100 QUÉBÉCOIS QUI ONT FAIT LE XX E SIÈCLE

100 Québécois qui ont fait le XX^e siècle tells the story of the major figures who helped shape Quebec society over the course of the last century. Each instalment focuses on one theme as it depicts four individuals. These themes include "pioneers of freedom," "enfants terribles," and "storytellers." Characterized by its analytical and penetrating look at events, the series provides viewers with the opportunity to reflect on the historical role played by each of these important figures.

Betacam SP

12 x 51 minutes

Colour, black and white

Producers

France Choquette

Daniel Proulx

Jean Roy

Director

Jean Roy

Scriptwriter

Daniel Proulx

Host

Vincent Bilodeau

Production

Eurêka! Productions
225, rue Roy
Bureau 208
Montreal Quebec
H2W 1M5
Canada
(514) 272-3500
(514) 272-9452
ktv@cam.org

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

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

1604

A docudrama based on the experiences of real-life individuals, 1604 tells the story of the first attempts by the French to settle North America, first on Saint Croix Island and then at Port-Royal. Told through the eyes of Guillaume, a young French settler, and Nagoeg, a beautiful Native girl who becomes his companion, 1604 introduces such historical figures as De Monts, Champlain, Poutrincourt and Lescarbot and captures the sweeping emotion, excitement and tragedy that marked this thrilling moment in history.

Super 16 mm

49 minutes

Colour

Producer

Cécile Chevrier

Director

Renée Blanchar

Scriptwriter

Herménégilde Chiasson

Cast

Pierre Curzi

Pierre Rivard

Mathieu Girard

Philippe-André Collette

Production/Distribution

Productions Phare-Est inc.
140, rue Botsford
Bureau 20
Moncton New Brunswick
E1C 4X5
Canada
(506) 857-9941
(506) 857-1806
phareest@nbnet.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

902 (THE)

Hip hop to most is booty-shaking, Lexus-driving, gun-toting, colours-waving, bass-heavy Black music. Turn that racket down! Not all hip hop is the same. In Nova Scotia, hip hop is made to the old school rules, where a group of DJs and MCs have become a kind of biological control experiment: preserving the Golden Age of hip hop while infusing their music with innovative local traditions. The results are powerful lyrics and an unstoppable beat that is beginning to be heard around the world.

Betacam SP

48 minutes

Colour

Producer

Greg Jones

Executive Producer

Janice Evans

Director

Warren Jefferies

Scriptwriter

Warren Jefferies

Cast

Buck 65

JoRun

Skratch Bastid

Universal Soul

Production

BreakBeatnik Productions Inc. / Creative Atlantic Communications Inc.
2085 Maitland St.
Halifax Nova Scotia
B3K 2Z8
Canada
(902) 423-1989
(902) 423-3711
info@creativeatlantic.ca

Distribution – Canada

Dex Distribution
1583 Hollis St.,
2nd Floor
Halifax Nova Scotia
B3J 1V4
Canada
(902) 421-1326, ext. 238
(902) 423-0484
clarence@dexdistribution.com
www.topsailentertainment.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

À LA UNE

Newspapers, dailies as well as weeklies, hold a mirror up to society and open a window both onto ourselves and the world beyond. À la une looks at 10 French-language newspapers published in different regions of Canada. The series juxtaposes each newspaper with another Canadian or foreign newspaper, thereby illustrating the various ways in which information is handled, each periodical presenting its own particular view of the world.

Betacam SP

10 x 30 minutes

Colour

Producer and Executive Producer

Danièle Caloz

Directors

Carol Ann Pilon

Bruno Moynié

Scriptwriter

Paule LaRoche

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 (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

IN OUR OWN IMAGE

This documentary examines recent advances in genetic and reproductive technologies, and their impact on the lives of people with genetic conditions and on society in general. This thought-provoking film explores the medical and ethical pros and cons as it follows the stories of couples who are deciding whether to use these technologies to prevent the inheritance of their own genetic conditions, or to let nature take its course.

Digital Betacam

60 minutes

Colour

Producer and Director

Caroline R. Maria

Scriptwriters

Caroline R. Maria

Joan Scott

Production/Distribution – Canada

Cinémaria
1358, rue Sainte-Catherine Est
Montreal Quebec
H2L 2H6
Canada
(514) 525 0358
(514) 525 4939
cmaria@cinemaria.com
www.cinemaria.com

International 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 (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

ABORIGINAL ARCHITECTURE, LIVING ARCHITECTURE

Aboriginal Architecture, Living Architecture explores the way Aboriginal architecture reflects the diversity of environments and Aboriginal cultures across North America. Traditional and ceremonial buildings reflect all aspects of life in a particular region and time. Architectural designs were affected by technology, climate, society, religion, economics and history. The film looks at how Aboriginal architecture continues to evolve in response to on-going changes in the natural and social environment.

DV Cam (16:9)

2 x 45 minutes

Colour

Producers

Paul M. Rickard

Tamara Lynch (NFB)

Executive Producer

George Hargrave

Director

Paul M. Rickard

Scriptwriters

Paul M. Rickard

Janice Benthin

Production

Mushkeg Productions Inc.
103, rue Villeneuve Ouest
Montreal Quebec
H2T 2R6
Canada
(514) 279-3507/1717
(514) 279-7493
mushkeg@videotron.ca
www.mushkeg.ca

Distribution

National Film Board of Canada
3155, ch. de la Côte-de-Liesse
Saint-Laurent Quebec
H4N 2N4
Canada
(514) 283-9000
(514) 283-5487

www.nfb.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

ACCROS DE L'ANACHRONISME (LES)

They are young or old, girls or boys, men or women. They all lead double lives. One day, they are geologists, students or mechanics; the next day, they are members of a militia, or bishops, or poachers. One day, they live in the 20th century, and the next morning they wake up in the 14th century. They are not actors, nor patients in an insane asylum. They are hooked on the anachronistic...

DV Cam
Mini DV

52 minutes

Colour

Producer

Geneviève Lavoie

Director and Scriptwriter

Richard Angers

Production

Années lumières Télévision inc.
414, rue Prévost
Quebec Quebec
G1R 1Z9
Canada
(418) 525-5208
(418) 525-5208
anneeslumieres@qc.aira.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

ÂME DES RUELLES (L')

This documentary explores the hidden side of Montréal from the point of view of its extensive network of alleyways and backstreets, all brimming with life and multicultural activity.

DVC Pro

52 minutes

Colour

Producer

Nathalie Barton

Director and Scriptwriter

Manon Barbeau

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 2004

AMOUR AU XXI e SIÈCLE (L')

Today, love has freed itself of societal constraints. Forms of love that were once forbidden or deemed scandalous - living out of wedlock, gay and lesbian love, the love between younger men and older women - are today more prevalent and "normal." This documentary takes a journey into the different stages of love: the birth of a child, the fruit of love; the emotional lives of children (at age 10, some children experience true, passionate love); the ups and downs of teen crushes; a person's first "real" relationship; love in relationships that have lasted for decades; unusual love affairs, which are surprising but real; and the end of love. What happens between the end of one relationship and the start of a new one.

High definition

41 minutes

Colour

Producers

Denise Bombardier

Marie-Hélène Tremblay

Executive Producer

Denise Bombardier

Director

Guillaume Sylvestre

Scriptwriter

Denise Bombardier

Production

Les Productions D. Bombe inc.
4361, rue de Bullion
App. 305-306
Montreal Quebec
H2W 2G2
Canada
(514) 845-8882
(514) 845-4424
denbombardier@videotron.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

APPEL DU LARGE (L')

During the 19th century, the vast plains of Manitoba were the birthplace of a unique francophone people, the Métis. Born of the encounter between coureurs de bois and Native women, the Métis dominated the region and were instrumental in the creation of Manitoba as a Canadian province. What the Métis built, however, was dramatically destroyed over the course of the 20th century, and Métis influence quickly declined. Nevertheless, French Manitoba survived as a result of quiet resistance - an existence which forged the Métis character. During the 1960s, pulled one way by the dream of an independent Quebec and another way by the idea of a bilingual Canada, a Franco-Manitoban identity emerged. Today, while it is true that Franco-Manitobans are small in number, their culture - strongly influenced by 19th-century values of mixed-race unions and of tolerance - lies at the heart of the Canadian identity.

Betacam

2 x 52 minutes

Colour

Producers

Charles Lavack

Louis Paquin

Executive Producer

Louis Paquin

Director

Pierre Chevrier

Scriptwriter

Jean-Pierre Dubé

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

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 2004

ARKTIKA: THE RUSSIAN DREAM THAT FAILED

Mixing science, history, stories and a century of archival films, Arktika: The Russian Dream That Failed traces the history of the Russian North, from the days of the czars through the promise of the Revolution, to the economic collapse and environmental legacy of the Soviet era.

DVC Pro

minutes

Colour

Producers

Betsy Carson

Gary Marcuse

Director and Scriptwriter

Gary Marcuse

Host

David Suzuki

Production

Face to Face Media Ltd.
1818 Grant St.
Vancouver British Columbia
V5L 2Y8
Canada
(604) 251-0770
(604) 251-9149
carson@smartt.com
facetofacemedia.ca

Distribution – Canada

Face to Face Media Ltd.
1818 Grant St.
Vancouver British Columbia
V5L 2Y8
Canada
(604) 251-0770
(604) 251-9149
carson@smartt.com
facetofacemedia.ca

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 2004

ART D'ÊTRE PARENT IV (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, and fully engaging your desires, ambitions, beliefs, emotions and intuition. Being a parent also involves learning how to avoid laying down your brush before the task is finished - finding the courage to hang on to your work until your child is ready, in turn, to engage in his own act of creation.

Betacam SP

20 x 60 minutes

Colour

Producers

Harold Trépanier

Jacques Bonin

Claude Veillet

Directors

Norbert Pickering

Diane Beaudry

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

AUGER ENQUÊTE II

In the series Auger Enquête II, reporter Michel Auger continues his investigation into the criminal world. He looks at "traditional" criminal organizations, such as the Italian Mafia, as well as issues such as con-artist networks, car-theft rings, the sexual exploitation of underaged girls, the vulnerability of international borders and street gangs. He also takes viewers into the underworld of drugs and loan sharks.

DV Cam

8 x 47 minutes

Colour

Producer

Jacques W. Lina

Executive Producers

Jacques W. Lina

Julien Béliveau

Directors and Scriptwriters

Pierre Bastien

Marie-Hélène Grenier

Joël Bertomeu

Jean-François Després

Host

Michel Auger

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 (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

BEING DOROTHY

If Dorothy were alive today, what would her dreams be made of? Being Dorothy focuses on the lives of the young women in Kansas who are employed as part-time "Dorothys" in The Land of Oz display of the Seward County Historical Museum. Even though Dorothy Gale was swept away somewhere over the rainbow more than 60 years ago, her story symbolizes the voyage that every teenager in North America must live through as they take their first tentative steps away from the protective cocoon of home.

DV Cam

50 minutes

Colour

Producer and Executive Producer

Ina Fichman

Director and Scriptwriter

Howard Goldberg

Production

Productions La Fête inc.
387, rue Saint-Paul Ouest
Montreal Quebec
H2Y 2A7
Canada
(514) 848-0417
(514) 848-0064
info@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 (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

BEING RED GREEN: STEVE SMITH'S STORY

A biography of one of Canada's most popular comedians, who also has a huge following in the United States. Steve Smith's TV alter ego, Red Green, obsesses over the midlife crisis of the middle-aged male and insists that most people's problems can be solved with duct tape.

Betacam SP

43 minutes

Colour

Producer, Director and Scriptwriter

John Curtin

Production/Distribution

Kaos Films Worldwide Inc.
2120, rue Saint-André
Bureau 5
Montreal Quebec
H2L 3V1
Canada
(514) 848-9944
(514) 848-9606
jcurtin@kaosfilms.com
www.kaosfilms.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

BETTER ASK NELLIE: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF NELLIE COURNOYEA

Activist, politician, pioneer. Nellie Cournoyea's life journey has been a roadmap for the development of Canada's north. Born on a trapline, Nellie Cournoyea became the first Native woman to be elected premier in Canada (of the Northwest Territories). Today, she is CEO of the Inuvialuit Regional Corporation. In this role she is the driving force behind a $4-billion deal that will see Aboriginal people become major partners in one of the biggest natural gas pipelines ever built in Canada.

Betacam SP

42 minutes

Colour

Producers and Directors

Sharon Bartlett

Maria Lerose

Executive Producer

Hugh Beard

Scriptwriter

Helen Slinger

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 2004

BIOGRAPHIES III

Each instalment of this third season of Biographies profiles a well-known Quebecer. The subjects - who come from all walks of life - have captured the public's imagination through their achievements. Subjects include Douglas Léopold, Marie-Soleil Tougas, Jacques Mesrine, Paul Vincent, the Great Antonio, Les Provençal, Gilles Richer, Martin Deschamps, Gaétan Girouard and Gilbert Rozon.

DV Cam

10 x 46 minutes

Colour

Producer

Jacques W. Lina

Executive Producers

Jacques W. Lina

Julien Béliveau

Directors

Annie Boudin

Michel Beaudin

Yves Thériault

Scriptwriters

Louise Bureau

Serge Rivest

Yves Thériault

Annie Boudin

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 (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

BIRTH STORIES V

Birth Stories interweaves compelling, character-driven stories as parents-to-be experience one of the most defining and challenging events in their lives - having a baby. Dramatic and emotionally charged, the vérité-style series follows the real-life experiences of pregnancy for a wide range of women. Birth Stories charts the weeks leading up to the birth and the intensity and emotion of the birth itself. The series chronicles diverse stories of young and not-so-young couples, determined teens and gay parents-to-be over the course of several episodes.

DV Cam

10 x 22 minutes

Colour

Producer and Scriptwriter

Gail Gallant

Executive Producers

André Barro

Gail Gallant

Katherine Buck

Emil Glassbourg

Glen Salzman

Directors

Patricia Fogliato

Catherine Roberts

Nadine Schwartz

Production

Birth Stories Productions/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
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 Media Ltd.
13 Merrion Sq.
Dublin
2
Ireland
353 1 662 0423
353 1 662 0422
sales@cineflix.com
www.cineflixinternational.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

BLOOMSDAY CABARET

Bloomsday Cabaret is a unique documentary film about music in James Joyce's life and writing. A group of Canadian Joyceans visits Dublin on a musical mission: to discover and perform songs from Joyce's life and writing. Back in St. John's, Newfoundland, they stage an elaborate cabaret of Joycean music, all in time for the centenary of Bloomsday on June 16, 2004. Moulin Rouge meets Bloomsday and "music is everywhere" (Ulysses).

Super 16 mm

50 minutes

Colour

Executive Producer

Rosemary House

Director

Rosemary House

Scriptwriter

Rosemary House

Cast

Bryan Hennessey

Sherry White

Mary Lou Fallis

Production

Rock Island Productions Ltd.
11 Barnes Pl.
St. John's Newfoundland
A1C 5G9
Canada
Phone: (709) 739-7922
Fax: (709) 579-2386
rhouse@nfld.com
www.bloomsdaycabaret.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

ARCHITECTE DU CORPS (L')

The Body Architect offers a moving and in-depth portrait of dancer and choreographer Jean-Pierre Perreault, who died in December 2002. By focusing closely on both the man and his work, this documentary takes the full measure of Jean-Pierre Perreault - a highly sensitive man who left behind a major body of work and who was acknowledged as one of his generation's most influential choreographers.

Digital Betacam

52 minutes

Colour

Producers

Lisa Cochrane

Pierre L. Touchette

Alain Simard

Yves Bisaillion (ONF / NFB)

Executive Producer

Luc Châtelain

Director

Paule Baillargeon

Scriptwriters

Paule Baillargeon

Jefferson Lewis

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

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

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

BOÎTE NOIRE II (LA)

La Boîte noire II is a documentary series about major events in current affairs which were broadcast on television. The 13 half-hour instalments contain a total of 39 seven-minute documentary shorts, each of which explores in detail what happens when history unfolds on television.

Betacam SP

13 x 25 minutes

Colour

Producers

Luc Cyr

Carl Leblanc

Executive Producer

Jacques Véronneau

Directors

Luc Cyr

Carl Leblanc

Scriptwriters

Luc Cyr

Carl Leblanc

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

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

BRUCE AND ME

Filmmaker Oren Siedler's personal exploration of her troubled and unusual relationship with her father - a brilliant, charming, white-collar con artist - takes us around the world, from Australia to Canada, Cuba, Mexico and the U.S. The backdrop for Oren's journey is candid, vérité-style interaction with her eccentric and quirky family members.

Mini DV

1 x 50 minutes

Colour, black and white

Producers

Ed Barreveld

Oren Siedler

Director and Scriptwriter

Oren Siedler

Production

Outlaw Pictures (Canada) Inc.
115 Palmerston Ave.
Toronto Ontario
M6J 2J2
Canada
(416) 603-8333
(416) 603-6318
edbar@interlog.com

Coproduction – Australia

Outlaw Pictures Pty Ltd. (Australia)
1/11 Bottlebrush Cres.
Suffolk Park
2481
Australia
61-415-379-448
oren@linknet.com.au
www.BruceAndMe.ca

Distribution – Canada

Outlaw Pictures (Canada) Inc.
115 Palmerston Ave.
Toronto Ontario
M6J 2J2
Canada
(416) 603-8333
(416) 603-6318
edbar@interlog.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 2004

BUILD ME UP, BREAK ME DOWN

Shot over two years, Build Me Up, Break Me Down follows the troubled journeys of three young people who chose to join the U.S. Military in the wake of September 11, 2001. What follows is an intimate portrayal of their troubled two-year journeys and a social commentary on a generation of youth in turmoil.

DV Cam
Mini DV

minutes

Colour

Producers

Arlene Ami

Sarah Goodman

Erik Paulsson

Director and Scriptwriter

Sarah Goodman

Production

Fovea Productions /Red Storm Productions Inc.
2558 East 5th Ave.
Vancouver British Columbia
V5M 1M7
Canada
(604) 254-1346
(604) 254-1347
redstorm@shaw.ca
www.redstorm.ca

Distribution – Canada

Red Storm Productions Inc.
2558 East 5th Ave.
Vancouver British Columbia
V5M 1M7
Canada
(604) 254-1346
(604) 254-1347
redstorm@shaw.ca
www.redstorm.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

BUMP AND GRIND

In the Wild West, strippers like Kitty travel from club to club, city to city, in search of big money - thousands of dollars a week. It's hard to give up, though Kitty, like many dancers, has to hide her profession from the world, even from her family. In Bump and Grind, Kitty, Sindy, and other dancers take us backstage at three Western strip bars. But the days of fancy stage shows may soon be finished.

DV Cam

47 minutes

Colour

Producer, Director and Scriptwriter

Lynn Booth

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

Distribution – Canada

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 (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

C'EST MA FLORIDE

Outdoor camping - unthinkable to some, a vital activity for others - is practiced by some 50,000 Quebecers each year. What attracts them? Every camper has his or her reasons. What they all share is a passion for the great outdoors.

DV Cam

52 minutes

Colour

Producer

Richard Blackburn

Director and Scriptwriter

Nathalie Trépanier

Production

Shootfilms inc.
200, ch. du Quatrième Rang
Morin-Heights Quebec
J0R 1H0
Canada
(450) 226-8684
(450) 226-8616
shoot@shootfilms.ca
www.shootfilms.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

ÇA CLIQUE II

"Today, I'd like to talk to you about mentors. What's a mentor? Well, a mentor is a person, like me, who wants to help someone like you succeed and develop... Mentoring? Give it a try, it's fantastic!" - Host Annie Galipeau.

Ça clique II tells you everything you've ever wanted to know about mentors, protégés and the reasons for mentoring - but were afraid to ask!

Betacam SP

13 x 25 minutes

Colour

Producer

Roch Brunette

Directors and Scriptwriters

Jason Brennan

Louise Dumont

Martine Breuillaud

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

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 2004

CALL (THE)

This 13-part series provides an intimate look at up-and-coming stars as they prep, audition, and wait to hear if they've landed that breakthrough role. Each half-hour episode explores the compelling struggle of three actors striving to be cast in the same role in an independent television, film or theatre production. Viewers get a behind-the-scenes look at the stakes involved for each actor, the intensity of the casting room and the moment the actor gets The Call.

Betacam SP

13 x 23 minutes

Colour

Producer

Maria Pimentel

Executive Producer

Michael Geddes

Co-Executive Producer

Tom Powers

Director and Scriptwriter

John Dolin

Production/Distribution

Lone Eagle Productions Inc.
26 Soho St.
Suite 401
Toronto Ontario
M5T 1Z7
Canada
(416) 351-9111
(416) 351-9666
info@loneagle.net

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

CALL IT KARMA

At the request of his Master, a Tibetan monk makes a perilous journey through the Himalayas to the West. Six years later, after having established a center for teaching Dharma, he chances upon a western filmmaker on the streets of Vancouver. Poignantly told with insight and humour, the film retraces the monk's footsteps on location in Tibet, Nepal, India and Canada, ending with the long-anticipated return to his remote village.

Mini DV
Digital Betacam

48 minutes

Colour

Producers

Shan Tam

Michael Parker

Geoff Browne

Director

Geoff Browne

Scriptwriters

Jack Silberman

Michael Parker

Geoff Browne

Production

Holiday Pictures Ltd.
226-3495 Cambie St.
Vancouver British Columbia
V5Z 4R3
Canada
(604) 879-6613
(604) 873-6632
info@holidaypictures.ca
www.holidaypictures.ca

Boundless Light Productions Inc.
1915 Haro St.
Suite 214
Vancouver British Columbia
V6G 1H9
Canada
(604) 725-0203
geoffbrowne@canadian.com
www.boundlesslight.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

CAMPUS VETS

Campus Vets tells the dramatic stories of veterinarians-in-training at Saskatoon's Western College of Veterinary Medicine. From ranch to ER, the series chronicles moments where animals, owners and veterinarians are bound together in a race against time.

Betacam SP
Mini DV

13 x 22 minutes

Colour

Producers

Blair Reekie

Stan Feingold

Executive Producer

Blair Reekie

Directors

Linda Sanche

Kelly Mccloughan

Scriptwriters

Stan Feingold

Cathy Parke

Anna Ceraldi

Production

Campus Vets Productions / The Eyes Project Development
1710 Columbia St.,
2nd Floor
Vancouver British Columbia
V5Y 4A1
Canada
(604) 688-3937, ext. 353
(604) 688-3977
kdick@theeyes.net
www.campusvets.com

Distribution

Eyes Project Development Corp.
1710 Columbia St.,
2nd Floor
Vancouver British Columbia
V5Y 4A1
Canada
(604) 688-3937, ext. 332
(604) 688-3977
breekie@theeyes.ca
www.theeyes.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

CANADA À LA CARTE II

Canada à la carte introduces and interprets Canadian geography for 13 to 17 year olds. In its second season, the series' young hosts, Cosette and Aimé, assisted by a team of experts, explore geographical phenomena from a historical perspective. The series also looks at some of the issues that will have an impact on both Canada and the world at large, such as global warming, the melting of glaciers, the globalization of the economy and natural resources. In so doing, the series helps young viewers think about the relationship between humans and the environment.

Super 8
DV Cam

13 x 26 minutes

Colour

Producers

Charles Lavack

Louis Paquin

Executive Producer

Louis Paquin

Directors

Pascal Boutroy

Béatrice Gaudet

Carole Ducharme

Sylvie Peltier

Scriptwriters

Pascal Boutroy

Linda Desormeaux

Sylvie Peltier

Carole Ducharme

Hosts

Cossette Dorge

Aimé Boisjoli

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

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 2004

CANADA'S BUTTERFLY: MARIA PELLEGRINI

This one-hour documentary on the making of diva Maria Pellegrini is a story of natural talent and tenacity triumphing over adversity. The sultry soprano has suffered and survived for more than three decades in the competitive, sexually charged and backstabbing world of international opera. Her rise to stardom is filled with sacrifice and heartbreak, success and failure - an ironic mirroring of some of the tragic roles she has performed on stage.

Digital Betacam

48 minutes

Colour

Producers

Michael Cowles

Jennifer Delaney

Executive Producer

Hoda Elatawi

Director

Ken Stewart

Scriptwriter

Geneviève Spicer

With

Maria Pellegrini

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

CANADA'S WAR: THE LOST COLOUR ARCHIVES

Told exclusively through the use of archival colour footage, Canada's War: The Lost Colour Archives tells the compelling stories of Canadians at war and on the home front during the Second World War. Much of the footage has lain neglected and unseen for decades in the world's great archives and in private collections of ordinary Canadians across the country. The series details the Canadian experience of the Second World War through personal stories, chronicling a time of danger and hope, telling of a nation inspired by purpose and commitment.

Digital Betacam

3 x 41 minutes

Colour

Producers

Karen Shopsowitz

Nataline Rodrigues

Executive Producers

Elliott Halpern

Pauline Duffy

Director

Karen Shopsowitz

Scriptwriter

Michael Allcock

Production

YAP Lost Archives Productions Inc./ YAP Films Inc.
110 Spadina Ave.
Suite 1001
Toronto Ontario
M5V 2K4
Canada
(416) 504-6662
(416) 504-6667

Distribution

YAP Lost Archives Productions Inc./ YAP Films Inc.
110 Spadina Ave.
Suite 1001
Toronto Ontario
M5V 2K4
Canada
(416) 504-6662
(416) 504-6667

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

CANADIAN GEOGRAPHIC PRESENTS VI

Produced in association with Canadian Geographic magazine (a division of the Royal Canadian Geographic Society), this series explores Canada's dynamic natural diversity. Like nature itself, each story told in the series is unique; collectively, the stories offer television audiences around the world a new perspective on a vast ecological tapestry found nowhere else on Earth.

Betacam SP
High definition
16 mm
DV Cam

8 x 47 minutes

Colour

Producers

Stephen Milton

John LaRose

Executive Producers

Bill Johnston

Ron Lillie

Lee Herberman

Directors

Tadzio Richards

Ian MacRae

Production

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 2004

MANDELA'S SASH

Mandela's Sash chronicles a pivotal Metis cultural event that took place during South African President Nelson Mandela's visit to Ottawa on September 24, 1998. On that fateful morning, Metis Senator John B. Boucher wrapped a Metis sash around the waist of Nelson Mandela. This event created a burst of national and international media attention which, in turn, instantly illuminated the plight of the Metis Nation of Canada as well as that of all downtrodden peoples around the globe. Featuring interviews with Senator Boucher, Teena Hendelman, President, Canadian Tribute to Human Rights, and George Wilkes, treasurer/co-founder, Canadian Tribute to Human Rights.

Betacam SP

50 minutes

Colour

Executive Producer, Director and Scriptwriter

Bob Rock

Production

Bob Rock Productions Inc.
309 21st Street West
Prince Albert Saskatchewan
S6V 4J2
Canada
(306) 763-5709
(360) 272-8721
bobrockproductions@inet2000.com
www.saskschools.ca/~mandelassash

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

CFL TRADITIONS

CFL Traditions profiles the greatest players of the Canadian Football League - the heroes who played the game, lived it and forever stamped it "Made in Canada." The series records the personal stories of the league's notable players and characters, and traces the league's history, from its difficult periods to its current popularity.

DV Cam

5 x 47 minutes

Colour, black and white

Producer

Derik Murray

Executive Producers

John N. Hamilton

Derik Murray

Director

Brian Daisley

Scriptwriter

Jim Taylor

Production

Network Pictures Seven 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 2004

CHASING LIGHT

From solar sailing to cells communicating, Chasing Light is a documentary - part magic, part science - that considers this fierce, wondrous power from the perspective of darkness and big light.

High definition

2 x 48 minutes

Colour

Producers

Christian Bruyère

Michaelin McDermott

Director and Scriptwriter

Michaelin McDermott

Production

Sunstroke Films Inc.
2045 Barclay St
Suite 604
Vancouver British Columbia
V6G 1L6
Canada
(604) 687-5702
(604) 687-5207
mikenpaul@telus.net
www.mystiquefilms.com

International distribution

Europe Images International
1 Rond-Point Victor Hugo
Issy-les-Moulineaux
92130
France
33 1 55 95 58 00 or 55 95
33 1 55 95 58 10
t.mino@m5audiovisuel.com
www.europeimages.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

SEA HUNTERS IV

Join the Sea Hunters as they travel the world in search of true shipwreck adventures. The Sea Hunters delve into the history and mystery of the deep sea and the tales of tragedy and triumph that have been hidden there. Marine archaeologist James Delgado, project leader Mike Fletcher, dive coordinator Warren Fletcher, and best-selling author Clive Cussler search the oceans of the world for underwater adventure.

Betacam SP
DV Cam

7 x 47 minutes

Colour, black and white

Producer

John Davis

Directors

Mike Fletcher

Marc Pike

Host

James Delgado

With

Mike Fletcher

Warren Fletcher

James Delgado

Richard Donat

Production

Seafarer Productions Inc.
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 (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

CHEESEBURGERS, GUNS AND THE AMERICAN DREAM

A patriotic Canadian's search for the mythic American Dream.

Mini DV - 24 P

45 minutes

Colour

Producer

Steven James May

Director and Scriptwriter

Adamm Liley

Production

Manifestation Television Inc.
1657 Barrington St.
Suite 230
Halifax Nova Scotia
B3J 2A1
Canada
(902) 446-3669
(902) 446-4727
manifestationtv@yahoo.com
www.manifestation.tv

Distribution

Manifestation Television Inc.
1657 Barrington St.
Suite 230
Halifax Nova Scotia
B3J 2A1
Canada
(902) 446-3669
(902) 446-4727
manifestationtv@yahoo.com
www.manifestation.tv

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

CHILDHOOD LOST: THE STORY OF CANADA'S HOME CHILDREN

Childhood Lost examines the fate of the 100,000 British children shipped to Canada between 1869 and 1939 to work as indentured farm labourers. The children were part of a scheme designed to relieve Britain's overcrowded cities. Today, home children and their descendants make up 12 per cent of Canada's population. Childhood Lost tells the story of six home children as they attempt to unravel the mystery of their past.

Digital Betacam

47 minutes

Colour

Executive Producers

Gretha Rose

Johanna Eliot

Director

Donna Davies

Scriptwriter

Donna Davies

Production

Cellar Door Productions
126 Richmond Street
Suite 6
Charlottetown Prince Edward Island
C1A 4K9
Canada
(902) 628-3880
(902) 628-2088
productions@cellardoor.tv
www.cellardoor.tv

Ocean Entertainment Limited
1657 Barrington St.
Suite 404
Halifax Nova Scotia
B3J 2A1
Canada
(902) 423-9056
(902) 423-9058
ocean@ocean.ca
www.ocean.ca

Distribution – Canada

Talent Group Releasing
3 Malahu Dr.
Charlottetown Prince Edward Island
C1A 8A5
Canada
(902) 367-3600
(902) 367-3610
lawrie@talentgroup.tv

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

CHURCH IN TWO WORLDS (A)

A Church in Two Worlds looks at the fascinating history of the Ukrainian Catholic Church, with a focus on the Blessed Mary Church in Markova, Ukraine. This church exemplifies the oppression, determination and, finally, the liberation of the Catholic faith in Ukraine. The little church in the heart of agrarian, pre-industrialized Ukraine was burned down in 1958. A decade ago, ex-patriate Ukrainians in Canada raised funds to rebuild the church, and its bells began to toll once again.

Betacam SP
DV Cam

48 minutes

Colour

Producer

Don Copeman

Executive Producer

Gerry Sperling

Director

Bill Siggins

Scriptwriter

Carrie May Siggins

Production

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

Distribution – Canada

Rebel Media
46 Wickstead Way
Thornhill Ontario
L3T 5E4
Canada
(905) 707-6000
(905) 882-0069
m_a1000@hotmail.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

CITIZEN BLACK

This humorous, revealing and off-beat profile is a modern day true-life story of our own Charles Foster Kane: Conrad Moffat Black. While the fictional press baron Kane was modeled on William Randolph Hearst in Orson Welles's classic Citizen Kane, Citizen Black probes the successes and failures, foibles and follies of one of the world's leading, most contentious and colourful publishers. Conrad Black and his wife, Barbara Amiel, are the toast of the media, political and high-society scenes in London, New York and Toronto. They remain a powerful force in English-language publishing and conservative politics, despite shareholder revolts and a bid to topple Lord Black from his publishing throne.

Digital Betacam

75 minutes

Colour

Producers

Debbie Melnyck

Rick Caine

Executive Producer and Scriptwriter

Rick Caine

Director

Debbie Melnyck

With

Conrad Black (Lord Black of Crossharbour)

Barbara Amiel Black (Lady Black)

Donald Trump

Jean Chrétien

Production/Distribution

Persistence of Vision Productions Inc.
24 Condor Ave.
Toronto Ontario
M4J 3M6
Canada
(416) 461-4844
(416) 778-7776
povprods@rogers.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

CLASS QUEERS

Class Queers is an intimate and compelling documentary about three teenagers and how the homophobia they encounter in the high-school educational system has had an impact on their lives in the classroom and at home.

Digital Betacam

40 minutes

Colour

Producer

Howard Fraiberg

Executive Producer

Robin Cass

Directors

Melissa Levin

Roxana Spicer

Scriptwriter

Roxana Spicer

Production

School House Productions Inc.
229 Booth Ave.
Toronto Ontario
M4M 2M7
Canada
(416) 722-4567
(416) 406-4081
oneroomschool99@hotmail.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 (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

COHEN'S WAR

This is the story of a man who works within one of the most powerful and secret institutions in Canada. He believes this institution is riddled with ignorance, and consequently its activities often lead to tragedy. He believes this so profoundly he has made it his life's work to fight back. As we meet refugee lawyer M. Lee Cohen, he is in the midst of representing two people. One is a young Serbian woman who has claimed sanctuary in a local church to avoid deportation to a desperate and lawless society. The second is fighting deportation to Russia, where he risks falling into the hands of the Russian Mafia. These cases are the vehicle to explore Cohen and his nemesis, the Department of Canadian Immigration and Refugee Claims.

DV Cam

58 minutes

Colour

Producer

Angela De Nicola

Executive Producer, Director and Scriptwriter

Lesley Ann Patten

Production

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

Distribution – Canada

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

International 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 (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

COLLEGE DAYS, COLLEGE NIGHTS

College Days, College Nights looks at the lives of a group of typical Canadian college students attending the University of British Columbia: their dreams, aspirations, expectations, fears and frustrations, romances and heartbreaks, as well as the challenges they face during their transition from dependent teenagers to independent adults.

Betacam SP
Mini DV

6 x 60 minutes

Colour

Producer

Terence McKeown

Executive Producers and Scriptwriters

John Zaritsky

Terence McKeown

Director

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

COMPTEUR D'OISEAUX (LE)

Located some five hours from Montréal, at the end of a seemingly endless road, lies a lake that has become a favourite gathering place for northern osprey. The lake is also home to the Fondation du Lac Villiers, run by a handful of people from the same family. The family's life is governed by the peaceful rhythms of the vast Boreal Forest that surrounds them and by the demands of life on the margins of civilization. This documentary takes us into their world.

DV Cam

52 minutes

Colour

Producer

Richard Blackburn

Director and Scriptwriter

Bruno Boulianne

Production

Shootfilms inc.
200, ch. du Quatrième Rang
Morin-Heights Quebec
J0R 1H0
Canada
(450) 226-8684
(450) 226-8616
shoot@shootfilms.ca
www.shootfilms.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

CORPORATION (THE)

One hundred and fifty years ago, the corporation was a relatively insignificant entity. Today, it is a vivid, dramatic and pervasive presence in all our lives. Like the Church, the Monarchy and the Communist Party in other times and places, the corporation is today's dominant institution. But history humbles dominant institutions. All have been crushed, belittled or absorbed into some new order... Featuring illuminating interviews with Noam Chomsky, Michael Moore, Howard Zinn and many others, The Corporation charts the spectacular rise of an institution aimed at achieving specific economic goals as it also recounts victories against this apparently invincible force.

minutes

Colour

Producers

Mark Achbar

Bart Simpson

Coproducers

Cari Green

Nathan Neumer

Tom Shandel

Associate Producers

Joel Bakan

Dawn Brett

Executive Producer

Mark Achbar

Directors

Mark Achbar

Jennifer Abbott

Scriptwriters

Joel Bakan

Harold Crooks

Mark Achbar

Based on the book by

Joel Bakan

Original music

Leonard J. Paul

Narrator

Mikela J. Mikael

Production

Big Picture Media Corporation
2676 Eton St.
Vancouver British Columbia
V5K 1K1
Canada
(604) 253-8333
(604) 253-8355
info@thecorporation.tv
www.thecorporation.com

Distribution – Canada

Mongrel Media Inc.
1028 Queen St. W.
Toronto Ontario
M6J 1H6
Canada
(416) 516-9775
(416) 516-0651
info@mongrelmedia.com
www.mongrelmedia.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

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

CREATIVE NATIVE (THE)

The Creative Native is a lively, high-quality series dedicated to celebrating the diversity and artistic excellence of the Aboriginal world. Producer/Host Tamara Bell introduces unique Aboriginal artists and craftspeople to the viewer, providing a greater understanding of indigenous art and culture.

Betacam SP

13 x 24 minutes

Colour

Producer, Executive Producer, Scriptwriter and Host

Tamara Bell

Directors

Dorothy Christian

Tamara Bell

Production

The Creative Native Television Series Inc.,
650 Roche Point Dr.
Suite 61
North Vancouver British Columbia
V7H 2Z5
Canada
(604) 924-9999
(604) 986-9711
tamara123@shaw.ca
www.thecreativenative.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

CRIME STORIES

This investigative series takes viewers behind the scenes with those who record crime investigations up close - on film, on paper, and on tape. Along with police officers, the family and friends of the victims, defence lawyers and prosecutors, they share their recollections of the crimes and their consequences. These first-hand accounts, coupled with dramatic re-enactments, news footage, clippings and photographs, paint a comprehensive picture of the grim truth.

Betacam SP
16 mm

3 x 47 minutes

Colour, black and white

Producer

Nova Herman

Executive Producer

Ron Goetz

Director

Chris Triffo

Scriptwriter

Colin McNeil

Host

Lawrence Baine

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

Partners In Motion
2704 10th Ave.
Regina Saskatchewan
S4T 1E9
Canada
(306) 545-1482
(306) 569-9616
harmonyent@partnersinmotion.com
www.partnersinmotion.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

CYCLE OF FIRE, CYCLE OF LIFE

It was called British Columbia's most devastating natural disaster ever. In the summer of 2003, almost 1,000 fires swept through B.C.'s tinderbox interior. The fire-fighting costs alone exceeded half a billion dollars, not including property damage. What went wrong? Why has this part of Canada become such a tinderbox that no amount of human resources can conquer the conflagrations? In Cycle of Fire, Cycle of Life, one of Canada's most captivating naturalists, George Sirk, explains how the forests, fires - and our future - are entwined.

DV Cam

47 minutes

Colour

Producers and Scriptwriters

Bill Weaver

Tom Crowe

Director

Bill Weaver

With

George Sirk

Production

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 2004

D'ICI ET D'AILLEURS II

This series gives voice to multicultural Canadians as a way of exploring Canada's diverse multi-ethnic communities. Rooted both in their culture of origin and in Canadian culture, these Canadians are well placed to introduce and help us appreciate the traditions of their native countries. They take us on a journey around the world by exploring the riches of their parents' and grandparents' cultures and by introducing us to close friends and family members in their homes.

DVC Pro

26 x 27 minutes

Colour

Producer

Nicole Faucher

Executive Producers

Jaquelin Bouchard

Daniel Beauchesne

Directors

Yvonne Defour

Pierre Marier

Stéphane Moukarzel

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 2004

DAB IYIYUU / ABSOLUTELY CREE

"Dab Iyiyuu" is a Cree term that means the "real ones," the "complete Crees." Dab Iyiyuu/ Absolutely Cree honours the men and women who were born, raised and survived on the land. And thrived there. In this six-part series, they teach us several traditional skills, and elders tell us stories of the past - taking us back to another time and reality.

Mini DV

6 x 24 minutes

Colour

Producer

Ernest Webb

Executive Producer

Catherine Bainbridge

Directors

Neil Diamond

Philip Lewis

Scriptwriters

Neil Diamond

Philip Lewis

Ernest Webb

Production

Rezolution Pictures International Inc.
440, rue Villeneuve Ouest
Outremont Quebec
H2V 2R5
Canada
(514) 272-8241
(514) 273-7476
rezolutionpictures@sympatico.ca

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

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

DARING TO DIE: THE STORY OF THE BLACK DEVILS

Daring to Die is the story of the First Special Service Force, a unique group of soldiers assembled in 1942 as a joint Canadian-American super commando force. All members of the unit volunteered for the Force, even though they were were told they could be sent on potential suicide missions. The Germans called them Schwartzen Teufels, or Black Devils, for their stealth and bravery, as well as for the terror their missions induced. The Black Devils were trained to do the impossible under the most difficult circumstances.

Betacam SP
Super 8

47 minutes

Colour, black and white

Producer

Wayne Abbott

Coproducer

Jocelyne Abbott

Directors

Wayne Abbott

Greg Hancock

Scriptwriters

Greg Hancock

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 Televsion/ Alliance Atlantis Communications 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

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

DÉFAILLANCES TECHNIQUES

When technology fails, life comes to a halt. Indeed, our world depends of technology. Today, no one is sheltered from disasters that result from technological breakdown. How do we respond in light of the fact that so much of our current technological infrastructure is aging? Citizens everywhere are asked to address these issues as never before. What kind of impact do disasters have on our lives, utterly dependent as we are on technology that we use every day? Who, in fact, really controls the technology that is meant to serve us? The increase in technology-based disasters is the result of scientific progress. Défaillances techniques explores this crucial issue.

DV Cam

13 x 23 minutes

Colour

Producers

Pierre-Paul Larivière

Jean Tourangeau

Directors and Scriptwriters

Serge Ferrand

Jean-Guy Montpetit

Éric Lefebvre

Production

Trinôme inc.
1157, rue Sainte-Catherine Est

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

Distribution

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 2004

DÉLATEURS

This documentary series offers an innovative look at the phenomenon of informants and whistle-blowers. The series begins by looking at informing in the criminal justice system, which directly affects very few of us. Then, the series examines the issue of civic whistle-blowing, which touches a larger segment of the population: many of us may actually witness incidents of corporate or institutional malfeasance, and be called on to take a stand. Third, the series explores "everyday" informing, whereby a neighbour or work colleague denounces us for reasons good or ill. Who among us hasn't lived through this?

DV Cam

3 x 46 minutes

Colour

Producers

Sophie Deschênes

Paul Arcand

Vincent Gabriele

Executive Producer

Vincent Gabriele

Director

Marquise Lepage

Scriptwriters

Marquise Lepage

Johanne Prégent

Production/Distribution

Sovimage
1035, av. Laurier Ouest
1^er étage
Outremont Quebec
H2V 2L1
Canada
(514) 277-6123
(514) 277-1139
productions@sovimage.qc.ca
www.sovimage.qc.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

DENISE DJOKIC: SEVEN DAYS SEVEN NIGHTS

This documentary follows young Canadian cellist Denise Djokic, an emerging classical music star, as she takes classical music to new places on a tour of rural northern British Columbia in October 2002. Along the way, she shatters more than a few stereotypes about classical music.

Betacam SP
Mini DV

48 minutes

Colour

Producers

Paul Kimball

James Kimball

Director and Scriptwriter

Paul Kimball

With

Denise Djokic

David Jalbert

Production/Distribution

Redstar Films Ltd.
1657 Barrington St.,
Suite 533
Halifax Nova Scotia
B3J 2A2
Canada
(902) 429-5254
(902) 429-5256
redstarfilm@aol.com
www.redstarfilm.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

DES NOUVELLES DE DIEU

Quebecers who lived through the period of the "Great Darkness" during the 1940s and 1950s, a time when the Catholic Church seemed all-powerful, may be inclined to think that, today, faith, the sacred, spirituality - even religion itself - have all but disappeared. However, the belief in God persists, although the nature of this belief has radically changed, and continues to evolve. Drawing on real-life experiences, Des nouvelles de Dieu explores the many new and surprising faces of God in contemporary society.

Betacam SP
DV Cam

13 x 25 minutes

Colour

Producer

Pierre Lawrence

Executive Producers

André Larin

Vincent Leduc

Michel Bissonnette

Paul Dupont-Hébert

Directors

Pierre Lawrence

Louis-Roland Leduc

Lisette Marcotte

Sylvain Laforest

Scriptwriters

Danielle Bouchard

Josée Labrie

Lyne Fréchet

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

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

DES YEUX POUR PARLER

In Des yeux pour parler, a grandfather tells the story of his severely handicapped young grandson. The child's eyes, a mirror of the soul, reveal to the man - who thought he knew everything - that he has much to learn about himself, about others and about life itself. A look at difference...

DV Cam

1 x 46 minutes

Colour

Producer

Luc Harvey

Executive Producer

Jean-Pierre Morin

Director and Scriptwriter

Réjean Chayer

Production

Vivazoom inc.
1973, rue Falardeau
Montreal Quebec
H2K 2L9
Canada
(514) 527-9700
(514) 527-9625
lharvey@vivavision.ca
www.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 2004

DÉSORIENTAL

Shot over a couple of months, Désoriental tells the wonderful story of a theatrical work created in Vietnam by young Canadian and Vietnamese thespians. Alternating between reality and illusion, between the actor and the role, Désoriental fashions a mosaic of yin and yang, artistic creation in its rawest form.

DV Cam

49 minutes

Colour

Producer

Jacques Gervais Levesque

Executive Producer

Colette Mallais

Director

Christien LeBlanc

Scriptwriters

Christien LeBlanc

Robin-Joël Cool

With

Théâtre de la Jeunesse de Hanoï

Théâtre Le Masque de Neptune d’Acadie

Théâtre Péril de Québec

Production

Cojak Productions Inc.
1962, Route 530
Grande-Digue New Brunswick
E4R 5M2
Canada
(506) 576-0010
(506) 576-6758
cojak@nb.sympatico.ca
www.cojak.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

DESTINS

This documentary series looks at the destinies of some of Quebec's most influential, yet least known, figures. The series is made with traditional documentary rigour thanks to contributions from experts, historians, testimonials, and archival material. Dramatic re-enactments illustrate the subjects' joys, suffering, loves, and hatreds, enabling viewers to see how their lives unfolded even as they were making history.

Digital Betacam

13 x 47 minutes

Colour

Producer

André Dubois

Director

Yvon Trudel

Scriptwriters

Marcel Labelle

André Dubois

Hugues Théorêt

Host

Michel Barrette

With

Michel Barrette

Marcel Sabourin

Maude Guérin

Normand Lévesque

Production

Les Productions Vendôme II inc.
1751, rue Richardson
Bureau 5.106
Montreal Quebec
H3K 1G6
Canada
(514) 369-4834
(514) 369-4015
productions@vendometelevision.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

DIET OF SOULS

Diet of Souls completes a film trilogy that is both a personal quest and an exploration of three aspects of the Inuit mind. After Songs in Stone, which looked at the Inuk as Artist, and Nuliajuk, Mother of the Sea Beasts, which looked at the Inuk as Storyteller, Diet of Souls explores the Inuk as Hunter. This is a fitting conclusion to the trilogy, for what journey of discovery into the Inuit world would be complete without seeking to comprehend the hunter's complex relationship with the animal? The Inuit shaman Ivaluardjuk warned that only by living one's life in a manner acceptable to the spirits of the animals, and the deities who protect them, is it possible to survive - physically and spiritually. Does that ancient wisdom guide modern Inuit? Can it help us all?

Super 16 mm

47 minutes

Colour

Producer and Executive Producer

Peter d'Entremont

Director

John Houston

Production

Triad Film Productions Ltd.
1657 Barrington St. Suite 433
Halifax Nova Scotia
B3J 2A1
Canada
(902) 422-7174
(902) 422-8945
triadfilms@sprint.ca
www.triadfilms.ns.ca

Distribution – Canada (Educational)

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

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

DISASTERS OF THE CENTURY VI

Disasters of the Century looks not only at the devastating toll of natural and man-made disasters but also at the far-reaching implications of each tragedy on our social history, and examines how something that happened long ago affects the way we live today.

Betacam SP
16 mm

8 x 47 minutes

Colour

Producer

Hildy W. Bowen

Executive Producer

Ron Goetz

Director

Chris Triffo

Scriptwriters

Bruce Edwards

Kenneth Bell

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

Partners In Motion
2704 10th Ave.
Regina Saskatchewan
S4T 1E9
Canada
(306) 545-1482
(306) 569-9616
harmonyent@partnersinmotion.com
www.partnersinmotion.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

DISQUES D'ART (LES)

Who can forget the time when LPs, with their almost-poster-sized sleeves, ruled the music industry? When album covers opened to reveal two pages' worth of photographs or spectacular artwork? This show looks at some of the most memorable album sleeves of the 1970s, and features interviews with the graphic artists, musicians and others involved in their creation. A trip back to a not-so-distant time when designing an album sleeve was an art.

Betacam SP

48 minutes

Colour

Producer

Pierre Marchand

Executive Producer

Johanne Mercier

Director

Jocelyn Cano

With

Gilles Valiquette

Diane Dufresne

Benoit L'Herbier

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 2004

DOSSIERS JUSTICE II

Dossiers Justice examines Canada's justice system by tracing the development of recent and important criminal cases. In each instalment, reporter Yves Boisvert looks at how the machinery of justice works and what roles are played by the system's principal players - judges, lawyers and law-enforcement officers. Boisvert also focuses on the principles underlying the justice system and looks at the chronic problems the system faces.

DV Cam

10 x 47 minutes

Colour

Producer

Jacques W. Lina

Executive Producers

Jacques W. Lina

Julien Béliveau

Directors

Vali Fugulin

Mélanie Moisan

Scriptwriter

Daniel Proulx

Host

Yves Boisvert

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 (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

DRAWING MASTER (THE)

The Drawing Master draws on classic themes of teaching, retirement, relationships, and art. It is a character study of Paul Young, a highly respected teacher of drawing and perspective at the Ontario College of Art. We follow him from his final classes as a teacher into his first year of retirement, where after 33 years of dedication to his students, he strives to become the artist he has always dreamed of being.

DV Cam

48 minutes

Colour

Producer, Director and Scriptwriter

Nik Sheehan

With

Paul Young

Production

CeLL Productions
56 Soho Sq.
Toronto Ontario
M5T 2Z4
Canada
(416) 596-1946
cellproductions@sympatico.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

EASTERN TIDE III

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

Brian J. Francis

Sam Grana

Directors

Sam Grana

Brian J. Francis

Hubert Francis

René Poirier

Scriptwriters

Brian J. Francis

Sam Grana

Production

Bear Paw Productions
17 Union St.
Vancouver British Columbia
E4W 2Z5
Canada
(506) 523-4116
(506) 877-2255
bpaw@nb.sympatico.ca

Grana Productions Inc.
261 rue Lutz
Moncton New Brunswick
E1C 5G4
Canada
(506) 877-2252
(506) 877-2255
info@grana.ca

Distribution

Bear Paw Productions
17 Union St.
Vancouver British Columbia
E4W 2Z5
Canada
(506) 523-4116
(506) 877-2255
bpaw@nb.sympatico.ca

Grana Productions Inc.
261 rue Lutz
Moncton New Brunswick
E1C 5G4
Canada
(506) 877-2252
(506) 877-2255
info@grana.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

ÉCLAIREURS (LES)

Les Éclaireurs looks at the professional and personal lives of several Francophone Canadian scientists. How many of us know how the scientific process really works? Just who are these men and women of science whom we have entrusted with the task of making our future safe and making our daily lives easier? Aren't they "bringers of light," illuminating the path of progress? This series profiles 13 researchers whose work and discoveries help shape our lives.

DV Cam

13 x 27 minutes

Colour

Producers

Michel Laliberté

Sylvie Pagé

Directors

Alain Drolet

Lise Bonenfant

Scriptwriter

Danièle Mondoux

Production/Distribution

Productions Tout Écran inc.
2333, av. Chapdelaine
Bureau 800
Saint-Foy Quebec
G1V 4X4
Canada
(418) 657-1744
(418) 657-1655
productions@toutecran.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

ENGLISH TEACHERS II

English Teachers II is an eight-part series which documents the experiences of a group of young Canadians who teach English as a second language in Taipei, Taiwan. Each episode examines the cultural phenomenon of English teaching abroad and tries to discover why so many young Canadians are joining the tribe.

DV Cam

8 x 24 minutes

Colour

Producers

David Hansen

Maria Spinarski

Executive Producers

Michael Snook

Clark Donnelly

Director and Scriptwriter

David Hansen

Production

English Teachers Productions II Inc. / 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

Distribution

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

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 (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

ENQUÊTE SUR LES GENS HEUREUX

Why is it that some people, beyond their social or professional success, are fundamentally happy? Happiness, or rather the capacity for happiness, is a miracle - a miracle because difficult to understand. Contrary to popular belief, people who are happy do have their own stories to tell, and have sometimes endured horrible suffering, lived through painful moments, and undergone devastating experiences. However, these people are able to escape the forces of social determinism, fatalism and pervasive despair. Happy people have a history, but they have managed to channel it into life itself. The makers of this documentary empathize with these discreet and moving heroes.

High definition

42 minutes

Colour

Producers

Denise Bombardier

Marie-Hélène Tremblay

Executive Producer

Denise Bombardier

Director

Guillaume Sylvestre

Scriptwriters

Denise Bombardier

Guillaume Sylvestre

Production

Les Productions D. Bombe inc.
4361, rue de Bullion
App. 305-306
Montreal Quebec
H2W 2G2
Canada
(514) 845-8882
(514) 845-4424
denbombardier@videotron.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

ENQUÊTES

Enquêtes looks at recent Quebec history through the major investigations and public inquiries - judicial, journalistic and governmental - which helped usher in significant social and political change. By contrasting reality with received opinion, by fostering an environment which encouraged criticism and reflection, and by marshalling evidence and testimonials which had the power to influence public opinion, these investigations helped shape Quebec society. The series groups the various investigations by theme, with each instalment shedding light on a specific field of activity, examining its important issues and most celebrated inquiries.

DV Cam

13 x 47 minutes

Colour

Producer

Sophie Deschênes

Executive Producer

Vincent Gabriele

Directors

Lakshmi Nguon

Hugues Tremblay

Scriptwriters

Marc Grégoire

Marc Roberge

Marie-Josée Cardinal

Yves Thériault

Production/Distribution

Les Productions Sovimage inc.
1035, av. Laurier Ouest
1^er étage
Outremont Quebec
H2V 2L1
Canada
(514) 277-6123
(514) 277-1139
productions@sovimage.qc.ca
www.sovimage.qc.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

ENQUÊTES II

The second season of this documentary series about Canada's judicial system examines all aspects of Canada's prisons, and pays particular attention to the parole system, particularly as it applies to Quebec.

DV Cam

8 x 47 minutes

Colour

Producer

Sophie Deschênes

Executive Producer

Vincent Gabriele

Director

Lakshmi Nguon

Scriptwriters

Marc Grégoire

Marc Roberge

Yves Thériault

Production/Distribution

Les Productions Sovimage inc.
1035, av. Laurier Ouest
1^er étage
Outremont Quebec
H2V 2L1
Canada
(514) 277-6123
(514) 277-1139
productions@sovimage.qc.ca
www.sovimage.qc.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

BEING OSAMA

Being Osama explores the lives of Arab-Canadians named Osama and the changes that have occurred in their lives since September 11, 2001. The film sheds light on these individuals' struggle to fend off the negative connotation of their name and offers a deep look into the lives of their families and their environments. The film also opens a window into the little-known world of Canada's Arab communities and the challenges of integration and acceptance faced by their members.

DV Cam
Mini DV

40 minutes

Colour

Producers

Ari A. Cohen

Evan Beloff

Directors

Mahmoud Kaabour

Tim Schwab

Scriptwriter

Johanna Visser

Production

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

Distribution – Canada / Other markets

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

Distribution – Canada / Non-commercial markets

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 2004

EXODUS DECODED (THE)

Weaving on-location photography with a virtual environment, The Exodus Decoded addresses a big question: Biblical Exodus - fact or fiction? And it argues that it is fact, not fiction... Revelations include: the first hieroglyphic inscription attesting to the Biblical Exodus from an Egyptian point of view, a 3,500-year-old papyrus describing all 10 Biblical plagues and a 3,500-year-old image, carved in gold, of the lost Ark of the Covenant - the box that once housed the Ten Commandments.

HDTV - 1080i

90 minutes

Colour

Producers

Simcha Jacobovici

Felix Golubev

Executive Producers

Simcha Jacobovici

Robert Topol

Director and Scriptwriter

Simcha Jacobovici

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

EXPLORATION RIVIÈRES

This nature series takes us deep into the Quebec landscape and offers a look at some of the major rivers that cut across its vast geography. Accompanied by two scientists and a bush pilot, host Gilles-Philippe Delorme sets off in the bush plane Explorer. The crew is joined at the base camps by various experts, and these modern-day explorers take to the air, returning with stunning aerial shots of Quebec's waterways and riverbanks, and of their flora, fauna and underwater life.

Digital Betacam

10 x 46 minutes

Colour

Producers

Lucie Tremblay

André Larochelle

Director

André Larochelle

Scriptwriter

Denys Saint-Denis

Host

Gilles-Philippe Delorme

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 – Canada

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

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

International distribution

Groupe Multimédia du Canada
261, rue 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 2004

FAIRY FOLIO: A FIELD GUIDE TO THE FAERIE

Fairy Folio is a practical, animated field guide to the good, bad and mystical fairies of folklore. The show serves to familiarize the viewer with helpful fairies such as the ragged little brownie, troublesome trickster fairies like the shape-shifting Pooka, and fearsome monster fairies such as the murderous RedCap. Fairy Folio is essential viewing for anyone who is planning a trip near or around fairy-haunted wilderness.

CGI

45 minutes

Colour

Producers

Frank Forrestall

John Davis

Executive Producer

Eco-Nova Productions Inc.

Director

Frank Forrestall

Scriptwriter

David Vainola

Host

Gordon Pinsent

Cast

Rhyse Bevan-John

Production

Ghostship Studio Inc.
2762 Robie St.
Halifax Nova Scotia
B3K 4P2
Canada
(902) 455-2300
(902) 423-6226
info@ghostship.ca
www.ghostship.ca

Eco-Nova Productions Inc.
2762 Robie St.
Halifax Nova Scotia
B3K 4P2
Canada
(902) 423-7906
(902) 423-6226
info@eco-nova.com
www.shipwreckcentral.com

Distribution – Canada

Dex Distribution / Topsail Entertainment
1583 Hollis St., 2nd Floor
Halifax Nova Scotia
B3J 1V4
Canada
(902) 421-1326
(902) 423-0484
contact@topsailentertainment.com
www.topsailentertainment.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

FAMILY BREW: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE MOLSONS

Family Brew: The Life and Times of the Molsons tells the story of a company and a family that has survived tragedies, internal strife and controversy to fulfil the mission of its founder, John Molson, who established what is now North America's oldest brewery in 1786. The program features dramatic recreations based on the writings of John Molson, interviews with historians, personalities and family members, and archival images, including Molson television commercials.

Betacam SP

43 minutes

Colour

Producers

Sharon McNamara

Rob Bromley

John Ritchie

Executive Producer

Hugh Beard

Director

John Ritchie

Scriptwriter

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

FATHERS & SONS

Fathers & Sons tracks filmmaker Simcha Jacobovici as he journeys through contemporary Romania. His goal is to lay a plaque in the courtyard where his father's family was gunned down during the Second World War. Along the way, Simcha meets democrats and Holocaust deniers, Roma and Jews, neo-Nazis and liberals. Fathers & Sons tells the story of an individual trying to come to terms with his past, set against the backdrop of an entire country trying to come to terms with its history.

Digital Betacam PAL

48 minutes

Colour, black and white

Producers

Simcha Jacobovici

Felix Golubev

Executive Producer

Robert Topol

Director and Scriptwriter

Simcha Jacobovici

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

Alliance Atlantis Distribution Ltd.
121 Bloor St. E.
Suite 1500
Toronto Ontario
M4W 3M5
Canada
(416) 967-1174
(416) 967-1226
info@allianceatlantis.com
www.allianceatlantis.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

FÊTES ET TRADITONS

Throughout the year in Canada, numerous events, holidays and festivals celebrate our diverse heritage. Canada's Francophones from across the country take part in these festivities, both in their homes and in their communities. However, participants don't always know how or why these numerous festivities and traditions originated. This series chronicles events throughout the year, offering a fascinating look at our history as it explores the origins of the holidays and traditions we celebrate.

Betacam SP

26 x 15 minutes

Colour

Producer and Executive Producer

Danièle Caloz

Director

Leslie Côté

Scriptwriter

Marie-Josée Lefebvre

Host

Julie Lemieux

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 (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

FEUX DE FORÊT, UNE HISTOIRE DU QUÉBEC

Feux de forêt, une histoire du Québec tells the story of man's ongoing fight against forest fires, which many have described as a David-versus-Goliath struggle. Every area afflicted by a forest fire has suffered through the same ordeal: there are moments of suffering and high drama, and there are acts of bravery and heroism, occasioned by the incredible instinct for survival. Drawing on often stunning archival footage and interviews with former firefighters, the program looks at technological advances in firefighting and underlines the constant vigilance required to protect our forests, so essential to our survival.

DV Cam

2 x 47 minutes

Colour

Producers

Jocelyne Allard

Pierre-Paul Larivière

Jean Tourangeau

Executive Producer

Pierre Blais

Director

Philippe Cinq-Mars

Scriptwriters

Patrick Blanchet

Philippe Cinq-Mars

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 2004

FIDDLER'S MAP

Fiddler's Map is a one-hour documentary journey into what it means to be Métis in Canada today. Shown through the eyes and the life of Merelda Fiddler, Fiddler's Map examines the racism and resentment that forced many Métis families to give up their heritage and hide their Métis roots. The result is an overview of Métis life in Canada since the time of the fur trade, and a deep look at one woman's search to find her heritage, her family, and a place within Canada.

Betacam SP

47 minutes

Colour

Producers

Merelda Fiddler

Robert McTavish

Director

Robert McTavish

Scriptwriter

Merelda Fiddler

Production

Non-Inferno Media Inc.
3245 Robinson St.
Regina Saskatchewan
S4S 1V8
Canada
(306) 586-6060
merelda@hotmail.com
rmctavish@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 2004

FILMOGRAPHY III

Filmography chronicles the lives and careers of 52 outstanding film stars and the making of 26 of the most highly acclaimed movies of the past decade. The documentaries include movie clips, behind-the-scenes footage and exclusive interviews with co-stars, writers, directors, family members and close friends to provide uniquely intimate portraits and intriguing backstage stories from major movie sets.

Digital Betacam

26 x 30 minutes

Colour

Producers

Larry Day

Carey Roberts

Executive Producer

Kirstie McLellan Day

Director

Carey Roberts

Scriptwriters

Trevor Alberts

Jennifer Avis

Michele Lehmann

Laura O'Grady

Carey Roberts

Production

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

Distribution – Canada

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

International distribution

Ampersand
13, Passage Landrieu
Paris
75007
France
+33 (0)1 44 11 12 34
+33 (0)1 44 11 12 30
info@ampersand.fr
www.ampersand.fr

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

FIRST AND LAST

Two young soldiers died in battle at Mons, Belgium in World War I. In most respects, their lives and deaths were representative of the hundreds of thousands who died in the Great War. But in one respect they were unique. Private John Parr, aged 17, from Middlesex, England, was the first Allied soldier to die in the War; four years later, Private George Price, aged 25, from Nova Scotia, was the last. Privates Parr and Price never met, but the circumstances of their deaths have linked their lives for eternity. First and Last tells their stories and, in so doing, tells the story of the Great War itself.

Betacam SP
16 mm

41 minutes

Colour

Producer

Nataline Rodrigues

Executive Producers

Elliott Halpern

Pauline Duffy

Director

Matt Gallagher

Scriptwriter

Michael Allcock

Production

YAP Flanders Productions Inc./ YAP Films Inc.
110 Spadina Ave.
Suite 1001
Toronto Ontario
M5V 2K4
Canada
(416) 504-6662
(416) 504-6667

Distribution

YAP Flanders Productions Inc./ YAP Films Inc.
110 Spadina Ave.
Suite 1001
Toronto Ontario
M5V 2K4
Canada
(416) 504-6662
(416) 504-6667

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

FIRST LIGHT: TUSCANY AND THE DAWN OF THE RENAISSANCE

The Renaissance began in Tuscany, 200 years before the time of Leonardo and Michelangelo. Filmed on location with the world's foremost scholars of the period, First Light: Tuscany and the Dawn of the Renaissance explores how and why the people and events of the time forever changed Western art, city planning, economics, science, religion and governance.

Betacam SP
16 mm
Digital Betacam

4 x 48 minutes

Colour

Producer

Jennifer MacLennan

Executive Producer

David Wesley

Director

Jeff Siberry

Scriptwriter

Alberta Nokes

Host

Colm Feore

Production

Redcanoe Productions Inc.
20 Jackson St W.
Suite 303
Hamilton Ontario
L8P 1L2
Canada
(905) 540-4173
(905) 524-1927
red.canoe@sympatico.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

FORENSIC EVIDENCE

Forensic Evidence offers viewers a behind-the-scenes look at crime. The series follows the work of cops, investigators and forensic doctors, and in so doing reveals how scientific techniques were used to solve these crimes.

Betacam

4 x 60 minutes

Colour, black and white

Producer

John Kuyk

Executive Producer

Judith Beauchemin

Directors

Philippe Desrosiers

Marshall Johnson

Marie-Claude Harvey

Michel Johnson

Production

CMJ Productions
4824, ch. de la Côte-des-Neiges
Bureau 308
Montreal Quebec
H3V 1G4
Canada
(514) 731-4242
(514) 733-3011

www.cmjprod.ca

Distribution

CMJ Distribution
4824, ch. de la Côte-des-Neiges
Bureau 308
Montreal Quebec
H3V 1G4
Canada
(514) 731-4242
(514) 733-3011

www.cmjprod.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

FOUR SEASONS MOSAIC (THE)

The Four Seasons Mosaic is a documentary about an extraordinary collaboration between some of classical music's most respected musicians. In 2004, composer Mychael Danna joins forces with the world-acclaimed Tafelmusik Orchestra, as well as top performers from India, China, Italy and the Canadian Arctic, to create a spectacular concert performance that celebrates the music of a global village. It is a bold orchestral undertaking that re-imagines Antonio Vivaldi's The Four Seasons for the 21st century.

Digital Betacam

60 minutes

Colour

Producers

Shari Cohen

Robin Neinstein

Robert Cohen

With

Tafelmusik Orchestra

Mychael Danna

Production

Media Headquarters Film & Television Inc.
760 Bathurst St.
Studio 2
Toronto Ontario
M5S 2R6
Canada
(416) 537-8384
(416) 537-8602
contact @mediahqs.net
www.mediahqs.net

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

FOUR STRONG WINDS

When all is said and done, it is perhaps the singer/songwriters of Canada who best reflect the Canadian experience. This series celebrates the artists, their music and the enormous impact they have had on the world of popular music by combining elements including narration, artist creative interaction, original live performances in a variety of settings, interviews and archival film footage and photographs.

Betacam SP
Digital Betacam

8 x 48 minutes

Colour

Producer

Gregory Hall

Executive Producer

Barbara Hall

Director and Scriptwriter

Martin Melhuish

Production

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

Distribution – Canada

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

International distribution

Clear Cut Inc.
249 Wilson Pike Circle
Brentwood Tennessee
37037
United States
(615) 370-3760
(615) 507-2003
barbara@thentertainment.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

FRANCHIR LE MUR DU SON

For almost 20 years, Dr. Pierre Ferron of the Hôtel-Dieu hospital in Québec City has been treating profoundly deaf patients with cochlear implants. This documentary profiles the extraordinary physician and explores his passion for the sense of hearing. People who have received cochlear implants discuss their experiences and talk about how the implants have changed their lives, while other members of the deaf community express their opposition to implant technology.

Mini DV

60 minutes

Colour

Producer

Nancy Savard

Directors

Nancy Savard

Sophie Bégin

Scriptwriter

Roger Lapalme

Production

Productions 10e ave inc.
209, rue Jean-Juneau
Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures Quebec
G3A 2W1
Canada
(418) 877-0101
(418) 877-0101
nsavard@10ave.com
www.10ave.com

Distribution – Canada

Les Distributions Netima Ltée
42, rue du Court-Métrage
Quebec Quebec
G2B 1L7
Canada
(418) 847-4488
(418) 843-3202
jo@netima.ca
www.netima.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

FRANCOPHONIES D'AMÉRIQUE : QUÉBEC, FLORIDE, CALIFORNIE

Most people in Canada and the United States know relatively little about the minority Francophone communities in their respective countries. These communities are discussed in academic publications or audiovisual works which focus on specific themes or groups. Broadly speaking, however, little has been produced that provides an overview of these communities as a whole. What's worse, the little knowledge that people outside North America have of Francophone culture is limited to the French fact in Quebec. This three-part documentary series looks at the development and evolution of minority Francophone communities in North America and also examines the relationship between these communities and Quebec.

DV Cam

3 x 52 minutes

Colour

Producers

André Mailly

Yves Fortin

Directors and Scriptwriters

Jean Bourbonnais

Nathalie Martin

Luc Bourdon

Érik Carpentier

Production

Productions Thalie inc.
230, 3^e rue
Bureau 200
Quebec Quebec
G1L 2S8
Canada
(418) 694-3005
(418) 694-1115
thalie@productionsthalie.com
www.productionsthalie.com

Distribution

Productions Thalie inc.
230, 3^e rue
Bureau 200
Quebec Quebec
G1L 2S8
Canada
(418) 694-3005
(418) 694-1115
thalie@productionsthalie.com
www.productionsthalie.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

FRIENDLY FIRE

Friendly Fire delves deep into the past and uncovers the truth behind today's headlines about the casualties of war. In January 2003, in a preliminary hearing held in a military court, two U.S. pilots were charged with involuntary manslaughter for killing four Canadian soldiers near Kandahar, Afghanistan on April 17, 2002. It was the first time in history that such charges had been laid, and the incident has shone a spotlight on the phenomenon of "friendly fire."

Digital Betacam

41 minutes

Colour

Producers

Scott Harper

Nataline Rodrigues

Executive Producers

Elliott Halpern

Pauline Duffy

Director and Scriptwriter

Scott Harper

Production

YAP Friendly Fire Productions Inc./ YAP Films Inc.
110 Spadina Ave.
Suite 1001
Toronto Ontario
M5V 2K4
Canada
(416) 504-6662
(416) 504-6667

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

FUTURE MEDICINE

Future Medicine explores where medicine is going and what fantastic feats it may accomplish during this century and beyond. From robotics to telesurgery, from computer-chip brain implants to homes that monitor us for illness, the medicine of the future has the power to heal and amaze.

Betacam SP

3 x 47 minutes

Colour

Producers

Susan Einarsson

Nova Herman

Executive Producer

Ron Goetz

Director

Chris Triffo

Scriptwriters

Bruce Edwards

Colin McNeil

Pablo DeLucas

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

Partners In Motion
2704 10th Ave.
Regina Saskatchewan
S4T 1E9
Canada
(306) 545-1482
(306) 569-9616
harmonyent@partnersinmotion.com
www.partnersinmotion.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

GOOD FIGHT: THE LIFE & TIMES OF CARL BREWER (THE)

Carl Brewer was one of the best hockey defencemen of his time. In most other players, skills such as his would have formed the foundation of a long career and, eventually, led to a place in the Hockey Hall of Fame. Brewer, however, let his principles get in the way. In the early 1990s, Brewer led a group of players in a lawsuit against the National Hockey League Players Association, which resulted in a landmark settlement in favour of the players' pension rights. As part of the ruling, Alan Eagleson, the powerful head of the NHLPA, was sent to prison. Brewer's story is one of the most important Canadian sports stories of the last half-century, its legacy benefiting the game's stars to this day.

Betacam SP
DV Cam

43 minutes

Colour

Producer and Director

Richard Martyn

Executive Producers

Howard Bernstein

Garry Blye

Mark Shekter

Scriptwriter

Denis McGrath

Production

DocuTainment Plus Productions Inc./ Atlantic 14 Productions Inc.
One 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 2004

GRAND DÉRANGEMENT DE SAINT-PAULIN DALIBAIRE (LE)

In 1971, the tiny village of Saint-Paulin Dalibaire, in Quebec's Gaspé region, was closed down under a government pilot project. Filmmaker Jean-Claude Labrecque happened to be in the doomed village shooting the film Les Smattes at the time. The old people of the village, heartbroken, went off to die in public housing. Some 33 years later, the scars caused by the event are still visible: anguished souls wander the village in search of their roots.

High definition

52 minutes

Colour

Producer

Vic Pelletier

Director

Jean-Claude Labrecque

Scriptwriters

Jean-Claude Labrecque

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

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

HAUNTS OF THE BLACK MASSEUR - THE SWIMMER AS HERO

Peabody Award-winning filmmaker Jeff McKay plunges in and gets behind one of the most popular sports in the world: swimming. For the millions of swimmers worldwide, this film explores all that swimming has meant for so many - the splendour, the bravery, the horror and the eroticism of the aquatic experience. From the ancient Greeks to the great swimmers of the 20th century, water has inspired a devotion beyond athletics, a virtual cult of immersion.

DV Cam

52 minutes

Colour

Producer and Director

Jeff McKay

Executive Producer

Merit Jensen Carr

Scriptwriters

Ruth DeGraves

Jeff McKay

With

Charles Sprawson

Lynne Cox

Oliver Sacks

Linda Troeller

Production

Edgeland Films Inc.
897 Dorchester Ave.
Winnipeg Manitoba
R3M 0P7
Canada
(204) 452-7660
edgelandfilms@mts.net

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 2004

HAUTEUR D'HOMME (À)

Shot with a handheld camera during the 2003 Quebec election campaign, À hauteur d'homme is a fascinating chronicle of the last weeks of Bernard Landry's government. Strategy committees, closed-door meetings, Cabinet meetings, À hauteur d'homme takes us deep into Bernard Landry's world and offers an unparalleled look at the inner workings of an election campaign. Renowned filmmaker Jean-Claude Labrecque shot footage in the heat of the moment, capturing events and incidents usually off-limit to cameras. Bernard Landry allowed himself to be filmed with no holds barred, as no other politician before him had done. À hauteur d'homme is nothing less than a modern-day allegory about the exercise of power.

Mini DV

104 minutes

Colour

Producer

Monique Simard

Associate Producer

Marcel Simard

Director

Jean-Claude Labrecque

Scriptwriter

Jacques Davidts

Scriptwriting contribution

Jean-Claude Labrecque

Production

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

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

HELEN'S WAR: PORTRAIT OF A DISSIDENT

Anti-nuclear campaigner Dr. Helen Caldicott comes out of retirement armed with a new book and the conviction that she can inspire Americans to rise up against its own military-industrial complex. Taking place over a volatile 12 months in which American troops land in Afghanistan and Iraq, Helen's War is the portrait of a blatant optimist, by a Generation-X cynic in desperate need of conversion who wonders if a straight-shooting dissident like Helen can make a difference.

DVC Pro

1 x 60 minutes

Colour

Producers

Anne Pick

Sonja Armstrong

Executive Producer

Chris Hilton

Director, Scriptwriter and Narrator

Anna Broinowski

Production

Real to Reel Productions Inc.
3023 Dundas St. W.
Toronto Ontario
M6P 1Z4
Canada
(416) 763-0001
(416) 763-1496
info@r2r.ca
www.r2r.ca

Coproduction – Australia

Sonja Armstrong Productions Pty. Ltd.
283a Old South Head Rd.
Bondi
2026
Australia
+61 2 9365 4346
+61 2 9365 4542
sonjaarmstrong@bigpond.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 2004

PENDANT QUE COURT L'ASSASSIN

Josée-Anne Desrochers's world was turned upside down the day her 11-year-old son was killed by the explosion of a car bomb. Waitress Hélène Brunet, for her part, thought her life was over when, caught in the midst of a settling of accounts, she took four bullets from a Magnum 357. These two women, like many others, were victims of the relentless war being waged by criminal biker gangs. Hellbent for Justice tells the story of these "ordinary citizens" and their attempts to fight back - a fight that involves us all. An urgent plea against complacency, this program is a tribute to those who dare stand up to criminal tyranny and refuse to be intimidated. It also argues in favour of individual responsibility and the power of citizens to take action.

Betacam SP

70 minutes

Colour

Producer

Paul Lapointe

Director and Scriptwriter

Magnus Isacsson

Production/Distribution – Canada

Les Productions Érézi inc.
3295, rue Ridgewood
Bureau 8
Montreal Quebec
H3V 1B4
Canada
(514) 342-7668
(514) 342-8775
erezi@videotron.ca

Distribution

Cinéma Libre
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 2004

HISTOIRES OUBLIÉES (LES)

Les Histoires oubliées revisits some of the significant events that shaped our collective history - but which are now largely forgotten. Thoroughly researched and documented, the series looks closely at stories which once made headlines around the world. Each instalment concludes by bringing the narrative back to the present day, showing what impact the events had on the modern world and on the way we live today.

Betacam SP

26 x 30 minutes

Colour

Producer

Vic Pelletier

Directors

Paul Lapointe

Jean Guénette

Jean-François Bouchard

Christine Richard

Scriptwriters

Claire Lavoie

Richard Lavoie

Robert Tremblay

Christine Richard

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 (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

HITLER AND I: REFLECTIONS OF EVIL

This is a POV documentary about the making of the Alliance Atlantis/CBS mini-series Hitler: The Rise of Evil. It is a journey of discovery into the challenges that dramatic filmmakers face in bringing the life of Hitler to a major-network television audience. Perhaps more than anyone else, Hitler shaped the 20th century, and the impact of his life continues to resonate at the beginning of the 21st.

Mini DV

49 minutes

Colour

Producers

Patricia Philips

Donna Zuckerbrot

Executive Producer

Patricia Phillips

Director and Scriptwriter

David Cherniack

Production

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

Distribution – Canada

Motion Picture Distribution LP
121 Bloor St. E.
Suite B1
Toronto Ontario
M4W 3M5
Canada
(416) 967-1174
(416) 960-0971
motionpicturedistribution@allianceatlantis.com
www.allianceatlantis.com

International distribution

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

Ireland
353 61 47 2329
353 61 47 2228
info@allianceatlantis.com
www.allianceatlantis.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

HONOUR & RESPECT II: GERT'S SECRET

One-hundred-and-two-year-old Gert Stevenson is a happy survivor in one of society's unhappiest institutions: a nursing home. While other residents struggle to survive, Gert - one of the most vibrant, delightful characters seen on any TV screen - has learned the art of living well. What is her secret? For over a year the film follows her through a series of crises in the home, as she draws on survival skills acquired during 16 years as a resident.

Betacam SP

89 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

International distribution

CBC Enterprises
Box 500, Station A
Toronto Ontario
M5W 1E6
Canada
(416) 205-3311

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

ÉCOLE À L'HÔPITAL (L')

A school for children at the hospital? What good does it do? Well, it can help kids feel better. This documentary follows three teachers as they tutor sick children in a hospital. We see how caring, individual attention mobilizes unsuspected strength and creativity in the children, allowing them to feel like children again.

Mini DV

60 minutes

Colour

Producer

Emmanuelle Beaugrand-Champagne

Executive Producer

Monique Simard

Directors

Dominique Parent

Lysanne Thibodeau

Scriptwriter

Dominique Parent

Production

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

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

HOUNDS: WHAT IS THE PRICE OF FAME?

A behind-the-scenes look at celebrity through the eyes of a few professional autograph collectors. Are these guys reacting to a world that has become obsessed with celebrity, or wrongfully profiting from another person's fame? From Toronto to New York, Hounds: What Is the Price of Fame? explores autograph collecting through the interwoven worlds and friendships of several "autograph hounds," Brad Byrne, Curtis Blake and John Brennan.

DV Cam
Mini DV

2 x 43 minutes

Colour

Producers

Richard Budman

Heidi Rayden

Director

Richard Budman

Production/Distribution – Canada

Dick Richie Productions
5334 Yonge St.,
Suite 1630
Toronto Ontario
M2N 6V1
Canada
(416) 887-1292
dickrichie007@hotmail.com
www.houndstv.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

HOW COME YOU WALK FUNNY?

How Come You Walk Funny? is an intimate portrait of a unique experiment in early childhood education. Over the course of an academic year, this vérité-style documentary follows nine physically challenged kids and 12 non-needs kids as they live and learn together in kindergarten. Parents and teachers make sure that academic exploration and self-discovery go hand-in-hand through a program designed to make physical ability take a backseat to achievement. But does a mixed-ability setting guarantee that preconceptions will vanish? This documentary explores the challenges, surprises and inspiration of these "kindergarten crusaders" as they discover the common ground that unites them.

Mini DV

47 minutes

Colour

Producer and Director

Tina Hahn

Executive Producer and Scriptwriter

James Weyman

With

Paul Alcamo

Heather Gilman

Alison Bowen

Cecillia Yeung

Production

Hahn Dynasty Entertainment Inc. / Symmetree media
20 Alexandra Blvd.
Suite 1
Toronto Ontario
M4R 1L7
Canada
(416) 487-6261
(416) 487-1625
tinahahn@symmetreemedia.com
www.symmetreemedia.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

I DO AND HOW MUCH

I Do and How Much takes a behind-the-scenes look at the emotional and financial cost of getting married. The documentary follows two cross-cultural couples at different points in their journey. Once the reality sinks in, the fairy tale and fantasy surrounding the wedding day quickly dissipates, and it becomes evident that the process of getting married is no different than putting on a large-scale theatrical production...

Digital Betacam

46 minutes

Colour

Producers

Anthony Corindia

Smith Corindia

Executive Producer

Life Network

Director

Anthony Corindia

Scriptwriter

Smith Corindia

Production

Primamedia Inc.
181 Carlaw Ave.
Toronto Ontario
M4M 2S1
Canada
(416) 406-2528
primamedia@hotmail.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

I WILL REMEMBER YOU: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF SARAH MCLACHLAN

Sarah McLachlan's music has become part of the soundtrack of our lives. I Will Remember You: The Life and Times of Sarah McLachlan is an intimate look into her life - as told by her family and friends, who have never previously been interviewed. It's a candid portrait, delving into romantic entanglements, motherhood and the perils of a cutthroat business - obsessive fans, lawsuits and the controversy around the Lilith Fair music festival.

Betacam SP

48 minutes

Colour

Producer

Linda Stregger

Executive Producer

Barbara Barde

Director and Scriptwriter

Mark Johnston

Production

Take 3 Productions Inc.
49 Spadina Ave.
Suite 302
Toronto Ontario
M5V 2J1
Canada
(416) 595-5850
(416) 595-5851
lstregger@upfront.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 2004

I, CURMUDGEON

I, Curmudgeon is about the role social critics, official and unofficial, play in today's society. It is about how these critics are created, how they live their lives, and how they're perceived by the rest of the world.

Mini DV

90 minutes

Colour

Producers

Kristina McLaughlin

Michael McMahon

Executive Producer

Michael McMahon

Director and Scriptwriter

Alan Zweig

Production

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

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 (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

IDEA OF CANADA (THE)

In the summer of 2002, Governor General Adrienne Clarkson toured Canada's three ocean coasts. Officially, the trip was organized to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first Canadian-born Governor General, Vincent Massey. What resulted was a voyage of discovery. As Her Excellency visits a string of tiny Aboriginal outposts, all festooned with satellite dishes, we discover a post-modern Canada struggling to integrate cultural traditions that span the stone age and the wired world.

DV Cam

90 minutes

Colour

Producers

Niv Fichman

Jody Shapiro

Gerry Flahive

Executive Producer

Daniel Iron

Director

Kevin McMahon

With

Adrienne Clarkson,

Governor General of Canada

Gouverneur général du Canada

Production

Rhombus Media Inc.
99 Spadina Ave.
Suite 600
Toronto Ontario
M5V 3P8
Canada
(416) 971-7856
(416) 971-9647
info@rhombusmedia.com
www.rhombusmedia.com

National Film Board of Canada
150 John St.
3rd Floor
Toronto Ontario
M5V 3C3
Canada
(416) 973-6856
(416) 973-9640
ontarioinfo@nfb.ca
www.nfb.ca

Distribution

Rhombus International Inc.
99 Spadina Ave.
Suite 600
Toronto Ontario
M5V 3P8
Canada
(416) 971-7856
(416) 971-9647
rhombus@rhombusmedia.com
www.rhombusmedia.com

National Film Board of Canada
150 John St.
3rd Floor
Toronto Ontario
M5V 3C3
Canada
(416) 973-6856
(416) 973-9640
ontarioinfo@nfb.ca
www.nfb.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

IDOLE DES IDOLES

This series traces the careers of 10 Quebec music stars and looks at those who had a significant influence on their artistic development. These idols have left a lasting impression on Quebec's musical consciousness, and they, in turn, discuss the stars of their youth - the performers and musicians who inspired them, shaped their hopes, careers and destinies. Through interviews, testimonials, and archival footage, each instalment in the series looks at the first contact between today's idol and his or her idol.

Betacam SP

10 x 24 minutes

Colour

Producer

Pierre Marchand

Executive Producer

Manon Beaudoin

Director

Mario Mercier

With

Boum Desjardins

Mélanie Renaud

Marie-Chantal Toupin

Céline Dion

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 2004

IMPACT OF TERROR

On August 9, 2001 a young man walked into a busy pizzeria in Jerusalem with a guitar slung on his back. The guitar was packed with explosives, nails and bolts. He blew himself up, killing 15 people and injuring more than 100. The victims were Jews and Arabs, young and old. Impact of Terror revisits this suicide bombing two years later. Through personal stories, we witness how this horrifying event has had a lasting and profound impact on the lives of people connected to the bombing.

Digital Betacam

minutes

Colour

Producers

Simcha Jacobovici

Felix Golobev

Ric Bienstock

Executive Producers

Simcha Jacobovici

Robert Topol

Director

Tim Wolochatiuk

Scriptwriter

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

IN SEARCH OF SLEEP

In Search of Sleep explores the remedies, the science and the promises that insomniacs try in their ongoing attempts to get a good night's sleep. Noted writer/filmmaker Josh Freed, an insomniac since age two, leads the search...

DV Cam

60 minutes

Colour

Producer

Janet Torge

Executive Producer

Arnie Gelbart

Directors

Josh Freed

Eric Siblin

Scriptwriter

Josh Freed

Production

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

Distribution – Canada

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

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

INDUSTRY (THE)

Using the experience of Aaron Lines, signed by RCA/BMG to a major record label deal, The Industry probes what it takes to be a "star" in the music industry. Interviews with major music stars, managers, record company executives, publicists, media consultants, producers and others involved in the music business provide an in-depth look at what appears, from the outside, to be a glamorous and unattainable world. Shot on location in Nashville, Los Angeles, Vancouver, Toronto, Calgary, Spokane, Arizona, and Hawaii.

Betacam SP
DV Cam
Digital Betacam

4 x 46 minutes

Colour

Producer and Executive Producer

Lars Lehmann

Directors

Lars Lehmann

Bridget Durnford

Richard Cairn

Jim Thalheimer

Scriptwriters

Rob Bowman

Lars Lehmann

Production

The Industry Productions
P.O. Box 1787, Station M
Calgary Alberta
T2P 2L8
Canada
(403) 293-3398
(403) 293-3378
albertareleasing@shaw.ca

Distribution

The Industry Productions
P.O. Box 1787, Station M
Calgary Alberta
T2P 2L8
Canada
(403) 293-3398
(403) 293-3378
albertareleasing@shaw.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

DÉLATEUR (LE)

Is our justice system justified in using criminals in the prosecution of other criminals? Reporter Alain Gravel addresses this controversial issue in The Informer. Viewers, like Gravel himself, are caught off guard by the arguments put forth by advocates on both sides of the issue, and biases are constantly put into question. The program offers a nuanced look at the issue, which engages the viewer's intelligence rather than his prejudices. The Informer is an auteur documentary which asks audiences to think deeply about the issues rather than take a stand on one side or another.

Betacam SP
DV Cam

44 minutes

Colour

Producer and Executive Producer

Jacques W. Lina

Director

Jean-Pierre Roy

Scriptwriter and Host

Alain Gravel

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

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 2004

INNU AITUN/PAPAKASSI

Innu aitun is a Native expression which refers to Innu know-how, while Papakassi is the name for the great Caribou spirit. Native peoples have access to information passed on from generation to generation, ancestral knowledge which has allowed them to develop their body, heart and spirit. The Innu people are greatly influenced by the caribou. This series looks at the traditional nomadic life of the Innu, a life organized around the seasons and hunting periods.

DV Cam

13 x 30 minutes

Colour

Producers

Eddy Malenfant

Zacharie Bellefleur

Executive Producer

Luce Roy

Directors

Eddy Malenfant

Évelyne St-Onge

Scriptwriters

Évelyne St-Onge

Zacharie Bellefleur

Production

Productions Maikan
C.P. 1243
Sept-Iles Quebec
G4R 4X7
Canada
(418) 927-2251
(514) 273-2109
eddy@maikan.com

Distribution – Canada

Productions Manitou
C.P. 1243
Sept-Iles Quebec
G4R 4X7
Canada
(418) 927-2251
(514) 273-2109
eddy@maikan.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

INSULAIRES

This film depicts the "inhabitants of the sea" who live in the Magdalen Islands, a tiny archipelago in Canada's Gulf of Saint Lawrence. The documentary offers a sympathetic look at the lives of the people of the islands: the challenges they face, the problems they have eking out a living, the fragile environment in which they live. The film also speaks of solitude and hope, poetry and imagination - in the unmistakable accent of these people of tradition.

High definition - 24 P

90 minutes

Colour

Producer

Isabelle de Blois

Coproducer

Jacques Turgeon

Director and Scriptwriter

Richard Lavoie

Production

Richard Lavoie inc.
C.P. 10
St. Liguori Quebec
J0K 2X0
Canada
(450) 754-4442
(450) 754-1308
film@rlavoie.qc.ca
www.richardlavoie.qc.ca

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 – 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 2004

INVITATION AUX IMAGES (L')

Invited by an imaginary archivist who represents the spirit of the Cinémathèque québécoise, a film library in Montréal, four personalities from the world of Quebec film, as well as one inquisitive child, seek out the treasures which the Cinémathèque has accumulated over the course of 40 years. They discover the cinema of cinema, the story of our stories, the memory of our memories - and a little about themselves. Without the Cinémathèque québécoise, a large part of our collective life would irrevocably be lost to the dust of oblivion.

Digital Betacam

52 minutes

Colour

Producer

Nathalie Barton

Director

Jocelyn Barnabé

Scriptwriter

Jean Barbe

With

Roy Dupuis

Louis Bélanger

Alanis Obomsawin

Yves Laferrière

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 2004

ISLAM BEHIND BARS

Islam is the fastest growing religion in prisons around the world. This documentary takes a look at the motivation for inmates to convert to Islam and at the fear among some experts that radical converts will be recruited by terrorists. The film documents British "shoe bomber" Richard Reid's prison conversion and transformation into a violent extremist. It also shows inmates in the U.S. and Canada whose lives have improved greatly since they converted to Islam.

Betacam SP

47 minutes

Colour

Producer

John Curtin

Directors

John Curtin

Paul Carvalho

Scriptwriters

John Curtin

Paul Carvalho

Production

Kaos Productions Inc.
3846, av. du Parc-Lafontaine
Montreal Quebec
H2L 3M6
Canada
(514) 848-9944
(514) 848-9606
jcurtin@kaosfilms.com
www.kaosfilms.com

Distribution – Canada

Kaos Productions Inc.
3846, av. du Parc-Lafontaine
Montreal Quebec
H2L 3M6
Canada
(514) 848-9944
(514) 848-9606
jcurtin@kaosfilms.com
www.kaosfilms.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 2004

ISLAND VETS

Set against the pastoral beauty of Canada's east coast, Island Vets captures the triumphs and challenges of students, interns and doctors as they delve into surgery, medicine and emergency cases at Prince Edward Island's Atlantic Veterinary College. They are captivated by the place, and by a renowned veterinary teaching hospital. From equine care to aquaculture, companion animals to exotics, they see it all. What emerges is a series that is both charming and compelling.

DV Cam

8 x 23 minutes

Colour

Executive Producers

Gretha Rose

Donna Leon

Director

Donna Leon

Scriptwriter

Donna Leon

Production

Cellar Door Productions
126 Richmond Street
Suite 6
Charlottetown Prince Edward Island
C1A 4K9
Canada
(902) 628-3880
(902) 628-2088
productions@cellardoor.tv
www.cellardoor.tv

Genuine Pictures Inc.
R.R. #4
11 Links Dr. S.
Ashton Ontario
K0A 1B0
Canada
(613) 253-2296
(613) 253-3229
office@genuinepictures.com
www.genuinepictures.com

Distribution – Canada

Talent Group Releasing
3 Malahu Dr.
Charlottetown Prince Edward Island
C1A 8A5
Canada
(902) 367-3600
(902) 367-3610
lawrie@talentgroup.tv

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

JANN TAKES MANHATTAN

Singer/songwriter Jann Arden packs her bags and heads for the Big Apple in search of her one elusive goal - American recognition - in this one-hour "rock-umentary." This unique variety special follows an intrepid Arden as she travels to New York for two weeks to perform in an Off-Broadway theatre with the ambition of finding a U.S. agent and attracting media attention. "I am tossing the proverbial pebble in the pond of one of the biggest music markets in the world," says Arden. "The idea being, 'if you make it there, you'll make it anywhere.' "

Digital Betacam

46 minutes

Colour

Producers

Jann Arden

Merilyn Read

Nikki Shibou

Executive Producers

Merilyn Read

Sam Feldman

Director

Michael McNamara

Scriptwriter and Host

Jann Arden

With

Jann Arden

Production

Never Mind MTR Entertainment Ltd./MTR Entertainment Ltd./J.A. Tours Inc.
180 Metcalfe St.
Suite 500
Ottawa Ontario
K2P 1P5
Canada
(613) 234-3488
(613) 234-8704
merilyn@mtrentertainment.com

Distribution – Canada

Never Mind MTR Entertainment Ltd./MTR Entertainment Ltd./J.A. Tours Inc.
180 Metcalfe St.
Suite 500
Ottawa Ontario
K2P 1P5
Canada
(613) 234-3488
(613) 234-8704
merilyn@mtrentertainment.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

MY BRAND NEW LIFE

As the saying goes, "the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence." At least, that's what they say... Who among us hasn't dreamed of stepping into someone else's shoes? Trying out another's life, experiences and culture? Created for 8- to 12-year-olds, My Brand New Life looks at the fascinating lives of youths from a variety of multicultural backgrounds. In each installment, one young person exchanges surroundings with another, adopting the other's lifestyle and choices. These youths, in short, literally "walk in someone else's footsteps."

DV Cam
Mini DV

13 x 24 minutes

Colour

Producers

Ina Fichman

Pierre Lapointe

Executive Producer

Ina Fichman

Directors

Jean-Louis Côté

Serge Marcil

German Gutierrez

Penny Colbourne

Production

Productions La Fête inc.
387, rue Saint-Paul Ouest
Montreal Quebec
H2Y 2A7
Canada
(514) 848-0417
(514) 848-0064
info@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 (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

JEAN'S MARINES

Jean's Marines is a poignant and inspiring exploration of how Toronto doctor Jean Marmoreo healed the wounds of her own personal mid-life crisis and motivated a group of 100 middle-aged women from all walks of life to take on the challenge of a lifetime: competing in the 42-kilometre U.S. Marine Corps marathon.

Betacam SP

48 minutes

Colour

Producer

Linda Stregger

Executive Producer

Barbara Barde

Director and Scriptwriter

Mark Johnston

Production

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

Distribution

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

JEUX DE SOCIÉTÉ VII

Jeux de Société explores social issues relevant to present-day Quebec by giving voice to people who are linked by common social, cultural or economic concerns. The series looks at how the subjects differ from as well as resemble one another, and what their doubts, worries and ideals are. Taken together, these portraits provide an up-to-the minute look at current societal trends.

DVC Pro

26 x 46 minutes

Colour

Producer

Nicole Faucher

Executive Producers

Jaquelin Bouchard

Daniel Beauchesne

Directors

Sylvie Guernon

Anne Dussault

Linda Lamarche

Chantal Mondoux

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 2004

JOHN KENNETH GALBRAITH: THE ABIDING LIBERAL

John Kenneth Galbraith took his homegrown knowledge of economics and liberal society to the United States in the 1930s, to join Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal. Galbraith brought a "Canadian sensibility" to his work there, but his political career was dashed with the assassination of his friend John F. Kennedy. His criticism of the U.S. Right gained steam under Nixon, and now, at 95, Galbraith is still on the attack, against a Bush government whose prospects, he says, "are dismal."

Betacam SP

42 minutes

Colour, black and white

Producer, Director and Scriptwriter

Andrew Gregg

Executive Producer

Gordon Henderson

Production/Distribution – Canada

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 (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

JOURNEY TO THE PRINZAPOLKA

In 1995, two indigenous peoples from Canada and Nicaragua forged a partnership. This remarkable relationship, between the Miskito of the Prinzapolka region of Nicaragua and the Cree and Dene of the Meadow Lake Tribal Council (MLTC) in Saskatchewan, continues to flourish today. This story is one of hope and of inspiration. Having overcome some of the same obstacles that the Miskito nations now face, the MLTC is trying to pass the lessons it has learned on to the Miskito and help bring them economically and socially into the 21st century.

DVC Pro
DV Cam
Digital Betacam

48 minutes

Colour

Producer

Katery Legault

Director

Ian Parker

Scriptwriters

Ian Parker

Katery Legault

Production

InterINDigital Entertainment Inc.
1411 Montée de la Source
Cantley Quebec
J8V 3K2
Canada
(613) 296-9311
(819) 457-4302

katery@storm.ca

Distribution – Canada

Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN)
339 Portage Ave.
Winnipeg Manitoba
R3B 2C3
Canada
(204) 947-9331
(204) 947-9307
info@aptn.ca
www.aptn.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

JOURNEYS IN THE WHALEBACK

The Whaleback lies in the southwest corner of Alberta, north and west of Pincher Creek and bordered on the south by the legendary Oldman River. This program explores the Whaleback in three seasons, as John and Janet Foster travel by horse-drawn sleigh, wagon, and on foot to experience the wildlife and natural beauty of the region. And from a few experts they learn why the Whaleback is so worthy of protection.

Betacam SP
Mini DV

46 minutes

Colour

Producers, Directors and Scriptwriters

John Foster

Janet Foster

Executive Producer

John Pannikar

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 2004

K.-O. LA BOXE EN CINQ ROUNDS

This five-part series looks at the tenacious history of the sport of boxing, from its beginnings in ancient Greece to the present time. K.-O. La boxe en cinq rounds also asks why men fight: is it simply a matter of glory? to display one's physical prowess? the lure of reward?... or a combination of all three? Perhaps boxing has survived simply because of its extreme popularity... Boxers featured in the series include Alex Hilton and former world champion Éric Lucas.

DV Cam

5 x 46 minutes

Colour

Producer

Luc Harvey

Executive Producer

Jean-Pierre Morin

Director and Scriptwriter

Marie Brodeur

Production

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

Distribution

Avecom Distribution inc.
1973, rue Falardeau
Montreal Quebec
H2K 2L9
Canada
(514) 526-5252
(514) 527-9623
avecom@sympatico.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

Mission Baleines Franches - Les survivants de l’Histoire

Never has the world been closer to declaring open war against the right whale, one of the world's largest animals. While member nations of the International Whaling Commission fight amongst one another over whether to resume commercial hunting of the world's cetaceans, devoted scientists work diligently to save the last remaining right whales, who have survived the largest commercial depletion of an ocean resource. Aboard the three-masted sailing vessel Sedna IV, scientists embark on a humanitarian and scientific mission in search of this endangered species.

HD-30i

2 x 60 minutes

Colour

Producer and Scriptwriter

Jean Lemire

Directors

Jean Lemire

Caroline Underwood

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

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 2004

KINK III

Kink III follows individuals who are living on the edge of sexual convention and in the process raising fundamental questions about identity and what it means to be normal. Our subjects are pushing the boundaries of sexual adventure, living out their deepest fantasies, liberating themselves, and, in many cases, finally allowing themselves to be who they are.

Mini DV

13 x 23 minutes

Colour

Producers

Stacey Offman

Cal Shumiatcher

Executive Producer

David Paperny

Directors

Audrey Mehler

Eddie O

Ziad Touma

Aerlyn Weissman

Production

Kink (III) Productions Inc./ 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

Distribution

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 2004

LANDSCAPE REVEALED: THE ART OF TONI ONLEY

Landscape Revealed is a journey through the heart and mind of a Canadian artist who took us to parts of our country that most of us rarely see, but must always treasure. It focuses on Toni Onley and his emergence as a celebrated artist. We learn how Onley, who died tragically in February 2004, combined art with activism, challenged Canadian tax laws for artists - and won - raised funds for several charities, and boosted awareness of the preciousness of our land and the absolute necessity of protecting it.

DV Cam

48 minutes

Colour

Producer and Director

Mehdi Ali

Scriptwriter

Carol Cramm

With

Toni Onley

Production

Fountain Productions
4752 Fernglen Pl.
Burnaby British Columbia
V5G 3W1
Canada
(604) 435-2617
(604) 435-2619
mehdi@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 (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

LARMES DU LAZARET (LES)

Les Larmes du Lazaret tells the little-known, albeit fascinating story of the Tracadie-Sheila leprosarium in New Brunswick, where lepers were treated between 1849 and 1966.

DV Cam

49 minutes

Colour

Producer

Jacques Gervais Levesque

Executive Producer

Colette Mallais

Director

Christien LeBlanc

Scriptwriters

Raynald Basque

Christien LeBlanc

Production

Cojak Productions Inc.
1962, Route 530
Grande-Digue New Brunswick
E4R 5M2
Canada
(506) 576-0010
(506) 576-6758
cojak@nb.sympatico.ca
www.cojak.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

LAST DAYS OF WORLD WAR II

Last Days of World War II offers a definitive retrospective of Canada's role in the Second World War. The documentary summarizes the war by looking at exactly what occurred both on the frontlines and back home in Canada during the war's seminal final days.

Betacam SP

2 x 47 minutes

Colour, black and white

Producer

Cal Shumiatcher

Executive Producer

David Paperny

Director and Scriptwriter

Sue Ridout

Production

Last Days Productions Inc./ 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 (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

LET THE GAMES BEGIN

Set in 448 B.C.E., Let the Games Begin follows the main events of a single, five-day Olympiad. Dramatic reenactment, computer graphics and expert commentary bring these actual events to life. The athletes "starring" in our games are specific individuals, their lives recorded in history. Their stories are real. The competitive events include chariot racing, running, boxing and pankration, a form of extreme fighting.

High definition - 24 P

52 minutes

Colour

Producer and Director

Jane Armstrong

Executive Producer

David Lint

Scriptwriters

Alan Abel

Herrie ten Cate

With

Christopher Allan Moore

Neven Pajwic

Ari Psihopedus

Production

Let The Games Begin Inc./ CineNova Productions Inc.
468 King St. W.,
6th floor
Toronto Ontario
M5V 1L8
Canada
(416) 363-2600
(416) 363-2609
production@cinenova.net

Distribution – Canada

CBC Television
205 Wellington St. W.
Toronto Ontario
M5V 1E6
Canada
(416) 205-7753
(416) 205-8795

www.cbc.ca

International distribution

Fremantle Enterprises
1 Stephen St.
London
W1T 1AL
England
+44 (0)20 7691 6000
+44 (0)20 7691 6100

www.fremantlemedia.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

LIFE AND TIMES OF ARTHUR ERICKSON

Arthur Erickson has designed hundreds of buildings, including such landmark structures as Simon Fraser University, the Museum of Anthropology and the Canadian Embassy in Washington, D.C. As incredible as Erickson's architectural achievements are, they have been nearly equalled by the drama of his personal life. This film explores the work and the complex personality of a gifted artist, an artist whose controversial life has fed his remarkable art. Features interviews with Arthur Erickson, Bing Thom, Trevor Boddy, Donald Sutherland, Moshe Safdi, Shirley MacLean, Christopher Erickson, and David Y.H. Lui.

Betacam SP
Super 16 mm
Digital Betacam

minutes

Colour

Producer

Dan Schlanger

Executive Producers

David Y.H. Lui

Harry Sutherland

Cari Green

Director and Scriptwriter

Gordon McLennan

Production

Dilemma Productions Inc.
1027 West 8th Ave.
Vancouver British Columbia
V6H 1C3
Canada
(604) 633-1441
(604) 321-7464
info@dilemmaproductions.ca
www.dilemmaproductions.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

LIFE AND TIMES OF DANIEL IGALI

At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, Daniel Igali captured a gold medal and made Canadian history in the sport of wrestling. This documentary explores Daniel's difficult and inspiring journey - from his boyhood days wrestling in his hometown in Eniwari, Nigeria, to his lonely student days at Simon Fraser University after immigrating to Canada, to his moment of glory in 2000. Our story follows Daniel as he trains to defend his Olympic title and looks forward to life beyond sports.

Betacam SP

42 minutes

Colour

Producers

Gabriela Schonbach

Joel Gordon

Executive Producer

Michael Chechik

Director

Joel Gordon

Scriptwriter

Chris Aikenhead

Production

Omni Film Productions Limited
111 Water St.
Suite 204
Vancouver British Columbia
V6B 1A7
Canada
(604) 681-6543
(604) 688-1425
info@omnifilm.com
www.omnifilm.com

Distribution

Water Street Releasing Ltd.
111 Water St.
Suite 204
Vancouver British Columbia
V6B 1A7
Canada
(604) 681-6543
(604) 688-1425
omni@omnifilm.com
www.omnifilm.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

LIFE AND TIMES OF JANET CONNERS

This is the story of an ordinary person, who, when faced with horrific tragedy, was extraordinary. Janet Conner's tragedy was shared by many. In the 1980s, thousands of Canadians were unnecessarily infected with HIV and Hepatitis C by a tainted blood supply. A large number are now dead. Many, like Janet's husband Randy, were hemophiliacs. Many spouses, like Janet, were also infected. But few emerged onto the national stage as powerfully as Janet Conners. How she got there is heartbreakingly compelling.

Betacam SP

42 minutes

Colour

Executive Producer, Director and Scriptwriter

Mary Lynk

Host

Cathy Jones

Production

Lynk Inc. Productions
1657 Barrington St.
Suite 515
Halifax Nova Scotia
B3J 2A1
Canada
(902) 444-3301
(902) 463-2410
marylynk@ns.sympatico.ca

Distribution

Topsail International Ltd.
1583 Hollis St.
2nd Floor
Halifax Nova Scotia
B3J 1V4
Canada
(902) 421-1326
(902) 423-0484
contact@topsailentertainment.com
www.topsailentertainment.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

LINTON GARNER: I NEVER SAID GOODBYE

Linton Garner: I Never Said Goodbye is an intimate documentary portrait of celebrated jazz musician Linton Garner who, at 87, fulfils his longstanding dream of creating a musical tribute to his younger brother Erroll - a keyboard prodigy and the most celebrated jazz pianist of his day.

DV Cam

53 minutes

Colour

Producers

Cari Green

Harry Sutherland

Director and Scriptwriter

Colin Browne

Production

Producers on Davie Pictures Inc.
1033 Davie St.
Suite 520
Vancouver British Columbia
V6E 1M7
Canada
(604) 801-5256
(604) 801-5286
info@producersondavie.com

International distribution

Picture Box Distribution Inc.
1150 Barclay St.
Suite 101
Vancouver British Columbia
V6E 1H1
Canada
(604) 681-3174
(604) 681-3172
info@picturebox.ca
www.picturebox.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

LIVE TO DANCE

Feel the beat as Live to Dance spotlights the sensual performances and compelling private lives of a group of extraordinary young dancers who dedicate their lives to showcasing their talents on the competitive Latin and Ballroom circuit. Cinematographers follow the glamour, rivalry and strenuous work of the dancers each week, from club to competition in major cities, giving viewers knockout access to the sexy dancing world previously seen only in fiction films like Strictly Ballroom or Dirty Dancing.

Mini DV

10 x 30 minutes

Colour

Producers and Executive Producers

Josette D. Normandeau

Jacques Nadeau

Directors

Patricia Chica

Keero S. Birla

Nathalie Ducharme

Production

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

LONELY GYPSY: THE TRUE STORY OF KITTY HARRIS (THE)

Kitty Harris was one of the KGB's best-kept secrets. The film tells the story of how a Jewish girl from Winnipeg became a consummate spy for Soviet intelligence; the risks she ran, the hearts she broke, the pain she suffered and the triumphs she achieved for her cause.

Digital Betacam

48 minutes

Colour

Producer

Penny Wheelwright

Coproducer

Carolynne Bell

Director

Tim Southam

Scriptwriters

Julie Wheelwright

Penny Wheelwright

Cast

Lauren Evans

Production

Wheelwright Ink Ltd.
99 Browning Ave.
Toronto Ontario
M4K 1W2
Canada
(416) 925-3766
(416) 925-3116
starryn@direct.ca

Distribution

Thomas Howe Associates Inc.
1200 Bay Street
Suite 500,
Toronto Ontario
M5R 2A5
Canada
(416) 925-3766
(416) 925-3116
info@thamedia.ca
www.thamedia.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

LOST HERITAGE

Barry Hambly has spent all but four of his 40 years living in a white world. His Native features are the only reminders of an early childhood spent on a First Nations reserve in Saskatchewan before he was taken by child-welfare workers. After recently being called an "apple" - red on the outside, white inside - Barry has packed his belongings to travel the "red road" in search of his Native soul.

Betacam SP
16 mm

48 minutes

Colour, black and white

Producer

Dan Petrusich

Executive Producer

Jane Beaubien

Director

Conrad Beaubien

Production

Lost Heritage Productions Inc.
1429 Main St. E
Hamilton Ontario
L8K 1C2
Canada
(905) 385-7260
info@novamulti.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

LOST NUKE

In February, 1950, a U.S. Air Force bomber carrying a nuclear bomb went missing off the coast of British Columbia. More than half a century later, a Canadian expedition team travels to the remote mountain crash site in the hope of solving the mystery of the world's first lost nuclear weapon.

High definition - 24 P

46 minutes

Colour

Producer, Director and Scriptwriter

Michael Jorgensen

Executive Producer

Discovery Channel Canada

Production

Myth Merchant Films
26516 Township Rd. 514
Suite 29
Spruce Grove Alberta
T7Y 1E9
Canada
(780) 987-2931
(780) 987-2976
MythmerchantFilm@aol.com

Discovery Channel Canada
9 Channel Nine Court
Scarborough Ontario
M1S 4B5
Canada
(416) 332-5000
(416) 332-4230
comments@discoverychannel.ca
www.discoverychannel.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

MABEL BELL'S AERIAL EXPERIMENT

Mabel Bell, wife of Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of the telephone, was a prominent and wealthy champion of alternative schooling, education for the handicapped, poor and women, racial integration, and women's voting rights. She was also a champion of her husband's experiments with flight, earning a reputation as the "first lady of flight." In 1907, Mabel organized and financed an Aerial Experiment Association, based in Baddeck, Nova Scotia. Between 1907 and 1909, the AEA was the main competitor of the Wright Brothers. In 18 months, the AEA built four working airplanes, set numerous records - and wrote one of the most important and interesting chapters in aviation history.

Betacam SP

47 minutes

Colour, black and white

Producer

John Wesley Chisolm

Director

John Wesley Chisolm

Scriptwriters

John Wesley Chisolm

Gary Lang

Production

Arcadia Entertainment Inc.
6203 Allan St.
Halifax Nova Scotia
B3L 1G8
Canada
(902) 446-3414
(902) 446-3416
jwc@thesea.ca
www.arcadiatv.com

Distribution – Canada

Magic Lantern Communications Ltd.
1075 North Service Rd. W.
Suite 27
Oakville Ontario
L6M 2G2
Canada
(905) 827-2755
(905) 827-2655
info@magiclantern.ca
www.magiclantern.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

MACHINE SPORTIVE (LA)

La Machine sportive examines some of the questions surrounding elite and mass-participation sports, and in so doing offers viewers a behind-the-scenes look at Canada's sports system. The documentary sheds light on the complex machinery underlying the sports industry and debunks some of its prevailing myths.

Digital Betacam

10 x 46 minutes

Colour

Producer

Nicole Faucher

Executive Producers

Jaquelin Bouchard

Daniel Beauchesne

Directors

Bernard Lafrenière

Robert Cornellier

Suzanne Labelle

Sophie I. Gagnon

Scriptwriters

Johanne Hébert

Ninon Larochelle

Jacques Couture

Sylvie-Anne Martel

Host

Denis Bernard

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 2004

MAESTRO (LE)

Filmmaker Hugo Latulippe chronicles the daily routine of maestro Yannick Nézet-Séguin, music director of the Orchestre métropolitain du Grand Montréal. Only 27 years old, Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts orchestras around the world. Filmed over a prolonged period, this film takes viewers into the world of an artist whom many are already calling a genius.

High definition - 24 P

52 minutes

Colour

Producer

Richard Blackburn

Director and Scriptwriter

Hugo Latulippe

Production

Shootfilms inc.
200, ch. du Quatrième Rang
Morin-Heights Quebec
J0R 1H0
Canada
(450) 226-8684
(450) 226-8616
shoot@shootfilms.ca
www.shootfilms.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

GRIFFE MAGIQUE (LA)

The Magic Touch puts Dominique Lemieux, flamboyant costume designer for the Cirque du Soleil, front and centre, and in so doing offers a unique look at a creative process wrapped in Quebecois imagination. Combining cinéma vérité with a stylized cinematographic language, the film alternates between two constantly intertwined poles: reality and imagination.

Digital Betacam

1 x 52 minutes

Colour

Producer

Nathalie Barton

Director

Carlos Ferrand

Scriptwriters

Johanne Barrette

Carlos Ferrand

With

Dominique Lemieux

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 2004

MAGNIFICENT OBSESSIONS II

Magnificent Obsessions profiles people whose lives are consumed by a singular mission. In its second season, the series concentrates strictly on paranormal stories. Fire walking, cattle mutilations and voodoo are just a few of the mysteries explored. Led by directors Cam Bennett and Noah Erenberg, the Magnificent Obsessions II crew follows seven obsessed Canadians - exploring their lives and obsession wherever it takes them, anywhere in the world.

Betacam SP
Super 8
Mini DV

8 x 30 minutes

Colour

Producer

Lorne MacPherson

Directors

Noah Erenberg

Cam Bennett

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

Distribution – Canada

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 (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

MAKE MONEY. SALUT, BONSOIR !

In April 2002, the Noranda mine in the small community of Murdochville shut down after having served for decades as the town's economic lifeline. The mine's closure had a dramatic impact on the residents of the town. Among them: Roger Fortin, stricken with the industrial disease berylliosis; Stéphane Boulay, whose family has been torn apart; and Marc Minville, the mayor of Murdochville, who feels betrayed by both the government and the mining company. Through their stories, this documentary offers a broader look at the slow transformation of this small town on Quebec's Gaspé peninsula.

Mini DV

52 minutes

Colour

Producer

Monique Simard

Line Producer

Stéphanie Verrier

Directors

Christian M. Fournier

Martin Frigon

Production

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

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 (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

MAL DU SIÈCLE (LE) - Schubert (Collection Musique de chambre XIII)

Combining elements of both documentary and fiction, this 13th instalment in the Collection Musique de chambre series explores the beginnings of Romanticism through the impassioned life of Franz Schubert. Le mal du siècle features documentary vignettes and archival images which trace the composer's musical development, and dance interludes which illustrate some of the major themes in his life: his attitude toward friendship, women, illness, his obsession with Beethoven, and his fascination with death.

Super 16 mm

52 minutes

Colour

Producer

Michel Ouellette

Line Producer

Sylvie Gagné

Director

Raymond Saint-Jean

Scriptwriter

Francis Delfour

Cast

Louis-Martin Charest

Anne Bruce Falconer

Production

Ciné Qua Non Média inc.
445, rue St-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

EuroArts Music International GmbH
Hohenzollerndamm 150
Berlin
D-14199
Germany
49.30.887.08.241
49.30.887.08.230
s.laffont@euroarts.com
www.euroarts.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

MANHUNT

Manhunt is a new series that traces the chase for missing murderers, suspected criminals, and those who have mysteriously disappeared. With dogged determination, global police forces, detectives and journalists combine evidence, clues and mere chance to discover the whereabouts of their targets and hunt them down.

Betacam SP

13 x 23 minutes

Colour

Producer, Director and Scriptwriter

Dennis Murphy

Executive Producers

Patricia Phillips

Donna Zuckerbrot

Production/Distribution – Canada

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

Ireland
353 61 47 2329
353 61 47 2228
info@allianceatlantis.com
www.allianceatlantis.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

MARY SHELLEY

In 1816, Mary Shelley, aged 19, wrote Frankenstein, deemed to be the first science-fiction novel. Mary Shelley died in 1851 without knowing that she had given birth to one of Western civilization's most potent myths. Virtually forgotten for more than a century, Shelley today enjoys little recognition among the general public. However, Mary Shelley's own biography surpasses anything found in her masterpiece: a proto-feminist, ahead of her time, her life was full of momentous incidents. To such a degree that it is hard to distinguish the writer's life from her novel. Where does fiction end and reality begin? This documentary sets out to answer this question, and in so doing offers an unprecedented look at one of history's overlooked writers.

Digital Betacam

72 minutes

Colour, black and white

Producer

Michel Ouellette

Line Producer

Sylvie Gagné

Director

Guylaine Dionne

Scriptwriter

Marie-Christine Le Tourneux

Production

Ciné Qua Non Média inc.
445, rue St-Pierre
Bureau 402
Montreal Quebec
H2Y 2M8
Canada
(514) 271-4000
(514) 271-4331

info@cqnmedia.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 2004

MATIÈRE À ENQUÊTE

Matter for Investigation takes us into the world of Quebec and Canadian fraud artists and embezzlers. The series scrutinizes 13 cases of fraud, from fake wills to fake banks, from sting operations to the publicity surrounding a fraudulent discovery of gold, from the theft of the National Hockey League players' pension fund to the theft of drugs by an agent of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. A well-researched, instructive, fascinating and suspenseful series.

DV Cam

13 x 46 minutes

Colour

Producer

Jacques W. Lina

Executive Producers

Jacques W. Lina

Julien Béliveau

Directors

Daniel Creusot

Jean-François Després

Jean-Pascal Morneau

Ivan Lamontagne

Scriptwriters

Marc Grégoire

Bernard Montas

Mathieu Plante

Isabelle Doré

Hosts

Roger Léger (French - français)

Harry Standjofski (English - anglais)

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 (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

MEAN STREETS, TOUGH GIRLS

This is the story of teenage girls living in Toronto's inner core, raised in shelters and housing projects. These girls feel so isolated and disconnected that joining a clique or gang becomes the only way to belong. For them, violence is empowerment. The film looks at the sources of their violence - racial tension, family problems - as well as some of the programs that help them cope with and overcome their destructive behaviour.

Mini DV

60 minutes

Colour

Producers

Shelley Saywell

Deborah Parks

Directors

Shelley Saywell

Christina Senjung

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

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

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 2004

MEDICINE WALKER

Among the Native peoples of this country there are still those who know the old songs, the ancient trails where the strong medicines grow, and how to gather and use them in healing ways. Dr. Dale Auger, our remarkable guide, leads us on two medicine walks with elders and artists in the territory of the Sagaw Cree and the Haida.

Digital Betacam

48 minutes

Colour

Producer and Director

Gregory Coyes

Scriptwriters

Gregory Coyes

Dale Auger

Host

Dale Auger

Production

Good Medicine Media Ltd.
8089 Pasco Rd.
West Vancouver British Columbia
V7W 2T5
Canada
(604) 818-3799
(530) 463-9350
scorchedwood@shaw.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

MEET THE SUMDEES

"Sumdee" - Urdu word meaning "in-law." This touching point-of-view documentary follows the merging of two radically different cultures. Two Anglo-Canadian parents become the in-laws to a modern Islamic woman, her parents and, by extension, their entire family in Pakistan.

Betacam SP
DV Cam

47 minutes

Colour

Producers

Judy Holm

Michael McNamara

Executive Producer and Scriptwriter

Judy Holm

Director

Michael McNamara

Production

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

Distribution

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

FRONTIERS OF CONSTRUCTION V

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 Canada and elsewhere where Canadian engineers and architects are building a future out of concrete and steel. Every episode focuses on a single engineering specialty, such as: massive power line and dam construction, building in the coldest climates in the world, recreational construction, port and tugboat design, building the latest innovations in the entertainment world, and deep-sea construction.

Betacam SP

13 x 47 minutes

Colour

Producer and Scriptwriter

David Langer

Executive Producer

Laszlo Barna

Directors

Christine McLean

John Leguerrier

John Darroch

Elliot Shiff

Production

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

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

Distribution

Filmoption International Inc.
26 Cambridge Ave.
Toronto Ontario
M4K 2L1
Canada
(416) 598-1557
(416) 593-0013
mrosilio@filmoption.com
www.filmoption.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

MEN OF MUSIC II

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 musicians have an overwhelming passion for music, which colours their every gesture, expectation and personal development.

DV Cam

26 x 26 minutes

Colour

Producers

Pierre L. Touchette

Alain Simard

Executive Producer

Luc Châtelain

Director

Serge Marcil

Cast

Jimmy Rankin

Robert Godin

Bill Henderson

Gino Quilico

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

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 2004

MESSAGERS (LES)

An inspiring encounter with committed artists, writers, intellectuals: Dominique Blain, Daniel Mermet, Ernest Pignon-Ernest, Nicole Stéphane, Nigel Osborne, and Susan Sontag. A voyage of discovery along the paths they have taken. Each person, in his or her own way, has taken a stand against the barbarism of our time.

DVC Pro

52 minutes

Colour, black and white

Producer

Nathalie Barton

Director and Scriptwriter

Helen Doyle

With

Dominique Blain

Daniel Mermet

Nicole Stéphane

Susan Sontag

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 2004

CHRONIQUE DE MINGANIE

Join us as we explore some of the issues and circumstances surrounding the encounters that took place between the Innu people and white fishermen, soldiers and colonists over the centuries. Seen from the Innu point of view, this documentary looks at how the Innu reacted when the first Europeans landed on their territory. The program examines the links that were forged between the two cultures and looks at their common history.

DV Cam

48 minutes

Colour

Producers

Eddy Malenfant

Zacharie Bellefleur

Executive Producer

Luce Roy

Director

Eddy Malenfant

Scriptwriters

Évelyne St-Onge

Zacharie Bellefleur

Production

Productions Maikan
C.P. 1243
Sept-Iles Quebec
G4R 4X7
Canada
(418) 927-2251
(514) 273-2109
eddy@maikan.com

Distribution

Productions Manitou
C.P. 1243
Sept-Iles Quebec
G4R 4X7
Canada
(418) 927-2251
(514) 273-2109
eddy@maikan.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

MON ÉTÉ AU CAMPING

This series looks at one summer in the life of Charlotte, a charming and vivacious eight year old. Charlotte spends her summer holidays at a campground with her friends and grandparents. Through her experiences, we learn about campground life and meet a variety of characters, both young and old - a veritable microcosm of humanity - who fall under Charlotte's humorous and intelligent scrutiny.

DV Cam

6 x 30 minutes

Colour

Producers

Francine Allaire

Michael Kronish

Executive Producers

Francine Allaire

Arnie Gelbart

Directors

Jean-Philippe Duval

Bachir Bensaddek

Hélène Choquette

Scriptwriter

Jean-Philippe Duval

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

MONDE EST SEXE (LE)

Le monde est sexe is a documentary series which looks at history, the world, current events, the economy and science from a purely sexual perspective. The program's originality lies in the fact that it offers a sexual look at the world rather than a look at the world of sex. It relies on the imperfect, albeit seductive and pleasurable notion that men and women are the products of sex and that sex has a profound effect on their private as well as public lives.

Mini DV

13 x 47 minutes

Colour

Producer

Luc Wiseman

Director and Scriptwriter

Jacques Despins

Host

Anne Létourneau

Production

Productions Avanti Ciné Vidéo inc.
225, rue Roy
Bureau 100
Montreal Quebec
H2W 1M5
Canada
(514) 288-7000
(514) 288-1675
productions@avanticinevideo.com

Distribution

Distribution Avanti Ciné Vidéo inc.
225, rue Roy
Bureau 100
Montreal Quebec
H2W 1M5
Canada
(514) 288-7000
(514) 288-1675
productions@avanticinevideo.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

MOTHERHOOD 24-7: A BIRTH STORIES SPECIAL

There's something fundamental about the moment of birth, when parents feel a clear, uncomplicated sense of purpose about the arrival of their newborn. It's only later that things get complicated. Motherhood 24/7: A Birth Stories Special zeroes in on family life and shows how radically the worlds of two mothers are transformed when a new family member (or two, in the case of twins) joins the household.

DV Cam

46 minutes

Colour

Producer and Scriptwriter

Gail Gallant

Executive Producers

André Barro

Gail Gallant

Katherine Buck

Glen Salzman

Emil Glassbourg

Directors

Leslie Fruman

Patricia Chica

Nadine Schwartz

Production

Birth Stories Productions 2002 Inc. / Cineflix
5505, boul. St-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 Media Ltd.
13 Merrion Sq.
Dublin
2
Ireland
353 1 662 0423
353 1 662 0422
sales@cineflix.com
www.cineflixinternational.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

MOUNTAIN BIKING: A BUMPY HISTORY

Mountain Biking: A Bumpy History tells the rags-to-riches story of the British Columbia "bike bums," a group of gonzo guys whose fate was to fail but who succeeded beyond their wildest dreams. All they wanted to do was smoke pot, surf and build a better mountain bike, one that could withstand B.C.'s coastal mountains. But timing is everything. Just when these guys were out there being extreme before anyone used the word - a million wannabes were out in search of "the next big thing." They found it, on Chaz, Dougie, Grayson and Jake's bikes...

Betacam SP
Digital Betacam

48 minutes

Colour

Executive Producer

Maureen Palmer

Director

Brian Murphy

Scriptwriters

Maureen Palmer

Brian Murphy

Production

Bumpy Films Inc.
2755 Maple St.
Suite 102
Vancouver British Columbia
V6J 2K1
Canada
(604) 828-7440
(604) 734-2843
mopalmer@uniserve.com

International distribution

Picture Box Distribution Inc.
1150 Barclay St.
Suite 101
Vancouver British Columbia
V6E 1H1
Canada
(604) 681-3174
(604) 681-3172
info@picturebox.ca
www.picturebox.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

MOZART NOIR (LE) – REVIVING A LEGEND

Le Mozart Noir is a groundbreaking performance documentary on the life and music of Joseph Boulogne, Le Chevalier de Saint-Georges, also known as "le Mozart noir" Through the use of beautifully rendered historical recreations, archive-based narration and orchestral performance, the film reveals in fascinating detail how such a talent was submerged beneath the waves of history.

16 mm
Digital Betacam

52 minutes

Colour

Producer

Robin Neinstein

Executive Producers

Shari Cohen

Robert Cohen

Robin Neinstein

Director

Raymond Saint-Jean

Scriptwriters

Siobhan Flanagan

Robert Cohen

With

Tafelmusik Orchestra

Kendall Knights

Production

Media Headquarters Film & Television Inc.
760 Bathurst St.
Studio 2
Toronto Ontario
M5S 2R6
Canada
(416) 537-8384
(416) 537-8602
contact @mediahqs.net
www.mediahqs.net

Distribution – Canada

Rhombus International Inc.
99 Spadina Ave.
Suite 600
Toronto Ontario
M5V 3P8
Canada
(416) 971-7856
(416) 971-9647
rhombus@rhombusmedia.com
www.rhombusmedia.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

MUSIQUE POUR UN MONDE NOUVEAU

Music for a New World is a documentary journey into the creation of a collective intercultural musical work. Meeting the members of the Vancouver World Music Collective is like glimpsing the future. This avant-garde group combines cultures and musical styles from around the world to create a musical piece that reflects the emergence of a new kind of urban society.

Betacam SP

minutes

Colour

Producers, Directors and Scriptwriters

Georges Payrastre

Jean Patenaude

With

The Vancouver World Music Collective

Production/Distribution – Canada

Musique du Monde Inc.
9353-50 St.
No 13
Edmonton Alberta
T6B 2L5
Canada
(780) 461-9465
(780) 461-0657
jpatenaude@shaw.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

MUSIQUES REBELLES AMÉRICAS

Musiques Rebelles Américas takes the pulse of the anti-globalization movement and globalization's aims in Latin America through the voices of four activist musical bands: Chico César in Brazil, Santa Revuelta in Argentina, Oyeme Choco in Colombia, and Lila Downs in Mexico. These artists lead us deep into the heart of these turbulent regions and help us understand some of the crucial issues they face, such as economic crises, over-development, the displacement of communities, and so on.

DV Cam
Mini DV

53 minutes

Colour

Producer

Lucie Pageau

Directors and Scriptwriters

Malcolm Guy

Marie Boti

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 2004

MY TANGO WITH PORN

A politically sensitive filmmaker takes a part-time job reviewing films and videos for public release and discovers that 75% of the material is hard-core pornography. Three years later, a radical film from France called Baise-Moi shatters her illusions about the job as she finds herself censoring a fellow filmmaker's movie.

Mini DV

40 minutes

Colour

Producers

Elke Town

Siobhan Devine

Executive Producer

Alexandra Raffé

Director

Siobhan Devine

Scriptwriters

Siobhan Devine

Elke Town

Host

Siobhan Devine

Production

WOF Film Inc.
517 College St.,
Suite 406
Toronto Ontario
M6G 4A2
Canada
(416) 597-8484
(416) 597-9596
mail@savi-media.com

Distribution – Canada

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

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 (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

NAUGHTY BITS (THE)

The Naughty Bits is a sassy and irreverent series that takes a close look at the parts of our bodies long considered to be the sexiest and most erotic: the penis, vagina, breast, bum, eyes and lips. If you've always wondered "how big is big enough" or whether the eyes really are the windows to the soul, The Naughty Bits exposes the delicious naked truth about humanity's most provocative parts!

Betacam SP
DVC Pro
Mini DV

6 x 21 minutes

Colour, black and white

Producers

Andrew Koster

Brenda Kovitz

Executive Producer

Andrew Koster

Directors

Brenda Kovitz

Andrew Koster

Scriptwriter

Andrew Koster

Cast

Nancy Hillis

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 (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

NEUTRAL GROUND

When the fear of being killed keeps you from riding your bike into a Catholic neighborhood, when your mom's face has been shattered by Protestant thugs, does a month away in Canada make a difference? Neutral Ground seeks answers with a candid look at the Belfast Children's Vacation Project, which every July brings 11- and 12-year-olds from Northern Ireland to Saint John, New Brunswick.

DV Cam
Mini DV

47 minutes

Colour

Producers

Rick LeGuerrier

Timothy M. Hogan

Co-director

Liam Ò Rinn

Director and Scriptwriter

Rick LeGuerrier

Production

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

Dreamsmith Entertainment Inc.
250 Lutz St.
Moncton New Brunswick
E1C 5G3
Canada
(506) 854-1057
(506) 382-4144
tmhogan@nbnet.nb.ca

Distribution – Canada

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 (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

NEVERMIND YEAR (THE)

Told from the perspective of aging Nirvana fan Steven James May, The Nevermind Year explores May's attempt to achieve what his anti-hero Kurt Cobain could not: live to see his 28th birthday.

Mini DV

46 minutes

Colour

Producer, Director and Scriptwriter

Steven James May

Production

Manifestation Television Inc.
1657 Barrington St.
Suite 230
Halifax Nova Scotia
B3J 2A1
Canada
(902) 446-3669
(902) 446-4727
manifestationtv@yahoo.com
www.manifestation.tv

Distribution

Manifestation Television Inc.
1657 Barrington St.
Suite 230
Halifax Nova Scotia
B3J 2A1
Canada
(902) 446-3669
(902) 446-4727
manifestationtv@yahoo.com
www.manifestation.tv

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

NI ROSE NI BLEU

For this documentary inquiry into the male identity, several men of differing ages gathered together in a fishing camp located in the heart of Quebec's vast wilderness. In this traditionally male setting, the participants - each man chosen for his spirit of openness - try to discover who they really are and what has shaped their identities as men, fathers or sons. Filled with humour, tenderness and sincerity, Ni rose ni bleu reopens the debate on male identity.

Betacam SP
DV Cam

minutes

Colour

Producers

Robbie Hart

Luc Côté

Director and Scriptwriter

Joël Bertomeu

Host

Luc Lacroix

Production/Distribution – Canada

Adobe Productions
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 (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

NO EASY ANSWERS: LIFE AND TIMES OF ALEX TREBEK

Alex Trebek is one of the most successful game show hosts on television today. As host of Jeopardy!, he is seen in 12 million homes in a dozen countries every day. To date, he has given away more than $50 million in prize winnings. From his modest beginnings in Canada - including a childhood spent mostly in Catholic boarding schools - Alex has come a long way. Today, he breeds thoroughbred stallions and lives what many would call a charmed life. What he likes doing best would surprise most of us.

DV Cam

42 minutes

Colour

Producers

Dianne Carruthers

Renee Giesse

Executive Producers

Ron French

Martin Wood

Director

Martin Wood

Scriptwriters

Martin Wood

Dianne Carruthers

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 – Canada (Educational and institutional)

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
P.O. Box 500,
Station A
Toronto Ontario
M5W 1E6
Canada
(416) 205-6384
(416) 205-3482
cbc_education@cbc.ca

International distribution

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

NORTH KOREA: INSIDE THE HERMIT KINGDOM

Directed by South Korean-born filmmaker Sun-Kyung Yi - who went through the infamous North Korean brainwashing process - North Korea: Inside the Hermit Kingdom is a timely and penetrating examination of a rogue state that survived the Cold War - only to challenge the New World Order and most of our misconceptions.

Digital Betacam

minutes

Colour

Producers and Scriptwriters

Sun-Kyung Yi

John Haslett Cuff

Director

Sun-Kyung Yi

Production

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

Distribution

Filmoption International Inc.
26 Cambridge Ave.
Toronto Ontario
M4K 2L1
Canada
(416) 598-1557
(416) 593-0013
mrosilio@filmoption.com
www.filmoption.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

O.COM: CYBERSEX ADDICTION

A cautionary tale about the Internet's profound effect on human sexuality. Every month, a quarter of a million North Americans make sexual contact with each other without ever having locked eyes, without ever saying a simple hello. The Internet has succeeded in removing touch and human contact from sex. Cybersex addicts are messengers with a communiqué for all of us about technology's ability to accelerate our alienation from each other.

Betacam SP

52 minutes

Colour

Producers

Nick Orchard

Melanie Wood

Executive Producer

Nick Orchard

Director

Melanie Wood

Scriptwriter

Helen Slinger

Production

Soapbox Productions Inc.
1258 Lynn Valley Rd.
Suite 106
North Vancouver British Columbia
V7J 2A3
Canada
(604) 983-2555
(604) 983-2558
info@soapboxproductions.ca
www.soapboxproductions.ca

Stranger Productions Inc.
3638 West 6th Ave.
Vancouver British Columbia
V6R 1T7
Canada
(604) 738-3872
(604) 738-3872
mwood@telus.net

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 2004

OUVREZ L'OEIL

Open Your Eyes is a documentary series about recent developments in Canadian cinema. Focusing on such major and universal themes as life, death, men and women, the series offers a perceptive look at our world through commentary provided by contemporary actors and filmmakers.

DV Cam

60 minutes

Colour

Producers

Bernar Hébert

Renée Claude Riendeau

Director

Marie-Julie Dallaire

Scriptwriter

Bernar Hébert

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 2004

ORIGINAL KIN

Imagine suddenly being faced with a completely new family. Original Kin showcases three compelling stories of adoptees and their search for their biological parents. In Relativity, Brenda Kovrig anxiously waits to see if she will meet her biological sister. Susan Chang follows two adopted children in Broken Roots as they travel to Korea to meet with their birth fathers. And Jeannette Loakman shares the challenges of suddenly dealing with two mothers in My Annie Ong. The questions of identity and the need to belong may be similar, but the answers and end results are delightfully unpredictable.

16 mm
DV Cam

3 x 45 minutes

Colour

Producer and Executive Producer

Andrea Nemtin

Coproducers

Susan Chang

Brenda Kovrig

Jeannette Loakman

Directors and Scriptwriters

Susan Chang

Brenda Kovrig

Production

Original Kin Inc. / PTV Productions Inc.
585 Markham Street
2nd Floor
Toronto Ontario
M6G 2L7
Canada
(416) 531-0100
(416) 531-3500
bhughes@ptvproductions.ca
www.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 2004

OSCAR PETERSON: KEEPING THE GROOVE ALIVE

Dubbed the "Maharajah of Piano" by Duke Ellington, Oscar Peterson's utter dedication to music for the past seven decades has taken him to the pinnacle of international success and the depths of emotional despair. Featuring rare archival footage and compelling interviews with Diana Krall, Herbie Hancock and Christopher Plummer, Oscar Peterson: Keeping the Groove Alive is a fully authorized documentary which reveals the man behind the legend and is a glorious riff through the golden age of jazz.

Digital Betacam

minutes

Colour

Producer

Hoda Elatawi

Executive Producer

Ken Stewart

Director

Ron Allen

Scriptwriter

Mike Laewen

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 (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

OUT IN THE CITY II

Based on stories from the lives of carefully chosen participants, Out in the City looks at life in Montréal's gay community. Told in cinéma-vérité style, the series offers an impressionistic look at day-to-day gay culture: its values, lifestyles, consumer habits, styles, trends, etc. Each story is self-contained, with a beginning, complication, and resolution. Subplots are also interwoven, revealing other aspects of gay life and culture. The city of Montréal itself - its neighbourhoods, streets and alleyways - plays a major role, imbuing the series with a particular rhythm, colour and energy.

DV Cam

10 x 30 minutes

Colour

Producer

Josette D. Nadeau

Executive Producers

Jacques Nadeau

Josette D. Nadeau

Directors

Hugo Roberge

Laura Turek

Karl Hearne

Scriptwriters

Jacques Nadeau

Tiziana B. Saad

Production

Distribution – Canada

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

OUT IN THE COLD

Out in the Cold is a chilling one-hour documentary which reveals what happens to prairie wildlife when nature turns off the heat and closes the kitchen.

DV Cam

41 minutes

Colour

Producer and Executive Producer

Michael Snook

Director and Scriptwriter

Robert J. Long

Production

Out in the Cold Productions Inc./ 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

Distribution

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

LIFE AND WORK OF THE WOODLAND ARTISTS (THE)

This documentary charts the work and legacy of the Indian Group of Seven: Odjig, Beardy, Morrisseau, Roy, Janvier, Sanchez, and Cobiness. These artists, who covered the gamut from intensely spiritual to slyly humorous, deeply personal to fiercely political, took Canada by storm in the 1960s and 70s and left a lasting impression on the art world. This rich documentary traces a pivotal transition in Canadian and Aboriginal consciousness, featuring candid interviews with several Native artists.

Betacam SP

49 minutes

Colour

Producer and Executive Producer

Dr. Raoul McKay

Supervising Producer

Dino Schiavone

Directors and Scriptwriters

Dr. Raoul McKay

Dino Schiavone

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

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 2004

PAROLES ET MUSIQUE

Paroles et Musique is an original series of 13 intimate biographies which sets out to demystify the world of singer-songwriters. Featuring artists who represent a variety of trends in Quebec pop music, the series chronicles each artist's career, recounts how they started in the business, looks at those who have influenced them, and explores their personal values, all in relation to their professional lives.

Betacam SP

13 x 49 minutes

Colour

Producers

Pierre L. Touchette

Alain Simard

Executive Producer

Luc Châtelain

Director

Simon Dallaire

Cast

Daniel Boucher

Pierre Flynn

Marie-Jo Thério

Luck Mervil

Nanette Workman

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

International distribution

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 2004

PASSION MUSIQUE

Passion Musique showcases the incredible variety of concert music in Quebec. Starring the winners of the 2001 Prix Opus, this very special program features performances by the prize-winners, as well as profiles of these major artists, who talk about themselves and reveal how passionate they are about their art.

Betacam SP

51 minutes

Colour

Producer

Michel Gaumont

Director and Scriptwriter

Manon Brisebois

With

Quatuor Molinari

Quatuor Bozzini

Julie LeBlanc

Montréal Jazz Big Band

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 2004

PASSION SANS ENTRACTE

Passion sans entracte looks at artists from all regions of Canada, focusing in particular on the place they each hold in their community. To this end, the program explores the artists' particular vision and sensibility as these have been shaped by their environment, which, in turn, is reflected in the artists' work. Through archival photographs as well as interviews with the artists and their friends and family, the program reveals the multiple aspects of their work and the impact it has upon their community.

Betacam
DV Cam

8 x 26 minutes

Colour

Producers

Louis Paquin

Charles Lavack

Danièle Caloz

Jean-Yves de Banville

Jean-Claude Bellefeuille

Directors

Laurence Véron

Jonny Silver

André Magny

Roger Leblanc

Scriptwriters

Laurence Véron

Jonny Silver

Hélène Letendre-Leblond

David Lonergan

Gracia Couturier

Hosts

Pierre Trudel

Philippe Beaulieu

Annick Léger

Vincent Poirier

Stéphanie Broschart

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

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

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

TelVision Communications inc.
795, rue Main,
Bureau 300
Moncton New Brunswick
E1C 1E9
Canada
(506) 859-8030
(506) 857-0352
telvisionproduction@nb.aibn.com

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 2004

MUSKOX PATROL (THE)

In the early 1900s, with foreign explorers and hunters roaming the Canadian Arctic, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police was called upon to establish patrols in the region as a means of asserting Canadian sovereignty. Based on the diaries and reports of the RCMP officers, as well as testimony by their relatives and colleagues, The Muskox Patrol is a story from the darkest and coldest police beat in history.

DV Cam

54 minutes

Colour, black and white

Producer, Director and Scriptwriter

Ole Gjerstad

Production

Words & Pictures Videos
3524, rue Clark
Montreal Quebec
H2X 2R8
Canada
(514) 844-1064
(514) 844-1064
ole@securenet.net
gjerstad@sympatico.ca

Distribution – Canada

7eme Art Distribution
5890, Monkland, Bureau 305
Montreal Quebec
H4A 1G2
Canada
(514) 483-1717
(514) 483-1453
7art@bellnet.ca
www.7artdistribution.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

PERFECT FAKE (A)

A Perfect Fake explores the steadily increasing power of the pornographic image in men's lives. Taking as its starting point the new world of computer-generated porn, which is redefining the porn industry, A Perfect Fake is a story-driven investigation into the dark heart of men and their fantasies.

Mini DV

minutes

Colour

Producers

Kristina McLaughlin

Michael McMahon

Executive Producer

Michael McMahon

Director

Marc de Guerre

Scriptwriter

Marc de Guerre

Production

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

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 2004

PERFECT FUTURE STORMS

This documentary looks at research being conducted by Environment Canada into the factors responsible for generating huge storms in the north Atlantic waters off Canada's East coast. Scientists suspect that the frequency of these storms is increasing as a result of global warming, and they believe that the storms' possible effects on marine traffic and coastal areas will be immense.

Betacam SP

2 x 52 minutes

Colour

Producer and Executive Producer

Richard Zurawski

Scriptwriters

Richard Zurawski

Don Duchene

Production

PAL Productions Inc.
6960 Mumford Rd.
Suite S1
Halifax Nova Scotia
B3L 4P1
Canada
(902) 443-8566
(902) 431-9943
info@palproductions.ca
www.palproduction.ca

Distribution – Canada

PAL Productions Inc.
6960 Mumford Rd.
Suite S1
Halifax Nova Scotia
B3L 4P1
Canada
(902) 443-8566
(902) 431-9943
info@palproductions.ca
www.palproduction.ca

International distribution

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 (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

PLEASANT STREET

Pleasant Street, a film about living in spite of dying, is an intensely intimate, funny and dramatic documentary that follows the lives of Ken, 44, who has inoperable pancreatic cancer, and Leida, 31, whose melanoma has returned. Both have been given six months to live. The film follows as they struggle to fit in all they want to do, love all the people they want to love, and fight to stay alive just that much longer, chronicling their pain, confusion, anger, surprise and joy in the context of daily life in downtown St. John's, Newfoundland.

DV Cam

60 minutes

Colour

Producer and Director

Gerry Rogers

Production

Augusta Productions
170 Patrick St.
St. John's Newfoundland
A1C 5C4
Canada
(709) 726-3472
Fax: (709) 726-5647
www.pleasantstreet.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

POPCORN WITH MAPLE SYRUP

Popcorn With Maple Syrup is a history of Canadian film - from Eh to Zed. From the first Canadian filmmakers and motion picture impresarios of the 1890s through the creation and growth of the institutions and studios that run the film business today, the story of film in Canada is full of struggle, passion, success and failure. It is a story that is fully told for the first time - using the moving images that the story is about - in Popcorn With Maple Syrup.

DV Cam
Digital Betacam

120 minutes

Colour, black and white

Producer and Scriptwriter

Peter Rowe

Executive Producer

Robert Sherrin

Directors

Peter Rowe

Richard Leiterman

Production

Pinewood Films Inc.
180 Pinewood Trail
Mississauga Ontario
L5G 2L1
Canada
(905) 891-9498
(905) 891-9952
prowe@interlog.com

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
P.O. Box 500
Station A
Toronto Ontario
M5W 1E6
Canada
(416) 205-7140
(416) 205-6875

www.cbc.ca

Distribution – Canada

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

International distribution

Peter Rowe Productions Inc.
180 Pinewood Trail
Mississauga Ontario
L5G 2L1
Canada
(905) 891-9498
(905) 891-9952
prowe@interlog.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

PORTRAIT DE FAMILLE

In this series, photographer Martine Doucet invites Quebec celebrities to take part in a photo shoot as they engage in activities with their families. The invited guest shows off his or her "personal album," and tells anecdotes related to the album. Once the photo shoot is over, the guest receives an album containing the best pictures - a souvenir of many joyful and emotion-filled moments.

Mini DV

26 x 27 minutes

Colour

Producer

Robert Montour

Executive Producers

Daniel Cormier

Jean Rémillard

Directors

Robert Montour

Martine Doucet

Scriptwriter

Martine Doucet

With

Luck Mervil

Bruny Surin

Nanette Workman

Natalie Choquette

Production/Distribution

Groupe Télé-Vision inc.
781, rue William
Bureau 201
Montreal Quebec
H3C 1N8
Canada
(514) 866-3020
(514) 866-1696
info@tele-vision.tv
www.tele-vision.tv

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE

For most young classical musicians, playing regularly for the hometown crowd is the best gig they can get. But in June 2003, members of the New Brunswick Youth Orchestra got to travel to New York City to play one of the biggest gigs there is - at Carnegie Hall. In doing so, they became only the third Canadian orchestra to ever grace the legendary stage. That exciting performance, and the months of anxious preparation to get there, are the subject of the documentary Practice, Practice, Practice.

Betacam SP
Mini DV

48 minutes

Colour

Producers

Rick LeGuerrier

Timothy M. Hogan

Executive Producer

W. James Hogan

Director and Scriptwriter

Christine McLean

Production

Dreamsmith Entertainment Inc.
250 Lutz St.
Moncton New Brunswick
E1C 5G3
Canada
(506) 854-1057
(506) 382-4144
tmhogan@nbnet.nb.ca

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 (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

PROCHAINE STATION

This four-part series looks at the history of Montréal through the lives of four historical figures who had an impact on both Montréal and Quebec, and after whom a subway station has been named. Each figure, acting as a "visitor" comes back to Montréal by entering or leaving "his" subway station. We learn what the city was like during the lifetime of the historical figure and what the figure tells us about a particular moment in our own history.

DVC Pro

4 x 60 minutes

Colour

Producer

Monique Simard

Director

Pierre Duceppe

Scriptwriters

Pierre Duceppe

Irène Lamarre

Host

Mariloup Wolfe

With

Louis-Georges Girard

Luc Morissette

Jacques Thisdale

Robert Toupin

Production

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

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 (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

PSYCHEDELIC PIONEERS (THE)

The story of The Psychedelic Pioneers is part leading-edge medical research and part utopian idealism. More than 40 years ago, in a remote corner of the Canadian Prairies, three gifted psychiatrists conducted a cutting-edge research project with an extraordinarily powerful drug - LSD.

35 mm
DVC Pro

48 minutes

Colour

Producer

Anand Ramayya

Executive Producers

Kevin DeWalt

Bob Crowe

Director and Scriptwriter

Gordon McLennan

Production

Kahani Entertainment
2710 Millar Ave.
Saskatoon Saskatchewan
S7K 4J4
Canada
(306) 933-4212
(306) 933-3183
anand@kahani.ca
www.kahani.ca

Distribution – Canada

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 2004

MONSIEUR

On October 31, 1995, the second referendum in 15 years on Quebec independence was defeated at the polls. The referendum loss was particularly bitter for the premier of Quebec, Jacques Parizeau, who, on referendum night, went from being one of the great political winners to one of the great losers. Public Enemy No. 1 attempts to penetrate the shell of this profoundly reserved and discreet man. An intimate look at a man who zealously guards his "private spaces."

DV Cam

52 minutes

Colour

Producers

Patricio Henriquez

Claude Cartier

Executive Producers

Robert Cornellier

Raymonde Provencher

Director and Scriptwriter

Francine Pelletier

Production/Distribution

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

QIMMIQ

Shot on location in Quebec's Far North, Qimmiq looks at the almost total disappearance of Inuit sled dogs in Canada's Arctic between 1950 and 1975. Without taking sides, the documentary examines the often-troubling causes that created the situation, and its consequences. A Qimmiq, or Inuit sled dog, accompanies the viewer through this fascinating environment.

Digital Betacam

60 minutes

Colour

Executive Producer

Patricia Nestruck

Director

Bernard Beaupré

Scriptwriters

Bernard Beaupré

Scriptwriting contribution

Maurice Bulbulian

Production

Chinook Communications inc.
661, rue d’Youville
Chateauguay Quebec
J6J 5V2
Canada
(450) 692-5798
(450) 692-1345
info@chinookinc.ca
www.chinookinc.ca

International distribution

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

QUELQUES SECONDES POUR LA VIE IV

This popular series follows the daily routines of medical professionals who work in the front lines of the health-care system: at a hospital for multiple-trauma patients, a hospital for children, a local urban community health clinic and an ambulance service. The series chronicles all stages of health-care provision: from the retrieval of the patient by the ambulance crew, to the patient's treatment at a trauma centre or in intensive care, to rehabilitation. The series also follows patients who are attempting to return to a normal life after a traumatic experience. Some of the installments focus on a single story for their entire length, providing viewers with an unprecedented look at issues rarely addressed in discussions about our health-care system.

DV Cam

26 x 23 minutes

Colour

Producers

Pierre-Paul Larivière

Jean Tourangeau

Directors

Jacques Blondin

Ivan Lamontagne

Éric Lefebvre

Stéphane Thibault

Production

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 2004

QUEST FOR THE SEA

Quest for the Sea is a living-history documentary series that follows 10 people as they return to a lost way of life in a remote fishing village in Newfoundland. Living in two simple wooden homes with only the tools, clothing, and supplies of 1937, five adults and five children must try to get along while living under a mercantile system and relying on cod fishing for their sustenance and survival.

Betacam SP
DV Cam
Mini DV

4 x 47 minutes

Colour, black and white

Producers

Jamie Brown

Lynne Skromeda

Executive Producer

Jamie Brown

Director

Don Young

With

MaryAnn Graham

Monte Murray

Anny Murray

Ralph Wheeler

Production

Quest for the Sea Inc. / Frantic Films Live Action Productions Inc.
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 Corporation
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 2004

RACE OF THE CENTURY

The hard-hitting investigative documentary Race of the Century examines the facts, rumours, accusations and conspiracy theories behind the Ben Johnson steroid scandal that rocked the 1988 Olympics in Seoul. The scandal forever changed Canada's and the world's understanding of steroid use in the high-octane, media-driven world of international sports competition.

Digital Betacam

45 minutes

Colour

Producers

Shel Piercy

Ken Craw

Executive Producer

Dan Carriere

Director

Shel Piercy

Scriptwriter

Ken Craw

Production

Infinity Films / Race Productions Ltd.
873 Beatty St.
Suite 100
Vancouver British Columbia
V6B 2M6
Canada
(604) 681-5650
(604) 681-5664
mvossen@infinityfilms.ca
www.infinityfilms.ca

Distribution

Norstar Filmed Entertainment Inc.
131 Hazelton Ave.
Suite 301
Toronto Ontario
M5R 2E4
Canada
(416) 961-6278
(416) 961-5608
info@norstarfilms.com
www.norstarfilms.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

RADICAL ATTITUDES: THE ARCHITECTURE OF DOUGLAS CARDINAL

Radical Attitudes: The Architecture of Douglas Cardinal looks at one of Canada's most iconoclastic architects and philosophers of architectural space. In this program, we come to understand how the unique fusion of landscape with Cardinal's Native Indian and European roots has created the inspiration for his concepts of curvilinear, organic architecture.

Betacam SP

48 minutes

Colour

Producer and Director

Jim Hamm

Scriptwriter

PJ Reece

Production

Jim Hamm Productions Ltd.
2555 Trinity St.
Vancouver British Columbia
V5K 1E3
Canada
(604) 874-1110
(604) 874-1124

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

RAISING ROVER

Over half of all dog owners in North America are attached more to their dogs than they are to another person. As a result, the place of the dog in our world has changed from family pet to family member. In a critical and engaging way, Raising Rover looks at the billion-dollar dog industry and the rise in social status of our dogs. The program reveals how this new class of canines is being indulged and marketed to in ways never before imagined.

DV Cam
Digital Betacam

45 minutes

Colour, black and white

Producer

Linda Fitzpatrick

Director

Wendy Rowland

Production

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

Distribution

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

RECREATING EDEN II

Recreating Eden is an international gardening-biography series about the people who create gardens, who gather in them, live in them, and are often healed by them. Accompanied by powerful and vivid images of nature, Recreating Eden II travels across seven countries and demonstrates the important role gardens play in the lives of people and communities.

DV Cam (16:9)

13 x 22 minutes

Colour

Producer and Executive Producer

Merit Jensen Carr

Directors

Elise Swerhone

Gwynne Basen

Erna Buffie

Barry Lank

Barry Floc'h

Scriptwriters

Anne Dawson

Elise Swerhone

Gwynne Basen

Erna Buffie

Bob Lower

Barry Floc'h

With

Marjorie Harris

Freeman Patterson

Thomas Hobbs

Umberto Menghi

Production

Merit Motion Pictures
248 Princess St.
Winnipeg Manitoba
R3B 1M2
Canada
(204) 775-4092
(204) 783-2311
info@meritmotionpictures.com
www.meritmotionpictures.com

Distribution

Picture Box Distribution Inc.
1150 Barclay St.
Suite 101
Vancouver British Columbia
V6E 1H1
Canada
(604) 681-3174
(604) 681-3172
info@picturebox.ca
www.picturebox.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

KUNUK FAMILY REUNION

The variously talented and accomplished family members of award-winning Inuk director Zacharias Kunuk gather at his father's birthplace, Sioraajuk, a traditional Inuit outpost camp on Baffin Island. Kunuk Family Reunion chronicles their two-week celebration of hunting, fishing, and travelling under the 24-hour midnight sun.

Mini DV
Digital Betacam

48 minutes

Colour

Producers and Scriptwriters

Zacharias Kunuk

Norman Cohn

Director

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

Kunuk Cohn Productions Inc.
5764, av. Monkland
Bureau 223
Montreal Quebec
H4A 1E9
Canada
(514) 486-0707
(514) 486-9851
cohn@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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

ROAD TO FUNNY (THE)

The Road to Funny is a one-hour documentary that follows a fledgling comedy troupe on a two-week tour through central Canada. The documentary captures the time, planning and dedication that it takes to make a troupe successful, and depicts the strain each member of the troupe experiences after a show. The Road to Funny also shows how the performances went: were the comics a success or did they go down in flames?

Betacam SP
Mini DV

46 minutes

Colour

Producer

Chas. Hay

Executive Producers

Tim Progosh

Chas. Hay

Director

Mike Downie

With

Zahf Paroo

Nicole Zylstra

Stefano Gulianetti

Dorothy Heal

Production

Higher Ground Productions Corp.
2988 Dundas St. West
Toronto Ontario
M6P 1Z3
Canada
(416) 925-6066
(416) 925-5923
chashg@rogers.com

Distribution

Higher Ground Productions Corp.
2988 Dundas St. West
Toronto Ontario
M6P 1Z3
Canada
(416) 925-6066
(416) 925-5923
chashg@rogers.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

S'ENVOYER EN L'AIR

All of us have a desire to live life to the fullest, to go beyond ourselves, to make our mark. For certain people, sex is a means to this end. Sex: a way to travel, to explore, to free oneself, to break away from oneself. Indeed, is there a better way to challenge life's predictability, to experience the extraordinary in a world of ordinary reality? Sex is also a dangerous journey, however... In this documentary, "leisure-sex" devotees discuss their practices and, more particularly, reveal why they feel a need, in today's society, to "take flight"...

Mini DV

52 minutes

Colour

Producers

Emmanuelle Beaugrand-Champagne

Monique Simard

Executive Producer

Monique Simard

Director and Scriptwriter

Vali Fugulin

Production

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

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

SECOND CHANCE: MAKING IT WORK

Second Chance: Making It Work is an inspirational series that looks at women who have overcome hurdles and obstacles in their lives to ultimately find happiness and success. Many episodes focus on career changes or the struggle to return to work after illnesses or childbirth.

Mini DV

23 x 26 minutes

Colour

Producers

Ian Shaw

Michael Prentice

Executive Producers

Michael Prentice

Luda Tovey

Director

Dave Leutjen

Scriptwriter

Kellie Dearman

Production

Good People 2 Know (GP2K) Marketing & Entertainment Corp.
73 Twyford Rd.
Toronto Ontario
M9A 1W5
Canada
(416) 233-6525
(416) 236-3290
ian@GP2K.com
www.GP2K.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

SECRET LANGUAGE OF GIRLS (THE)

The Secret Language of Girls sets out to prove that women share a language that is uniquely their own. Journalist Josey Vogels and filmmaker Tara Johns hit the road in a cross-continent, cross-cultural search for The Secret Language of Girls, presuming that women are driven by biology, history and culture to form a unique style of communication and intimacy all their own - mostly in reaction to operating in a man's world.

DV Cam

43 minutes

Colour

Producers and Executive Producers

Matt Zimbel

Campbell Webster

Director

Tara Johns

Scriptwriters

Josey Vogels

Tara Johns

Production

Copie Zéro Télévision et Média
19, cours Le Royer Ouest
Bureau 400
Montreal Quebec
H2Y 1W4
Canada
(514) 284-6565
(514) 284-0132

www.copiezero.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

SEPARATE REALITY - THE LIFE AND TIMES OF NORVAL MORRISSEAU (A)

This is a biography of Norval Morrisseau, the first Native painter to break into Canada's cultural mainstream. Morrisseau is a survivor of child abuse in a residential school, a former alcoholic who lived for months among the homeless in Vancouver, and an enduring artist who rose above self-destruction to find new stability and creativity in his old age.

DV Cam

42 minutes

Colour

Producer, Director and Scriptwriter

Paul Carvalho

With

Norval Morrisseau

Production

Perception Films
79, av. Columbia
Montreal Quebec
H3Z 2C4
Canada
(514) 989-7536
(514) 989-5124
perception-films@sympatico.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

SHE'S HAVING OUR BABY

She's Having Our Baby deals with the process of surrogate parenting and all the moral, legal, ethical, and human issues involved in the creation of life. The filmmakers themselves took this journey seven years ago. The film follows three other couples who will go through the same process. Their desire for a child will outweigh the risks, which may have very human as well as legal consequences.

DV Cam

60 minutes

Colour

Producer and Executive Producer

Luanne Lank

Director

Barry Lank

Scriptwriter

Cinix Inc.

With

Dara and/et Peter Edney

Paula and/et Stuart Carruthers

Laura and/et Bob Schalk

Luanne and/et Barry Lank

Production

You’re Having Our Baby Documentary Production Inc.
341 Wardlaw Ave.
Winnipeg Manitoba
R3L 0L5
Canada
(204) 452-9422
(204) 452-1092
info@lankbeach.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

SHINING MOUNTAINS (THE)

Majestic and inspiring, the Rocky Mountains rise dramatically to divide the North American continent, defining its past, present and future. Shot over four seasons, The Shining Mountains journeys through time in a quest to understand and celebrate this unique ecological mosaic. The series draws on narratives from eminent scientists, adventurers, Aboriginal elders, resource managers, conservationists and developers, all of whom are under the spell of the Great Divide.

High definition

4 x 48 minutes

Colour

Producers

Guy Clarkson

Anne Wheeler

Executive Producer

Tony Allard

Director, Scriptwriter and Host

Guy Clarkson

Production

The Shining Mountains Film Production Ltd./ Raven HD Productions Ltd.
138 Kootnenay Ave.
Box 2816
Banff Alberta
T1L 1C5
Canada
(403) 760-0463
(403) 762-8320
guy@ravenpro.com

Distribution – Canada

National Film Board of Canada
10815 104th Ave.
Suite 100
Edmonton Alberta
T5J 4N6
Canada
(780) 495-5453
(780) 495-6412
b.thompson@nfb.ca
www.nfb.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

SHIPBREAKERS

Shipbreakers is a visually stunning portrait of the world's largest maritime graveyard, in Alang, India. It follows the daily lives of workers and shipbreaking-yard owners who spend months toiling from dawn to dusk to methodically demolish obsolete super-structures. Migrant workers from throughout India risk life and limb to make a better living. Shipbreakers is an international story of greed, survival, Third World labour, geopolitics and environmental disaster on the shores of India.

High definition

75 minutes

Colour

Producers

Ed Barreveld

Michael Kot

Peter Starr (NFB)

Director

Michael Kot

Production

Storyline Entertainment Inc.
115 Palmerston Ave.
Toronto Ontario
M6J 2J2
Canada
(416) 603-8333
(416) 603-6318
ed@storylineentertainment.ca
www.storylineentertainment.ca

National Film Board of Canada
150 John St.
3rd Floor
Toronto Ontario
M5V 3C3
Canada
(416) 973-6856
(416) 973-9640
ontarioinfo@nfb.ca
www.nfb.ca

Distribution – Canada

National Film Board of Canada
150 John St.
3rd Floor
Toronto Ontario
M5V 3C3
Canada
(416) 973-6856
(416) 973-9640
ontarioinfo@nfb.ca
www.nfb.ca

International distribution

National Film Board of Canada
3155, ch. de la Côte-de-Liesse
Saint-Laurent Quebec
H4N 2N4
Canada
(514) 283-9000
(514) 283-5487

www.nfb.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

SMARTER THAN THE REST OF US

Who is the smartest person in the world? Why was Einstein's brain cut up into 250 chunks? How can one person memorize 54 decks of playing cards? What is the formula for smarter children and can magnets make you smarter? At a time when genetic manipulation is becoming a reality, this documentary special asks the most basic of questions: Why are some people smarter than others?

Betacam SP

46 minutes

Colour

Producers

Carolyn Schmidt

Janice Brown

Executive Producer, Director and Scriptwriter

Robert Duncan

Production

DOC TV
73 Alexander St.
Vancouver British Columbia
V6A 1B2
Canada
(604) 664-0450
(604) 664-0451
Hello@doctv.com
www.doctv.com

Distribution – Canada

DOC TV
73 Alexander St.
Vancouver British Columbia
V6A 1B2
Canada
(604) 664-0450
(604) 664-0451
Hello@doctv.com
www.doctv.com

International distribution

Filmwest Associates
2400 Hayman Rd.
Kelowna British Columbia
V1Z 1Z8
Canada
(250) 769-3399
1-800-570-5505
info@filmwest.com
www.filmwest.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

ARTISTE DANS L'ÂME IV

Spirited Artists IV profiles 12 Canadian artists. Each instalment focuses on two artists who exchange one art work each and then interpret the work from their unique point of view. The camera, a privileged witness to this creative process, casts an intimate eye on the proceedings, managing to demystify as well as demythologize the artist by exploring his interior life. The series is a wonderful opportunity for viewers to meet talented artists who are engaged in shaping our collective imagination. A cinematographic journey about similarity and difference which enables us to "see" and "hear" with the eyes of the soul.

Betacam SP

6 x 30 minutes

Colour

Producers

Monique Leblanc

Carol Babin

Executive Producers

Monique Leblanc

Michael Leblanc

Directors

Charles Thériault

Pamela Gallant

Monique Leblanc

Scriptwriter

Monique Leblanc

Production

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

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 (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

STICK (THE)

The Stick is a powerful portrait of a nation, the game it loves and the history of the enduring symbol of the game - the hockey stick. The program follows the evolution of the hockey stick, along with Canada as a nation: from hand-carvings of First Nations craftsmen, to production-line commodities, to the high-tech manufacturing of the 21st century. The Stick features interviews with historians, stars of the National Hockey League, broadcasters, journalists, artisans, hockey-stick manufacturers and marketers.

Digital Betacam

46 minutes

Colour

Producer

Derik Murray

Executive Producers

John N. Hamilton

Derik Murray

Director

Joseph Blasioli

Scriptwriter

Bruce Dowbiggin

Production

Network Pictures Six 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 2004

STOLEN SPIRITS OF HAIDA GWAII (THE)

The Stolen Spirits of Haida Gwaii is a documentary film about the journey of the Haida people to bring home their ancestors, who were stolen from their graves by relic hunters more than a century ago.

DV Cam

60 minutes

Colour

Producers

Kristina McLaughlin

Michael McMahon

Executive Producer

Michael McMahon

Director and Scriptwriter

Kevin McMahon

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 (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

STONES OF FATE AND FORTUNE

Stones of Fate and Fortune invites viewers on a journey of discovery into the world of precious stones - a world of mineral science, exquisite artistry and glamour, as well as hard work, danger, dirt, enormous money stakes, poverty, greed, corruption and violence. The program explores the milieu of precious stones from all angles - from the miners who dig the stones to the pistol-packing raiders who buy and sell them, from the skilled cutters who transform them into polished gems to the scientists who analyze, identify and evaluate them.

Betacam SP
DVC Pro

7 x 45 minutes

Colour

Producer

Sam Grana

Executive Producers

Sam Grana

François Savoie

Michel Savoie

Directors

Ronald Cormier

Christine McLean

Denise Poirier

Giles Walker

Scriptwriters

Ronald Cormier

Christine McLean

Denise Poirier

Giles Walker

Host

Richard Donat

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

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 2004

SUNDAY NIGHT

In Sunday Night, our cameras are aimed at the universal truths about office culture. Drawing on a cast of characters that are familiar but never clichéd - the omniscient secretary, the gossip, the keener, the Machiavellian character, the yes-man, the impostor, the office Lothario, and so on - Sunday Night holds a mirror up to our working lives from deep inside the corporate environment, in this case the world's largest temp agency, Adecco. The show reflects everything from the absurdly comic minutiae of petty office politics to the genuinely tragic career-ending layoff.

DV Cam
Mini DV

44 minutes

Colour

Producer, Director and Scriptwriter

Scott Harper

Production

Sunday Night Entertainment
199 Clinton St.
Toronto Ontario
M6G 2Y4
Canada
(416) 535-7291
vegasfashions@yahoo.ca

Distribution – Canada

CTV Inc.
9 Channel Nine Ct.
Scarborough Ontario
MIS 4B5
Canada
(416) 332-5000
(416) 332-4275

www.ctv.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

SUPER KIDS

Super Kids is a one-hour documentary about the rarified, hectic and surprisingly competitive world of gifted children. The show follows the efforts of three gifted Grade 7 students as they graduate from elementary school and then, along with their families, struggle to find, then gain entry into, the best possible high school.

DV Cam

45 minutes

Colour

Producer and Scriptwriter

Ric Beairsto

Director

Harry Killas

Production

Laughing Mountain Communications Inc.
1035 Pacific St.,
Suite 113
Vancouver British Columbia
V6E 4G7
Canada
(604) 669-6887
(604) 669-6887
laughingmountain@shaw.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

SUR LA PISTE DES NOMS

In anticipation of the 2004 Congrès Mondial Acadien (World Acadian Congress), two artists of Acadian origin, Marcel Aymar and Anne-Marie White, set out to learn more about their home province, Nova Scotia, and particularly about the history of its Acadian families. Their aim was to help members of the Acadian diaspora learn more about their genealogy. Aboard a schooner, Aymar and White visited the towns and villages along the coast of Nova Scotia in order to better understand what guided and motivated their ancestors, who first settled these coastal areas.

DV Cam

13 x 27 minutes

Colour

Producer

Jean-Claude Bellefeuille

Director

Roger Leblanc

Scriptwriter

Ivan Vanhecke

With

Marcel Aymar

Anne-Marie White

Production

Bellefeuille Production ltée
795, rue Main
Bureau 300
Moncton New Brunswick
E1C 1E9
Canada
(506) 857-1090
(506) 857-0352
telvision.production@nb.aibn.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

SUZUKI SPEAKS

Exploding with visual and aural excitement, this documentary captures the passion, vision and inspiration of world-renowned scientist/visionary Dr. David Suzuki as he considers the human animal and its place in the universe. Using the latest in computer-generated imagery, motion graphics and innovative editing, Suzuki Speaks blends the vitality of Suzuki's face and voice with exciting pictures exploring the beauty and complexity of our world. The program features a driving soundtrack of natural sounds and rhythmic music, including a song by Leonard Cohen.

Digital Betacam

45 minutes

Colour

Producers

Cathy Chilco

Tony Papa

Director

Tony Papa

Host

David Suzuki

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 2004

T'AS FAIM

Aimed at the whole family, this documentary series featuring teenaged girls aged 14 to 16 explores the girls' relationship with food. Eating: its pleasures, what's forbidden, rules, food preferences, health, identity, fears, harmony, acceptance, depression, freedom, taking charge of one's life, enthusiasm, excellence, being hungry, feeling satisfied, etc. Knowing how to eat well in order to have a healthy mind and body, and, more importantly, in order to feel good about oneself and comfortable with others - these issues involve a variety of tangible, daily behaviours as well as a different ways of thinking.

Betacam SP

6 x 30 minutes

Colour

Producer and Executive Producer

Danièle Caloz

Director

Bruno Moynié

Scriptwriters

Sophie Arthaud

Paule LaRoche

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 (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

TAKE (THE)

The Take is the first crossover film to emerge from the anti-globalization movement that exploded in Seattle, 1999 and has continued to draw hundreds of thousands into the streets ever since. This documentary follows Argentina's new movement of occupied businesses: groups of workers who are taking over their bankrupt workplaces and running them without bosses. Part vérité drama, part passionate political statement, the film is the first joint work from Avi Lewis and Naomi Klein, two of the best-known activist-journalists of their generation.

DV Cam

minutes

Colour

Producers

Avi Lewis

Naomi Klein

Executive Producer

Laszlo Barna

Director

Avi Lewis

Scriptwriter

Naomi Klein

Production

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

Distribution – Canada

National Film Board of Canada
3155, ch. de la Côte-de-Liesse
Saint-Laurent Quebec
H4N 2N4
Canada
(514) 283-9000
(514) 283-5487

www.nfb.ca

International distribution

National Film Board of Canada
3155, ch. de la Côte-de-Liesse
Saint-Laurent Quebec
H4N 2N4
Canada
(514) 283-9000
(514) 283-5487

www.nfb.ca

Barna-Alper Productions Inc.
175 Bloor St. E.
North Tower 14th Floor
Toronto Ontario
M4W 3R8
Canada
(416) 646-2400
(416) 979-7476
INFO@bap.ca
www.bap.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

TAKING IT OFF III

Building on an overwhelming response from inspired and emotionally engaged viewers, Season Three of Taking It Off, a 10-part Gemini Award-winning documentary series, follows the journeys of six Canadians over six months as they try to meet their weight-loss goals in the face of life's many temptations and challenges.

Betacam SP

10 x 22 minutes

Colour

Producers

Neil Grahn

Lisa Cawte-Baker

Executive Producer

Margaret Mardirossian

Directors

Neil Grahn

Connie Edwards

Production

Anaid Productions
3132 Parsons Rd.
Suite 208
Edmonton Alberta
T6N 1L6
Canada
(780) 413-9285
(780) 465-0580
anaid@anaid.com
www.anaid.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

THÉ À L'AMBASSADE

Taken prisoner by the Japanese during the Second World War, John F. was working as a slave labourer in a coal mine when the Atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki on August 9, 1945. He emerged from the mine on that day to a totally devastated landscape, the smell of burning flesh in the air. Today, aged 80, John F. continues his fight to force the Japanese government to acknowledge its war crimes. John F. and other survivors want to ensure that their collective memory of the war survives. On December 7th, John F. will march in front of the Japanese embassy in Ottawa, as he did the year before. And, maybe, the Japanese ambassador will invite him in to tea. As happened the year before.

DVC Pro

60 minutes

Colour

Producer

Josée Roberge

Executive Producer

Bernar Hébert

Director and Scriptwriter

Catherine Hébert

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 2004

TEAM SPIRIT: THE JORDIN AND TERENCE TOOTOO STORY

Team Spirit: The Jordin and Terence Tootoo Story follows two Inuit brothers who are making history. Twenty-two-year-old Terence is the first Inuk to play professional hockey, and 19-year-old Jordin is trying out for Canada's 2002 national junior team and the National Hockey League. But tragedy strikes. Terence suddenly commits suicide. Jordin, left with the full weight of the role-model pressure that may have crushed his beloved brother, strives to go on with his dreams.

Betacam SP
Digital Betacam

46 minutes

Colour

Producers

Ken Malenstyn

Barrie Dunn

Alexis Arthur

Director

David Batistella

Scriptwriter

Shane Peacock

Production

Team Spirit Productions Ltd. / 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

Trailer Park Productions Ltd.
5240 Blowers St.
Upper Level
Halifax Nova Scotia
B3J 1J7
Canada
(902) 422-0680
(902) 422-0410
question@trailerparkproductions.tv

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

TELL IT LIKE IT IS

Tell it Like it Is is an innovative 13-part documentary series that embraces the basic human desire to share stories. Each episode cuts between two to three real women, telling a range of engaging and personal stories.

Digital Betacam

13 x 22 minutes

Colour

Producers

Meredith Caplan

Scott Mclaren

Executive Producers

Simcha Jacobovici

Robert Topol

Directors

Scott Mclaren

Robin Bicknell

Christopher Behnisch

Ric Bienstock

Production

Tell It Productions Ltd. / Associated Producers Ltd.
110 Spadina Ave.
Suite 1001
Toronto Ontario
M5V 2K4
Canada
(416) 504-6662
(416) 504-6667
mcaplan@apltd.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

ÇA C'EST DRÔLE !

Humour in Inuit culture is as unique as the Arctic is in Canada. Inuit humour is often extremely difficult to capture. Whereas in southern Canada whole industries are devoted to humour and comedy - which audiences can easily consume - northern humour is more elusive, a part of everyday life, present in the intimate details of mundane routines. This series captures the unique and funny side of communities throughout Nunavut.

Betacam SP
DV Cam

13 x 24 minutes

Colour

Executive Producer

Debbie Brisebois

Directors

Katherine Clarida-Fry

Eelai Michael

Scriptwriters

Katherine Clarida-Fry

Sylvia Cloutier

Host

Rebecca Veevee

Production/Distribution

Inuit Broadcasting Corporation
331 Cooper St.,
Suite 301
Ottawa Ontario
K2P 0G5
Canada
(613) 235-1892
(613) 230-8824
info@inuitbroadcasting.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

THEY BUILT THE RAILWAY

The Canadian Pacific Railway: a transcontinental ribbon of iron laid down one foot at a time. It is one of Canada's great stories - but what about the forgotten tales told by the pick-and-axe men who laboured on the line? This series introduces three amateur authors whose stories about construction of the railway have long been collecting dust. These authors "ride" the train with us - along the very route they laid down 130 years ago. During the journey we stop and meet people - from modellers to engineers - who keep the story of the CPR alive.

Betacam SP

4 x 46 minutes

Colour, black and white

Producer, Director and Scriptwriter

Andrew Gregg

Executive Producer

Gordon Henderson

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 – Canada

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 2004

TIME AND PLACE

Unlike humans, nature does not celebrate her great events; she repeats them annually, at a specific Time and Place. In 13 half-hour programs, award-winning cinematographer and biologist Robert J. Long takes us to the tips of the Rocky Mountains, under the waters of Hudson Bay, across the Arctic tundra, onto the Great Plains and deep into the Boreal Forest to capture the triumphs and tragedies of species encountering their "time and place."

DV Cam

13 x 23 minutes

Colour

Producer

Karen P. Henders

Executive Producer

Michael Snook

Director

Robert J. Long

Production

Time and Place Productions Inc. / 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

Distribution

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

RESTERA, RESTERA PAS ?

To Stay or Not to Stay tells the story of a young francophone woman's first year as a schoolteacher in an Inuit community. She experiences culture shock during her stay, which she recounts with sincerity and emotion in her video diary. Her diary also records the viewpoints of the Inuit and non-Native people she frequents at the school and in the village. This film depicts Inuit children as they have never been seen before, and stands as a touching testimony to the challenges of Native schooling and the vulnerable state of beginner teachers.

DV Cam
Mini DV

minutes

Colour

Producer

Monique Simard

Director and Scriptwriter

Louise Lemelin

Production

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

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

TODO INCLUIDO

Todo Incluido looks at the phenomenon of tourist beach holidays at tropical resorts. Seen from the point of view of hotel staff, the program looks at the commonplace realities of tropical tourism, taking us behind the scenes into the lives of hotel workers, far removed from the exotic diversions experienced by the tourists themselves. Todo Incluido chronicles the dance between the North and the "all-inclusive" paradise of the South, where vacationers have but one short week to find the pleasures they seek.

Mini DV

49 minutes

Colour

Producer

Monique Simard

Director

Karina Goma

Scriptwriters

Karina Goma

David Homel

Production

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

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

TURNING POINTS OF HISTORY VII

Turning Points of History examines important events of the 20th century that dramatically changed the world we live in. Combining great filmmaking with impeccable journalism, the series allows us to watch history as it unfolded through the eyes of eyewitnesses and principal players. The narrative approach is to deconstruct single events by presenting the dramatic details and forces at play behind the scenes, ultimately revealing the impact the event had in shaping our world.

Betacam SP

12 x 47 minutes

Colour

Producer

Alan Mendelsohn

Executive Producer

Laszlo Barna

Narrator

Cedric Smith

Production

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

Distribution

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 2004

TRANSFORMATION: THE STORY OF JIM POITRAS

This one-hour TV documentary tells the heartwarming story of inspirational First Nations artist Jim Poitras, whose own troubled childhood compelled him to devote his art and his life to the healing and encouragement of children in both Canada and Europe. Jim Poitras has made it his mission to touch the lives of children of all cultures and backgrounds, and inspire them to achieve their own dreams, despite obstacles.

Mini DV

48 minutes

Colour

Producer

Lori Kuffner

Director

Daryl K. Davis

Scriptwriter

Daryl K. Davis

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

TRAVERSÉE DU MIROIR (LA)

In this documentary, four young dancers uncover the soul of Montréal's Grands Ballets Canadiens as they participate in the creation of Cinderella. A choreography of emotions and confidences, the program reveals the demands, sacrifices and joys of ballet and offers a history of the renowned dance company.

Betacam SP

59 minutes

Colour

Producers

Pierre L. Touchette

Alain Simard

Executive Producer

Luc Châtelain

Directors

Clodine Galipeau

Jean Barbe

Scriptwriter

Jean Barbe

With

Geneviève Guérard

Andrey Leonidovitch

Mariusz Ostrowski

Alisia Pobega

Vincent Warren

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

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 2004

TREASURE SHIP'S TRAGEDY (A)

In November 1761, a storm sends the ship Auguste to its doom in a Cape Breton bay. Millionaires go down with their wealth in gold. Two hundred and fifty years later, archaeologists and divers hope to uncover the story of the Auguste, and raise a lost treasure. Their finds tell a story of riches, tragedy and survival, and of one man's incredible adventure.

Betacam SP
Super 16 mm

47 minutes

Colour

Producers

Jane Armstrong

David Brady

Executive Producer

David Lint

Director

Jane Armstrong

Scriptwriters

Herrie ten Cate

David Brady

With

Robert King

Production

Aspy Bay Pictures Inc. / Cinenova Productions Inc.
468 King St. W., 6th Floor
Toronto Ontario
M5V 1L8
Canada
(416) 363-2600
(416) 363-2609
production@cinenova.net

National Geographic Channel
1145 17th St. N.W.
Washington District of Columbia
20036-4688
United States
(800) 647-5463

www.nationalgeographic.com/channel/

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

International distribution

Channel Four International Inc.
124 Horseferry Rd.
London
SW1P 2TX
England
+44 (0) 20 7306 8059

www.channel4.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

UN TUEUR SI PROCHE

This documentary series looks at 10 cases which made their way through Canada's judicial system over the last few years. The series focuses on crimes committed by people who had no previous criminal record, who at a first glance did not seem any different from ordinary citizens. Each instalment revolves around interviews conducted with witnesses close to the case as well as experts. The interviews are visually complemented by dramatic re-enactments, family documents and excerpts from public archives.

Digital Betacam

10 x 60 minutes

Colour

Producer

André Dupuy

Executive Producers

Jaquelin Bouchard

Daniel Beauchesne

Director

Frédéric D'Amours

Scriptwriters

Michelle Allen

Isabelle Poissant

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

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

KILLER CURE

Killer Cure chronicles the personal journey of desperate men and women in search of a medical miracle in Georgia, a country once part of the former Soviet Union, where a long-forgotten Canadian discovery continues to heal those with antibiotic resistance. This documentary reveals the catastrophic consequences of reckless misuse of antibiotics and investigates the strange story of the bacteriophage as a powerful adjunct therapy.

Betacam SP PAL

1 x 60 minutes

Colour

Producers

Peter Raymont

Lindalee Tracey

Emmanuel Laurent

Simon Nasht

Director

Lindalee Tracey

Scriptwriters

Peter Raymont

Lindalee Tracey

Emmanuel Laurent

Simon Nasht

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 (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

UNSEXING OF EMMA EDMONDS (THE)

This action-packed period documentary tells the true story of a 19th-century Canadian girl who, disguising herself as a man, runs away from home to escape a pre-arranged marriage. From the heart of an untamed wilderness to the midst of the American Civil War, the film follows the adventures and ordeals of Emma Edmonds as herself and in disguise as Franklin Thompson, a travelling Bible salesman and private in the Union Army.

Betacam SP

47 minutes

Colour

Producers

Pepita Ferrari

Louis Piché

Director and Scriptwriter

Pepita Ferrari

Production

Films Piché Ferrari inc.
4795, rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest
Bureau 301
Montreal Quebec
H3Z 1S8
Canada
(514) 846-0079
(514) 846-0021
peppich@total.net

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 2004

VENTURING FORTH IV

Venturing Forth IV explores the issues, challenges and successes Aboriginal youth - the fastest growing segment of Canadian society - are facing as they grow up in today's world. The series' producers travelled to all parts of Canada, providing Aboriginal youth with the opportunity to tell their stories and express their thoughts on the importance of family, culture and heritage, and examine how these thoughts have an impact on the choices they make while travelling along life's path.

Betacam SP
DV Cam

13 x 24 minutes

Colour

Producers

Brenda Chambers

and others / et autres

Directors

Various / Divers

Host

Brenda Chambers

Production

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

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 2004

TRUE INTREPID (THE)

Sir William Stephenson is a great Canadian hero whose life is surrounded in mystery. A native of Winnipeg, decorated war hero, and successful industrialist, he was the architect of modern American intelligence. During World War II, he was handpicked by Winston Churchill to organize Allied intelligence efforts in America and establish the secret spy training facility, Camp X, near Oshawa, Ontario. James Bond's creator, Ian Fleming, said: "James Bond is a highly romanticized version of a spy. Bill Stephenson is the real thing."

Digital Betacam

46 minutes

Colour

Executive Producer

Kevin Dunn

Director

Terry McEvoy

Scriptwriters

Terry McEvoy

Bill Macdonald

Cam Bennett

Production

Quiet Canadian Inc./ MidCanada Entertainment
509 Century St.
Winnipeg Manitoba
R3H 0L8
Canada
(204) 772-0368
(204) 772-0360
kevin@midcan.com
www.midcan.com

Distribution – Canada

MidCanada Entertainment / A Division of MidCanada Production Services Inc.
509 Century St.
Winnipeg Manitoba
R3H 0L8
Canada
(204) 772-0368
(204) 772-0360
kevin@midcan.com
www.midcan.com

International distribution

CanWest Entertainment International Distribution
Tennyson House
165 Great Portland St.
Suite 159
London
WIW SPA
England
44 (0) 20 7307 6300
44 (0) 20 7307 6399
info@firecorp.co.uk
www.fireworksentertainment.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

VIE EST UN SIMPLE RENDEZ-VOUS (LA)

La vie est un simple rendez-vous offers wonderful proof that intellectually handicapped youth can also achieve great things... The documentary follows Vera, an intellectually challenged girl of Portuguese origin, who introduces us to her school, parents, sister and friends. With the help of her friends, Vera decides to embark on a fascinating adventure: putting on a show. We watch as the gang puts the show together, from initial planning to the performance itself. Usually confined to psychiatric hospitals, these young people now have a chance to integrate into society and make their dreams come true...

Betacam SP

60 minutes

Colour

Producer

Jean-Yves de Banville

Executive Producer

Jean Huppé

Directors

Éliette Aubin

Mario Rouleau

Scriptwriter

Lucie Godbout

With

Vera Alves

Mélika Kasbi

Martin Thibault

Alika Touré

Production

Groupe ECP
1280, av. Bernard
Bureau 300
Montreal Quebec
H2V 1V9
Canada
(514) 273-4458
(514) 273-9790
groupe@groupeecp.ca
www.ecptelevision.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

VIES PRIVÉES

Acts of violence are not always obvious, they don't necessarily destroy everything in their paths or leave noticeable physicals scars. As Vies privées shows, violence is often insidious, and has a way of turning those who encounter it into perpetrators as well as victims. Each instalment in this series focuses on violence as it arises in a different situation or circumstance: within couples, at work, at school, during sports, within power relationships. This "everyday" violence degrades human relationships and has a negative impact on a person's psychological development and self-image. While such violence may appear trivial when perpetrated on an occasional basis, it has a devastating impact when it becomes ingrained in the very nature of human interaction.

Betacam SP
DVC Pro

13 x 26 minutes

Colour

Producers

Suzanne Clermont

Josée Vallée

Executive Producer

Jacques Blain

Directors

Marie Carpentier

Miryam Bouchard

Nicolas Monette

Scriptwriters

Christiane Viens

Sylvie Bouchard

Normand Canac-Marquis

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 2004

VIETNAM: GHOSTS OF WAR

Correspondent Michael Maclear revisits Vietnam to expand on his controversial wartime reports, which portrayed Vietnamese resistance as motivated by Nationalist rather than Communist ideology. Set against the 50th anniversary of the French surrender at Dien Bien Phu (May 7, 1954), which in turn led to U.S. involvement and defeat, this timely documentary contrasts superpower arrogance and the power of human resistance.

Digital Betacam

94 minutes

Colour

Producer, Executive Producer, Director, Scriptwriter and Host

Michael Maclear

Production

Memory Films II Inc.
517 Wellington St. W.
Suite 205
Toronto Ontario
M5V 1G1
Canada
(416) 260-2099
(416) 260-2042
mikemaclear @aol.com

Distribution

Thomas Howe, THA Associates Inc.
175 Bloor St. E.
Suite 610 North Tower
Toronto Ontario
M4W 3R8
Canada
(416) 925-3766
(416) 925-3116
info@thamedia.ca
www.thamedia.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

VIOLEURS

What goes through the mind of a sexual aggressor? And in the mind of his victim? How can we determine if a rapist has been rehabilitated or still poses a danger? Is castration a solution? Violeurs is a fascinating documentary in which four men recount the sexual assaults for which they were jailed, two rape victims discuss how the assault ruined their lives, and experts talk about the challenges faced by, and solutions available to, those trying to fight against sexual aggression.

Betacam SP

69 minutes

Colour

Producer

Jacques W. Lina

Executive Producers

Julien Béliveau

Jacques W. Lina

Director

Maureen Marovitch

Scriptwriters

Hugo Roberge

Maureen Marovitch

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 2004

VIVRE AVEC L'AUTISME

Vivre avec l'autisme explores the daily lives of autistic children and looks at the impact that this little-understood illness has on families. Benefiting from the participation of journalist Sylvie Lauzon - herself the mother of an autistic child - this documentary offers an insider's look at the challenges, issues and victories experienced by the parents and families of these children. While the program helps demystify autism, it serves in particular to show that parents have the power to act and change the lives of their children, allowing them, despite their disability, to develop to their full potential.

Betacam SP
DV Cam

46 minutes

Colour

Producer

Jean Carl Jorizzo

Executive Producer

Jano Couture

Director

Paul Bourgeault

Host

Sylvie Lauzon

Production

Swan Productions
4330, av. Papineau
Montreal Quebec
H2H 1S9
Canada
(514) 282-1010
(514) 282-0050
info@swanprod.tv
www.swanprod.tv

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

VIVRE AVEC LA MORT

This two-part documentary looks at the drama behind the lives of people struck by a fatal illness. The program features medical specialists who provide information about these unforgiving illnesses, and provokes a reflection on the meaning of life and death - a reflection initiated by commentary from a variety of renowned thinkers.

Betacam SP

2 x 52 minutes

Colour

Producer and Executive Producer

Laurier Bonin

Director and Scriptwriter

Denise Payette

Production

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

Distribution – Canada

Groupe Icotop inc.
6700, av. du Parc
Bureau 240
Montreal Quebec
H2V 4H9
Canada
(514) 495-9067
(514) 495-4454
lorico@icotop.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

VOIX INTÉRIEURES (LES) (Collection Musique de chambre XII)

Outlandish, eccentric, ambitious, Robert Schumann was one of the 19th century's leading German composers. Not only was his music vibrant and emotion-filled, but his tumultuous life and tragic destiny - he pursued perfection and was pursued by madness - made him the very archetype of a Romantic artist. Featuring documentary vignettes and dance movements inspired by two of Schumann's string quartets - Quartet No. 1 in A minor, Op. 41 and Quartet No. 3 in A major, Op. 41 - Les voix intérieures evokes the life and work of an artist whose story was intimately linked with that of another legendary musical figure: Clara Schumann, Robert Schumann's wife, muse and a piano virtuoso in her own right.

Super 16 mm

52 minutes

Colour, black and white

Producer

Michel Ouellette

Line Producer

Sylvie Gagné

Director

Tim Southam

Scriptwriter

Antoine Saito

Cast

Sylvain Poirier

Catherine Viau

Production

Ciné Qua Non Média inc.
445, rue St-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

EuroArts Music International GmbH
Hohenzollerndamm 150
Berlin
D-14199
Germany
49.30.887.08.241
49.30.887.08.230
s.laffont@euroarts.com
www.euroarts.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

VOLER SA VIE

Being able to fly like a bird is one of mankind's oldest dreams. This documentary shows how this dream has come true for several hang-gliding enthusiasts. Shot over the course of several seasons, the film reveals a fascinating world where life and death are never far apart; where men and women soar like birds in search of freedom. Shot on location at the majestic Mont Saint-Pierre, in Quebec's Gaspé region - an almost mythical site for hang gliders - Voler sa vie also explores the balance between one's urge to exceed oneself and the need to protect oneself, to stay firmly grounded in the comfort of a familiar existence.

Digital Betacam

52 minutes

Colour

Producer

Yves Lafontaine

Director

Simon-Christian Vaillancourt

Scriptwriters

Louise Girard

Simon-Christian Vaillancourt

Production/Distribution

Productions Nova Média inc.
34, rue Gamble Est
Bureau 201
B.P. 161
Rouyn-Noranda Quebec
J9X 3B7
Canada
(819) 767-6454
(819) 797-4945
ylafontaine@productionsnovamedia.com
www.productionsnovamedia.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

TRUE STORY OF THE GREAT ESCAPE (THE)

On the night of March 24, 1944, 76 POWs escaped through a tunnel at one of Nazi Germany's most heavily guarded prison camps. Nine of the escapees were Canadian. This is a story of daring heroism and brutal revenge, and a testament to the ingenuity and determination of the human spirit. It is the story of a group of young Canadian men, far from home, who found a way to continue to fight for what they believed, a fight that cost many of them their lives. They were ordinary men who achieved an extraordinary feat.

Betacam SP

47 minutes

Colour

Producer

Roch Brunette

Director

Don Young

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

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 (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

VUES DE L'EST

Vues de l'Est explores one of Montréal's poorest districts, Hochelaga-Maisonneuve. It is said that the children who live in the neighbourhood have few chances of escaping their poverty. We discover their neighbourhoods, their families, learn about the things that worry them, and glimpse the hopes that sometimes shine a light on their lives, like so many dreams of a better tomorrow...

DVC Pro

52 minutes

Colour

Producer

Nathalie Barton

Director and Scriptwriter

Carole Laganière

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 2004

WARDENS

From the heights of the Rocky Mountains, to the tundra of the Canadian Arctic, to the underwater wonders of the Saguenay estuary, Canada is the proud caretaker of some of the most remarkable protected spaces in the world. The men and women charged with this important work are wardens and rangers, and Wardens introduces television viewers around the world to this special breed of Canadian outdoor specialists.

Betacam SP
High definition

3 x 46 minutes

Colour

Producer

Kristen Colle

Executive Producers

Mitchell Azaria

Ihor Macijiwsky

Director

Ihor Macijiwsky

Scriptwriter

Mitchell Azaria

Production

Wardens Inc./ Good Earth Productions Inc.
30 The Palisades
Toronto Ontario
M6S 2W8
Canada
(416) 766-7816
(416) 604-2254
Minty@goodearthproductions.com
www.goodearthproductions.com

Distribution

Good Earth Ventures Inc.
30 The Palisades
Toronto Ontario
M6S 2W8
Canada
(416) 766-7816
(416) 604-2254
Minty@goodearthproductions.com
www.goodearthproductions.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

WATER UNDER FIRE

Water Under Fire is a seven-part series which, with the help of Canada's top scientists, brings home the problems facing Canada's water. Each episode focuses on a specific region in Canada: the Rockies, Prairies, North, Great Lakes, St. Lawrence and the Maritimes. The seventh episode looks at water from a national and international perspective.

DV Pro

7 x 27 minutes

Colour

Producers

George Gallant

Jim Byrne

Director

George Gallant

Scriptwriters

Sherri Gallant

Laura Hutchinson MacLean

Host

Bob McDonald

Production

Gallant Productions Inc.
202 12th St. ‘C’ North
Lethbridge Alberta
T1H 2M7
Canada
(403) 380-4439
(403) 380-4489
george@gallantproductions.com
www.gallantproductions.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

WEB CAM GIRLS

From digital diaries, to cyber-burlesque and sex on demand, women have discovered webcams! Are these women electronic exhibitionists? A new kind of artist? Pioneers in a virtual world of relationships and sexuality? Meet the cyberstars in this new world of online performance and microcelebrity as Web Cam Girls looks at just how far a girl can go with a modem and a bit of moxy.

DV Cam

45 minutes

Colour

Producers

Cari Green

Harry Sutherland

Director and Scriptwriter

Aerlyn Weissman

Production

Producers on Davie Pictures Inc.
1033 Davie St.
Suite 520
Vancouver British Columbia
V6E 1M7
Canada
(604) 801-5256
(604) 801-5286
info@producersondavie.com

International distribution

Picture Box Distribution Inc.
1150 Barclay St.
Suite 101
Vancouver British Columbia
V6E 1H1
Canada
(604) 681-3174
(604) 681-3172
info@picturebox.ca
www.picturebox.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

WHALE OF A TALE

Whale of a Tale is a quest to unravel the mystery behind the discovery of a whalebone in downtown Toronto. Moving from the depths of primordial oceans to the subterranean strata of a modern city, from the dusty world of academia to the folly of the six o'clock news, Whale of a Tale is a Rashomon-like tale of multiple obsessions that explores our need to be part of a larger continuum. Taking a self-consciously world-class city, a seemingly innocuous found object, and an eclectic mix of characters and agendas, the film explores human nature and our love for a tall tale.

Mini DV

75 minutes

Colour

Producers

Ed Barreveld

Peter Lynch

Director and Scriptwriter

Peter Lynch

Production

Outlaw Pictures (Canada) Inc.
115 Palmerston Ave.
Toronto Ontario
M6J 2J2
Canada
(416) 603-8333
(416) 603-6318
edbar@interlog.com

Acqua Film Inc.
34 Beaconsfield Ave.
Toronto Ontario
M6J 3H9
Canada
(416) 533-2962
(416) 533-5794
acquafilm@sympatico.ca
www.whaleofatale.ca

Distribution

Outlaw Pictures (Canada) Inc. / Acqua Film Inc.
115 Palmerston Ave.
Toronto Ontario
M6J 2J2
Canada
(416) 603-8333
(416) 603-6318
ed@interlog.com
www.whaleofatale.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

WHEN LOVE IS BLIND

Can one be blind and fall in love at first sight? When Love Is Blind looks at love and attraction from the point of view of three visually impaired persons. Part journey into blind culture and part deconstruction of our rapport with this "visual minority", When Love Is Blind reveals the real and perceived challenges posed by blindness in finding one's soul mate in our very visual world.

DV Cam
Mini DV

minutes

Colour

Producers

Sylvie Peltier

Lynn Fuhr

Betsy Carson

Director

Sylvie Peltier

Scriptwriters

Sylvie Peltier

Michael Van Lane

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

WILD HORSES, UNCONQUERED PEOPLE

Wild Horses, Unconquered People explores the intriguing relationship between the Xeni Gwet'in, a tiny band of Tsilhqot'in Indians, and hundreds of wild horses that mysteriously roam B.C.'s rugged Nemiah Valley - described as Canada's Nepal. For what is arguably North America's last true horse culture, the untamed spirits are an economic and spiritual resource - a powerful icon in a century-old fight with the government for control of this unconquered land.

Betacam SP

40 minutes

Colour

Producer

Brian Hamilton

Associate Producer

Sauching Ng

Executive Producer

Michael Chechik

Directors and Scriptwriters

Lionel Goddard

Susan Smitten

Production

Omni Film Productions Limited
111 Water St.
Suite 204
Vancouver British Columbia
V6B 1A7
Canada
(604) 681-6543
(604) 688-1425
info@omnifilm.com
www.omnifilm.com

Distribution

Water Street Releasing Ltd.
111 Water St.
Suite 204
Vancouver British Columbia
V6B 1A7
Canada
(604) 681-6543
(604) 688-1425
omni@omnifilm.com
www.omnifilm.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

WITHOUT GOD

An in-depth look at humanism, a worldview which describes itself as "Ethics and morality without religion." This one-hour documentary examines the anthropological and scientific aspects of belief as well as the personal reasons given for eschewing religion. Also examined is the work humanists do and how they live, Without God.

Betacam SP

46 minutes

Colour

Producers

Pat O'Brien

Gillian Lowrey

Executive Producers

Rob Bromley

Hugh Beard

Director

Pat O'Brien

Scriptwriters

Pat O'Brien

Dr. Robert Buckman

Host

Dr. Robert Buckman

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 2004

WOLOSTAGOWICK, PEUPLE DE LA BELLE RIVIÈRE

This documentary recounts the events - indeed, the conspiracy - which led the people of the Malecite First Nation of Viger, Quebec, to abandon their traditional lands. An Algonquin people, the Malecites of Viger lived a nomadic existence as hunters and fishermen, and the loss of their land hastened their dispersal. This documentary allows us to rediscover this people, who are now, slowly, reviving.

Digital Betacam

60 minutes

Colour

Producer

Patricia Nestruck

Director and Scriptwriter

Daniel Brière

Production

Chinook Communications inc.
661, rue d’Youville
Chateauguay Quebec
J6J 5V2
Canada
(450) 692-5798
(450) 692-1345
info@chinookinc.ca
www.chinookinc.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

WOLVES OF LABRADOR

Little is known about the wolves that inhabit Labrador: how many there are, their range, and to what extent they rely on caribou. Wildlife biologist Rob Otto is determined to decipher the relationship between predator and prey. Working within a research area larger than Great Britain, covering almost 300,000 square kilometres, Otto's challenge is to find and track not only wolves, but caribou, moose and the unique barren-ground black bear. Karvonen Films has obtained exclusive access to Rob Otto and his research team as they venture into the remote wilderness of Labrador in search of answers to an age-old mystery.

Super 16 mm
Mini DV

46 minutes

Colour

Producer

Albert Karvonen

Director

Andrew Manske

Scriptwriter

Sandra Tober

Production

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

YIN YANG

Over the course of four hours, four filmmakers explore all aspects of male-female relationships. Each instalment looks at a given topic - from both a male as well as a female perspective - having to do with relationships, the search for a soul mate, or the decision to remain single. Ricardo Trogi and Lyne Charlebois discuss on-line dating, François Blouin and Jennifer Alleyn tackle commitment, Érik Cimon and Miryam Bouchard explore what it means to be single, and Mathieu Fontaine and Ann Arson broach the subject of "impossible" love.

Mini DV

4 x 60 minutes

Colour

Producers

Luc Wiseman

Judy Servay

Directors and Scriptwriters

Ann Arson

Mathieu Fontaine

Miryam Bouchard

Érik Cimon

Production

Productions Avanti Ciné Vidéo / Soma Productions
225, rue Roy Est
Bureau 100
Montreal Quebec
H2W 1M5
Canada
(514) 288-7000
(514) 288-1675
productions@avanticinevideo.com

Distribution

Distribution Avanti Ciné Vidéo inc.
225, rue Roy
Bureau 100
Montreal Quebec
H2W 1M5
Canada
(514) 288-7000
(514) 288-1675
productions@avanticinevideo.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2004

ZOO DIARIES V

Zoo Diaries is an intense look at life behind the scenes at various zoos. Each episode focuses on the relationship between the animals and their keepers, allowing viewers to experience what it's like to bond with some of the world's most exotic creatures. Sometimes the stories are of life and death struggles, while at other times they are cute and humorous. Featuring real people in real situations, the series is intended for an adult audience, with some episodes containing adult subject matter.

Betacam SP
DV Cam

11 x 23 minutes

Colour

Producer and Director

Howard Bernstein

Executive Producers

Garry Blye

Mark Shekter

Scriptwriter

Denis McGrath

Narrator

Ben Gordon

Production

DocuTainment Plus Productions Inc. / Atlantic 16 Productions Inc.
One 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 2004

100 QUÉBÉCOIS QUI ONT FAIT LE XX E SIÈCLE

Betacam SP

12 x 51 minutes

Colour, black and white

Producers

Director

Scriptwriter

Host

Production

Distribution

With the support of

1604

Super 16 mm

49 minutes

Colour

Producer

Director

Scriptwriter

Cast

Production/Distribution

With the support of

902 (THE)

Betacam SP

48 minutes

Colour

Producer

Executive Producer

Director

Scriptwriter

Cast

Production

Distribution – Canada

With the support of

À LA UNE

Betacam SP

10 x 30 minutes

Colour

Producer and Executive Producer

Directors

Scriptwriter

Production

Distribution – Canada

With the support of

IN OUR OWN IMAGE

Digital Betacam

60 minutes

Colour

Producer and Director

Scriptwriters

Production/Distribution – Canada

International distribution

With the support of

ABORIGINAL ARCHITECTURE, LIVING ARCHITECTURE

DV Cam (16:9)

2 x 45 minutes

Colour

Producers

Executive Producer

Director

Scriptwriters

Production

Distribution

With the support of

ACCROS DE L'ANACHRONISME (LES)

DV CamMini DV

52 minutes

Colour

Producer

Director and Scriptwriter

Production

With the support of

ÂME DES RUELLES (L')

DVC Pro

52 minutes

Colour

Producer

Director and Scriptwriter

Production

Distribution

With the support of

DV Cam
Mini DV