical site.”

DV Cam

52 minutes

Colour

Producer

Claude Cartier

Director and Scriptwriter

Danièle Pigeon

Production

Productions Virage inc.
6300, av. du Parc
Bureau 605
Montreal Quebec
H2V 4H8
Canada
(514) 276-9556
(514) 276-2262

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

ELOVE II

Long distance, strong feelings, nerves. Couples in elove are crazy about each other before they’ve even met. Making the leap from clicking on-line to meeting in person is a heart-stopping, nerve-wracking experience. elove charts the high hopes and worst fears leading up to the initial face-to-face meeting and follows the emotional ups and downs of the couple’s first days together.

DV Cam

26 x 22 minutes

Colour

Producer

Cesca Eaton

Executive Producers

André Barro

Glen Salzman

Tom Parkhouse

Katherine Buck

Directors

Patricia Chica

Pierre Thériault

Robin McKenna

Nadine Schwartz

Scriptwriter

Cesca Eaton

Production

Elove 2 Productions Inc.
c/o Cineflix
5505, boul. Saint-Laurent
Bureau 3008
Montreal Quebec
H2T 1S6
Canada
(514) 278-3140
(514) 270-3165
info@cineflix.com
www.cineflix.com

Coproduction – United Kingdom

Elove 2 Productions U.K. Ltd.
72 Harley St.
London
W1G 7HG
England
44 207 580 4466
44 207 580 4526

Distribution – Canada

Forum 5 inc.
5505 boulevard St-Laurent
Montreal Quebec
H2T 1S6
Canada
(514) 278-3140
(514)270-3165

International distribution

Cineflix International Distribution Ltd.
26 - 28 Wendell Rd.
London
W12 9RT
England
44 208 746 0574
44 208 749 2232
info@cineflix.com
www.cineflix.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

FIN DE LA VOIX (LA), Collection Musique de chambre X

Giacomo Puccini was probably the last major composer in the long tradition of Italian opera. The End of the Voice recounts Puccini's life and work through documentary vignettes as well as dramatic re-enactments inspired by old movies and choreographed to music for voice and piano. We learn about his Bohemian life in Milan, the creation of his greatest operas, his love life – which ended tragically –and his political involvements, particularly with Fascism.

Super 16 mm

52 minutes

Colour, black and white

Producer

Michel Ouellette

Line Producer

Sylvie Gagné

Director

Olivier Asselin

Scriptwriters

Olivier Asselin

Lucille Fluet

Narrator

Dorothy Berryman

Cast

Monique Pagé

Lucille Fluet

Production

Ciné Qua Non Films inc.
445, rue Saint-Pierre
Bureau 402
Montreal Quebec
H2Y 2M8
Canada
(514) 271-4000
(514) 271-4331
info@cqnmedia.com

Distribution

Antenna inc.
8500, rue Saint-Hubert
Montreal Quebec
H2P 1Z7
Canada
(514) 271-4515
(514) 271-4005
production@cqni.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

ENQUÊTE SUR LES OVNIS

This documentary series follows a Quebec journalist as he investigates the phenomenon of UFOs, and in so doing offers a look at the current state of UFO research. Objective in its approach, the series sheds light on the financial, political and media interests which have been associated with the UFO phenomenon over the years. In a rare moment, Canadian experts share their knowledge about this fascinating topic.

Betacam

13 x 46 minutes

Colour

Producer

Roberto Luca

Executive Producers

André Larin

Vincent Leduc

Michel Bissonnette

Paul Dupont-Hébert

Director

Jean Leclerc

Scriptwriters

Jean Leclerc

François Renaud

Host

Christian Pagé

Production/Distribution

Zone3 inc.
1055, boul. René-Lévesque Est
Bureau 300
Montreal Quebec
H2L 4S5
Canada
(514) 284-5555
(514) 985-4458
cdaneau@zone3.ca
www.zone3.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

ENTRE PÈRE ET FILS

What does a father do? What role do today's men want to play in the lives of their children? What kind of fathers do they want to be? In trying to answer these important questions, this film explores issues in the father-son relationship and examines the redefinition of fatherhood – which is having such an impact on both men and women. This is a vital and timely inquiry now that, more than ever, the well-being and future of boys is at stake.

Betacam SP

53 minutes

Colour

Producer and Executive Producer

Laurier Bonin

Director

Serge Farand

Production/Distribution

Icotop inc.
6700, av. du Parc
Bureau 300
Montreal Quebec
H2V 4H9
Canada
(514) 495-9067
(514) 495-4454
lorico@icotop.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

ENVOL DU MONARQUE (L')

Thirty-six-year-old Claude Messier is a writer and activist. Although he has lost the use of his arms and legs, he works actively to promote the rights of the severely disabled. Neither voyeuristic, pitying nor mocking, this documentary profiles a man who has experienced the worst that life has to offer, and who yet continues to forge ahead when most of us would have long given up.

DV Cam

60 minutes

Colour

Producer

Yves Langlois

Executive Producer, Director and Scriptwriter

Yves Langlois

With

Claude Messier

Diane Jules

Production

Les Productions Lany
18, 8e av.
Saint-Armand Quebec
J0J 1T0
Canada
(450) 248-3209
(450) 248-0017
info@lany.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

FAMILY SECRETS

Family Secrets takes viewers on an intensely personal, humorous and emotional journey into the private world of family relationships. Using a direct-cinema approach, the series captures the raw underpinnings of the family dynamic as emotional baggage is brought out, old problems are confronted and present relationships are evaluated. Throughout, family members attempt to find answers to who they are and understand the impact of family secrets on their lives.

Mini DV

13 x 23 minutes

Colour, black and white

Producer

Maureen Judge

Directors

Maureen Judge

Catherine Annau

Katherine Gilday

Alan Zweig

Production

Making Movies Inc.
265 Albany Ave.
Toronto Ontario
M5R 3C7
Canada
(416) 516-1833
(416) 920-8130
maureen@makinmovies.tv

Distribution – Canada

McNabb and Connolly
60 Briarwood Ave.
Mississauga Ontario
L5G 3N6
Canada
1-866-722-1522
1-866-722-1822
mcnabbconnolly@homeroom.ca
www.mcnabbconnolly.ca

International distribution

BuzzTaxi Communications Inc.
1110 Yonge St.
Suite 201
Toronto Ontario
M4W 2L6
Canada
(416) 920-3800
(416) 920-3998
buzztaxi@buzztaxi.com
www.buzztaxi.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

FAUT-TU QUE JE TUE MON PÈRE ?

Along the rocky shores of Quebec’s Upper Gaspé region, six youths, for whom nothing appears to be going right, struggle against forces seemingly beyond their control. Having recently returned home, a young filmmaker listens to what the youths have to say. Aware that she and the youths have all strayed, in some way, from their paths, the filmmaker – a woman in her early thirties – takes the opportunity to examine her own life as she casts an anthropological eye on a forgotten corner of North America. Y faut-tu que je tue mon père ? is a documentary d’auteur driven by a sense of urgency.

DV Cam

83 minutes

Colour

Producer

André Mailly

Director, Scriptwriter and Narrator

Nathalie Synnett

Production

Productions Prise XIII inc.
370, boul. Jessop
Rimouski Quebec
G5L 1M8
Canada
(418) 724-0950
(418) 725-3396
proxiii@globetrotter.net

Distribution

CinéFête
1586, rue Fleury Est
Bureau 210
Montreal Quebec
H2C 1S6
Canada
(514) 858-0300
(514) 858-0442
info@cinefete.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

MYSTIC WOMEN OF THE MIDDLE AGES II

Mystic Women of the Middle Ages looks at the lives of six medieval women and examines how they used their spirituality to empower themselves in a male-dominated world. Filmed in Canada and Europe, stunning location footage forms a colourful backdrop to the stories of the women and reveals how each achieved notoriety in their lives and sainthood after death.

Betacam SP
DV Cam

4 x 48 minutes

Colour

Producer

Jennifer MacLennan

Executive Producer

David Wesley

Director

Daniel Robinson

Scriptwriters

Kathleen Garay

Madeleine Jeay

Narrator

Avril Benoit

Production

Redcanoe Productions
47 Beulah Ave.
Hamilton Ontario
L8P 4H4
Canada
(905) 540-4173
(905) 524-1927
info@redcanoeproductions.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

FESTIVAL OF STARS IV - CORAL EGAN

The young Montréal jazz singer Coral Egan’s first album has been a hit. Not surprising, given that she is the daughter of renowned singer Karen Young. In this show, taped at the Spectrum in Montréal, Coral Egan offers ample proof of her talent. In an interview segment, she also talks about her artistic journey.

Digital Betacam

60 minutes

Colour

Executive Producers

Daniel Beauchesne

Jacquelin Bouchard

Line Producer

Térèse Pinho

Director

Mario Rouleau

Production

Productions Pixcom inc.
1720, rue du Canal
Montreal Quebec
H3K 3E6
Canada
(514) 931-1188
(514) 931-2126
info@pixcom.com
www.pixcom.com

Distribution

Pixcom International inc.
1720, rue du Canal
Montreal Quebec
H3K 3E6
Canada
(514) 931-1188
(514) 931-2126
info@pixcom.com
www.pixcom.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

DAUGHTERS OF AFGHANISTAN

This documentary looks at the efforts to rebuild Afghanistan’s infrastructure and culture, as seen through the eyes of women, such as former Deputy Prime Minister Sima Samar, whose fight for education and health-care rights for women and girls put them in danger. Having survived the Taliban, they are putting their lives back together. Their story is told by Canadian journalist Sally Armstrong, who sounded the alarm about their hideous plight.

DV Cam

53 minutes

Colour

Producer

Barbara Barde

Director

Robin Benger

Scriptwriter

Sally Armstrong

Production/Distribution – Canada

Take 3 Productions Inc.
49 Spadina Ave.
Suite 302
Toronto Ontario
M5V 2J1
Canada
(416) 595-5850
(416) 595-5851
lstregger@upfront.ca

International distribution

Mundovision Ltd.
740, rue Notre-Dame Ouest
Bureau 700
Montreal Quebec
H3C 3X6
Canada
(514) 985-2004
(514) 985-2005
mundo@interlog.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

FILMOGRAPHY II

Filmography is a series of biographical documentaries that chronicle the lives and achievements of outstanding Canadian stars of film and television. Each installment goes beyond a review of commercial successes to explore each subject’s childhood, upbringing, hometown, school experience, early struggles, challenges met, successes and disappointments.

Digital Betacam

26 x 24 minutes

Colour

Producers

Larry Day

Carey Roberts

Executive Producer

Kristie McLellan Day

Directors

Laura O'Grady

Carey Roberts

Scriptwriters

Trevor Alberts

Jennifer Avis

Michele Lehmann

Tyler McLeod

Laura O'Grady

Carey Roberts

Narrator

Ed Robinson

Production/Distribution

Pyramid Productions Inc.
2875 – 107 Ave. S.E.
Calgary Alberta
T2Z 3R7
Canada
(403) 234-8566
(403) 234-8418
office@pyramidproductions.tv
www.pyramidproductions.tv

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

FIRST SCIENTISTS

First Scientists is a fast-paced introduction to the breadth of Native Canadian science and technology. The documentary uses examples ranging from igloo geometry to food chemistry to forest ecology to show how traditional knowledge is as valuable today as it ever was.

Betacam SP

46 minutes

Colour

Producer, Director and Scriptwriter

Mark Sandiford

Executive Producer

Andrew Burnstein

Narrator

Raoul Trujillo

Production/Distribution

Exploration Production Inc.
9 Channel Nine Court
Scarborough Ontario
M1S 4B5
Canada
(416) 332-5000
(416) 332-4619
info@exploration.ca
www.exploration.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

FIVE CENT WAR (THE )

The Five Cent War tells the incredible story of a 1947 revolt by Canadian children against the rise of chocolate-bar prices from five to eight cents – and how it was crushed by Cold War anti-Communist paranoia.

Betacam SP

47 minutes

Colour

Producers

Phillip Daniels

S. Wyeth Clarkson

Director and Scriptwriter

Phillip Daniels

Cast

Doug Myra

Parker Williams

Julie Guard

Larry Hamant

Production/Distribution

Travesty Productions
398 Adelaide St. W.
Suite 609
Toronto Ontario
M5V 1S7
Canada
(416) 968-6206
(416) 968-1519
travesty@travestyproductions.com
www.travestyproductions.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

FLATLY STACKED

Flatly Stacked is a humorous yet poignant look at the world of flat-chested women which asks the question: How can a flat-chested woman find happiness in a world obsessed with big breasts? With personal interviews, archival footage and animation, Flatly Stacked lifts and enhances this marginalized and fast-disappearing female silhouette.

Betacam SP

60 minutes

Colour

Producer

Judy Holm

Executive Producers

Michael McNamara

Judy Holm

Director

Michael McNamara

Scriptwriters

Judy Holm

Michael McNamara

Narrator

Judy Holm

Production/Distribution – Canada

Flatly Stacked Films Inc. / Markham Street Films Inc.
516 Markham St.
Toronto Ontario
M6G 2L5
Canada
(416) 536-1390
(416) 536-6405
jholm@markhamstreetfilms.com

International distribution

BuzzTaxi Communications Inc.
1110 Yonge St.
Suite 201
Toronto Ontario
M4W 2L6
Canada
(416) 920-3800
(416) 920-3998
buzztaxi@buzztaxi.com
www.buzztaxi.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

FREE TRADE IS KILLING MY MOTHER

Free Trade Is Killing My Mother is an idiosyncratic and revealing documentary told from inside the anti-globalization revolution. Shot from the hip on Mini DV, intercut with stock footage, it traces the filmmakers’ Roger & Me-style journey to the Québec City Summit, in spring 2001, their encounters with protesters high and low, and their attempts to comprehend and join the revolution.

Mini DV

55 minutes

Colour

Producers

Jamie Kastner

Guy O'Sullivan

Executive Producer

Jamie Kastner

Directors

Jamie Kastner

Guy O'Sullivan

Scriptwriter, Narrator and Host

Jamie Kastner

Production

Cave 7 Productions Inc.
173A King St. E.
Suite 3
Toronto Ontario
M5A 1J4
Canada
(416) 368-7324
(416) 368-6907
j.kastner@utoronto.ca

Distribution

Rebel Media Ventures Corp.
46 Wickstead Way
Thornhill Ontario
L3T 5E4
Canada
(905) 707-6000
(905) 882-0069
avruskin@interlog.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

FROM A PLACE CALLED WAR 1939-1945

From a Place Called War is a documentary series on World War II told through the letters and diaries of the soldiers and civilians who experienced the war. The letters offer insight into combat conditions, and declarations of hatred, fear, pride and valour. Also included are love letters, poignant last letters, some written only days before soldiers were killed. Letters from the home front also give a unique insight into life in Canada during these difficult years.

Betacam SP
Super 8
Mini DV

4 x 49 minutes

Colour, black and white

Producer, Director and Scriptwriter

Wayne Abbott

Production

Northern Sky Entertainment Ltd.
508 Riverside Dr.
Toronto Ontario
M6S 4B5
Canada
(416) 604-1178
(416) 604-0600
northernsky@sympatico.ca

Distribution – Canada

History Television Inc.
121 Bloor St. E.
Suite 200
Toronto Ontario
M4W 3M5
Canada
(416) 967-0022
(416) 967-8061

www.historytelevision.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

FROM GRIEF TO ACTION

From Grief to Action chronicles 17 months in the lives of four middle-class Vancouver families whose children are addicted to hard drugs. The documentary follows their personal trauma of trying to keep their kids alive and in treatment while at the same time advocating for more education, resources, treatment and harm-reduction measures. Director Nijole Kuzmickas was herself a volunteer "Big Sister" whose "little sister" Melissa died from drug-related causes.

Betacam SP

58 minutes

Colour

Producers

Nijole Kuzmickas

Rob Bromley

Executive Producer

Hugh Beard

Director

Nijole Kuzmickas

Production

Force Four Entertainment Inc.
221 East 10th Ave.
Suite 202
Vancouver British Columbia
V5T 4V1
Canada
(604) 669-4424
(604) 669-4535
tv@forcefour.com
www.forcefour.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

FROM NEW AGE TO NEW EDGE

Can we really change the world without changing ourselves? From New Age to New Edge explores this question as it travels to the remote rainforests of western Canada, where a revolution is in the making. Here, the face of environmental activism is going through radical changes as it dovetails with the personal-growth movement. So far, it’s been a winning combination, keeping chainsaws away from one of the planet’s largest remaining stands of old-growth forest.

DV Cam

46 minutes

Colour

Producers

Bill Weaver

Nora Arajs

Executive Producer, Director and Scriptwriter

Bill Weaver

Narrator

Ann Mortifee

Production/Distribution – Canada

Across Borders Media
1316 Point St.
Victoria British Columbia
V8S 1A5
Canada
(250) 386-3182
(250) 386-3183
details@acrossborders.com
www.acrossborders.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

COOL THREADS

Using the sartorial icon of jeans as a magnifying glass, Cool Threads examines the Zeitgeist, the mindset, of today's teenagers and young adults as they seek to wrap themselves in the mythical aura of cool. Fast-paced and humorous, Cool Threads reflects on the fractured, fragmented nature of cool today and tomorrow.

DV Cam

minutes

Colour

Producer

Ian McLaren

Director

Guy Sprung

Scriptwriters

Guy Sprung

Juan Rodriguez

Narrators

Guy Sprung

Jean-Guy Bouchard

Production/Distribution

Productions Grand Nord
1600, av. de Lorimier
Bureau 393
Montreal Quebec
H2K 3W5
Canada
(514) 521-7433
(514) 522-3013
imclaren@grandnord.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

GALILEO'S SONS

Galileo's Sons is a documentary film about the only community of astrophysicists in the world who are theologians and philosophers: the Jesuits of the Vatican Observatory. This is a journey from old world to new, from these Jesuits' headquarters in the Papal Summer Palace south of Rome to their advanced telescope on a mountain above the Arizona desert, and from Galileo's trial to the overwhelming implications of modern science for our understanding of God.

16 mm
DV Cam
Mini DV

48 minutes

Colour

Producer, Director and Scriptwriter

Alison Rose

Executive Producer

Deborah Parks

Production

Inigo Films
337 Palmerston Blvd.,
Apt. H
Toronto Ontario
M6G 2N5
Canada
(416) 928-0422
(416) 928-0560
aerose@sympatico.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

GÉNÉRATION 80

Génération 80 provides an overview of the 1980s, looking at activities and events in all areas of life: music, local and international current events, television, the cinema of Quebec and elsewhere, politics, sports, literature, consumer affairs, and the world of the arts. Hits from the 1980s provide the soundtrack to this "biography" of the decade.

Betacam SP

13 x 48 minutes

Colour

Producer

Pierre Marchand

Executive Producer

Johanne Mercier

Director

Nicolas Houde-Sauvé

Hosts

Claude Charron

Martine St-Clair

Production

TV Maxplus Productions inc.
355, rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest
Montreal Quebec
H3B 1A5
Canada
(514) 284-7587
(514) 284-1889
dbelleville@musiqueplus.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

GENERATION OF HATE

At the end of September 2002, and on the eve of a possible U.S. invasion, award-winning filmmaker Shelley Saywell travelled to Iraq to take the pulse of ordinary Iraqis and explore what a full-scale conflict could mean to the country, the region and the world. Generation of Hate shows these realities through the eyes and the voices of ordinary people, especially the young who will determine the future of the country.

Mini DV

49 minutes

Colour

Producers

Deborah Parks

Shelley Saywell

Director, Scriptwriter and Narrator

Shelley Saywell

Production

Bishari Film Productions Inc.
43 Northumberland St.,
Rear Building
Toronto Ontario
M6H 1R2
Canada
(416) 504-2610
(416) 504-9342
bisharifilms@bellnet.ca

Distribution – Canada

Films Transit International inc.
252, boul. Gouin Est
Montreal Quebec
H3L 1A8
Canada
(514) 844-3358
(514) 844-7298
info@filmstransit.com
www.filmstransit.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

GENUINE ARTICLE (THE)

For three days in November the fiercest competition in the Canadian legal profession rages not in the courtrooms, but in the towers of Bay Street, Toronto. The prize is not winning a case, but winning law students. The Genuine Article follows one Bay Street law firm and three law students through this courting ritual. The pace is hectic, the schedule frantic and, for both the firms and students, the stakes are as high as they get.

Betacam SP
DV Cam

60 minutes

Colour

Producers

Judy Holm

Michael McNamara

Executive Producer

Judy Holm

Director and Scriptwriter

David Bezmozgis

Production

Call Day Films Inc. / Markham Street Films Inc.
516 Markham St.
Toronto Ontario
M6G 2L5
Canada
(416) 536-1390
(416) 536-6405
jholm@markhamstreetfilms.com

Distribution – Canada

Markham Street Films Inc.
487 Adelaide St. W.
Suite 201
Toronto Ontario
M5V 1T4
Canada
(416) 536-1390
(416) 536-7986
info@markhamstreet.com
www.markhamstreetfilms.com

International distribution

Films Transit International inc.
252, boul. Gouin Est
Montreal Quebec
H3L 1A8
Canada
(514) 844-3358
(514) 844-7298
info@filmstransit.com
www.filmstransit.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

GÉRARD THIBAULT DANS LES RUES DE QUÉBEC

During the 1950s and 1960s, all the great French chansonniers from Europe and Quebec who performed in Québec City – stars such as Brel, Brassens, Trenet, Piaf, Vigneault and others – rubbed shoulders with club owner Gérard Thibault. Thibault’s Chez Gérard was the place for the stars to hang out in. This documentary captures an era in music history and profiles a man who, from behind the scenes, played a key role in the development of French song.

Betacam SP

45 minutes

Colour

Producer

Lucie Ménard

Executive Producer

Michel Gaumont

Director and Scriptwriter

Carmel Dumas

Narrator

Marthe Faucher

Production

ScénoVision Vidéo inc.
3631 b, rue Saint-Denis
Montreal Quebec
H2X 3L6
Canada
(514) 281-1818
(514) 982-9226
info@scenovision.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

GHOST OF LOMAKO

This adventure documentary goes in search of the vanishing Bonobos apes, whose habitat is restricted to a small area of the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo, a country that is trying to return from the brink of annihilation. The human-like Bonobos, whose anatomy resembles that of “Lucy,” the most famous of the pre-humanoid hominids, walk more like humans than apes. Estimates now suggest that there are only 10,000 Bonobos in existence, the victims of a war that has devastated the Congo.

DV Cam
Mini DV

43 minutes

Colour

Producer, Director and Scriptwriter

Kenton Vaughan

Executive Producer

Gordon Henderson

Host

David Suzuki

Production

90th Parallel Film & Television Productions Ltd.
203 Gerrard St. E.
Toronto Ontario
M5A 2E7
Canada
(416) 364-9090
(416) 364-0580
info@90thparallel.ca
www.90thparallel.ca

Distribution

CBC International Sales
P.O. Box 500
Station A
Toronto Ontario
M5W 1E6
Canada
(416) 205-3500
(416) 205-3482
cbcis@cbc.ca
www.cbcis.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

GLOBAL VILLAGERS II (THE)

Through visits to 13 developing communities in three regions, Africa, Asia, and Latin America and the Caribbean, The Global Villagers explores the long-standing relationships between members of the Canadian international development community and their overseas partners. The series explores the experiences, knowledge and motivations of these Canadian global villagers, who constitute the front line of Canada’s international compassion and generosity.

Betacam SP
DV Cam

13 x 24 minutes

Colour

Producers

Dawn Deme

Steven J. Deme

Director

Steven J. Deme

Scriptwriter

Dawn Deme

Narrators

Genevieve Holt

Jack Panozzo

Production

Villagers Media Productions Inc.
110 Cottingham St.
Toronto Ontario
M4V 1C1
Canada
(416) 323-3228
(416) 323-1201
webmaster@villagersmedia.com
www.villagersmedia.com

Distribution – Canada

Magic Lantern
1075 North Service Rd. W.
Suite 27
Oakville Ontario
L6M 2G2
Canada
(905) 827-2766
(905) 827-2655
video@magiclantern.ca
www.magiclantern.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

GRANDES INSTITUTIONS DU QUÉBEC III (LES)

This documentary series looks at the major institutions which have both shaped Quebec society and personified its development over the years, from the perspective of the institutions’ past, present and future. Laval University and the Quebec Winter Carnival are two notable examples of the subjects covered in the series.

Betacam SP

11 x 47 minutes

Colour

Producer

Jacques W. Lina

Executive Producers

Julien Béliveau

Jacques W. Lina

Directors

Marie-Hélène Grenier

Michel Beaudin

Vali Fugulin

Martin Jolicoeur

Scriptwriters

Marie-Frédérique Laberge-Milot

Nathalie Charbonneau

Production

ORBI-XXI Productions inc.
2006, rue Plessis
Bureau 300
Montreal Quebec
H2L 2Y3
Canada
(514) 843-6919
(514) 843-9321
jwlina@orbi-xxi.ca

Distribution

ORBI-XXI Distribution inc.
2006, rue Plessis
Bureau 300
Montreal Quebec
H2L 2Y3
Canada
(514) 843-6919
(514) 843-9321
jwlina@orbi-xxi.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

GREAT CANADIAN RIVERS III

Canada’s rivers are inextricably linked to its past and to its identity. Ancient peoples used them for travel, to mark territory and for sustenance. European adventurers followed these same pathways, bringing trade, commerce and settlement. Modern adventurers seek out rivers to explore the Canadian wilderness and to relive the most Canadian of traditions. Great Canadian Rivers explores 13 of these last vestiges of our great wilderness.

Betacam SP
High definition

13 x 30 minutes

Colour

Producer

Kristen Colle

Executive Producers

Mitchell Azaria

Ihor Macijiwsky

Directors

Deborah Burgess

Kristen Colle

Peter Findlay

Donna Gall

Mick Gzowski

Barry Davis

Ximena Bensusan

Narrator

Lawrence Bayne

Production

Rivers Inc. / Good Earth Productions Inc.
314 Roncesvalles Ave.
Toronto Ontario
M6R 2M7
Canada
(416) 535-3379
(416) 535-8622
info@goodearthproductions.com
www.goodearthproductions.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

GREAT SURVEYOR: DAVID THOMPSON

David Thompson was an explorer and surveyor who single-handedly mapped Canada’s vast unknown interior 200 years ago. With only a brass sextant and a daring heart, he made maps rivaling images taken by today’s satellites. His story is vast in scope and intricate in detail – told by Thompson himself in a series of carefully penned journals. This documentary combines biography, adventure, cartography and geography in celebrating the achievements of this bold pioneer.

Digital Betacam

52 minutes

Colour

Producers

Penny Ritco

Wyn Thomas

Executive Producers

Penny Ritco

Cenwyn Edwards

Director and Scriptwriter

Tom Radford

Production

Great Surveyor Productions Inc./Great North Productions Inc.
3720 76th Ave.
Edmonton Alberta
T6B 2N9
Canada
(780) 440-2022
(780) 440-3400
vanessa.hughes@greatnorth.ab.ca
www.greatnorth.ab.ca

Coproduction – United Kingdom

Antena Cyf
Uned 2, Cibyn
Caernarfon
LL55 2BD
Wales
44 292 031 2000
44 292 031 2001
hywel.williams@antena.co.uk
www.antena.co.uk

Distribution – Canada

Alliance Atlantis Motion Picture Distribution Ltd.
121 Bloor St. E.
Suite 1500
Toronto Ontario
M4W 3M5
Canada
(416) 967-1174
(416) 967-1350
info@allianceatlantis.com
www.allianceatlantis.com

International distribution (excluding U.K.)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

GREAT WARMING (THE)

The Great Warming is a three-part miniseries about the fallout of climate change, shot in Canada, the United States, England, Bangladesh, Peru, Switzerland, Italy and China. Unlike traditional single-story documentaries, the series takes viewers on an epic voyage to tell the stories of fascinating people: explorers working on the science and technology, victims of global warming’s consequences, and home-town heroes who are transforming their lives and communities in response to this global phenomenon.

Digital Betacam

3 x 46 minutes

Colour

Producer

Karen Coshof

Director

Jean-François Després

Scriptwriters

Michael C. Taylor

Allen Abel

Production

Stonehaven CCS Canada Corporation
1310, rue Larivière
Montreal Quebec
H2L 1M8
Canada
(514) 527-2131
(514) 522-8599
k.coshof@stonehaven.ca

Distribution

The Discovery Channel Canada
9 Channel Nine Court
Toronto Ontario
M1S 4B5
Canada
(416) 332-5000

www.exn.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

HEALING AT LAC STE ANNE

Every July, 40,000 Aboriginal people journey to Lac Ste Anne in northern Alberta. It is the largest Native pilgrimage in North America, and it is over 100 years old. Recent lawsuits over residential school scandals weigh on the Oblate missionaries, who own the sacred site. They may go bankrupt, and lose the site just when its healing powers are most needed. This documentary chronicles the pilgrimage, a campground tapestry of colourful characters, Catholic and Native faith, and the hope to heal old wounds.

Betacam SP
Mini DV

48 minutes

Colour, black and white

Producer, Director and Scriptwriter

Cindy Bisaillon

Executive Producer

James Weyman

Narrator

Cindy Bisaillon

Production

Word & Image Media Inc.
151 Howland Ave.
Toronto Ontario
M5R 3B4
Canada
(416) 961-1366
(416) 961-1366
cindy.bisaillon@sympatico.ca

Distribution – Canada

Office national du film du Canada
3155, ch. de la Côte-de-Liesse
Montreal Quebec
H4N 2N4
Canada
(514) 283-9000
(514) 283-9482

www.onf.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

HEALING WITH ANIMALS

Animals seem to have amazing abilities to enhance the health and well-being of humans. Healing With Animals looks at the many ways animals help heal people and explores the science of why it happens. Told through compelling and heart-warming human-interest stories, the series features health professionals who integrate dogs, cats, horses, llamas, pot-bellied pigs, and dolphins into their therapies.

Betacam SP
Digital Betacam

13 x 23 minutes

Colour

Producers

Christian Bruyère

Mary Bissel

Directors

Mary Bissel

Chris Aikenhead

Mark Fuller

Christine Brandt

Denise Withers

Narrator

Nicole Oliver

Production

Mystique Films Ltd.
4411 Stone Cres.
West Vancouver British Columbia
V7W 1B8
Canada
(604) 990-7762
(604) 990-7763
info@mystiquefilms.com
www.mystiquefilms.com

Distribution

Filmoption International inc.
3401, rue Saint-Antoine Ouest
Westmount Quebec
H3Z 1X1
Canada
(514) 931-6180
(514) 939-2034
email@filmoption.com
www.filmoption.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

HEARING VOICES: THE LIVES AND TIMES OF RICH LITTLE

Hearing Voices peels off the many masks of Rich Little, the master comic impressionist, whose huge repertoire of voices includes movie stars, singers, and nine American presidents. Using a treasure trove of clips from four decades of variety television, live performances and interviews with entertainment legends like Debbie Reynolds, Robert Goulet, Phyllis Diller, and Marty Allen, the film delves deeply into a world of glamour, politics and façade. And it’s funny!

Betacam SP
Mini DV

42 minutes

Colour

Producers

Michael McNamara

Anne Pick

Director and Scriptwriter

Michael McNamara

Narrator

Brian Moffatt

Production/Distribution

Reel Rich Productions Inc./ Real to Reel Productions Inc.
3023 Dundas St. W.
Toronto Ontario
M6P 1Z4
Canada
(416) 763-0001
(416) 763-1496
annepick@realtoreelproductions.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

HEARTBEAT OF THE EARTH III

Heartbeat of the Earth is an Aboriginal documentary series that focuses on the relationships of northern people to their community, examining how they retain their traditions and adapt to contemporary life. A majority of the personal experiences are recounted in the Cree and Dene languages, which are subtitled in English. The series embodies historical and cultural characteristics of people sharing unique, northern Aboriginal experiences.

Mini DV
Digital Betacam

13 x 24 minutes

Colour

Producers and Directors

Deborah Charles

Joe Black

Teddy Clarke

Executive Producers and Scriptwriters

Benjamin Moyer

Angie Campbell

Marlene Highway

Production

Y'utthe Askiy Productions Ltd.
712 Finlayson St.
P.O. Box 1529
La Ronge Saskatchewan
SOJ 1LO
Canada
(306) 425-4003
(306) 425-3123
angie@mbctv.ca
www.mbcradio.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

HEIDI RATHJEN : DE LA TRAGÉDIE À LA VICTOIRE

In 1989, Heidi Rathjen was a student at the University of Montréal’s École polytechnique when 14 young women were shot to death. Profoundly affected by the massacre, and disgusted at the ease with which individuals can procure assault weapons, she formed a broad-based coalition aimed at improving gun-control laws. Her fight bore fruit when, in 1995, the Canadian government enacted new gun-control legislation.

Betacam SP

48 minutes

Colour

Producers

Lise Payette

Raymond Gauthier

Jean-François Mercier

Executive Producer

Raymond Gauthier

Director

Louise Racicot

Scriptwriters

Louise Racicot

Donald Winkler

Narrators

John Tarzwell

Luis de Cespedes

Production

Les Productions Point de mire inc.
154, av. Laurier Ouest
Bureau 302
Montreal Quebec
H2T 2N7
Canada
(514) 278-8922
(514) 278-8925
info@pdemire.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

HÉRITAGE MANDELA (L’)

In 2001, Nelson Mandela became an honorary citizen of Canada. This marked only the second time in its history that Canada had granted this privilege to a foreigner in recognition of the recipient’s contribution to peace and human rights. Canada and Nelson Mandela have worked closely together on such issues as banning the use of land mines and recognizing the rights and improving the lives of children around the world, especially in Africa. The program features testimonials from Canadians who are full of praise for this extraordinary man.

Betacam SP

47 minutes

Colour

Producers

Roberto Luca

Jean Leclerc

Executive Producer

Roberto Luca

Director and Scriptwriter

Jean Leclerc

Narrators

Marie Tifo

Yves Massicotte

Benoit Rousseau

Production/Distribution

Planète Bleue communication inc.
230, rue Plamondon
Repentigny Quebec
J6A 7E4
Canada
(450) 582-9990
(450) 582-5990
luca.r@videotron.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

HISTOIRES OUBLIÉES III

Now in its third season, this series looks at major historical events that once made headlines around the world but are now largely forgotten. Archival images, period footage and first-hand accounts, combined with host Robert Tremblay’s commentary, allow us to gauge the impact of these historical events on our lives today.

Betacam SP

26 x 22 minutes

Colour

Producer

Vic Pelletier

Directors

Robert Tremblay

Jean-François Bouchard

Paul Lapointe

Scriptwriters

Robert Tremblay

Jean O'Neil

Richard Lavoie

Lyne Fréchet

Host

Robert Tremblay

Production

Productions Vic Pelletier inc. (Les)
296 rue Saint-Pierre

Matane Quebec
G4W 2B9
Canada
(418) 566-2040
(418) 562-4643
info@pvp.ca
www.pvp.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

HISTORY'S COURTROOM II

History's Courtroom II continues to document 20th-century legal cases that have radically altered both laws and lifestyles for Canadians. Host Kirk Makin, Justice Reporter for the Globe and Mail newspaper, guides viewers through these compelling and provocative cases. In these unusual future-setting cases, it is the accused who often emerge as the heroes – and the passionate advocacy of lawyers and judges that helps reshape all our lives. The series uses archival material complemented by silent dramatic reenactments.

Betacam SP

6 x 46 minutes

Colour, black and white

Producer

Pilar Segura

Executive Producers

Michael Maclear

Mike Feheley

Directors

Various / Divers

Scriptwriter

Tom Gould

Narrator and Host

Kirk Makin

Production

Leading Cases Productions Ltd.
c/o Screenlife Productions Ltd.
144 Front St. W.
Suite 310
Toronto Ontario
M5J 2L7
Canada
(416) 260-2099
(416) 260-2042
info@screenlife.net

International distribution

Tom Howe and Associates
90A Isabella St.
Toronto Ontario
M4Y 1N4
Canada
(416) 925-3766
(416) 925-3166
tominternational@msn.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

HITLER'S BRITAIN

How would we be different if the Nazis had invaded Britain? What chilling consequences would Hitler’s victory have had on Canada, the United Kingdom and beyond? Hitler’s Britain is the story of what the Nazis planned to do after they invaded in 1941, and of the remarkable British Resistance movement.

Digital Betacam

2 x 60 minutes

Colour, black and white

Producer

Caitlin O'Leary

Executive Producers

Nick Catliff

Bill Locke

Patricia Phillips

Director and Scriptwriter

Richard Bond

Narrator

Diego Matamoros

Production

Sealion Productions Inc / Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc.
121 Bloor St. E.,
Suite 1500
Toronto Ontario
M4W 3M5
Canada
(416) 966-7249
(416) 966-7251
info@allianceatlantis.com
www.allianceatlantis.com

Coproduction – United Kingdom

Lion Television Ltd.
191 Askew Rd.
London
W12 9AX
England
208-735-4028
208-735-4001
webmaster@liontv.co.uk
www.liontv.co.uk

Distribution – Canada

Alliance Atlantis Motion Picture Distribution Ltd.
121 Bloor St. E.
Suite 1500
Toronto Ontario
M4W 3M5
Canada
(416) 967-1174
(416) 967-1350
info@allianceatlantis.com
www.allianceatlantis.com

International distribution

Alliance Atlantis International Television Distribution Ltd.
184 - 192 Drummond St.
2nd Floor
London
NW1 3HP
England
44-171-388-8107
info@allianceatlantis.com
www.allianceatlantis.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

HOCKEY NOMAD

Noted Canadian musician and hockey fan Dave Bidini travels the globe in search of the true spirit of hockey. He travels to Mongolia, where the game is played outdoors in the shadow of a Buddhist temple; to Dubai, where a beautifully maintained ice rink miraculously rises from the scorching desert; and finally to Romania’s famed Transylvania, where hockey first started in the 1920s after one local saw the game on a 10-second newsreel – that came from a place called Canada.

16 mm
DV Cam

57 minutes

Colour

Producers

Nick de Pencier

Mike Downey

Director

Mike Downey

Scriptwriter

Dave Bidini

Narrator

Dave Bidini

Production/Distribution

Mercury Films (Nomad) Inc.
56 The Esplanade, Suite 503
Toronto Ontario
M5E 1A7
Canada
(416) 955-9835
(416) 955-4556
mercfilm@istar.ca

House on Fire Productions
73 Balsam Ave.
Toronto Ontario
M4E 3B8
Canada
(416) 691-2264
(416) 691-4265
mike@houseonfire.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

HONOUR AND RESPECT

Honour and Respect is a two-part documentary about the dilemma of dealing with aging parents. Over the course of six months to a year, the film follows a couple of contrasting stories about families facing a crisis as they wrestle with the agonizing choices of what to do with a parent.

Betacam SP
Mini DV

79 minutes

Colour

Producers

John Kastner

Deborah Parks

Director and Scriptwriter

John Kastner

Production

J.S. Kastner Productions Ltd.
220 Viewmount Ave.
Toronto Ontario
M6B 1T8
Canada
(416) 784-0596
(416) 784-0690
jskastner@sympatico.ca
www.jskastner.com

Distribution – Canada

CBC International Sales
P.O. Box 500
Station A
Toronto Ontario
M5W 1E6
Canada
(416) 205-3500
(416) 205-3482
cbcis@cbc.ca
www.cbcis.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

HUMAN TRIALS: TESTING THE AIDS VACCINE

The AIDS epidemic has ravaged our planet like no other plague in history. In San Francisco, a small pharmaceutical company, VaxGen, is racing against time, and HIV. Human Trials tells the stories of four gay men from Vancouver who have volunteered to be among the world’s first humans to test a possible AIDS vaccine. As we follow them through the three-year trial, viewers will be amazed by their courage and shocked by the risks they take in the name of science.

DV Cam

39 minutes

Colour

Producer

Tony Papa

Directors

Michael Margolis

Ryan Marley

Scriptwriter

Helen Slinger

Production

Avanti Pictures Corporation
2339 Columbia St.
Suite 102
Vancouver British Columbia
V5Y 3Y3
Canada
(604) 609-0339
(604) 609-0336
info@avantipics.com
www.avantipics.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

HUMAN WILDLIFE: THE LIFE THAT LIVES ON US

Hosted by Dr. Robert Buckman, Human Wildlife is part science show and part human “safari.” In each episode, Dr. Buckman takes us on an eye-opening tour of the human eco-system and the “wildlife” that lives on and inside us. Human Wildlife features astounding never-before-seen, real-time visuals of these microscopic invaders; up-to-the-minute research; interviews with medical and scientific experts; and a hearty dose of Dr. Buckman’s signature charm and humour.

Betacam SP

6 x 46 minutes

Colour

Producer

David Langer

Executive Producer

Laszlo Barna

Directors

David Langer

Roxana Spicer

John Darroch

Tim Wolochatiuk

Scriptwriter, Narrator and Host

Dr. Robert Buckman

Production

Human Wildlife Productions Inc. / Barna-Alper Productions
366 Adelaide St. W.
Suite 700
Toronto Ontario
M5V 1R9
Canada
(416) 979-0676
(416) 979-7476

www.bap.ca

Distribution – Canada

Alliance Atlantis Motion Picture Distribution Inc.
121 Bloor St. E.
Suite 1500
Toronto Ontario
M4W 3M5
Canada
(416) 967-1174
(416) 960-0971
info@allianceatlantis.com
www.allianceatlantis.com

International distribution

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

HUMOUR DE VÉNUS (L')

L’Humour de Vénus offers an intimate look at the world of women comics. Why, despite the growth of the comedy industry, are there so few women comics in Quebec? This show explores various aspects of female humour, such as the type of material women comics choose, the role they play in cultural life, and how the comedy profession for women differs in Montréal, Toronto, New York and Paris.

Betacam SP
DV Cam

51 minutes

Colour

Producer and Executive Producer

Lucie Tremblay

Director

Lisette Marcotte

Scriptwriters

Christiane Vien

Marielle Léveillé

Production

Les Productions Impex inc.
480, ch. Sainte-Marie
Lac-aux-Sables Quebec
G0X 1M0
Canada
(418) 336-3008
(418) 336-3117
impex@videotron.ca

Distribution

Le groupe Multimédia du Canada
261, rue du Saint-Sacrement
Montreal Quebec
H2Y 3V2
Canada
(514) 844-3636
(514) 844-4990
mgc@the-mgc.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

HUNT AND THE WALK (THE)

The two-part The Hunt and the Walk explores traditions reclaimed and traditions preserved in the face of increasing change, while simultaneously uncovering the filmmaker's relationship to his history. Told from the unique and sometimes innocent perspective of filmmaker Dennis Allen, each documentary provides a compelling and rare look at a northern Native culture through the eyes of one who is at once connected to it and distant from it.

Betacam SP
DV Cam

2 x 48 minutes

Colour

Producers

Alexis Arthur

Dennis Allen

Ken Malenstyn

Director, Scriptwriter and Narrator

Dennis Allen

Production/Distribution – Canada

Big Red Barn Entertainment
6556 60th Ave.
Delta British Columbia
V4K 4E2
Canada
(604) 946-6329
(604) 946-2604
ken@brbmg.com
www.brbmg.com

Mackenzie Delta Films
1430 Maple St.
Suite 3
Vancouver British Columbia
V6J 3R9
Canada
(604) 687-3384
dennisallen@shaw.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

HYPNOSE: UNE FENETRE SUR L'ESPRIT

For a long time, the scientific community in the West equated hypnotism with charlatanism. This is no longer the case. Today, the challenge is to discover how hypnotism – inducing an altered state of consciousness – works. Indeed, the practical applications of hypnosis are expanding rapidly. Medicine, the law, sports – the use of hypnotism in these fields merely hints at its huge and untapped potential.

Digital Betacam

52 minutes

Colour

Producers

Mary Armstrong

Bernard Vaillot

Executive Producers

Jacquelin Bouchard

Bernard Vaillot

Director and Scriptwriter

Denis Blaquière

Narrators

David Suzuki

Michel Marmen

Production

Productions Pixcom inc.
1720, rue du Canal
Montreal Quebec
H3K 3E6
Canada
(514) 931-1188
(514) 931-2126
info@pixcom.com
www.pixcom.com

Distribution

Pixcom International inc.
1720, rue du Canal
Montreal Quebec
H3K 3E6
Canada
(514) 931-1188
(514) 931-2126
info@pixcom.com
www.pixcom.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

I WANT A WOMAN

For many singles in Canada, the search for love can prove elusive and frustrating. Now imagine being a stranger in a strange land – a male immigrant battling language difficulties, cultural chasms, and your own illusions and preconceptions. And imagine being willing to share your trials, tribulations, and romantic tragedies with a television audience. This provocative documentary delves into the lives of four Russian émigrés as they search for a soul mate in the confusing land of Canada.

DV Cam

minutes

Colour

Producer

Lynn Booth

Director and Scriptwriter

Julia Ivanova

Production

Make Believe Media Inc.
145 Keefer Street
Suite 201
Vancouver British Columbia
V6A 1X3
Canada
(604) 874-9498
(604) 874-9484
trish@makebelievemedia.com
www.makebelievemedia.com

International distribution

Filmoption International inc.
3401, rue Saint-Antoine Ouest
Westmount Quebec
H3Z 1X1
Canada
(514) 931-6180
(514) 939-2034
email@filmoption.com
www.filmoption.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

INTO AMERICA

Into America is the story of five first-year University of Toronto students and their professor who set out on a journey to explore the myths and realities of the United States. Leaving the classroom behind and bringing director Mike Downie along for the ride, the students pack themselves into an RV with their prof, Ron Deibert, for a travelling seminar on the open road.

Mini DV

4 x 28 minutes

Colour

Producers

Ron Deibert

Mike Downie

Director

Mike Downie

Cast

Nadia Daar

Geordie Gibbon

Alex Cooke

Beth Palmer

Production

House on Fire Productions
73 Balsam Ave.
Toronto Ontario
M4E 3B8
Canada
(416) 691-2264
(416) 691-4265
mike@houseonfire.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

INTO THE WILD

From the heart of the Amazon to the depths of the Atlantic, Into the Wild takes you to the frontiers of animal science. Among the animals profiled are the huge Florida manatees, which are being slaughtered by boat propellers; Brazil’s elusive and endangered tapirs, which act as landscape detectives, showing researchers the way into an ever-shrinking Atlantic rainforest; and Mexican crocodiles, which vie with tourists for space in downtown Cancun.

Betacam SP

13 x 22 minutes

Colour

Producers

Emma Reid

Larry Bambrick

Executive Producer

Andrew Burnstein

Directors and Scriptwriters

Emma Reid

Mark Miller

Narrator

Mark Staedler

Production/Distribution

Exploration Production Inc.
9 Channel Nine Court
Scarborough Ontario
M1S 4B5
Canada
(416) 332-5000
(416) 332-4619
info@exploration.ca
www.exploration.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

INVISIBLE MACHINE (THE)

On a calm Sunday morning more than 20 years ago, the residents of Bell Island, Newfoundland, heard an odd, high-pitched hum, immediately followed by a sudden and terrifying blast that resounded for hundreds of miles. The blast was followed by a host of unexplained electrical phenomena: small “balls” of lightning, blue hail, exploding televisions, scorched earth. The Invisible Machine seeks to unravel the mystery of the Bell Island “boom” and, in doing so, examine the expanding frontiers of electromagnetic science.

Betacam SP

46 minutes

Colour

Producer

Lynne Wilson

Coproducers

Jon Whalen

Lee Tizzard

Executive Producer

Barbara Doran

Directors and Scriptwriters

Barbara Doran

Jon Whalen

Narrator

Mike Jones

Production

Morag Productions
PO Box 52
St. John's Newfoundland
A1C 5H5
Canada
(709) 739-0447
(709) 739-0467
info@morag.ca
www.morag.ca

Distribution

Canamedia Productions Ltd.
381 Richmond St. East Suite #200
Toronto Ontario
M5A 1P6
Canada
(416) 483-7446
(416) 483-7529
canamed@canamedia.com
www.canamedia.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

IRVING LAYTON: A RED CARPET FOR THE SUN

Montréal poet Irving Layton, now 90 years old, was for many decades one of the most remarkable personalities on the Canadian literary scene. A brilliant and dedicated teacher, a pioneer of modernism in Canadian poetry, author of more than 30 books of verse, he was also notorious for his very public private life. A Red Carpet for the Sun takes the measure of his life... and his loves.

Betacam SP
DV Cam

42 minutes

Colour, black and white

Producers

Ari A. Cohen

Evan Beloff

Director and Scriptwriter

Donald Winkler

Narrator

Donald Winkler

Production/Distribution

Diversus Inc.
224, rue Laurier Ouest
Montreal Quebec
H2T 2N8
Canada
(514) 844-2422
(514) 844-8868
info@diversus.com
www.diversus.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

JEUX DE SOCIÉTÉ VI

Hosted by Joane Prince, this series, now in its sixth season, looks at some of the major issues preoccupying Quebec society from the point of view of people who share a common passion, culture, or life journey.

DVC Pro

26 x 46 minutes

Colour

Executive Producers

Jacquelin Bouchard

Daniel Beauchesne

Line Producer

André Gariépy

Directors

Sylvie Guernon

Anne Dussault

Sylvie Bélanger

Scriptwriter and Host

Joane Prince

Production

Productions Pixcom inc.
1720, rue du Canal
Montreal Quebec
H3K 3E6
Canada
(514) 931-1188
(514) 931-2126
info@pixcom.com
www.pixcom.com

Distribution

Pixcom International inc.
1720, rue du Canal
Montreal Quebec
H3K 3E6
Canada
(514) 931-1188
(514) 931-2126
info@pixcom.com
www.pixcom.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

JOURNEY HOME (THE)

This one-hour documentary explores the meaning of “street culture” in the Aboriginal community. The story focuses on the lives of individuals who know “the street.” Some, like Albert, a central character in the story, have moved forward with their own lives and have returned to the street to help those who are left behind, locked in a cycle of despair and degradation.

Mini DV

47 minutes

Colour, black and white

Producer and Director

Donna Marion

Executive Producer

Barry Lank

Scriptwriters

Rick Chafe

Donna Marion

Cast

George Bear

Michael Hotomani

Shoshoni Jimmy

Rachel Seenie

Production

Blonde Indian Productions
376 Osborne St. S.
Suite 808
Winnipeg Manitoba
R3L 2V3
Canada
(204) 452-3024
(204) 287-8604
bip@mts.net

Distribution

Dex Distribution Inc.
1583 Hollis St.
2nd Floor
Halifax Nova Scotia
B3J 1V4
Canada
(902) 421-1326
(902) 423-0484
jennifer@dexdistribution.com
www.dexdistribution.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

KINK II

She-male. Polyamorous. Switch. Junior Dungeon Master. A few of the titles worn by the subjects of Kink. Kink’s second season takes on a new scene and new subjects, this time in Toronto. Private dungeons and gay-pride parades, fetish parties and floggers. Portraits of several sexual explorers diverge and cross as the series follows their journeys to the frontiers of passion, pleasure, identity and indulgence.

DV Cam

13 x 23 minutes

Colour

Producer

Stacey Offman

Executive Producer

David Paperny

Directors

Dennis Heaton

Aerlyn Weissman

Noam Gonick

Production

Paperny Films Inc.
2043 Quebec St.
2nd Floor
Vancouver British Columbia
V5T 2Z6
Canada
(604) 228-1960
(604) 228-1911
info@papernyfilms.com
www.papernyfilms.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

Baiser (Le)

The kiss takes viewers on an incredible voyage of discovery into the very nature of the kiss, as depicted in works of art from different art-historical periods. In order to bring the public closer to art, the film focuses on the public itself, its emotions, its experiences. This is achieved through the onscreen presence of a character who serves as a link between art and the viewer. A kiss, whether it is given, received, accepted or refused, leaves an indelible mark on us all.

DV Cam

minutes

Colour

Producer

Jean-Yves de Banville

Executive Producer

Jean Huppé

Director

Louise-Marie Beauchamp

Scriptwriters

Marie-Andrée Brière

Louise-Marie Beauchamp

Narrators

Marie-Jo Thério

Lorne Brass

Cast

Marc Boivin

Anne Lebeau

Production

Groupe ECP Inc.
1280, av. Bernard
Bureau 202
Outremont Quebec
H2V 1V9
Canada
(514) 273-4458
(514) 273-9790
groupe@groupeecp.ca
www.ecptelevision.com

Distribution

Filmoption International inc.
3401, rue Saint-Antoine Ouest
Westmount Quebec
H3Z 1X1
Canada
(514) 931-6180
(514) 939-2034
email@filmoption.com
www.filmoption.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

KLONDIKE: THE QUEST FOR GOLD

Four men and one woman experience life as Klondike Gold Rush stampeders of 1897, outfitted with 1400 kilograms of turn-of-the-century clothing, tools and food. Beginning their journey in Dyea, Alaska, the team must hike the demanding Chilkoot Trail, sail several frigid northern lakes and journey hundreds of kilometres down the Yukon River to Dawson City. The hardy team then treks out to the famous Klondike region to try its luck prospecting for gold.

Betacam SP
DV Cam

4 x 47 minutes

Colour, black and white

Producer

Jamie Brown

Director and Scriptwriter

Don Young

Narrator

Tom Anniko

Cast

Andria Bellon

Joe Bishop

Dave Delnea

Sebastien Racine

Production

Frantic Films Corporation
70 Arthur St.,
Suite 300
Winnipeg Manitoba
R3B 1G7
Canada
(204) 949-0070
(204) 949-0050
info@franticfilms.com
www.franticfilms.com

Distribution – Canada

Frantic Films Releasing Inc.
70 Arthur St.
Suite 300
Winnipeg Manitoba
R3B 1G7
Canada
(204) 949-0070
(204) 949-0050
info@franticfilms.com
www.franticfilms.com

International distribution

Monarch Films Inc.
368 Danforth Ave.
Jersey City New Jersey
07305
United States
1-888-229-4260
(201) 451-3877
monarchfilms@aol.com
www.monarchfilms.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

WAR IN KOREA

War in Korea looks at the forgotten Korean War of 1950-1953 through the words and faces of participants from all sides, including, exceptionally, North Korea, which opened its doors to our crew. The war raged for three years and had a higher death rate than Vietnam, yet the lessons from Korea were not learned. Fifty years later, North and South Korea are still poised for war on opposite sides of a demilitarized zone which slices the country in half.

DV Cam
Mini DV

4 x 60 minutes

Colour

Producers

Arnie Gelbart

Christine Le goff

Executive Producer

Arnie Gelbart

Director and Scriptwriter

Brian McKenna

Narrator

Terance McKenna

Production/Distribution – Canada

Galafilm Productions (IV) Inc.
5643, rue Clark
Bureau 300
Montreal Quebec
H2T 2V5
Canada
(514) 273-4252
(514) 273-8689
galafilm@galafilm.com
www.galafilm.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

LAKES II

Canadian history is rich in tales of exploration, migration, settlement, industry, commerce and recreation – many of them revolving around the lakes which have long molded the lives of the people who have reached their shores. Through the people and communities tied to the lakes today, Lakes tells the stories of our varied ancestors and their struggle to survive and thrive in these places of abundance and peril.

Betacam SP
High definition
Digital Betacam

3 x 60 minutes

Colour

Producer

Janice Dawe

Executive Producers

Mitchell Azaria

Ihor Macijiwsky

Directors

Deborah Burgess

Harvey Crossland

Michel Metivier

Ian McLeod

Narrator

Murray McLauchlan

Production

Lakes Inc. / Good Earth Productions Inc.
314 Roncesvalles Ave.
Toronto Ontario
M6R 2M7
Canada
(416) 535-3379
(416) 535-8622
info@goodearthproductions.com
www.goodearthproductions.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

LEAP OF FAITH: THE NICOLE WATT STORY

Nicole Watt was a young girl from rural Saskatchewan who quickly rose to the top ranks in Canadian figure skating despite suffering from juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. Her inspiring story proves that if you believe in yourself you can accomplish most anything.

Mini DV

49 minutes

Colour

Producer

Lori Kuffner

Director and Scriptwriter

Daryl K. Davis

Narrator

Mark Lee

Production

Cooper Rock Pictures Inc.
70 Charles Cres.
Regina Saskatchewan
S4T 5X4
Canada
(306) 790-5690
(306) 790-5699
lkfuffner@cooperrock.com
www.cooperrock.com

Distribution – Canada

CR Releasing
70 Charles Cres.
Regina Saskatchewan
S4T 5X4
Canada
(306) 790-5690
(306) 790-5699
lkuffner@cooperrock.com
www.cooperrock.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

LÉGENDE DE CATALINE (LA)

Jean Caux, known as Cataline, is a Francophone pioneer who hopes to strike it rich during British Columbia’s Gold Rush of 1858. After several failures as a prospector, he realizes that a fortune is to be made by transporting goods. And so begins his career. Over the next 50 years, Cataline criss-crosses the province with his mule train. The Legend of Cataline recounts his extraordinary story.

DV Cam

51 minutes

Colour

Producers

Sylvie Peltier

Lynn Fuhr

Betsy Carson

Director and Scriptwriter

Sylvie Peltier

Narrator

Bruno Verdoni

Cast

Rydyr Morse

Production

Red Letter Films Inc.
4620 Yew St.
Suite 202
Vancouver British Columbia
V6L 2J6
Canada
(604) 737-3657
(604) 872-0367
redletter@axion.net
www.redletterfilms.com

Distribution

Antenna inc.
8500, rue Saint-Hubert
Montreal Quebec
H2P 1Z7
Canada
(514) 271-4515
(514) 271-4005
production@cqni.ca

CinéFête
1586, rue Fleury Est
Bureau 210
Montreal Quebec
H2C 1S6
Canada
(514) 858-0300
(514) 858-0442
info@cinefete.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

LEGENDS OF HOCKEY - A PERSONAL JOURNEY II

Legends of Hockey - A Personal Journey II continues to showcase the personal stories of hockey’s greatest players. The series offers a fascinating perspective on the game’s illustrious history while providing in-depth profiles of the character and courage of our hockey legends. In their own words, the players trace their emotional journeys – from the frozen ponds and back-yard rinks of childhood to the bright lights of the National Hockey League.

Digital Betacam

26 x 24 minutes

Colour

Producer

Derik Murray

Executive Producers

Derik Murray

John N. Hamilton

Directors

Derik Murray

Brian Daisley

Scriptwriter

Brian Daisley

Narrator

Harvey Gold

Production

Network Pictures Five Inc.
1168 Hamilton St.
Suite 400
Vancouver British Columbia
V6B 2S2
Canada
(604) 739-8825
(604) 739-8835
tv@network-ent.com

Distribution – Canada

Network Media Ventures Inc.
1168 Hamilton St.,
Suite 400
Vancouver British Columbia
V6B 2S2
Canada
(604) 739-8825
(604) 739-8835
tv@network-ent.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

LIFE AND TIMES OF PRESTON MANNING

This one-hour documentary chronicles the life and times of Canadian political leader Preston Manning. The program explores how Manning’s personality and personal values, family ties, colleagues, geography, and political environment have shaped and influenced his career, which has had a remarkable impact on Canadian politics and history.

Betacam SP

46 minutes

Colour

Producer

Bette Thompson

Executive Producers

Lance Mueller

Jean Merriman

Joe Novak

Director and Scriptwriter

Jerry Thompson

Narrator

Jerry Thompson

Production

L & T - PM Inc. / White Iron Pictures Inc.
1201 Fifth St., SW
Suite 533
Calgary Alberta
T2R 0Y6
Canada
(403) 298-4700
(403) 233-0528
lmueller@whiteiron.tv
www.whiteiron.tv

Distribution – Canada

White Iron Pictures Inc.
1201 Fifth St. S.W.
Suite 533
Calgary Alberta
T2R 0Y6
Canada
(403) 298-4700
(403) 233-0528
lmueller@whiteiron.tv
www.whiteiron.tv

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

RENÉ LÉVESQUE

Those who worked with René Lévesque and those who fought against him all agreed that he was an extraordinary man. A democrat first and foremost, Lévesque had a profound impact on his times, asking fundamental questions, turning the political landscape upside down, prompting his Quebec compatriots to change their attitudes and stop seeing themselves as downtrodden. Life and Times of René Lévesque profiles this authentic Quebec hero, examining his life, career, and the major issues and ideas which preoccupied him.

Digital Betacam

minutes

Colour

Producers

Roger Racine

Marc Renaud

Associate Producer

Claude Godbout

Director

Marc Renaud

Scriptwriter

Pierre Godin

Production

Production René Lévesque
89, rue Richelieu
St-Bruno Quebec
J3V 2E5
Canada
(514) 932-3350
(514) 932-2767

Distribution

Le groupe Multimédia du Canada
261, rue du Saint-Sacrement
Montreal Quebec
H2Y 3V2
Canada
(514) 844-3636
(514) 844-4990
mgc@the-mgc.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

LIVING THINGS WE LOVE TO HATE

Featuring stunning macro-photography, this film looks at the creatures that humans have reviled throughout time – slugs, snakes, maggots and bats – and asks where these attitudes come from. Do we fear what we don't understand?

Betacam SP

46 minutes

Colour

Producer

Andrew Koster

Director

David Springbett

Scriptwriters

Des Kennedy

Heather McAndrew

Narrator

Des Kennedy

Production

Rainshadow Media Ltd.
3909 Landis Pl.
Victoria British Columbia
V8X 4C1
Canada
(250) 382-2613
(250) 382-2614
rainshadow@telus.net

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

LOCKED HORNS : THE FATE OF OLD CROW

The town of Old Crow, Yukon is virtually empty because its residents are all searching for the source of their winter meat: the 120,000-strong Porcupine Caribou herd. This dependence of man on beast has persisted for more than 10,000 years. But for the hunters of Old Crow, there is a problem: there is oil under the calving grounds on the other side of the border, in Alaska, and the U.S. government wants to drill. This could mean the end of the caribou, the end of the migrations, and the end of Old Crow.

Betacam SP

41 minutes

Colour

Producer, Director and Scriptwriter

Andrew Gregg

Executive Producer

Gordon Henderson

Production/Distribution

90th Parallel Film & Television Productions Ltd.
203 Gerrard St. E.
Toronto Ontario
M5A 2E7
Canada
(416) 364-9090
(416) 364-0580
info@90thparallel.ca
www.90thparallel.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

MAGNIFICENT OBSESSIONS

Magnificent Obsessions details the stories of six people with interests that go far beyond hobbies, in which the quest is so passionate that it has taken over their lives. The series’ subjects have obsessive fixations ranging from investigating Sasquatch, to building the world’s most elaborate sandcastles, to studying Dracula.

Betacam SP
Super 8
DV Cam

6 x 22 minutes

Colour

Producers

Lorne MacPherson

Erika MacPherson

Directors

Shereen Jerrett

Erika MacPherson

Noah Erenberg

Production

Summit Films Ltd.
70 Arthur St.
Suite 490
Winnipeg Manitoba
R3B 1G7
Canada
(204) 956-4404
(204) 943-0043
info@magnificentobsessions.tv
www.magnificentobsessions.tv

International distribution

Canamedia Productions Ltd.
381 Richmond St. East Suite #200
Toronto Ontario
M5A 1P6
Canada
(416) 483-7446
(416) 483-7529
canamed@canamedia.com
www.canamedia.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

MARIE-NICOLE LEMIEUX : A VOICE FOR ALL SEASONS

Since winning the prestigious Queen Elizabeth Competition for young performers in Belgium in 2000, Quebec contralto Marie-Nicole Lemieux’s career has taken off. This film looks at Marie-Nicole’s life and career and features interviews with her family, friends, and teachers as well as performance excerpts from the Belgian competition, an intimate recital in Prescott, Ontario, and last summer’s Lanaudière Music Festival, where she appeared in Gluck’s Orpheus and Eurydice.

DV Cam

52 minutes

Colour

Producer

Craig Graham

Executive Producers

Craig Graham

Roger Morellec

Director and Scriptwriter

Donald Winkler

Production/Distribution – Canada

Cinepro CTF Productions Ltd./Ltée
254, rue Berlioz
Suite 108
Nuns Island Quebec
H3E 1B9
Canada
(514) 768-4558
(514) 766-2865
cinepro@qc.aibn.com

International distribution

CBC International Sales
P.O. Box 500
Station A
Toronto Ontario
M5W 1E6
Canada
(416) 205-3500
(416) 205-3482
cbcis@cbc.ca
www.cbcis.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

MARTIN'S INFERNO

In a remote cave, deep in central Cuba's majestic Escambray mountains, stands the world's largest stalagmite – more than 67 metres tall, the height of the Statue of Liberty. This film tells the adventurous story of the scientific expedition (led by Canadian and Cuban speleologists) to film the stalagmite for the first time. It also tells of the romantic legend behind the naming of the cave – Martin's Inferno!

DV Cam

52 minutes

Colour

Producer

Josette Gauthier

Executive Producer

Peter Svatek

Director

German Gutierrez

Scriptwriters

Peter Svatek

German Gutierrez

Host

Charles Yonge

Production

Triplex Films Inc.
1487, av. Argyle
Montreal Quebec
H3G 1V5
Canada
(514) 938-0880
(514) 938-8347
josettegauthier@vl.videotron.ca

International distribution

Filmoption International inc.
3401, rue Saint-Antoine Ouest
Westmount Quebec
H3Z 1X1
Canada
(514) 931-6180
(514) 939-2034
email@filmoption.com
www.filmoption.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

MEASHA BRUEGGERGOSMAN: SPIRIT IN HER VOICE

Measha Brueggergosman is literally turning the Canadian classical music field on its ear. Her vocal power and artistic ability belie her 24 years, and while still studying at the renowned Hochschule fuer Musick Augsburg, Germany, she has established herself as a rising star. Measha Brueggergosman: Spirit in Her Voice chronicles the career of this young woman, now on the verge of international stardom.

Betacam SP

60 minutes

Colour

Producer

Bill Kendrick

Directors

Alan Burke

Bill Kendrick

Scriptwriter

Bill Kendrick

Cast

Measha Brueggergosman

Robert Kortgaard

Arthur Leblanc Quartet

Summertime Band

Production

Spirit in her Voice Productions Inc. / Island Images Inc.
274 Salutation Cove Rd.
Bedeque Prince Edward Island
C0B 1C0
Canada
(902) 887-3620
(902) 887-3102
islandimages@auracom.com

International distribution

CBC International Sales
P.O. Box 500
Station A
Toronto Ontario
M5W 1E6
Canada
(416) 205-3500
(416) 205-3482
cbcis@cbc.ca
www.cbcis.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

MED STUDENTS

Med Students is a dramatic documentary series that takes audiences to McMaster University’s world-renowned medical school, providing a behind-the-scenes look at the real-life challenges faced by medical students and residents on their journey to becoming doctors.

Mini DV

13 x 22 minutes

Colour

Executive Producers

Ira Levy

Ron Singer

Peter Williamson

Directors

Ira Levy

Ron Singer

Peter Williamson

Narrator

Michael Cram

Production

Breakthrough Films & Television Inc.
122 Sherbourne St.
Toronto Ontario
M5A 2R4
Canada
(416) 766-6588
(416) 769-1436
business@breakthroughfilms.com
www.breakthroughfilms.com

Distribution

Breakthrough Entertainment Inc.
122 Sherbourne St.
Toronto Ontario
M5A 2R4
Canada
(416) 766-6588
(416) 769-1436
business@breakthroughfilms.com
www.breakthroughfilms.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

MEDIA UNDER FIRE - TALK MOGADISHU

HornAfrik, the first independent TV and radio station in war-torn Mogadishu, Somalia, was set up by three brave Somali Canadians, whose vision is to forge a path to peace through freedom of expression, impartial news and debate. The station has been attacked by warlords who control this lawless city through their guns, and through the propaganda and hatred broadcast on their own radio stations. HornAfrik is a blueprint for the role of the media in conflict.

DV Cam

50 minutes

Colour

Producers

Judy Jackson

Deborah Parks

Director and Scriptwriter

Judy Jackson

Production

Judy Films Inc.
6 Fir Ave.
Toronto Ontario
M4E 1B5
Canada
(416) 694-5544
(416) 694-3686
judyj@attcanada.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

FRONTIERS OF CONSTRUCTION IV

Frontiers of Construction is a show about building for tomorrow. The series takes its audience on a trip to the most modern, technologically complicated construction projects in the world – where the future is being built in concrete and sand. Each episode focuses on a single engineering specialty and introduces us to visionaries with grand designs for our future – sometimes mad, sometimes utopian, and sometimes surprisingly realistic.

Betacam SP

13 x 46 minutes

Colour, black and white

Producer

David Langer

Executive Producers

Laszlo Barna

Sam Grana

W. James Hogan

Directors and Scriptwriters

Susan Mawhood

Christine McLean

Elliot Schiff

Liam O'Rinn

Narrator

David Deacon

Production

Construct IV Productions Inc. / Barna-Alper Productions
366 Adelaide St. W.
Suite 700
Toronto Ontario
M5V 1R9
Canada
(416) 979-0676
(416) 979-7476

www.bap.ca

Fiddlehead IV Entertainment Inc.
250 Lutz St.
Moncton New Brunswick
E1C 5G3
Canada
(506) 854-1057
(506) 382-4144

International distribution

Filmoption International inc.
3401, rue Saint-Antoine Ouest
Westmount Quebec
H3Z 1X1
Canada
(514) 931-6180
(514) 939-2034
email@filmoption.com
www.filmoption.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

MEN DON’T CRY: PROSTATE CANCER STORIES

Prostate cancer is now the most common cancer among men, and the number diagnosed with the disease is expected to triple in the next 20 years. The death rate is also climbing. But men are often embarrassed to acknowledge a disease that can lead to impotence and incontinence. Academy Award-winning director John Zaritsky follows the personal journeys of four men fighting this disease.

Betacam SP

46 minutes

Colour

Producer

Terence McKeown

Executive Producer, Director and Scriptwriter

John Zaritsky

Production

Point Grey Pictures Inc.
1214 7th Ave. W.
Suite 4
Vancouver British Columbia
V6H 1B6
Canada
(604) 742-9967
(604) 742-9957
info@pointgreypictures.com
www.pointgreypictures.com

Distribution

Mundovision World Network
300, rue Léo-Pariseau
Bureau 1820
Montreal Quebec
H2W 2P4
Canada
(514) 985-2004
(514) 985-2005
mundo@Interlog.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

MEN OF MUSIC

This series introduces audiences to individuals who are passionate about music. Some are already well known, others, by virtue of their work in the music industry, deserve to be better known as well as heard and listened to. All these men have an overwhelming love for music, which colours everything they do and drives their expectations as well as their personal development.

Betacam SP

26 x 23 minutes

Colour

Producers

Pierre L. Touchette

Alain Simard

Executive Producer

Luc Châtelain

Director

Raymond Charrette

With

Oliver Jones

André Ménard

Donald Tarlton

Ed Mirvish

Production

Amérimage Spectra inc.
822, rue Sherbrooke Est
Montreal Quebec
H2L 1K4
Canada
(514) 525-7833
(514) 525-8033
pierre.touchette@equipespectra.ca
www.amerimage-spectra.ca

Distribution – Canada

Spectra International Distribution
400, boulevard De Maisonneuve Ouest
Montreal Quebec
H3A 1L4
Canada
(514) 525-7732
(514) 525-8033
international@equipespectra.ca
www.spectra-international.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

MERCEDES JOUE PALOMINO

Of middle-class Argentinean origin, Mercedes Palomino has led a charmed and eventful life. Upon settling in Montréal in 1948, this multifaceted woman went on to found Canada’s first professional theatre, Théâtre du Rideau Vert. Today, almost 55 years later, she continues to run the theatre. Mercedes joue Palomino explores this intriguing woman’s unique vision and features a playful narration which engages in a cat-and-mouse game with its subject, a past master in the art of verbal evasion.

DV Cam

52 minutes

Colour

Producer

Jean-Yves de Banville

Executive Producer

Jean Huppé

Director

Marquise Lepage

Scriptwriter

Ariane Émond

Production/Distribution

Groupe ECP Inc.
1280, av. Bernard
Bureau 202
Outremont Quebec
H2V 1V9
Canada
(514) 273-4458
(514) 273-9790
groupe@groupeecp.ca
www.ecptelevision.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

MILLIONAIRES' CLUB (THE)

“You pays your money and you takes your chances.” Lotto fever strikes deeply in almost 70 countries around the world, and each year billions of dollars are spent in pursuit of winning numbers. Welcome to The Millionaire’s Club, a one-hour documentary that examines the lotteries, their winners and losers. Join us as we find out if money can truly buy happiness.

Betacam SP

46 minutes

Colour

Producer

Connie Edwards

Director

Doug Cole

Scriptwriters

Chris Gudgeon

Doug Cole

Marke Slipp

Narrator

Tony Rosato

Production

Souleado Entertainment
9353 50th St.
Unit 14
Edmonton Alberta
T6B 2L5
Canada
(780) 490-4506
(780) 490-4507
souleado@compusmart.ab.ca
www.souleado.com

International distribution

CCI Entertainment Ltd. (Cambium Catalyst International)
18 Dupont St.
Toronto Ontario
M5R 1V2
Canada
(416) 964-8750
(416) 964-1980
info@ccientertainment.com
www.ccientertainment.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

MOCKSTARS

Mockstars offers a front-row seat to the art of imitation and a backstage pass into the lives of some of the world's most successful entertainment impersonators. A humorous and insightful look into the fascinating subculture of the tribute trade, it features performers such as Hotter Than Hell (KISS), Nearly Neil (Neil Diamond), Shania Twin (Shania Twain), Frod Stewart (Rod Stewart), Eruption (Van Halen) and tributes to Tom Jones and Britney Spears as it chronicles their lives both on and off stage.

Digital Betacam

90 minutes

Colour

Producers

Erin Mussolum

Michelle Welygan

Executive Producers

Arvi Liimatainen

Jayme Pfahl

Director

Irene Angelico

Scriptwriters

Michelle Welygan

Erin Mussolum

Cast

Benny Doro

Bobby Bruce

Dave Battah

Donna Huber

John Vander

Keith Baker

Kristal Miller

Production/Distribution – Canada

Artizan Productions Inc.
3737 Oak St.
Suite 201
Vancouver British Columbia
V6H 2M4
Canada
(604) 255-5774
(604) 738-5766
mail@artizanproductions.com
www.artizanproductions.com

International distribution

Chrysalis Distribution Ltd.
The Chrysalis Building
13 Bramley Rd.
London
W10 6SP
England
44 (0)20 7465 6274
44 (0)20 7221 6286
distribution@chrysalis.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

MONDE QUI PARLAIT AUX ARBRES (LE) / LI MOONDS, LIS ARBES, KAWKITOTAWCHIK : Série francophonie canadienne

This documentary takes us to Saint-Laurent, a town along the Red River in Manitoba which is home to some 50,000 Métis. The Métis of the Red River, Louis Riel's people, are the descendants of Aboriginal people and European coureurs de bois. Over the centuries, they developed a unique culture and rich traditions. In our era of globalization and cultural uniformity, how much longer will Métis culture be able to survive?

Betacam SP

52 minutes

Colour

Producers

Charles Lavack

Louis Paquin

Executive Producer

Louis Paquin

Director and Scriptwriter

Marcel Collet

Production

Productions Rivard inc.
193 Dumoulin St.
Suite 201
Winnipeg Manitoba
R2H 0E4
Canada
(204) 233-0694
(204) 231-4010
rivard@productionsrivard.com
www.productionsrivard.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

MONEY SHOT (THE)

The Money Shot is a provocative and entertaining one-hour documentary about "entre-porn-eurs" working in the adult entertainment industry. The Money Shot examines their lives as they strive for success in an industry that is at once highly competitive, socially stigmatized, and slightly absurd. Through this examination, the show examines the broader issues of how our society views sex and sexuality.

DV Cam
Mini DV

47 minutes

Colour

Producer

Step Carruthers

Director

Sean Q. Lang

Scriptwriters

Step Carruthers

Sean Q. Lang

Production/Distribution

Step Ahead Productions Inc.
314 West Cordova St.
Suite 209
Vancouver British Columbia
V6B 1E8
Canada
(604) 331-8778
(604) 331-9799
step@telus.net

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

MUSICOGRAPHIE IV

In this corner, the musical artist. In that corner, the audience. In the place between them, a stage, a TV monitor, a camera, a record album. In the space of an hour, Musicographie breaks down these borders and gives us direct access to a singer-songwriter and his or her creative process.

Betacam SP

12 x 48 minutes

Colour

Producer

Pierre Marchand

Executive Producer

Johanne Mercier

Director

Manon Giguère

Narrator

Julie Houle

With

Claude Léveillé

Edith Butler

Diane Tell

Production

TV Maxplus Productions inc.
355, rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest
Montreal Quebec
H3B 1A5
Canada
(514) 284-7587
(514) 284-1889
dbelleville@musiqueplus.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

MUSIQUES REBELLES QUÉBEC

This program introduces a new generation of politically engaged Quebec musicians. Marie Boti and her team follow the personal and political lives of four bands that display a range of styles and causes: Acalanto, originally from Chile, the anarchist rocker Landriault, nationalist rappers Loco Locass, and poet/composer Norman Nawrocki. They bring their music and their commitment to social change to the heart of anti-globalization protests in Québec City.

Mini DV

52 minutes

Colour

Producer

Lucie Pageau

Executive Producer

Malcolm Guy

Director

Marie Boti

Scriptwriters

Marie Boti

Hind Benchekroun

Production

Productions Multi-Monde inc.
4067, boul. Saint-Laurent
Bureau 201
Montreal Quebec
H2W 1Y7
Canada
(514) 842-4047
(514) 842-9858
films@pmm.qc.ca
www.pmm.qc.ca

Distribution

Cinéma Libre inc.
460, rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest
Bureau 500
Montreal Quebec
H3B 1A7
Canada
(514) 861-9030
(514) 861-3634
infocine@cinemalibre.com
www.cinemalibre.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

NATURE'S SECRET

Nature’s Secrets looks at the efforts of a small group of scientists to reveal the secrets of three billion years of evolution. These scientists include a researcher in Africa who gets medical training from chimpanzees; a Japanese farmer who farms the natural way and produces crops by doing nothing; an architect who designs buildings the way nature would; and a group of researchers who risk their lives trying to capture the greatest of nature's secrets – how to fly like a bird.

Betacam SP

46 minutes

Colour

Producer and Director

Oksana Borowik

Executive Producers

Andrew Burnstein

John Panikkar

Scriptwriter

Stephen Milton

Narrator

Bob Magee

Production/Distribution

Exploration Production Inc.
9 Channel Nine Court
Scarborough Ontario
M1S 4B5
Canada
(416) 332-5000
(416) 332-4619
info@exploration.ca
www.exploration.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

NETTIE WEIBE

Through her leadership in organizations such as the National Farmers Union, Nettie Wiebe has guided rural people through some of the worst times in farming since the Depression. From her own family’s land to that of thousands of Canadian farmers, from university classrooms to the peasant huts of Nicaragua, Ms. Wiebe has led the struggle to save the family farm.

Betacam SP

60 minutes

Colour

Producer

Bill Siggins

Executive Producer

Gerald B. Sperling

Scriptwriter

Carie May Haggart

Production

Farmers and Junkies Inc. / Four Square Productions Canada Ltd.
1808 Smith St.
Suite 220
Regina Saskatchewan
S4P 2N4
Canada
(306) 525-9888
(306) 525-8588
hildybowen@4square.ca
www.4square.ca

Distribution

Rebel Media Ventures Corp.
46 Wickstead Way
Thornhill Ontario
L3T 5E4
Canada
(905) 707-6000
(905) 882-0069
avruskin@interlog.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

NEW LABELS

New Labels follows the ups and downs of life in the fast-paced world of fashion. Canada’s major fashion event, Toronto Fashion Week, provides a backdrop for a competition that will change the life of a fashion hopeful. From the moment that the young designers line up for their chance to enter, to the preparation of their submissions and the judges' reactions, we see the making of a new star whose Fall 2003 collection will be on the runway for the first time.

Mini DV

46 minutes

Colour

Producer, Director and Scriptwriter

Francine Zuckerman

Narrator

Wendy Crewson

Production/Distribution – Canada

Z films Inc.
120 Concord Ave.
Toronto Ontario
M6H 2P3
Canada
(416) 535-4556
(416) 535-0229

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

NO KIDDING: THE SEARCH FOR THE WORLD'S FUNNIEST JOKE

Academy Award-winning director John Zaritsky follows a British psychologist’s “scientific” search for the world’s funniest joke. A funny and fascinating international exploration of how humour divides us by sex, age, and nationality – and unites us in surprising ways.

Digital Betacam PAL

50 minutes

Colour

Producer

Terence McKeown

Executive Producer, Director and Scriptwriter

John Zaritsky

Production

Point Grey Pictures Inc.
1214 7th Ave. W.
Suite 4
Vancouver British Columbia
V6H 1B6
Canada
(604) 742-9967
(604) 742-9957
info@pointgreypictures.com
www.pointgreypictures.com

Distribution

Mundovision World Network
300, rue Léo-Pariseau
Bureau 1820
Montreal Quebec
H2W 2P4
Canada
(514) 985-2004
(514) 985-2005
mundo@Interlog.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

NOS CHÂTEAUX, NOS ÉGLISES

The churches of Quebec are the "flagships" of its architectural heritage. Some 2,500 churches are scattered throughout the province, a remarkable representation of Quebec’s identity. As a result of time and the radical decline of religious observance, however, this unique heritage is now threatened: more and more churches are being demolished to make way for new homes. What will become of these churches when the Church itself no longer exists?

DV Cam

52 minutes

Colour

Executive Producer

Alain Corneau

Director, Scriptwriter and Narrator

Simon Poulin

Production

Les Productions de la Chasse Galerie inc.
251, rue Bossé
C.P. 1415, Succursale Racine
Chicoutimi Quebec
G7H 5K3
Canada
(418) 545-2277
(418) 545-2566
chassegalerie@videotron.ca

Distribution – Canada

CinéFête
1586, rue Fleury Est
Bureau 210
Montreal Quebec
H2C 1S6
Canada
(514) 858-0300
(514) 858-0442
info@cinefete.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

OFFSTAGE

Offstage follows the lives of the members of the Petrolia Community Theatre ensemble as they prepare and perform their production of The Man Who Came To Dinner. Set in the beautiful Victorian town of Petrolia, Ontario (location of the world’s first gusher oil well), Offstage is a real-life version of the “mockumentary” feature Waiting for Guffman.

Mini DV

46 minutes

Colour, black and white

Producers

Michael Lamport

Sally Blake

Executive Producers

Michael Lamport

Sally Blake

Gregory Sheppard

Directors and Scriptwriters

Sally Blake

Michael Lamport

Production

very small films
585 Bloor St. W.,
3rd Floor
Toronto Ontario
M6G 1K5
Canada
(416) 531-5683
(416) 461-6428
mlamport@sympatico.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

OLGA: THE LAST GRAND DUCHESS

Filmed in Russia, Denmark and Canada, this documentary tells the fascinating story of Olga Romanov, the sister of Russia’s last czar. Daughter of the Danish Princess Tzarina Dagmar, Olga Romanov started life as a privileged member of the Russian royal family – only to die in obscurity in an apartment above a barbershop in Toronto. The program draws on extensive archival material and features conversations with people who knew Olga.

DV Cam

1 x 60 minutes

Colour

Producers

Barbara Barde

Sonja Vesterholt

Director

Sonja Vesterholt

Scriptwriter

Annie Szamosi

Production/Distribution – Canada

Take 3 Productions Inc.
49 Spadina Ave.
Suite 302
Toronto Ontario
M5V 2J1
Canada
(416) 595-5850
(416) 595-5851
lstregger@upfront.ca

Coproduction – Denmark

Vesterholt Film & TV
Nørre Voldgade 12
Copenhagen
1358
Denmark
(+45) 33 14 16 05
(+45) 33 14 16 62
svfilm@post10.tele.dk

International distribution

Portfolio Entertainment Inc.
110 Eglinton Ave. E.
Suite 602
Toronto Ontario
M4P 2Y1
Canada
(416) 483-9773
(416) 483-6537
portfolio@portfolio-ent.com
www.portfolioentertainment.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

OLIVE DICKASON'S FIRST NATIONS

Olive Dickason – Métis, journalist, academic, mother of three – rose from humble beginnings and overcame great lifelong struggles to write the first textbooks about Canadian Aboriginal history. Through her work she introduced Aboriginal history as an academic discipline, providing an Aboriginal point of view to the study of Canadian history as it unfolded before and after the arrival of the Europeans.

Betacam SP
DV Cam

48 minutes

Colour

Producer

Dawn Deme

Executive Producers

Dawn Deme

Steven J. Deme

Director

Steven J. Deme

Scriptwriter

Dawn Deme

Narrator

Jennifer David

Production

Villagers Media Productions Inc.
110 Cottingham St.
Toronto Ontario
M4V 1C1
Canada
(416) 323-3228
(416) 323-1201
webmaster@villagersmedia.com
www.villagersmedia.com

Distribution – Canada

Magic Lantern
1075 North Service Rd. W.
Suite 27
Oakville Ontario
L6M 2G2
Canada
(905) 827-2766
(905) 827-2655
video@magiclantern.ca
www.magiclantern.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

OPPRESSION IV

We all know someone who, at one time or another, has had to cope with mental illness, either their own or someone else’s. The fourth season of Oppression looks at three types of mental disorder: professional burn-out, depression and personality change. Featuring several people who suffer from these illnesses, the series provides answers to difficult questions and looks at some of the best treatments now available.

Betacam SP

3 x 53 minutes

Colour

Producer and Executive Producer

Laurier Bonin

Directors and Scriptwriters

Denise Payette

Paula McKeown

Production

Icotop inc.
6700, av. du Parc
Bureau 300
Montreal Quebec
H2V 4H9
Canada
(514) 495-9067
(514) 495-4454
lorico@icotop.com

Distribution

Le groupe Multimédia du Canada
261, rue du Saint-Sacrement
Montreal Quebec
H2Y 3V2
Canada
(514) 844-3636
(514) 844-4990
mgc@the-mgc.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

ORIGINES

Origines recounts the events surrounding the settlement of New France, from the time of the first colonists to the British Conquest of 1760. Using dramatic re-enactments, this documentary series profiles some of the real-life, "ordinary," people behind the historical events – artisans and craftsmen, servants, soldiers, filles du roi. Linking the past to the present, the series traces the genealogical roots of these figures, the ancestors of a majority of modern-day Quebec families.

Betacam SP

20 x 47 minutes

Colour

Producer

Pierre Lawrence

Executive Producers

André Larin

Vincent Leduc

Michel Bissonnette

Paul Dupont-Hébert

Directors

Louis-Roland Leduc

Sylvain Laforest

Jean Laliberté

Scriptwriter

Monique Fournier

Production/Distribution

Zone3 inc.
1055, boul. René-Lévesque Est
Bureau 300
Montreal Quebec
H2L 4S5
Canada
(514) 284-5555
(514) 985-4458
cdaneau@zone3.ca
www.zone3.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

ORIGINES DU SIDA I ET II (LES)

As the incidence of HIV becomes endemic in certain countries, this film looks at the controversies surrounding the rise over the last 20 years of AIDS, a new and devastating illness. In particular, the film addresses the issue of the origins of AIDS and the concomitant responsibility of the scientific community.

DV Cam

minutes

Colour, black and white

Producers

Arnie Gelbart

Christine Le goff

Executive Producer

Arnie Gelbart

Director

Peter Chappell

Scriptwriters

Arnie Gelbart

Peter Chappell

Stéphane Horel

Production/Distribution – Canada

Galafilm inc.
443 St-Vincent Street
Montreal Quebec
H2Y 3A6
Canada
(514) 273-4252
(514) 273-8689
info@galafilm.com
www.galafilm.com

International distribution

Pathé International
23, rue Linois
Paris
75015
France
01.53.95.56.04
01.53.95.56.21

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

OSQ 100 ANS! LA POURSUITE D'UN IDÉAL (L')

This program celebrates the 100th anniversary of the Orchestre symphonique de Québec and highlights the orchestra’s vital contribution to Quebec’s cultural and musical heritage. Featuring interviews with musicians and others who have been involved with the orchestra, as well as archival footage, the program explores the vision and commitment of the orchestra’s musicians and 10 musical directors who worked with the ensemble during its first 100 years.

Betacam SP

minutes

Colour

Producers

Pierre L. Touchette

Alain Simard

Executive Producer

Luc Châtelain

Director

Jocelyn Barnabé

Cast

Orchestre symphonique de Québec

Direction : Yoav Talmi

Production

Amérimage Spectra inc.
822, rue Sherbrooke Est
Montreal Quebec
H2L 1K4
Canada
(514) 525-7833
(514) 525-8033
pierre.touchette@equipespectra.ca
www.amerimage-spectra.ca

Distribution – Canada

Spectra International Distribution
400, boulevard De Maisonneuve Ouest
Montreal Quebec
H3A 1L4
Canada
(514) 525-7732
(514) 525-8033
international@equipespectra.ca
www.spectra-international.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

OTAGE (L')

In 1970, British diplomat James Cross was kidnapped by the Front de libération du Québec. Unlike Pierre Laporte, who was also taken hostage – and later murdered – Cross survived his kidnapping. His terrible ordeal lasted 60 days, during which time he effectively said goodbye to the outside world. Cross’s experience continues to have a profound impact on his life, 30 years later. L’Otage offers a compassionate look at a kidnapping, its aftermath, and the life of a man who is imprisoned by a past he didn’t choose.

Betacam SP

53 minutes

Colour, black and white

Producers, Directors and Scriptwriters

Luc Cyr

Carl Leblanc

With

James Richard Cross

Barbara Cross

Susan Cross

Production/Distribution

Ad Hoc Films inc.
24, av. du Mont-Royal Ouest
Bureau 905
Montreal Quebec
H2T 2S2
Canada
(514) 529-2198
(514) 529-8884
ad.hoc.f@sympatico.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

OÙ SONT PASSÉES NOS IDOLES ?

We loved and revered them. We knew all the words to their songs, we danced to their music. In short, they were a part of our lives. And then, nothing – or so we thought. Where are they now, these musical idols from our past? This series goes in search of the pop stars who lit up our lives so long ago and are now no longer in the spotlight.

Betacam SP

13 x 24 minutes

Colour

Producer

Pierre Marchand

Executive Producer

Johanne Mercier

Director

Jean Lefebvre

Narrator

Mike Gauthier

With

Jacques Salvail

Pierre Perpall

Patrick Zabé

Jérôme Lemay

Production

TV Maxplus Productions inc.
355, rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest
Montreal Quebec
H3B 1A5
Canada
(514) 284-7587
(514) 284-1889
dbelleville@musiqueplus.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

OUI, JE LE VEUX

Oui, je le veux is a 26-part French-language documentary series. Inspired by the popular English-language series Weddings, each episode of Oui, je le veux chronicles the events leading up to the nuptials as well as the wedding itself.

Betacam SP

26 x 30 minutes

Colour

Executive Producers

Ron Lillie

Bill Johnston

Lee Herberman

Director

Marguerite Cleinge-Green

Production/Distribution

Summerhill Entertainment Inc.
56 Shaftesbury Ave.
Toronto Ontario
M4T 1A3
Canada
(416) 967-6503
(416) 967-1292
ablock@summerhill.tv
www.summerhill.tv

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

PAIX DES BRAVES (LA)

Despite the appearance of harmony that followed the recent signing of the Paix des Braves treaty between the Government of Quebec and the Cree nation of northwestern Quebec, disputes regarding land claims persist. This documentary traces the steps that led to the signing of this historic treaty and looks at the controversies which continue to divide the Cree. The program also revisits the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement, signed more than 25 years ago, as well as the legal battles surrounding the implementation of the Agreement.

Betacam SP
Mini DV

90 minutes

Colour

Producer

Jean Fugazza

Executive Producers

André Larin

Vincent Leduc

Michel Bissonnette

Paul Dupont-Hébert

Director and Scriptwriter

Jean-Pierre Maher

Narrator

Jacques Godin

Voiceovers

Louise Laprade

Jean Maheux

Gilles Renaud

Sylviane Sioui Trudel

Production/Distribution

Zone3 inc.
1055, boul. René-Lévesque Est
Bureau 300
Montreal Quebec
H2L 4S5
Canada
(514) 284-5555
(514) 985-4458
cdaneau@zone3.ca
www.zone3.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

PHASE ONE

In Ottawa, Canada, a remarkable experiment is being undertaken in the battle against cancer. In this radical experiment, a virus is being used to kill cancer cells in humans. Phase One follows three people with inoperable cancer through the trial as they fight for one last chance of survival.

DV Cam

50 minutes

Colour

Producer

Scott Paterson

Executive Producer

Dave Bigelow

Directors

Scott Paterson

Don Young

Scriptwriter and Narrator

Scott Paterson

Production

Battlefield Cancer Inc.
c/o Atomic Productions
2740-B Queensview Dr.
Ottawa Ontario
K2B 2A2
Canada
(613) 820-0999
(613) 820-1813
dave@atomicproductions.com
www.atomicproductions.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

PHÔTOS

Each instalment of this documentary series profiles an artist and examines his exploration of a particular photographic genre. As we observe the photographer working on a project, we discover not only what methods and techniques he uses but, more importantly, we understand how he sees. We gain insight into his vision of the world, a vision that is at once unique and universal.

Mini DV

7 x 24 minutes

Colour

Producer

Jean-Pierre Dussault

Directors

Mario Munger

Jean Fontaine

Jean-Pierre Dussault

Scriptwriter

Jean Fontaine

Production

Productions Trait d'union
1264, rue des Chasseurs
Cap-Rouge Quebec
G1Y 3H8
Canada
(418) 576-7473
(418) 657-3359
jean-pierre.dussault@sympatico.ca
www.productionstraitdunion.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

PIERRE LE CANADIEN

Pierre le Canadien sheds light on a long-neglected aspect of Canadian history and tells the story of one of its most compelling figures, Peter Dmytruk. During the Second World War, Dmytruk, who trained with a bomber unit, became a fighter in the French Resistance. Long regarded as a war hero in France, Dmytruk’s memory has never been properly honoured in his native country. This documentary brings his story of heroism and courage back to Canadians.

Betacam SP

60 minutes

Colour

Producer

Bill Siggins

Executive Producer

Gerald B. Sperling

Director

Guo Fangfang

Scriptwriter

Guy Michaud

Production

Pierre Le Film Inc. / Four Square Productions Canada Ltd.
1808 Smith St.
Suite 220
Regina Saskatchewan
S4P 2N4
Canada
(306) 525-9888
(306) 525-8588
hildybowen@4square.ca
www.4square.ca

Distribution

Rebel Media Ventures Corp.
46 Wickstead Way
Thornhill Ontario
L3T 5E4
Canada
(905) 707-6000
(905) 882-0069
avruskin@interlog.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

JOUER AVEC LE FEU

Playing With Fire takes viewers into the fascinating world of fireworks. The program looks at the history, science, culture and mythology of this ancient art, which has captivated mankind for centuries.

High Definition
DVC Pro

52 minutes

Colour

Producer

André Mailly

Director

Carlos Ferrand

Scriptwriters

Carlos Ferrand

Florence François

With

Alexandre Bisping

Production

Productions Prise XIII inc.
370, boul. Jessop
Rimouski Quebec
G5L 1M8
Canada
(418) 724-0950
(418) 725-3396
proxiii@globetrotter.net

Distribution

Le groupe Multimédia du Canada
261, rue du Saint-Sacrement
Montreal Quebec
H2Y 3V2
Canada
(514) 844-3636
(514) 844-4990
mgc@the-mgc.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

POOR MAN'S HEROIN

Talwin and Ritalin combined, cooked, then injected has become a plague on the Prairies, making the region the “T and R” capital of the world. It is also sweeping through the Native community. Called “poor man’s heroin,” addicts inject this fix up to 40 times a day, leading to an astronomical increase in the spread of HIV and hepatitis. Poor Man’s Heroin follows two addicts and a police officer through their struggle on both sides of the law.

Betacam SP

60 minutes

Colour

Producer

Bill Siggins

Executive Producer

Gerald B. Sperling

Director

Myek O'Shea

Scriptwriter

Carrie May Siggins

Production

Farmers and Junkies Inc. / Four Square Productions Canada Ltd.
1808 Smith St.
Suite 220
Regina Saskatchewan
S4P 2N4
Canada
(306) 525-9888
(306) 525-8588
hildybowen@4square.ca
www.4square.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

PROFILES OF NATURE XI

This multi-award winning wildlife series features world-class storytelling and camera work to provide a fascinating look at animal behaviour in the wild. Tarantulas, grizzlies and black bears, cougars and bobcats are among the stars of series 11.

Betacam SP
Digital Betacam

9 x 50 minutes

Colour

Producers

Ralph C. Ellis

Kip Spidell

Cameron Tingley

Executive Producer

Stephen Ellis

Directors

Ralph C. Ellis

Kip Spidell

Scriptwriters

Francis Chapman

William Davidson

Narrator

Neil Dainard

Production

Ellis Vision
1300 Yonge St.
Suite 300
Toronto Ontario
M4T 1X3
Canada
(416) 924-2186
(416) 924-6115
vision@ellisent.com
www.ellisent.com

Distribution – Canada

Ellis Releasing
1300 Yonge St.
Suite 300
Toronto Ontario
M4T 1X3
Canada
(416) 924-2186
(416) 924-6115
sales@ellisent.com
www.ellisent.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

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Documentaries 2003

PROFILS II

This series profiles 12 visionary men and women who have turned conventional wisdom upside down and left others floundering in their wake. Guided by passion and determination, these 12 francophone Canadians live in regions in which they are a linguistic minority – a challenging situation they have managed to overcome with a great deal of skill.

Betacam SP
DV Cam

12 x 30 minutes

Colour

Producers

Danièle Caloz

Louis Paquin

Suzette Lagacé

Executive Producers

Danièle Caloz

Louis Paquin

François Savoie

Directors

Dominique Cardona

Isabelle Barsive

Laurence Véron

Denise Poirier

Cast

Albert Bohémier

François Paré

Gilbert Dubé

George Vari

Helen Vari

Production

Médiatique inc.
675 King St. W.
Suite 204
Toronto Ontario
M5V 1M9
Canada
(416) 367-8464
(416) 367-8466
mediatique@mediatique.ca
www.mediatique.ca

Connections Productions inc.
1111, rue Main
Bureau 306
Moncton New Brunswick
E1E 4C8
Canada
(506) 382-3984
(506) 382-3980
info@cptv.ca
www.cptv.ca

Productions Rivard inc.
193 Dumoulin St.
Suite 201
Winnipeg Manitoba
R2H 0E4
Canada
(204) 233-0694
(204) 231-4010
rivard@productionsrivard.com
www.productionsrivard.com

Distribution – Canada

Source
354 Marion St.
Winnipeg Manitoba
R2H 0V3
Canada
(204) 233-0694
(204) 231-4010
source@productionsrivard.com
www.sourcedistribution.ca

International distribution

Distributions Michelle S. Import-Export inc.
419, rue de la Tramontane
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu Quebec
J2W 2W6
Canada
(450) 348-7769
(450) 348-1049
distrms@sympatico.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

PUNCH LIKE A GIRL

Punch Like a Girl captures the burgeoning popularity of women’s boxing, a sport on the rise at both the amateur and professional levels. Taking viewers inside the world of women’s amateur boxing in Toronto, the program follows several women who throw themselves into the sport in a quest to discover the limits of their physical and emotional strength. Through the eyes of the subjects, viewers discover the sport’s mythic appeal and vicariously experience its thrills.

DV Cam

6 x 23 minutes

Colour

Producers

Maya Gallus

Justine Pimlott

Executive Producer

Moira Holmes

Directors and Scriptwriters

Maya Gallus

Justine Pimlott

Production

Punch Like a Girl Productions Inc.
525 Bloor St. E.
2nd Floor
Toronto Ontario
M5S 1Y4
Canada
(416) 532-6001
(416) 532-5753

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

QUAND PASSE LA CIGOGNE II

Quand passe la cigogne II follows the course of 26 pregnancies, each installment focusing on the month just before as well as just after the baby’s birth. The series interweaves interviews and real-life footage of mothers, experts and others involved in the birth in an emotionally satisfying, informative mix.

D9

26 x 23 minutes

Colour

Producer

Dominique Avon

Executive Producer and Scriptwriter

René Avon

Directors

René Avon

Rachel Labbé

Ida Eva Zielinska

Narrator

Isabelle Coulombe

Production

Avon Média International inc.
4824, av. Côte-des-Neiges,
Bureau 308
Montreal Quebec
H3V 1G4
Canada
(514) 523-7077
(514) 523-1608
ami@avonmedia.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

QUELQUES SECONDES… POUR LA VIE III

Quelques secondes pour la vie is a "reality TV" series which follows the daily routines of health-care professionals. Step-by-step, we witness what happens when someone requires hospitalization: retrieval of the patient by the ambulance crew and transportation to the ER, treatment in intensive care, surgery. The series offers viewers a first-hand look at the care and treatment provided to victims of illness or accident.

DV Cam

26 x 23 minutes

Colour

Producers

Pierre-Paul Larivière

Jocelyne Allard

Jean Tourangeau

Executive Producer

Pierre Blais

Directors

Ivan Lamontagne

Michel Forgues

Production/Distribution

Trinôme inc.
1157, rue Sainte-Catherine Est

H2L 2G8
Canada
(514) 527-9070
(514) 597-1571
courrier@trinome.com
www.trinome.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

QUEST FOR PEACE WITH JEAN VANIER

In Quest for Peace, internationally renowned spiritual leader Jean Vanier talks about what is needed to establish peace – not simply from governments but from individuals as well as those who adhere to particular religious faiths. The intrinsic quality of war is its destructiveness; of peace, its creativity. The two aspects of war and peace provide the visual content for the series: the aftermath of war and the aftermath of peace.

Betacam SP

43 minutes

Colour

Producer

Richard Nielsen

Host

Jean Vanier

Production

Norflicks Productions Ltd.
124 Dupont St.
Toronto Ontario
M5R 1V2
Canada
(416) 351-7558
(416) 351-8165
mail@norflicks.com
www.norflicks.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

RACETRACK (THE)

The racetrack is a theatre where it is possible to witness the gamut of emotions, from the dizzying rhapsody of winning on a long shot, to heartbreak and failure. Competition is intense, players have to survive elimination rounds, and thousands of dollars are won and lost. Dreams come true, or are shattered, depending on who finishes where.

Betacam SP
Super 8
Mini DV

8 x 24 minutes

Colour

Producer

Alan Mendelsohn

Series Producer

Nadine Pequeneza

Executive Producer

Gordon Henderson

Directors

Nadine Pequeneza

Mick Gzowski

Jenn Sunnerton

Anne Hainsworth

Robin Bain

Scriptwriters

Gordon Henderson

Alan Mendelsohn

Production/Distribution

90th Parallel Film & Television Productions Ltd.
203 Gerrard St. E.
Toronto Ontario
M5A 2E7
Canada
(416) 364-9090
(416) 364-0580
info@90thparallel.ca
www.90thparallel.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

RAIL AGAINST THE MACHINE

Rail Against the Machine is a four-part series which explores how new technologies are affecting us at present and shaping our future. We Shall Be Legends focuses on three very different technological developments. See Me, Hear Me explores how surveillance and identification technology is being built into an all-encompassing spying apparatus. I Am Become Death reveals a peculiar trend towards non-lethal warfare technology. The Machinery of Pleasure explains how the Internet is beginning to drive everything to do with pleasure-seeking.

Betacam SP

4 x 46 minutes

Colour

Producer

John Piccolo

Coproducer

Richard Zurawski

Executive Producers

John Piccolo

Richard Zurawski

Directors

Jeff Domm

John Piccolo

Scriptwriters

John Piccolo

Kely Lyons

Richard Zurawski

Narrator

Christine Osmond

Production

Ram Productions Inc.
6960 Mumford Rd.,
Suite #11
Halifax Nova Scotia
B3L 4P1
Canada
(902) 443-8566
(902) 431-9943
eyestorm@ns.sympatico.ca

Distribution

BuzzTaxi Communications Inc.
1110 Yonge St.
Suite 201
Toronto Ontario
M4W 2L6
Canada
(416) 920-3800
(416) 920-3998
buzztaxi@buzztaxi.com
www.buzztaxi.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

RAINWOLVES

Obscured by coastal fog and hidden in the shadows of mountains, the Great Bear Rainforest is home to a rich diversity of life, including the Raincoast Wolf, a unique sub-species like no other wolf that walks this planet

DV Cam
Mini DV

46 minutes

Colour

Producers

Andrew Koster

David Springbett

Executive Producers

Andrew Koster

Ian McAllister

Director and Scriptwriter

Twyla Roscovich

Production

Rainshadow Media Ltd.
3909 Landis Pl.
Victoria British Columbia
V8X 4C1
Canada
(250) 382-2613
(250) 382-2614
rainshadow@telus.net

Distribution

Minds Eye International
480 Henderson Dr.
Regina Saskatchewan
S4N 6E3
Canada
(306) 781-7353
(306) 359-3466
alesiuk@mindseyeinternational.com
www.mindseyeinternational.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

RAVENS AND EAGLES: HAIDA ART II

Ravens and Eagles II is the second installment of an ongoing probe into Canadian art history. By examining the contribution made by the masters of an indigenous art form, we are opening the curtain to a fascinating and largely unknown world. Our featured artists convey ancient and contemporary stories through their art. Theirs is a world where art is linked to the land, to their songs, to the economic fabric and to a political identity that is uniquely Haida.

DV Cam

13 x 24 minutes

Colour

Producers

Marianne Jones

Jeff Bear

Executive Producer

Jeff Bear

Director

Marianne Jones

Scriptwriter

Jeff Bear

Narrator

Marianne Jones

Production/Distribution

Ravens and Eagles Haida Art Episodes 14-26 Productions Ltd.
4100 Salish Dr.
Suite 24
Vancouver British Columbia
V6N 3M2
Canada
(604) 263-4005
(604) 263-4001
jeffbear@telus.net

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

REALM OF THE HARE

From Canadian forests to the scrubs of Spain and the fields of Central Europe, this documentary examines the life of hares – and their spread across all continents. Thanks to their enormous fertility, rabbits and hares are a key part of the food chain, a cornerstone of complex predator/prey situations. The show explores dramatic stories of the female brown hare in Europe, legendary Snowshoe hares in Canada’s Yukon, and species which rely on rabbits for survival.

Super 16 mm
Digital Betacam

52 minutes

Colour

Producers

Penny Ritco

Heinrich Mayer

Executive Producers

Laurie McInnes

Rudolf Klingohr

Directors

Waltraud Paschinger

Franz Hafner

Scriptwriters

Waltraud Paschinger

Franz Hafner

Neil Thomas

Production

Hares Productions Inc./ Great North Productions Inc.
3720 76th Ave.
Edmonton Alberta
T6B 2N9
Canada
(780) 440-2022
(780) 440-3400
vanessa.hughes@greatnorth.ab.ca
www.greatnorth.ab.ca

Coproduction – Austria/International distribution

Interspot Film GesmbH
Industriegasse 4
Vienna
A-1230
Austria
43 1 801 20-400
43 1 801 20-222
headoffice@interspot.at
www.interspot.at

Distribution – Canada

Alliance Atlantis Motion Picture Distribution Ltd.
121 Bloor St. E.
Suite 1500
Toronto Ontario
M4W 3M5
Canada
(416) 967-1174
(416) 967-1350
info@allianceatlantis.com
www.allianceatlantis.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

RECIPE FOR SUCCESS (THE): THE LIFE AND TIMES OF JEAN PARÉ

The Recipe for Success: The Life and Times of Jean Paré explores the life of the most famous cook in Canada, from her roots in small-town Alberta to her position as queen of the Company’s Coming Cookbook empire. It’s a rags to riches story of how a single mom with a handful of recipes started a business at the age of 53 and went on to sell more than 18 million cookbooks.

Betacam SP

42 minutes

Colour

Producers

Drew Martin

Lyndsay Speer

Director and Scriptwriter

Drew Martin

Narrator

Lorna Jackson

Production

The Idea Factory!
18520 Stony Plain Rd.
Edmonton Alberta
T5S 1A8
Canada
(780) 439-3985
(780) 439-4051
info@ideafactory.ca
www.ideafactory.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

RECORD MAN: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF SAM SNIDERMAN

To most Canadians, Sam Sniderman is simply known as Sam the Record Man, after the chain of stores he established in the 1960s. To many Canadian musicians, though, he is cherished as a supportive friend and a tough-minded entrepreneur who used his promotional skills to help boost the careers of icons such as Anne Murray, Gordon Lightfoot and the Guess Who. Record Man puts Sam’s own career in the spotlight – along with the ups and downs of his personal life.

Betacam SP

42 minutes

Colour

Producer

Rick LeGuerrier

Director and Scriptwriter

Liam O'Rinn

Narrator

Jackie Burroughs

Production

West Street Pictures Inc.
97 West St.
Moncton New Brunswick
E1E 3N8
Canada
(506) 872-0487
(506) 382-0488
rick@weststreetpictures.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

RECREATING EDEN

Recreating Eden presents intimate biographies of gardeners from around the world. From the love story of Sandra and Nori Pope at the famous Hadspen Garden in Somerset, England, to celebrity hairdresser/gardener Art Luna's innovative ideas about garden design and life in Los Angeles, these gardeners give surprising revelations and profound insights into the power gardens have to change people’s lives.

DV Cam (16:9)

13 x 22 minutes

Colour

Producers

Merit Jensen Carr

Barry Floc'h

Executive Producer

Merit Jensen Carr

Directors

Elise Swerhone

Gwynne Basen

Barry Lank

Scriptwriters

Ruth DeGraves

Shirley Kitchen

Nancy Gregory

Ingeborg Boyens

Anne Dawson

Tobe Duggan

Elise Swerhone

Narrator

Bonnie Dickie

Production

Eden Entertainment / Merit Motion Pictures
137 Scott St.
Winnipeg Manitoba
R3L 0K9
Canada
(204) 775-4092
(204) 783-2311
info@meritmotionpictures.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

ROBERT LEPAGE: TUNED TO A DIFFERENT FREQUENCY

This film draws a somewhat “cubist” portrait of writer, theatre director and filmmaker Robert Lepage. Using a handheld camera, Martin Fournier followed Lepage while he was working on his feature Possible Worlds, from the beginning of the shoot to the film’s screening at major festivals. The camera accompanies Lepage on his travels, from airport to hotel, allowing us to discover a multi-talented and multi-disciplinary artist who is also far more accessible than the media would have us believe.

Mini DV

48 minutes

Colour, black and white

Executive Producer

Mario St-Laurent

Directors

Martin Fournier

Kevin McCoy

Lynda Beaulieu

Mario St-Laurent

Christophe Flambard

Production

In Extremis Images inc.
3530, boul. Saint-Laurent
Bureau 410
Montreal Quebec
H2X 2V1
Canada
(514) 842-8770
(514) 842-7459

www.ie-images.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

ROCK AND DESIRE

Rock and Desire is a portrait of a man’s passion for gold. Guided by history and propelled by desire, Lindsay Allen has staked mineral claims for 7,000 acres of land in Nova Scotia. His quest has grown to occupy all his spare time and savings. Rock and Desire follows Lindsay through archival research, geological study, and a journey into a gold mine that has been abandoned since 1902. Ultimately, his search becomes as significant as the reward.

DV Cam
Digital Betacam

47 minutes

Colour

Producers

Barbara Badessi

Ariella Pahlke

Director and Scriptwriter

Ariella Pahlke

Narrator

Tara Doyle

Cast

Lindsay Allen

Steven Singer

Leonard Watson

Production

Flashfire Productions Inc.
5600 Sackville St.,
Suite 222D
Halifax Nova Scotia
B3J 3E9
Canada
(902) 420-4562
(902) 420-4460
flashfire@supercity.ns.ca
badessi@istar.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

SALAM IRAN, UNE LETTRE PERSANE

"A wind of hope is blowing across Teheran. After 18 years in exile, Amir has decided to come home. For my part, I’ve decided to shoot a film. It’s a simple story, on the surface. But it will become more complicated. In this country, where the martyrs and the dead are more alive than the living, where the past is more present than the present, where the invisible prevails over the visible, anything is possible."

Digital Betacam

72 minutes

Colour

Producer

Nathalie Barton

Director and Scriptwriter

Jean-Daniel Lafond

Narrator

Christian Allard

Cast

Jean-Daniel Lafond

Amir Masoumi

Production

InformAction Films inc.
460, rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest
Bureau 927
Montreal Quebec
H3B 1A7
Canada
(514) 284-0441
(514) 284-0772
info@informactionfilms.com
www.informactionfilms.com

Distribution

Delphis Films
5455, av. de Gaspé
Bureau 803
Montreal Quebec
H2T 3B3
Canada
(514) 843-3355
(514) 843-9574
distribution@delphisfilms.com
www.delphisfilms.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

SALUT JEAN-PAUL !!

What prompted 800,000 young people to attend World Youth Day in Toronto? In answering this question, this documentary shows that, even in 2002, religious faith is still very much alive. Salut Jean-Paul !! follows five young Franco-Ontarians who wanted to experience the solidarity and sharing of this cultural and spiritual event.

DV Cam

50 minutes

Colour

Producer, Director and Scriptwriter

Mark Chatel

Production

Balestra Productions Inc.
375-A, boul. Saint-Laurent
Ottawa Ontario
K1K 2Z7
Canada
(613) 742-8499
(613) 742-6592
info@balestra.tv
www.balestra.tv

Distribution – Canada

Filmoption International inc.
3401, rue Saint-Antoine Ouest
Westmount Quebec
H3Z 1X1
Canada
(514) 931-6180
(514) 939-2034
email@filmoption.com
www.filmoption.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

SCARRED BY HISTORY #7 - THE WARS AGAINST THE ROMA

Living in Hamilton, Ontario, Roberto Tisher is every bit the sun-bitten construction worker. Exotic as his Gypsy background may seem, Tisher and his family belong to a feared, hated and misunderstood people. Victims of genocide under the Nazis and forced assimilation under the Communists in post-war Czechoslovakia, and now living a new life in a strange land, Tisher cannot forget the suffering of his people.

Digital Betacam

1 x 60 minutes

Colour

Producer

Hildy W. Bowen

Executive Producer

Gerald B. Sperling

Director

Brett Bell

Scriptwriter

Maggie Siggins

Production

Four Square Productions
1808 Smith St.
Suite 220
Regina Alberta
S4P 2N4
Canada
(306) 525-9888
(306) 525-8588
4square.ca@sk.sympatico.ca
www.4square.ca

Coproduction – Czech Republic

Czech Television
Kavci hory, CZ - 140 70 Prague 4
Prague

Czech Republic
info@czech-tv.cz
www.czech-tv.cz

Distribution

Rebel Media Ventures Corp.
46 Wickstead Way
Thornhill Ontario
L3T 5E4
Canada
(905) 707-6000
(905) 882-0069
avruskin@interlog.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

SCIENCE TO GO

It's in the cereal you have for breakfast, in the pizza you have for lunch, in the wine you have for dinner. “It” is science, of course. Everything you eat is the result of a chemical process, either man-made or initiated by good old Mother Nature. In Science to Go, you'll see where it's made, how it's made and what it does when it gets into your body. Award-winning chemist Dr. Joe Schwarcz guides viewers through the history, the culture and the science of the fuel of life.

Betacam SP

13 x 22 minutes

Colour

Producers and Directors

Craig Colby

Karen McCairely

Executive Producers

John Panikkar

Andrew Burnstein

Scriptwriters

Craig Colby

Karen McCairely

Joe Schwarcz

Narrator and Host

Joe Schwarcz

Production/Distribution

Exploration Production Inc.
9 Channel Nine Court
Scarborough Ontario
M1S 4B5
Canada
(416) 332-5000
(416) 332-4619
info@exploration.ca
www.exploration.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

SECRET WORLD OF GARDENS III (THE )

Using macro-lenses and time-lapse photography, our plant paparazzi uncover the extraordinary secret world concealed in a common garden. From the ravages of bloodthirsty predators to the exotic mating rituals of blossoms, The Secret World of Gardens gives viewers a ringside seat on the floor of their garden to witness the cycles of life and death that somersault throughout the season.

Super 16 mm

13 x 22 minutes

Colour

Producer

Susan K. Fleming

Directors

Susan K. Fleming

David New

Scriptwriter

Martin Galloway

Narrator and Host

Martin Galloway

Production/Distribution – Canada

Secret World of Gardens Productions Inc.
2500 Concession 7,
R.R. #4
Uxbridge Ontario
L9P 1R4
Canada
(905) 649-3337
(905) 649-3512
qfilms@interlog.com

International distribution

Tapestry International
11 Hanover Sq.
14th Floor
New York New York
10005-3403
United States
(212) 505-2288
(212) 505-5059
tunein@tapestry-intl.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

SECURITY THREAT

The attack of September 11th has lead the public to readily accept trading rights for security. Security Threat illustrates just how perilously close we are to drifting into Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World. Without much fanfare, we are seeing the creation of a surveillance society that transcends borders, endangers hard-won rights and, perhaps most frighteningly, turns us all into suspects.

Betacam SP

47 minutes

Colour

Producers and Directors

Marrin Canell

Ted Remerowski

Executive Producer

Ted Remerowski

Scriptwriter

Ted Remerowski

Narrator

Ray Landry

Production

Paradigm Pictures Corporation
130 Rosewell Ave.
Toronto Ontario
M4R 2A4
Canada
(416) 927-7404
(416) 927-9839
info@paradigmpictures.com
www.paradigmpictures.com

International distribution

CBC International Sales
P.O. Box 500
Station A
Toronto Ontario
M5W 1E6
Canada
(416) 205-3500
(416) 205-3482
cbcis@cbc.ca
www.cbcis.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

SEEKING SALVATION

Seeking Salvation explores the dynamic history of the Black Church in Canada.

16 mm
Digital Betacam

2 x 48 minutes

Colour

Producers

Phillip Daniels

S. Wyeth Clarkson

Director

Phillip Daniels

Scriptwriter

Lawrence Hill

Production/Distribution

Travesty Productions
398 Adelaide St. W.
Suite 609
Toronto Ontario
M5V 1S7
Canada
(416) 968-6206
(416) 968-1519
travesty@travestyproductions.com
www.travestyproductions.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

SEX FILES III (THE)

Led by lively and engaging host Gisel Della Chiara, The Sex Files takes a down-to-earth approach to our most basic needs and desires. Blending serious science with vibrant visuals and cheeky humour, The Sex Files explores the mysteries and the myths of everyone's favourite forbidden subject. Outstanding experts provide professional perspectives on taboo topics like masturbation, homosexuality, puberty, circumcision, the vagina, and many others.

Betacam SP

13 x 22 minutes

Colour

Producers and Directors

Craig Colby

Peter Camp

Shely Ayres

Executive Producers

John Panikkar

Andrew Burnstein

Scriptwriters

Craig Colby

Peter Camp

Shely Ayres

Narrator and Host

Gisel Della Chiara

Production/Distribution

Exploration Production Inc.
9 Channel Nine Court
Scarborough Ontario
M1S 4B5
Canada
(416) 332-5000
(416) 332-4619
info@exploration.ca
www.exploration.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

VOYAGE DE CHARLIE (LE)

The last known shaman in the Arctic has just died, taking his traditional knowledge with him. Charlie, a thirtysomething Inuit, is convinced that shamanism can help his people regain their social and spiritual values and confront their problems. He travels to Peru, where he is initiated into shamanism by Guillermo, one of the most important shamans in the area. Charlie begins to learn about the traditional practices and creation myths of Amazonian shamanism.

Digital Betacam

1 x 52 minutes

Colour

Producers

Nathalie Barton

Arnaud Hantute

Director

Stéphane Bégoin

Scriptwriters

Stéphane Bégoin

Maurice Ribière

Narrator

Philippe Dormoy

Cast

Charlie Nowkawalk

Guillermo Arevalo

Production

InformAction Films inc.
460, rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest
Bureau 927
Montreal Quebec
H3B 1A7
Canada
(514) 284-0441
(514) 284-0772
info@informactionfilms.com
www.informactionfilms.com

International distribution

TéléImages International
64, rue Pierre-Charron
Paris
75008
France
1.44.35.17.41 / 38
1.44.35.17.62
sales@teleimages.com
www.teleimages.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

SHARING CIRCLE XI

Sharing Circle is a series of 26 half-hour documentaries that embraces people from all races and cultures. Hosted by Executive Producer Lisa Meeches and former NHL coach of the year Ted Nolan, Sharing Circle epitomizes Indigenous peoples’ ancient understanding of spiritual balance among all things in the Creator's world, and relates this understanding to contemporary life.

Betacam SP

26 x 24 minutes

Colour

Executive Producers

Lisa Meeches

Drew Craig

Supervising Producer

Doug Howe

Directors and Scriptwriters

Byron Gislason

Doug Howe

Cam Bennett

Nancy Gregory

Hosts

Lisa Meeches

Ted Nolan

Narrator

Lisa Meeches

Production

Meeches Video Productions Inc.
417 Elmhurst Rd.
Winnipeg Manitoba
R3R 0T8
Canada
(204) 256-7411
(204) 257-2046
lisa@midcan.com

Distribution – Canada

Maple Lake Releasing
633 Ashburn St.
Winnipeg Manitoba
R3G 3C6
Canada
(204) 474-1896
(204) 475-2288
tlcoles@maplelake.mb.ca
www.maplelake.mb.ca

International distribution

Ellis Entertainment
1300 Yonge St.
Suite 300
Toronto Ontario
M4T 1X3
Canada
(416) 924-2186 (ext. 226)
(416) 924-6115
caroline@ellisent.com
www.ellisent.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

ÎLE D'ENTRÉE : PETIT MANUEL POUR DÉBUTANTS DANS LA VIE

Tiny Entry Island lies in the middle of the Gulf of St. Lawrence. It is home to 126 people, 60 houses, 28 cars, 30 trucks, 22 chickens, seven hills, 42 snowmobiles, five gravel paths, 37 dogs, six horses, 110 cows, eight tractors, 49 satellite dishes, one grocery store, one church, one lighthouse and one guesthouse. A little bit of heaven, to be sure, but one that may not be able to last forever.

16 mm

52 minutes

Colour

Producers

Jean Lemire

Yves Bisaillon

Executive Producer

Jean Lemire

Director

Kun Chang

Production

Glacialis Productions inc.
280, ch. Boudreau
Cap-Aux-Meules Quebec
G4T 1H2
Canada
(418) 986-3216
(418) 986-5953
info@glacialis.tv
www.glacialis.tv

Office national du film du Canada
3155, ch. de la Côte-de-Liesse
Montreal Quebec
H4N 2N4
Canada
(514) 283-9000
(514) 283-9482

www.onf.ca

Distribution

Office national du film du Canada
3155, ch. de la Côte-de-Liesse
Montreal Quebec
H4N 2N4
Canada
(514) 283-9000
(514) 283-9482

www.onf.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

SILENCE OF THE STRINGS: A COMMUNITY MOVEMENT FOR MUSIC

When trustees cut funding to the long-standing orchestra program in the elementary schools of Victoria, British Columbia, high-school musicians tune up and take to the streets in support of younger students. Their passion, altruism and exquisite music inspire their community – including an "artist with attitude" – to act. This documentary, which includes performances by students playing with some of Canada's finest professional musicians, sends a powerful and timely message about the value of music in education.

Betacam SP

48 minutes

Colour

Producers

Sherry Lepage

Sher Morgan

Director

Sher Morgan

Writers

Sherry Lepage

Sher Morgan

Production

Morgan/Moonbeam Productions Ltd.
c/o Sherry Lepage
1438 Vining St.
Victoria British Columbia
V8R 1P8
Canada
(250) 598-6433
sherrylepage@shaw.ca

Sher Morgan
3373 Salsbury Way
Victoria British Columbia
V8P 3K5
Canada
(250) 386-6043
shermorgan@hotmail.com

Distribution – Canada

Moving Images Distribution
402 West Pender St.
Suite 606
Vancouver British Columbia
V6B 1T6
Canada
(604) 684-3014
(604) 684-7165
mailbox@movingimages.ca
www.movingimages.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

SIMENON EN AMÉRIQUE

This documentary looks at the time that famed novelist Georges Simenon spent in North America. In 1945, Simenon, his first wife and their son settled in the little village of Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson, in Quebec’s Laurentians. His life took a decisive turn when he subsequently met and fell in love with a French-Canadian woman, Denyse Ouimet. They married a few years later and had three children.

Betacam SP

52 minutes

Colour

Producer

Luc Harvey

Executive Producer

Jean-Pierre Morin

Director and Scriptwriter

Guy Simoneau

Narrators

Dorothy Berryman

Luis de Cespedes

Robert Lalonde

Production

Vivadoc inc.
1973, rue Falardeau
Montreal Quebec
H2K 2L9
Canada
(514) 527-9700
(514) 527-9623
receptionvivavision@vivavision.ca

Distribution – English Canada and International

Delphis Films
5455, av. de Gaspé
Bureau 803
Montreal Quebec
H2T 3B3
Canada
(514) 843-3355
(514) 843-9574
distribution@delphisfilms.com
www.delphisfilms.com

Distribution – French Canada

Vivamondo inc.
1973, rue Falardeau
Montreal Quebec
H2K 2L9
Canada
(514) 527-9700
(514) 527-9625
ppilote@vivavision.ca
www.vivavision.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

SKIN DEEP IV

This critically acclaimed series offers a personal, revealing look at the costly emotional journey taken by an increasing number of women and men who feel driven to redesign their bodies. Winner of the 2001 Gemini Award for Best Lifestyle Television Series.

Mini DV

13 x 23 minutes

Colour

Producers

Amos Adetuyi

Alfons Adetuyi

Roberta Pazdro

Executive Producers

Amos Adetuyi

Alfons Adetuyi

Directors

Various / Divers

Production/Distribution

Being Human Productions Inc./Inner City Films Inc.
90 Richmond St. E.
Suite 201
Toronto Ontario
M5C 1P1
Canada
(416) 368-3339
(416) 368-5234
info@innercityfilms.ca
www.innercityfilms.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

SNOW EATER (THE)

The Snow Eater captures nature at its best and its worst. Set in the stunning foothills of the Rocky Mountains, it is a story about Alberta's famous Chinook wind – a wind the Blackfoot people call the “Snow Eater" and which they believe is a spirit. The Snow Eater roars down from the mountaintops with hot fury, reaching into the very soul of the land and its people, inspiring magic and misery and a way of life.

Betacam SP

46 minutes

Colour

Producer, Director and Scriptwriter

Susan Cardinal

Executive Producers

Lance Mueller

Jean Merriman

Narrator

Tom Jackson

Production

The Snow Eater Inc. / White Iron Pictures Inc.
1201 Fifth St. SW,
Suite 533
Calgary Alberta
T2R 0Y6
Canada
(403) 298-4700
(403)233-0528
lmueller@whiteiron.tv
www.whiteiron.tv

The Snow Eater Inc. / Westmount Productions Inc.
1728 Westmount Rd. NW
Calgary Alberta
T2N 3M3
Canada
(403) 270-7501
(403) 270-9703
westmount@telusplanet.net

Distribution – Canada

White Iron Pictures Inc.
1201 Fifth St. S.W.
Suite 533
Calgary Alberta
T2R 0Y6
Canada
(403) 298-4700
(403) 233-0528
lmueller@whiteiron.tv
www.whiteiron.tv

International distribution

Minds Eye International
480 Henderson Dr.
Regina Saskatchewan
S4N 6E3
Canada
(306) 781-7353
(306) 359-3466
alesiuk@mindseyeinternational.com
www.mindseyeinternational.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

VIVRE EN SOLO

Living alone: a new trend on a scale without precedent in human history. A third of the population in the West lives solo. We will all experience it at least once in a lifetime. What does it mean? What is it like? From New York to Paris, via Vancouver and Montréal, meet the solos who are breaking new ground.

Digital Betacam

52 minutes

Colour

Producer

Nathalie Barton

Director

Doïna Harap

Scriptwriters

Iolande Cadrin-Rossignol

Doïna Harap

With

Jean-Claude Kaufmann

Bernard Arcand

Production

InformAction Films inc.
460, rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest
Bureau 927
Montreal Quebec
H3B 1A7
Canada
(514) 284-0441
(514) 284-0772
info@informactionfilms.com
www.informactionfilms.com

Distribution

Delphis Films
5455, av. de Gaspé
Bureau 803
Montreal Quebec
H2T 3B3
Canada
(514) 843-3355
(514) 843-9574
distribution@delphisfilms.com
www.delphisfilms.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

SONKE SISONKE "EVERY BODY"

Canadian choreographer Joe Laughlin travels to South Africa to collaborate with a young, black dance company on a new work which would combine the best of African and Western traditions. The challenge is to bridge place, race and culture, and create something that speaks to all of us about sexism, racism and self. Sonke Sisonke “Every Body” is that collaboration – a celebration of our shared experience as human beings.

Betacam SP

48 minutes

Colour, black and white

Producer

David Paperny

Director and Scriptwriter

Deborah Wainwright

Cast

Joe Laughlin

Connie Kau

Nhlanhla Mahlangu

Khabo Qubeka

Production/Distribution – Canada

Paperny Films Inc.
2043 Quebec St.
2nd Floor
Vancouver British Columbia
V5T 2Z6
Canada
(604) 228-1960
(604) 228-1911
info@papernyfilms.com
www.papernyfilms.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

SQUAT!

Montréal, summer 2001. During the city’s acute housing crisis, young militants, homeless people and people with inadequate housing barricaded and occupied a vacant building. Claiming the right to housing and the desire to live alternatively, they formed a politicized squat. Under the voraciously watchful eye of the media, les 50 squatters tried to develop an alternative project that was gradually jeopardized by city hall. Behind all the clichés, this documentary takes an inside look at the story of the squat, the squatters’ reality, and their vision of the world.

Mini DV

82 minutes

Colour

Producer

Nicole Hubert

Executive Producer

Sylvie Van Brabant

Director and Scriptwriter

Ève Lamont

Narrator

Mathieu Grondin

Production

Films du Rapide-Blanc inc.
5768, rue Chabot
Montreal Quebec
H2G 2S7
Canada
(514) 388-0482
(514) 388-6845
productions@rapideblanc.ca
www.rapideblanc.ca

Distribution

Cinéma Libre inc.
460, rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest
Bureau 500
Montreal Quebec
H3B 1A7
Canada
(514) 861-9030
(514) 861-3634
infocine@cinemalibre.com
www.cinemalibre.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

STAGE, SCREEN AND RESERVE: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF GORDON TOOTOOSIS

This documentary traces the extraordinary, winding path of Gordon Tootoosis – from his childhood on Saskatchewan’s Poundmaker Reserve, to success in Hollywood and back. Today, Tootoosis is successful and admired, living proof that with determination one can bridge disparate cultures without losing one’s identity.

Betacam SP

60 minutes

Colour

Producer

Doug Cuthand

Executive Producer

Gerald B. Sperling

Director

Guo Fangfang

Scriptwriter

Maggie Siggins

Production

Four Square Productions Canada Ltd. / Gordon The Film Inc.
1808 Smith St.
Suite 220
Regina Saskatchewan
S4P 2N4
Canada
(306) 525-9888
(306) 525-8588
hildybowen@4square.ca
www.4square.ca

Distribution

Rebel Media Ventures Corp.
46 Wickstead Way
Thornhill Ontario
L3T 5E4
Canada
(905) 707-6000
(905) 882-0069
avruskin@interlog.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

STUPIDITY

While books, studies and documentaries are devoted to the study and pursuit of intelligence, shockingly little has been dedicated to something far more influential – stupidity. Stupid acts and accidents and the work of madmen have directed the course of human history. Stupidity plays a major role in war, famine, man-made disaster and the environmental destruction of the planet. When it comes to stupidity, as this documentary points out, we are huge ignoramuses.

DV Cam

48 minutes

Colour

Producer

Shannon Brown

Executive Producer, Director and Scriptwriter

Albert Nerenberg

Production

Trailervision Inc.
685 Queen St. W.
Toronto Ontario
M6K 1P4
Canada
(416) 534-2689
(416) 504-7054
albert@trailervision.com
www.trailervision.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

SUR LES TRACES DE RIEL

Normand Guilbeault, composer of Riel, musical Plaidoyer/Musical Plea, sets off for Western Canada in search of the real history of the Métis people and their illustrious defender, Louis Riel. His guide is Rose Fleury, a 75-year-old Métis woman with a passion for Riel who is fiercely determined to tell the true story of her people.

DV Cam

52 minutes

Colour

Producer

Nicole Hubert

Executive Producer, Director and Scriptwriter

Sylvie Van Brabant

Production

Films du Rapide-Blanc inc.
5768, rue Chabot
Montreal Quebec
H2G 2S7
Canada
(514) 388-0482
(514) 388-6845
productions@rapideblanc.ca
www.rapideblanc.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

SUSPINO - A CRY FOR ROMA

Providing both a human face of suffering and the history of a people’s persecution, SUSPINO – A Cry for Roma documents the modern-day plight of the Roma (Gypsies). Interviews with Roma activists in Canada, an intimate profile of a Roma refugee family in Italy, and intense scenes of persecution against the Roma in Romania serve to reveal a desperate human-rights crisis, and a people’s struggle for dignity in the face of extreme injustice.

DV Cam

minutes

Colour

Producers

Gillian Darling Kovanic

Rudi Kovanic

Director and Scriptwriter

Gillian Darling Kovanic

Cast

Emilian Niculae

Ion Degeratu

Hermina Degeratu

Stefano Montessi

Production

Tamarin Productions Inc.
255 Robert Rd.
Suite G-46
Bowen Island British Columbia
V0N 1G0
Canada
(604) 947-2914
(604) 947-2913
tamarin@telus.net

Distribution – Canada

Moving Images Distribution
402 West Pender St.
Suite 606
Vancouver British Columbia
V6B 1T6
Canada
(604) 684-3014
(604) 684-7165
mailbox@movingimages.ca
www.movingimages.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

SUZANNE LAPOINTE, AU-DELÀ DU RIRE

For more than 30 years, Suzanne Lapointe – television host, well-known singer, talented chef who had her own cooking show – was one of the "leading ladies" of Quebec television. With her trademark laugh and infectious personality, she had a major impact on TV entertainment in Quebec. This biography reveals the flesh and blood woman behind the laughter.

Betacam SP

45 minutes

Colour

Producer

Lucie Ménard

Executive Producer

Michel Gaumont

Director

Micheline Giguère

Production

ScénoVision Vidéo inc.
3631 b, rue Saint-Denis
Montreal Quebec
H2X 3L6
Canada
(514) 281-1818
(514) 982-9226
info@scenovision.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

TAKING IT OFF II

This hit documentary series follows six participants over the course of six months as they struggle against life’s challenges on their path to weight loss and wellness. With cameras scrutinizing their real-life dramas, these ordinary people grapple with the often extraordinary circumstances they find themselves in as they strive to keep up with their new lifestyle and commitments.

Betacam SP
Mini DV

10 x 23 minutes

Colour

Producer

Margaret Mardirossian

Directors

Neil Grahn

Connie Edwards

Scriptwriter

Richard Pereschitz

Production

Takeoff II Productions Inc./Anaid Productions Inc.
3132 Parsons Rd.
Suite 208
Edmonton Alberta
T6N 1L6
Canada
(780) 413-9285
(780) 465-0580
anaid@compusmart.ab.ca
www.anaid.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

THEY CALL ME CHIEF, WARRIORS ON ICE

Hockey is synonymous with Canada, a fixture in every community. Yet few of Canada’s many talented Native players have made it to the NHL. They Call Me Chief is a fascinating, fast-paced journey down the hockey trail, from remote reserves to the Hockey Hall of Fame. Through interviews and archival footage, writer/director Don Marks brings to life the story behind some of the great moments in hockey history.

Betacam SP

48 minutes

Colour

Producers

Don Marks

Gary Zubeck

Director and Scriptwriter

Don Marks

Narrator and Host

Don "Iron Buffalo" Francks

Cast

Ron Delorme

Stan Jonathan

Reggie Leach

Jim Nielsen

Ted Nolan

Production

Marks on Things / Native Multi-media Productions
7 Evergreen Pl.
Suite 2202
Winnipeg Manitoba
R3L 2T3
Canada
(204) 231-1524
(204) 231-5555
donmarks75@hotmail.com

Rocky Point Productions
588 Gertrude Ave.
Winnipeg Manitoba
R3L 0N1
Canada
(204) 475-2644
(204)475-2644

Distribution – Canada

Maple Lake Releasing
595 River Ave.
Suite 607
Winnipeg Manitoba
R3L 0E6
Canada
(204) 474-1896
(204) 475-2288
tlcoles@maplelake.mb.ca
www.maplelake.mb.ca

International distribution

Fireworks Entertainment Inc.
81 Barber Greene Road
Toronto Ontario
M3C 2A2
Canada
(416) 446-5311
(416) 364-4388
info@firecorp.com
www.fireworksentertainment.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

THINGS WE DO FOR LOVE IV (THE)

This series presents stories of the various ways we express love: a horse whisperer’s developing bond with his son; a Russian mail-order bride; same-sex adoptive parents; widows who meet because of the common tragedy of 9/11; a doctor who gives up private practice to battle disease in Africa; roommates who organize a UN-sponsored rave; and a “street mom” who supplies both snacks and unconditional love.

Betacam SP
DV Cam

13 x 23 minutes

Colour

Producer

Marina Michaelides

Executive Producer

Brian Dooley

Directors and Scriptwriters

Guy Robinson

Doug Murray

Jeremy Chugg

Michele Boniface

Narrator

Nora Young

Production

For Love IV Productions Inc./ Great North Productions Inc.
3720 76th Ave.
Edmonton Alberta
T6B 2N9
Canada
(780) 440-2022
(780) 440-3400
vanessa.hughes@greatnorth.ab.ca
www.greatnorth.ab.ca

Distribution – Canada

Alliance Atlantis Motion Picture Distribution Ltd.
121 Bloor St. E.
Suite 1500
Toronto Ontario
M4W 3M5
Canada
(416) 967-1174
(416) 967-1350
info@allianceatlantis.com
www.allianceatlantis.com

International distribution (excluding U.K.)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

TO FREE THE SLAVES

More than 28 million men, women and children live in slavery around the world. To Free the Slaves examines the work of abolitionists in Canada, Mali, Sudan and India, telling the stories of ordinary men and women determined to put an end to the suffering of the weak caused by the economic concerns of the powerful.

Betacam SP
DV Cam

minutes

Colour

Producers and Scriptwriters

Hilary Jones-Farrow

Arthur Holbrook

Executive Producer and Director

Hilary Jones-Farrow

Narrator

Hilary Jones-Farrow

Production

The May Street Group Film, Video & Animation Ltd.
4412 Wilkinson Rd.
Victoria British Columbia
V8Z 5B7
Canada
(250) 380-6656
(250) 380-6670
maystreet@maystreet.ca
www.maystreet.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

TO KILL OR TO CURE

To Kill or To Cure explores society's attempts to cope with those who commit crime. The documentary looks at the success stories and failures related to the treatment of criminals, in Canada and abroad. It also examines the complex issue of how to balance law-enforcement powers while protecting the individual rights of the rest of us.

DV Cam
Mini DV

minutes

Colour

Producer

Sylvia Wilson

Executive Producer

Arnie Gelbart

Directors and Scriptwriters

Josh Freed

Jon Kalina

Narrator

Jon Kalina

Production/Distribution – Canada

Galafilm Productions Inc.
5643, rue Clark
Bureau 300
Montreal Quebec
H2T 2V5
Canada
(514) 273-4252
(514) 273-8689
info@galafilm.com
www.galafilm.com

International distribution

Films Transit International inc.
252, boul. Gouin Est
Montreal Quebec
H3L 1A8
Canada
(514) 844-3358
(514) 844-7298
info@filmstransit.com
www.filmstransit.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

TURNING POINTS OF HISTORY V, VI

Turning Points of History recaptures those milestone events in international history that changed the world. The series breathes life into landmark moments, both infamous and inspiring. From the lightning air raid on Pearl Harbor to the discovery of insulin, we relive the exciting times day by day, hour by hour, minute by minute. We don’t just hear the facts, we hear the voices of the eyewitnesses to history.

Betacam SP

13 x 47 minutes

Colour

Producer

Alan Mendelsohn

Executive Producer

Laszlo Barna

Directors and Scriptwriters

Laine Drewery

Colin King

Christine Nielsen

Leslie Fruman

Narrator

Cedric Smith

Production

Barna-Alper Productions
366 Adelaide St. W.
Suite 700
Toronto Ontario
M5V 1R9
Canada
(416) 979-0676
(416) 979-7476
info@bap.ca
www.bap.ca

Distribution – Canada

Alliance Atlantis Motion Picture Distribution Inc.
121 Bloor St. E.
Suite 1500
Toronto Ontario
M4W 3M5
Canada
(416) 967-1174
(416) 960-0971
info@allianceatlantis.com
www.allianceatlantis.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

TOUT UN MONDE À DÉCOUVRIR

Proud of their identity, First Nations peoples have made a significant contribution to the development of Quebec. The two hosts of Tout un monde à découvrir, Martine Breuillaud, who hails from France, and Jean-Yves Assiniwi, an Algonquin from Quebec, take us on a voyage of discovery or rediscovery into the fascinating world of Aboriginal culture and history, showing us a variety of unusual, not to say extraordinary, sites and places.

Betacam SP

13 x 30 minutes

Colour

Producer

Roch Brunette

Director

Guilhem Rondot

Hosts

Jean-Yves Assiniwi

Martine Breuillaud

Production

Productions Roch Brunette inc.
107, rue Champêtre
Gatineau Quebec
J9H 6W4
Canada
(819) 770-6500
(819) 770-7551
prb@prb.ca
www.prb.ca

Distribution – Canada

Distributions Michelle S. Import-Export inc.
419, rue de la Tramontane
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu Quebec
J2W 2W6
Canada
(450) 348-7769
(450) 348-1049
distrms@sympatico.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

TRENET AU CANADA

Charles Trenet was one of the great French chansonniers, along with Brel, Ferré and Brassens, to name but a few. During his career, Trenet frequently performed in Quebec. Indeed, as this documentary reveals, his visits to Canada forever changed the face of French Quebec song. Singer-songwriter Michel Rivard attests to this as well as anyone. In one of the songs he wrote about his childhood, Rivard wrote of Trenet: "J’écoute à la radio chanter le fou chantant" ("On the radio, I hear the wild singer singing").

Digital Betacam

90 minutes

Colour

Producer

Pierre Girard

Executive Producer

Gilbert Rozon

Line Producer

Raymond Gauthier

Director and Scriptwriter

Pierre Brochu

Cast

Gilles Vigneault

Alys Robi

Robert Charlebois

Sylvain Lelièvre

Production

Juste pour rire TV inc.
2101, boul. Saint-Laurent
Montreal Quebec
H2X 2T5
Canada
(514) 845-3155
(514) 845-4140
info@hahaha.com
www.hahaha.com

Productions Point de Mire Inc.
154, av. Laurier Ouest
Bureau 302
Montreal Quebec
H2T 2N7
Canada
(514) 278-8922
(514) 278-8925
cpare@pdemire.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

TURTLE ISLAND JOURNEY

Using highly developed skills and an intricate knowledge of their surroundings, Aboriginal people from across Turtle Island (North America) pursue activities related to their culture which have been passed on for thousands of years. The profiles of Turtle Island Journey convey the spontaneous feelings of elders and youth: there are the difficult times, such as when learning a new skill or activity, but also a greater sense of identity and purpose.

D9

13 x 30 minutes

Colour

Producer

Bridget Wabegijig

Executive Producers

Martin Turner

Bridget Wabegijig

Directors

Martin Turner

Bridget Wabegijig

Scriptwriter

Martin Turner

Production/Distribution – Canada

Mooz Communications Inc.
P.O. Box 23
Ohsweken Ontario
N0A 1M0
Canada
(905) 765-6490
mwwwturner@yahoo.ca
bwabegijig@yahoo.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

TYLER'S BARREL

Tyler’s Barrel explores the impact of social ennui and disenfranchisement on one 19-year-old determined to rise above his lot by fulfilling a dangerous, lifelong dream. Growing up in a small town with little education, Tyler Canning’s future is bleak. But he plans to become famous – as the youngest daredevil to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel.

Mini DV

57 minutes

Colour

Producer

Barbara Barde

Director

Matt Gallagher

Scriptwriter

Michael Allcock

Production/Distribution – Canada

Take 3 Productions Inc.
49 Spadina Ave.
Suite 302
Toronto Ontario
M5V 2J1
Canada
(416) 595-5850
(416) 595-5851
lstregger@upfront.ca

International distribution

Mundovision Ltd.
740, rue Notre-Dame Ouest
Bureau 700
Montreal Quebec
H3C 3X6
Canada
(514) 985-2004
(514) 985-2005
mundo@interlog.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

UN HOMME DE COEUR

Pierre Daignault has certainly lived a full life: actor, writer, theatre director, popular singer, archivist of traditional songs, producer, and host of a variety show. He worked for a number of radio and television stations in Quebec, and has written an astonishing 980 novels and some 3,000 short stories. This program is also a moving portrait of a man and his struggle against illness and alcoholism.

Betacam SP

45 minutes

Colour

Producer

Luc Harvey

Executive Producer

Jean-Pierre Morin

Director and Scriptwriter

Louis Fraser

Narrator

Guy Nadon

Production

Vivadoc inc.
1973, rue Falardeau
Montreal Quebec
H2K 2L9
Canada
(514) 527-9700
(514) 527-9623
receptionvivavision@vivavision.ca

Distribution

Vivamondo inc.
1973, rue Falardeau
Montreal Quebec
H2K 2L9
Canada
(514) 527-9700
(514) 527-9625
ppilote@vivavision.ca
www.vivavision.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

MARRIAGE IN MUSIC (A)

A Marriage in Music is a lively family portrait of the internationally celebrated pianist Anton Kuerti, his wife, cellist Kristine Bogyo, and their musician sons, Julian et Rafael. This humorous and unusually intimate performance documentary takes viewers into the Kuerti/Bogyo home in midtown Toronto, as well as to recording sessions and concert performances by the dynamic couple. "Artfully told and a joy to watch," according to Toronto's Globe and Mail.

Digital Betacam PAL
DV Cam

58 minutes

Colour, black and white

Producer

Sharon Keogh

Director

David Acomba

Scriptwriter

Sharon Keogh

Cast

Anton Kuerti

Kristine Bogyo

Production/Distribution – Canada

Zephyr Films Limited
8340 Lander Rd.
P.O. Box 167
Gore's Landing Ontario
K0K 2E0
Canada
(905) 342-1107
(905) 342-1167
zephyrfilms@i-zoom.net

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

UN THÉÂTRE DANS LA CITÉ : LE TNM

Montréal’s landmark Théâtre du Nouveau Monde put on a very special show to mark its 50th anniversary. The show featured excerpts from some of the plays which were performed during the TNM’s golden years. After the show, dozens of theatre artists who were involved with the TNM gathered for a banquet, where they traded 50 years’ worth of stories and memories. This documentary invites us to share in this wonderful and memorable evening.

Mini DV
Digital Betacam

52 minutes

Colour

Producers

Marcel Simard

Monique Simard

Nancy Marcotte

Directors

Jean-Claude Labrecque

Yves Desgagné

Scriptwriters

René Gingras

Jean-Claude Labrecque

Yves Desgagné

Production

Productions Virage inc.
6300, av. du Parc
Bureau 605
Montreal Quebec
H2V 4H8
Canada
(514) 276-9556
(514) 276-2262

Distribution

Films en vue
6300, av. du Parc
Bureau 605
Montreal Quebec
H2V 4H8
Canada
(514) 276-9556
(514) 276-2262
info@filmsenvue.ca
www.virage.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

UNLUCKY LADY II: THE SINKING OF HMCS ATHABASKAN

Unlucky Lady II presents the first images of the mighty warship HMSC Athabaskan, sunk in the English Channel in April 1944. Divers explore the wreck recently found off the coast of France. This documentary tries to solve the 60-year-old mystery behind the sinking. Was it a German torpedo, internal explosion, or friendly fire? These theories are explored through the testimonials of survivors, naval historians, as well as military records.

Betacam SP
Super 8
Mini DV

47 minutes

Colour, black and white

Producer and Director

Wayne Abbott

Production

Northern Sky Entertainment Ltd.
508 Riverside Dr.
Toronto Ontario
M6S 4B5
Canada
(416) 604-1178
(416) 604-0600
northernsky@sympatico.ca

Distribution – Canada

History Television Inc.
121 Bloor St. E.
Suite 200
Toronto Ontario
M4W 3M5
Canada
(416) 967-0022
(416) 967-8061

www.historytelevision.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

VENTURING FORTH III

This 13-part documentary series provides an in-depth look at the economic development of First Nations communities and its impact on traditional language and culture. How are communities keeping their cultures and languages alive while steadily gaining ground in the marketplace? Produced by Brenco Media Inc., an Aboriginal-owned production company, Venturing Forth travels to all regions of Canada to gather and share the stories of First Nations entrepreneurs and corporations.

Betacam SP

13 x 24 minutes

Colour

Producers

Tamara Bell

Bruce Dysart

Allan Hopkins

Zoe Hopkins

Shirley Mclean

Dan Noon

Marion Wilson-Brown

Terry Woolf

Scriptwriter

Tony Wade

Narrator

Brenda Chambers

Production/Distribution

Brenco Media Inc.
2095 Manuel Rd.
Kelowna British Columbia
V1Z 2Z2
Canada
(604) 619-2520
(250) 769-5014
bchambers@venturingforth.com
www.venturingforth.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

SECRET LIVES OF BUTTERFLIES (THE)

Butterflies are unquestionably the most colourful creatures on Earth. Although they live all around us, we seldom notice them. Even more rarely do we truly appreciate their exquisite beauty. Their magic is largely a secret one. The Secret Lives of Butterflies captures the splendour of these fleeting insects, exploring new realms of biology and ecology which have been, until now, largely undiscovered. The film also examines society’s cultural and sociological obsession with these winged wonders.

16 mm
Digital Betacam

minutes

Colour

Producers

Hoda Elatawi

Ed Kucerak

Executive Producers

Ed Kucerak

Ken Stewart

Directors

Penny McCann

David McCallum

Scriptwriters

Michael Laewen

Paul Latreille

Production

Kublacom Pictures Inc.
325 Dalhousie St.
Suite 430
Ottawa Ontario
K1N 7G2
Canada
(613) 244-2104
(613) 244-2105
tv@kublacom.ca

GAPC Entertainment Inc.
14 Colonnade Rd.
Suite 180
Ottawa Ontario
K2E 7M6
Canada
(613) 723-3316
(613) 723-8583
helatawi@gapc.com
www.gapc.com

Distribution – Canada

Filmwest Associates Distribution Ltd.
2399 Hayman Rd.
Kelowna British Columbia
V1Z 1Z8
Canada
(250) 769-3399
info@filmwest.com
www.filmwest.com

International distribution

Filmoption International inc.
3401, rue Saint-Antoine Ouest
Westmount Quebec
H3Z 1X1
Canada
(514) 931-6180
(514) 939-2034
email@filmoption.com
www.filmoption.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

VOIX DES MECHIF (LA)

La Voix des Mechif depicts the heritage and life of the Mechif of Western Canada, from the late 18th century to the present day. While the Mechif people suffered great losses in land and resources and betrayal by their church and government during the latter part of the 19th century, they nonetheless clung to their values of independence, fraternity, spirituality, and loyalty. La Voix des Mechif celebrates their achievement and their spirit.

Betacam SP

13 x 24 minutes

Colour

Producers

Juliette Hagopian

Dino Schiavone

Executive Producer

Raoul McKay

Directors

Raoul McKay

Clarence Michon

Brian Rougeau

Dino Schiavone

Scriptwriters

Raoul McKay

Clarence Michon

Raymond Theberge

Dino Schiavone

Narrator

Jules Desjarlais

Production

First Voice Multimedia Inc.
111 1/2 Marion St.
Winnipeg Manitoba
R2H 0T2
Canada
(204) 953-1320
(204) 953-1324
mechif@mts.net
www.firstvoicemultimedia.com

La Voix des Mechif
338 Broadway
Suite 101
Winnipeg Manitoba
R3C 0T3
Canada
(204) 953-1320
(204) 953-1324
mechif@mts.net

Distribution

First Voice Multimedia Inc.
111 1/2 Marion St.
Winnipeg Manitoba
R2H 0T2
Canada
(204) 953-1320
(204) 953-1324
mechif@mts.net
www.firstvoicemultimedia.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

VOYAGEUR SÉDENTAIRE (LE)

Singer-songwriter, poet, publisher, writer of children’s books, Gilles Vigneault has taken Quebec culture to the world’s stages for some 40 years. His creative endeavours rooted in the reality as well as the aspirations of the people of Quebec, Vigneault’s words and music have touched the hearts of all who have heard him, from the residents of Natashquan, a village on Quebec’s north shore and his birthplace, to the citizens of Paris. A portrait of a universal poet.

Betacam SP

90 minutes

Colour

Producers

Lise Payette

Raymond Gauthier

Jean-François Mercier

Executive Producer

Raymond Gauthier

Director and Scriptwriter

Pierre Brochu

Narrator

Élizabeth Gagnon

Production

Les Productions Point de mire inc.
154, av. Laurier Ouest
Bureau 302
Montreal Quebec
H2T 2N7
Canada
(514) 278-8922
(514) 278-8925
info@pdemire.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

MAESTRO ERRANT (LE), Collection Musique de chambre XI

The Wandering Maestro takes us into the paradoxical world of composer George Frederick Handel, using his chamber music as the focal point. Featuring documentary vignettes and archival photographs, as well as dramatic re-enactments choreographed to his music, the film looks at the significant events in Handel’s life. The music is performed on screen by the Canadian ensemble Les Boréades.

Super 16 mm

52 minutes

Colour, black and white

Producer

Michel Ouellette

Line Producer

Sylvie Gagné

Director

Raymond Saint-Jean

Scriptwriter

Francis Delfour

Narrator

Dorothy Berryman

Cast

Vincent Bilodeau

Vincent Cagelet

Production

Cine Qua Non Films Média
445, rue St-Pierre, bureau 402,
Montreal Quebec
H2Y 2M8
Canada

Distribution – Canada

Antenna inc.
8500, rue Saint-Hubert
Montreal Quebec
H2P 1Z7
Canada
(514) 271-4515
(514) 271-4005
production@cqni.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

NÉS DE LA HAINE

In most of the armed conflicts around the world, women are often the victims of rape. The seeds of hatred are planted in their wombs – the ultimate weapon of terror. This film looks at what happens to children born of rape and military aggression.

DV Cam

92 minutes

Colour, black and white

Producers

Raymonde Provencher

Robert Cornellier

Patricio Henriquez

Director and Scriptwriter

Raymonde Provencher

Production

Macumba International Inc.
3862, av. du Parc Lafontaine
Montreal Quebec
H2L 3M6
Canada
(514) 521-8303
(514) 521-0260
macumba@macumbainternational.com

Distribution

Filmoption International inc.
3401, rue Saint-Antoine Ouest
Westmount Quebec
H3Z 1X1
Canada
(514) 931-6180
(514) 939-2034
email@filmoption.com
www.filmoption.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

WATCHING MOVIES

Watching Movies is a hilarious documentary about how audiences behave. Using an astonishing selection of archival film, award-winning documentary filmmaker Gail Singer investigates the between-the-seats behaviour of the moviegoer in all of us: how much popcorn we eat and who gets mad when we chew too loudly. Listen in as sexologists, psychiatrists, nutritionists and neurologists explore their own, and other people's, idiosyncrasies, peeves and quirks.

Betacam SP

minutes

Colour, black and white

Producer, Director and Scriptwriter

Gail Singer

Production/Distribution – Canada

Going to the Movies Inc.
82 Willcocks St.
Toronto Ontario
M5S 1C8
Canada
(416) 923-4245
(416) 924-3938
zingerfilm@sympatico.ca
www.gailsinger.com

International distribution

VTape
401 Richmond St. W.,
Suite 452
Toronto Ontario
M5V 3A8
Canada
(416) 351-1317
(416) 351-1509
info@vtape.org
www.vtape.org

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

WAYNE GRETZKY - THE ART OF HIS GAME

Perhaps no other person has done more to raise athletics to an art form than hockey great Wayne Gretzky. Wayne Gretzky – The Art of His Game profiles this phenomenal athlete from the point of view of a select group of hockey fans: fans who also happen to be highly talented, creative individuals. Writers, painters, actors and musicians have something in common with Number 99 – an ability to draw on an inner source of inspiration.

Digital Betacam

42 minutes

Colour

Producer

Derik Murray

Executive Producers

Derik Murray

John N. Hamilton

Director

Derik Murray

Scriptwriter

Brian Daisley

Production

Network Pictures Four Inc.
1168 Hamilton St.
Suite 400
Vancouver British Columbia
V6B 2S2
Canada
(604) 739-8825
(604) 739-8835
tv@network-ent.com

Distribution – Canada

Network Media Ventures Inc.
1168 Hamilton St.,
Suite 400
Vancouver British Columbia
V6B 2S2
Canada
(604) 739-8825
(604) 739-8835
tv@network-ent.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

WEDNESDAY NIGHTS

Couples with children who split up usually fall back on a standard arrangement for child care: the kids live with one parent, and then visit the other every second weekend… and Wednesday nights. With the divorce rate now above 50 per cent, Wednesday nights, for many of us, are a beacon of hope, joy, trepidation, relief and regret. Wednesday Nights follows three families as they cope with the realities of this new way of living.

DV Cam

46 minutes

Colour

Producer

Andrea Nemtin

Directors

Karen MacKenna

Stefan Randström

Scriptwriters

Martha Mason

Andrea Nemtin

Production

Living Stories Inc./PTV Productions Inc.
585 Markham Street
2nd Floor
Toronto Ontario
M6G 2L7
Canada
(416) 531-0100
(416) 531-3500
info@ptvproductions.ca

Distribution

PTV Releasing Inc.
585 Markham St
2nd Floor
Toronto Ontario
M6G 2L7
Canada
(416) 531-0100
(416) 531-3500
info@ptvproductions.ca
www.ptvproductions.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

WELCOME BACK TO MOLLY'S REACH

The Beachcombers was the longest-running and one of the most successful dramatic series in the history of Canadian television. Welcome Back to Molly's Reach goes back to the Gibsons with the writers, actors and producers who created this unlikely series and made it a 19-year success that helped launch the Canadian television industry.

Betacam SP

46 minutes

Colour

Producers

Jackson Davies

Rob Bromley

Debra Beard

Executive Producer

Hugh Beard

Director

Brad Quenville

Scriptwriters

Brad Quenville

Jackson Davies

John Ritchie

Narrator

J.J. Richards

Production

Force Four Entertainment
1152 Mainland St., Suite 310
Vancouver British Columbia
V6B 4X2
Canada
(604) 669-4424
(604) 669-4535
tv@forcefour.com
www.forcefour.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

WHISTLER STORIES

With real-life dramas playing out over the peak winter season, Whistler Stories follows an eclectic mix of characters as they attempt to conquer personal, financial, political, romantic, athletic and career challenges at British Columbia’s world-famous Whistler Blackcomb ski resort. The action is captured in a fast-paced style right where the characters’ lives unfold, from Whistler’s spectacular ski slopes to its outrageous party scene.

Betacam SP
Mini DV

13 x 23 minutes

Colour

Producer

Stan Feingold

Executive Producer

Blair Reekie

Directors

Todd Serotiuk

Grant Greschuk

Anna Ceraldi

Denise Withers

Scriptwriter

Lionel Goddard

Narrator

Randall Carpenter

Production

Whistler Stories Productions Inc./The Eyes Multimedia Productions Inc./Peace Arch Entertainment
56 East Second Ave.
Suite 500
Vancouver British Columbia
V5T 1B1
Canada
(604) 688-3937
(604) 688-3977
kdick@theeyes.ca
www.peacearch.com

Distribution

Peace Arch Entertainment
124 Merton St.
Suite 407
Toronto Ontario
M4S 2Z2
Canada
(416) 487-0377
(416) 487-6141
info@peacearch.com
www.peacearch.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

WHO'S ON TOP? ...MEN OR WOMEN?

This series takes a lighthearted, provocative look at topics that fire up debate between the sexes – from shopping and navigating to competition and multi-tasking. Hosted by Darrin Hagen and his drag-queen alter-ego Gloria, the series encourages us to look at concepts of gender and misconceptions about the opposite sex. Backed by the latest science and a healthy dose of humour, the series allows us to better understand and appreciate our differences.

Betacam SP
DV Cam

6 x 23 minutes

Colour

Producer

Marina Michaelides

Executive Producers

Brian Dooley

Penny Ritco

Directors

Neil Thomas

Neil Grahn

Marina Michaelides

Scriptwriter

Sue Huff

Host

Darrin Hagen

Production

Who's On Top Productions Inc./Great North Productions Inc.
3720 76th Ave.
Edmonton Alberta
T6B 2N9
Canada
(780) 440-2022
(780) 440-3400
vanessa.hughes@greatnorth.ab.ca
www.greatnorth.ab.ca

Distribution – Canada

Alliance Atlantis Motion Picture Distribution Ltd.
121 Bloor St. E.
Suite 1500
Toronto Ontario
M4W 3M5
Canada
(416) 967-1174
(416) 967-1350
info@allianceatlantis.com
www.allianceatlantis.com

International distribution (excluding U.K.)

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

WOMEN WARRIORS

Women Warriors seeks to uncover the woman behind the athletic powerhouse. Through interviews with team-mates, friends, family and in-depth interviews with the athletes, each half-hour episode embraces the accomplishments, struggles and choices which make up the world of today’s elite Olympian.

DV Cam

10 x 24 minutes

Colour

Producers

Ari A. Cohen

Evan Beloff

Directors

Ari A. Cohen

Evan Beloff

Laura Turek

Alana Cymerman

Production/Distribution

Diversus Inc.
224, rue Laurier Ouest
Montreal Quebec
H2T 2N8
Canada
(514) 844-2422
(514) 844-8868
info@diversus.com
www.diversus.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

WORDS OF MY PERFECT TEACHER

This documentary chronicles the encounter between several students and their wise, rascally and magical teacher. The teacher is Canadian Khyentse Norbu, one of world's most eminent Buddhist teachers and also an accomplished filmmaker whose first feature, The Cup, received international publicity and acclaim. The students include award-winning filmmaker Lesley Ann Patten, this documentary's director, whose film Loyalties was voted one of the 10 best documentaries of 1999 by the American Film Institute.

35 mm
Mini DV

60 minutes

Colour

Producers

Lesley Ann Patten

Kent Martin

Director and Scriptwriter

Lesley Ann Patten

Cast

Dzongsar Khyentse Norbu

Lesley Ann Patten

Luc Dierckx

Louise Rodd

Production/Distribution

ZIJI Film and Television Ltd.
1657 Barrington St.,
Suite 422
Halifax Nova Scotia
B3J 2A1
Canada
(902) 425-5001
(902) 429-0077
distribution@ziji.ca
www.ziji.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

WORLD ACCORDING TO KEITH (THE)

The World According to Keith is an irreverent and revealing look at the life, work and ideas of Keith Johnstone, master of improvisation. Johnstone was responsible for creating the improv formats now performed around the world, and which have influenced generations of actors, comics, writers, directors and improvisers. This playful and profound documentary weaves memorable moments from Johnstone's life with today’s worldwide improv phenomenon.

DV Cam

48 minutes

Colour

Producers

Arlene Rimer

Cassandra Freeman

Executive Producer

Paddy Moore

Director

Arlene Rimer

Scriptwriter

Cassandra Freeman

Production

Executive Pictures Inc. / Reelstar Productions Inc.
803-402 West Pender Street
Vancouver British Columbia
V6B 1T6
Canada
604-681-8728
info@reelstar.net
www.reelstar.net/theworldaccordingtokeith

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

WORLD STOPPED WATCHING

The World Stopped Watching is a follow-up to the multiple-award winning film The World Is Watching, which documented the media circus in Managua, Nicaragua in 1988, during the Sandinista/Contra period. The World Stopped Watching seeks out the people featured in the original film to discover how their lives have changed and examines what happens to a country and a people when the media spotlight is turned off.

Betacam SP

60 minutes

Colour

Producers

Peter Raymont

Lindalee Tracey

Executive Producer

Peter Raymont

Director

Peter Raymont

Scriptwriters

Harold Crooks

Peter Raymont

Production

White Pine Pictures
822 Richmond St. W.
Suite 301
Toronto Ontario
M6J 1C9
Canada
(416) 703-5580
(416) 703-1691
info@whitepinepictures.com
www.whitepinepictures.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

WRESTLING WITH THE NORTH

Wrestling With the North explores the collision of two worlds. A professional wrestling tour – featuring rising Native Canadian wrestler Wavel Starr – ventures north to the dark, cold, isolated First Nations reserves of northern Manitoba. What follows are 20 days, 14 reserves, more than 100 hours of driving, 12 professional wrestlers, -40°C temperatures, no permanent roads, and thousands of adoring fans.

Betacam SX
DV Cam

47 minutes

Colour

Producers

Anthony Grieco

Laura Grieco

Andrew Lee

Director

Andrew Lee

Scriptwriters

Andrew Lee

Anthony Grieco

Production

Vermillion Pictures Inc.
1232 Harwood St.
Suite 306
Vancouver British Columbia
V6E 1S2
Canada
(604) 215-8598
(604) 608-4706
lauragrieco@shaw.ca

Argyle Gargoyle Productions Inc.
859 Grosvenor Ave.
Suite 24
Winnipeg Manitoba
R3M 0M4
Canada
(204) 477-6217
dimsumandy@yahoo.ca

Distribution

Vermillion Pictures Inc.
1232 Harwood St.
Suite 306
Vancouver British Columbia
V6E 1S2
Canada
(604) 215-8598
(604) 608-4706
lauragrieco@shaw.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

ZERO MUSINGS ON NOTHING

Zero is a concept that touches human consciousness in unexpected ways. From Varanasi, India – said to be the birthplace of zero – we go to Italy in the Middle Ages, where the much-feared number was introduced through trade with the Arabs. History. Philosophy. Imagination. The closer you look at zero, the more infinite the associations: a simple graphic symbol, an egg that signals creation, an eye on the universe.

16 mm
Super 16 mm
Super 8

60 minutes

Colour

Producer, Director and Scriptwriter

Elida Schogt

Production

Wandering Tulip Productions
9 Wyndham St.
Toronto Ontario
M6K 1R6
Canada
(416) 533-4561
(416) 533-4565
wtp@interlog.com

Distribution

Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre (CFMDC)
37 Hanna Ave.,
Suite 220
Toronto Ontario
M6K 1W8
Canada
(416) 588-0725
(416) 588-7956
cfmdc@cfmdc.org
www.cfmdc.org

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

ZOO DIARIES IV

Zoo Diaries is an intense look at life behind the scenes at the Toronto Zoo, one of the worlds’ biggest zoos. In particular, the series focuses on the zoo as a modern-day Ark, where animals are protected from the threat of extinction. Among the stories in the series' fourth season: a male Komodo dragon is introduced to two females; rare Malayan river turtle babies are hatched with the help of a dedicated zoo keeper; and Simon the Tamandua finds a new home, and a new mate, at the Sedgwick County Zoo in Wichita, Kansas.

DV Cam

23 minutes

Colour

Producers

Howard Bernstein

Lon Appleby

Executive Producers

Garry Blye

Mark Shekter

Directors

Howard Bernstein

Lon Appleby

Narrator

Ben Gordon

Production

DocuTainment Plus Productions Inc. / Atlantic 9 Productions Inc.
1 Atlantic Ave.
Suite 103
Toronto Ontario
M6K 3E7
Canada
(416) 537-5004
(416) 537-8984
mail@microtainment.com
www.docutainmentplus.com

Distribution

Chestnut Park Entertainment Inc.
One Atlantic Ave.
Suite 103
Toronto Ontario
M6K 3E7
Canada
(416) 537-5004
(416) 537-8984
mail@microtainment.com
www.microtainment.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2003

1800 SECONDS: CHASING CANADA'S SNOWBIRDS

Betacam SP

47 minutes

Colour

Producer

Executive Producer

Director

Scriptwriters

Narrator

Production

Distribution

With the support of

A IS FOR ATTILA

DV CamMini DV

48 minutes

Colour, black and white

Producers

Director

Scriptwriters

Production

With the support of

AIR GUITAR IN OULU

Super 8DV Cam

48 minutes

Colour

Producers

Executive Producer

Director

Cast

Production

With the support of

ALBERT MILLAIRE

Betacam SP

45 minutes

Colour

Producer

Executive Producer

Director and Scriptwriter

Narrator

Production

With the support of

ALMOST HOME

Betacam SPDV Cam

60 minutes

Colour

Producers

Executive Producer

Directors

Production/Distribution

Distribution (television)

With the support of

ANATOMY OF BURLESQUE (THE )

Betacam SP

2 x 60 minutes

Colour

Producers

Executive Producer

Narrator and Host

Production

With the support of

ANGAQUIIT: SHAMAN STORIES

Betacam SPDV CamMini DVDigital Betacam

48 minutes

Colour

Producers

Executive Producer

Director and Scriptwriter

Production

Distribution

With the support of

ARCTIC DREAMER: THE LONELY QUEST OF VILHJALMUR STEFANSSON

Betacam SP

90 minutes

Colour, black and white

Producers

Executive Producer

Director

Scriptwriter

Production

With the support of

DV Cam
Mini DV

Super 8
DV Cam

Betacam SP
DV Cam

Betacam SP
DV Cam
Mini DV
Digital Betacam