100% WOMAN

Shot over two years, 100% Woman chronicles Canadian mountain-bike champion Michelle Dumaresq's controversial foray into the adrenaline-charged world of downhill mountain-bike racing. For the first 20 years of her life, Michelle was Michael. As the first transgendered athlete ever named to a national team, she's testing all the limits. Whether it's friendships with her teammates or the political climate of international sport, Michelle forces us all to ask: can a transsexual be 100% Woman?

DV Cam

59 minutes

Colour

Producer

Diana Wilson

Executive Producers

Cari Green

Harry Sutherland

Director

Karen Duthie

Scriptwriters

Karen Duthie

Diana Wilson

Production

Artemis Dreams Productions Ltd.
1433 Burnaby St.
Suite 802
Vancouver British Columbia
V6G 1W6
Canada
(604) 258-4030
(604) 258-4029
diana@artemisdreams.com
www.100percentwoman.com

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

Distribution – Canada (Non-theatrical)

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

International distribution

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

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Documentaries 2005

109 (SANG NEUF)

A keen eye. Intelligent ideas. An unequivocal point of view. Karina Marceau looks at some of the leading cultural and social issues of our time. With the help of young filmmakers from different regions and cultural backgrounds, she explores social trends which are reshaping the Canadian identity.

Betacam SP

13 x 30 minutes

Colour

Producer

Jean Ménard

Directors

Mark Thoburn

Michelle Smith

Geneviève Tremblay

Ilan Saragosti

Host

Karina Marceau

Production

Mixed Média Productions inc.
181 Carlaw St.
Suite 200
Toronto Ontario
M4L 1H7
Canada
(416) 466-4500
(416) 466-6610
jean@mixed.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

ABLONI / LA CHEMISE

Many of us get rid of unwanted yet still wearable clothes by donating them to charitable organizations. Most of us don't realize, however, just what happens to these clothes after they have been donated. Abloni tells the story of one such piece of clothing, an ordinary shirt which takes an extraordinary trip from Quebec to Togo. As we follow the shirt's travels we also embark on a fascinating look at the world of second-hand clothing.

Betacam SP

60 minutes

Colour

Producer

Danièle Caloz

Director

Alexandre Oktan

Scriptwriters

Alexandre Oktan

Lara Fitzgerald

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

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 2005

ACADIE EN CHANSONS (L')

L'Acadie en chansons chronicles the making of the eponymous album, which features more than 20 songs by a line-up of renowned Acadian singers and songwriters covering some of the biggest hits in Acadian music from the past 30 years. The documentary was shot in spring 2004 in recording studios, houses, chalets - even garages - in such places as Cap-Pelé, Halifax, Ottawa, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Caraquet and Montréal.

Betacam SP

90 minutes

Colour

Producer

François Savoie

Director and Scriptwriter

Pierre Desjardins

Production

Connection Productions
1111, rue Main
Bureau 306
Moncton New Brunswick
E1C 1H3
Canada
(506) 382-3984
(506) 382-3980
info@cptv.ca
www.cptv.ca

Distribution

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

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Documentaries 2005

ADAM'S EYES

Adam's Eyes is the moving story of a 12-year-old boy with autism struggling to navigate today's youth culture. A rare view of Asperger's Syndrome from the inside, the program follows Adam's last year of elementary school - a pivotal time when Adam and his family must decide whether he has the life skills to survive in a regular high school. Directed by Adam's mother, the film paints a compelling portrait of a complex young boy, the people who love him and a world that may never understand him.

DV Cam

46 minutes

Colour

Producer, Director and Scriptwriter

Marianne Kaplan

Production

MSK Productions Inc.
2124 William St.
Vancouver British Columbia
V5L 2S3
Canada
(604) 251-5994
(604) 253-1251
mkaplan@telus.net
www.mskproductions.ca

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 2005

ADDIS-ABEBA-CANADA : L'ESPRIT DU LYCÉE

The subjects of this documentary, who live in Ottawa, Montréal and Toronto, share a very special bond with hundreds of Ethiopians who have settled in Canada and thousands of others who live around the world: values of brotherhood and tolerance expressed - as we discover to both our surprise and joy - in the language and culture of France. What do they have in common? They are all graduates of the Lycée français Guebre Mariam in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia.

Betacam SP

60 minutes

Colour

Producer

Danièle Caloz

Director

Carol Ann Pilon

Scriptwriters

Carol Ann Pilon

Bruno Moynié

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

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 2005

FOUR WINGS AND A PRAYER

Four Wings and a Prayer is a visually rich and exciting new documentary about one of the world's most beautiful and mysterious creatures: the Monarch butterfly. Nowhere in nature is there a more powerful mix of scientific marvel, awesome beauty, and epic struggle for survival. We visit the spectacular locations the Monarch calls home, meet its friends and enemies (including humans in both camps), and fly with it on one of the most inspiring migratory odysseys imaginable.

High definition - 24 P

90 minutes

Colour

Producers

Emmanuel Laurent

Kristina McLaughlin

Michael McMahon

David Johnston

Gerry Flahive

Executive Producers

Emmanuel Laurent

Michael McMahon

Director

Nick de Pencier

Scriptwriters

Nick de Pencier

David Johnston

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

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 (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

ALEXANDRA'S ECHO

Alexandra Morton lives in paradise - remote Echo Bay in the Broughton Archipelago off British Columbia. And she fears that it will be paradise lost if she cannot stem the relentless tide of fish farms into the area. As she bluntly puts is, "What's the real price of cheap farmed fish? Nothing less than the destruction of the last temperate rain forest in the world." This film follows Morton, a foremost expert on killer whales, as she gathers evidence in her desperate crusade to save the wild Pacific salmon and the coastal ecology.

Betacam SP
DVC Pro

47 minutes

Colour

Producers

Maureen Palmer

Helen Slinger

Natalie Southworth

Executive Producer

Maureen Palmer

Director and Scriptwriter

Helen Slinger

Narrator

Jim Brynes

Production

Echo Bay Films
2755 Maple St.
Vancouver British Columbia
V6J 5K1
Canada
(604) 709-0034
(604) 734-2843
mopalmer@uniserve.com
www.bountiful.ca

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 (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

ALTER EGOS

Ryan Larkin and Chris Landreth are Alter Egos. More than 30 years ago, Ryan was among the world's most celebrated animators and an Oscar nominee. Today, he panhandles on the street to make ends meet. Chris, a rising star in animation, is beginning to experience the kind of adulation Ryan saw decades earlier. In this poignant study of artists, addiction and creativity, director Laurence Green explores these renowned filmmakers, their complex relationship and the reasons for their divergent paths.

Super 16 mm
Super 8
DVC Pro
Mini DV

52 minutes

Colour

Producers

Steve Hoban

Mark Smith

Adam Symansky

Executive Producers

Karyn Nolan

David Verral

Sally Bochner

Noah Segal

Director and Scriptwriter

Laurence Green

With

Ryan Larkin

Chris Landreth

Production

Copperheart Entertainment Inc.
121 John St.
Suite 1
Toronto Ontario
M5V 2E2
Canada
(416) 516-4950
(416) 516-1712
info@copperheart.ca
www.copperheart.ca

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

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 2005

AMOUR EN PEN (L')

Inmates serving long prison sentences talk about the one true love of their life, whether a father, brother, child, or spouse. From the four walls of their sentences and endless, everyday routines arise their odes to love - astonishing, irreverent, moving. They are a new Song of Songs, a cry. Through these pure and luminous accounts of unconditional love we come to understand how crucial it is that we be loved, from childhood on.

DVC Pro
HD Cam

52 minutes

Colour

Producer

Monique Simard

Director and Scriptwriter

Manon Barbeau

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 2005

ANNE MURRAY: THE MUSIC OF MY LIFE

Anne Murray: The Music of My Life features a new and exclusive interview with the celebrated singer, in which she offers insightful and compelling anecdotes as she covers the career and personal milestones of her life. Complementing Anne's reminiscences are newly shot footage of the singer on tour as well as interviews with her band members and others. This biographical profile provides an insight into Anne's musical success as well as her strong personal commitment to family, friends and small-town roots.

DVC Pro
Digital Betacam

45 minutes

Colour

Producer

Kent Wingerak

Executive Producers

Derik Murray

John N. Hamilton

Directors

Derik Murray

Greg Donis

Scriptwriter

Martin Melhuish

Production

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

Distribution – Canada

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

www.cbc.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

APPASSIONATA

Sophie-Carmen (Sonia) Eckhardt-Gramatté - a great modern classical composer of the 20th century - shared her passion with two men. An artistic rebel who defied all barriers, her creativity was nourished first by German Expressionist artist Walter Gramatté, and later by art historian and writer Ferdinand Eckhardt. In an astonishing career that took her from Paris, Berlin and Vienna to Western Canada, Sonia and her two great loves remained inseparable, in death as much as in life.

Super 16 mm
DVC Pro

88 minutes

Colour

Producers

Liz Jarvis

Paula Kelly

Director and Scriptwriter

Paula Kelly

Cast

Colomba Demers

Marc-André Hamelin

Production

Buffalo Gal Pictures Inc.
70 Arthur St.
Suite 333
Winnipeg Manitoba
R3B 1G7
Canada
(204) 956-2777
(204) 956-7999
info@buffalogalpictures.com
www.buffalogalpictures.com

Journey Films Inc.
38 Home St.
Winnipeg Manitoba
R3G 1W6
Canada
(204) 775-7980
(204) 775-7980
turnleft@shaw.ca

Distribution

Sonia Film Productions Inc.
70 Arthur St.
Suite 777
Winnipeg Manitoba
R3B 1G7
Canada
(204) 956-2777
(204) 956-7999
info@buffalogalpictures.com
www.buffalogalpictures.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

ART D'ÊTRE PARENT V (L')

Being a parent is like being an artist, though it's not about having the right technique or an innate talent. Parenting is about helping create new life that will evolve into something unique, and fully devoting one's desires, ambitions, beliefs, intuition and emotions to that life. Being a parent also means avoiding the temptation to lay down the paintbrush and walk away before the work is completed. It's about finding the courage to keep at it until the child is ready, in turn, to engage in his or her own act of creation.

DV Cam

20 x 60 minutes

Colour

Producers

Lucie Veillet

Jacques Bonin

Claude Veillet

Directors

Norbert Pickering

Diane Beaudry

André Poulain

Scriptwriter

Chantale Boileau

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 – Canada

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 2005

ARTISANS DU REBUT GLOBAL (LES)

Aiming to examine how individual actions have an impact on our planet's ecological balance, this series sets a unique challenge: five idealists are given just 13 weeks and only $15,000 to build a house using nothing but...scrap materials! The series allows us to examine our consumption habits and discover what our society is doing to promote environmental values.

DV Cam

13 x 25 minutes

Colour

Producers

Alain Girard

Marc St-Onge

Executive Producer

Alain Girard

Directors

Marc St-Onge

Julie Simard

Mélissa Panneton

Scriptwriters

Sylvestre Rios Falcon

Marc St-Onge

Host

Jacques Languirand

With

Michel Bergeron

Yves Dubreuil

Chantal Larivière

Marc Ricard

Production

Blue Storm Télé inc.
225, rue Roy
Bureau 204
Montreal Quebec
H2W 1M5
Canada
(514) 842-0039
(514) 842-2276
info@bstorm.ca
www.rebutglobal.tv

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

ASHLEY MACISAAC: ME, MYSELF & THE DEVIL

This film documents fiddler Ashley MacIsaac's rise to musical and tabloid prominence on a journey that begins in Creignish, Nova Scotia. Interviews with his family, friends and musical mentors begin to illuminate how Ashley's roots in Cape Breton inspired his music and cast the mold of personality that he continually shatters. The film chronicles his experiences on Broadway and Carnegie Hall, in the recording studio, and in Athens, where Ashley performed during the 2004 Olympics.

DV Cam

42 minutes

Colour

Producers and Executive Producers

Joel Awerbuck

Anna Gerb

Director, Scriptwriter and Narrator

James Hyslop

With

Ashley MacIsaac

Production

Charlotte Bernard Films / Big Fiddle Films Inc.
53 Ontario St.
2nd Floor
Toronto Ontario
M5A 2V1
Canada
(416) 532-2213
(416) 531-5378

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

AT DEATH'S DOOR

Armande Bethiaume and her sons René, Yves and Robert are Hawkesbury, Ontario's first family of funerals. The Berthiaumes have been dealing in death since 1896. Their story takes us from life and death in small-town Ontario to Nashville, Tennessee and the largest funeral trade show in the world. This rare, behind-the scenes look at a funeral-home family helps lift the veil of mystery that still shrouds those who work in the funeral business.

Digital Betacam

minutes

Colour

Producer, Executive Producer, Director and Scriptwriter

Susan Stranks

Production

Hot Flash Productions / Good Grief Productions
17 Marco Lane
Ottawa Ontario
K1S 5A1
Canada
(613) 730-5174
(613) 730-5273
sue@hotflashproductions.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

OTHER ZIONISTS (THE)

Through a network of permanent security posts, impenetrable earthworks and numerous checkpoints, some 5,000 Israeli soldiers control the movements of Palestinians living in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Machsom Watch, an organization of some 5,000 Israeli women, questions the legitimacy of the occupation and defends the rights of Palestinians who attempt to pass through the various barriers. The Other Zionists tells their story.

Mini DV

52 minutes

Colour

Producer, Director and Scriptwriter

Eric Scott

Executive Producer

Kamel Benameur

Production

Les productions des quatre jeudis inc.
4689, rue Jeanne-Mance
Montreal Quebec
H2V 4J5
Canada
(514) 282-7479
(514) 282-7479
ericscott@videotron.ca

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 2005

AVIONS

This documentary explores the fascinating history of aviation in the 20th century, and looks at its various social and cultural aspects through the experiences and stories of aviation experts and enthusiasts.

DV Cam

10 x 47 minutes

Colour

Producer

Luc Harvey

Executive Producer

Jean-Pierre Morin

Director

Alain Fournier

Scriptwriter

Florence Migneault

Host

Jean-Nicolas Verreault

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 2005

AVIS D'ARTISTES (L')

In the series L'Avis d'artistes, various celebrities discuss issues of particularly concern and interest to them. Filmmaker Micheline Lanctôt talks about her experiences as a mother in Le Mythe de la bonne mère. In Fais pas çi, fais pas ça, actress Pascale Bussières, who admits to a long-standing attraction to disobedience, attempts to understand how to reconcile her personal beliefs with her responsibilities as a mother.

High definition - 24 P

2 x 60 minutes

Colour, black and white

Producers

Pierre Gendron

Christian Larouche

Maxime Vanasse

Directors and Hosts

Micheline Lanctôt

Pascale Bussières

Scriptwriters

Micheline Lanctôt

Benoit Pilon

Production

Christal Films Productions inc.
1001, rue Lenoir
Bureau A-500
Montreal Quebec
H4C 2Z6
Canada
(514) 336-9696
(514) 905.0607
info@christalfilms.com
www.christalfilms.com

Distribution

Christal Films Distribution inc.
1217, rue Notre-Dame Est
Montreal Quebec
H2L 2R3
Canada
(514) 336-9696
(514) 815-1542
info@christalfilms.com
www.christalfilms.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

BALLET GIRLS

Ballet Girls is a behind-the-scenes documentary series that follows nine girls on a quest to land the coveted role of Clara in the Royal Winnipeg Ballet's Nutcracker. The girls come from across Canada - gap-toothed 10-year-olds and willowy teens with ballerina dreams dancing in their heads. In this "Canadian Idol" of the ballet world, ambitious young dancers compete to share the stage with professionals, taking the first pointed step in their own careers as dancers.

DV Cam
Mini DV

3 x 48 minutes

Colour

Producers

Merit Jensen Carr

Vonnie Von Helmolt

Director

Elise Swerhone

Production

Merit Motion Pictures / Ballet Girls Inc.
34 Carlton St.
2nd Floor
Winnipeg Manitoba
R3C 1N9
Canada
(204) 775-4092
(204) 783-2311
merit@meritmotionpictures.com

Vonnie Von Helmolt Film
225 Symington Rd.
Winnipeg Manitoba
R2C 5J7
Canada
(204) 222-6153
(204) 224-9513
vonnievh@shaw.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

BEETHOVEN'S HAIR

Beethoven's Hair traces the unlikely journey of a lock of hair cut from Beethoven's corpse and unravels the mystery of his tortured life and death. The film begins in modern times, when a pair of Beethoven enthusiasts purchase the hair at a Sotheby's auction. The story then looks at the lock's previous owners and culminates in the science that reveals Beethoven's "medical secret." Set to a lush score of some of Beethoven's most glorious music, the film explores the world of forensic testing in sharp relief against the romance of 19th-century Vienna and the horrors of 20th-century Nazi Germany.

8 mm
Super 16 mm
High definition - 24 P

1 x 60 minutes

Colour

Producers

Jody Shapiro

Larry Weinstein

Jessica Daniel

Executive Producers

Daniel Iron

Niv Fichman

Danny Krausz

Director

Larry Weinstein

Scriptwriter

Thomas Wallner

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

Coproduction – Austria

Dor Film
Neulerchenfelderstr. 12
Vienna
A-1160
Austria
402 21 38
402 21 39
dorfilm@magnet.at

Distribution

Rhombus Media International
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 2005

BEHIND THE MASK

Its chilling image is of a masked militant: a symbol of rage. Perceived in the West as an intransigent terrorist group devoted to the destruction of Israel, Hamas is seen by many in the Muslim world as a popular resistance movement which has given a sense of pride to a people who have only known despair. Behind the Mask looks at the people behind the terrorist image - their passion, beliefs and sense of injustice. In a time of terrorism, Behind the Mask is a cautionary tale about the cost of oppression.

Mini DV

60 minutes

Colour

Producers

Shelley Saywell

Deborah Parks

Director and Scriptwriter

Shelley Saywell

Production

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

Distribution – Canada

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. (TV)
252, boul. Gouin Est
Montreal Quebec
H3L 1A8
Canada
(514) 844-3358
(514) 844-7298
office@filmstransit.com
www.filmstransit.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

BHOPAL: THE SEARCH FOR JUSTICE

Bhopal: The Search for Justice straddles science, politics and human rights as it explores charges that the true toll of the 1984 gas-leak disaster was officially covered up. Set against the rich visual tapestry of India, the film follows Raajkumar Keswani, a local journalist whose prediction of the Union Carbide disaster proved prophetic. Keswani travels through the Indian bastiis where the poorest victims live, visits the offices of frustrated doctors and scientists, and, finally, makes his first trip to North America in search of answers.

Digital Optical Disc Camera

minutes

Colour

Producers

Peter Raymont

Lindalee Tracey

Harold Crooks

Claude Bonin

Executive Producer

Éric Michel

Directors

Lindalee Tracey

Peter Raymont

Narrator

Lindalee Tracey

With

Raajkumar Keswani

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

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 2005

BIG "V" (THE)

The Big "V" offers an honest and vulnerable look into the lives of 14 modern-day virgins ranging in age from 18 to 61. Meet one woman who had her first kiss at the altar, a recovering sex addict turned born-again virgin, a young Muslim woman who is secretly getting her hymen reconstructed, and the outspoken doctor who performs this surgery. Mixing snippets from popular culture and movies, the documentary spotlights the new face of virginity and calls into question our own views on sex, intimacy and love.

Betacam SP

48 minutes

Colour, black and white

Producers, Directors and Scriptwriters

Michelle Welygan

Erin Mussolum

Production

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

BIG GAZELLE

Big Gazelle offers an up-close and personal look at world-class sprinter Nicolas Macrozonaris, exploring the two aspects of his personality: the committed athlete and the candid, happy-go-lucky young man. The film follows Nicolas on the eve of the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, tracking his journey from Laval, where he lives, to Budapest and Corfu, his father's homeland. It chronicles the significant events leading to the Olympics, which culminate in the race itself.

DV Cam

52 minutes

Colour

Producer

Orlando Arriagada

Director

Danic Champoux

Scriptwriter

Pascal Sanchez

With

Nicolas Macrozonaris

Bruny Surin

Spiros Macrozonaris

Production

Altau Tutti Frutti Films Inc.
225, rue Roy est
Bureau 200
Montreal Quebec
H2W 1M5
Canada
(514) 843-3355
info@altaututtifrutti.com
www.frvmedia.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

BIG SUGAR

Big Sugar pierces the hidden history and modern power of the sugar cartels. It explores how Big Sugar worked eight million African slaves to death to create an international empire of wealth, power and staggering political influence. Today, its payola-sweetened scientists and politicians deny Big Sugar is behind another form of sugar slavery: the soaring consumption of pop and sugar junk food, which has created a worldwide obesity crisis...

High definition
Mini DV

2 x 60 minutes

Colour

Producers

Sylvia Wilson

Stephen Phizicky

Executive Producer

Arnie Gelbart

Director and Scriptwriter

Brian McKenna

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 2005

BIOGRAPHER'S VOICE (THE): THE LIFE AND TIMES OF PETER C. NEWMAN

Peter C. Newman, one of the most influential biographers in Canadian history, came to Canada as a young boy in 1940, a refugee from Nazi Europe. His quest to gain a voice in his adopted country was immediately smothered by another, more powerful feeling: that he didn't belong, that he was an outsider. Peter Newman has been affected by the events of his dramatic life - and those events have, in turn, affected what he's written, who he's profiled and how he's interpreted his subjects' lives.

Betacam SP
Super 8
DV Cam

42 minutes

Colour, black and white

Producer, Director and Scriptwriter

Mike Sheerin

Executive Producer

Gordon S. Henderson

With

Michael Kirby

Production/Distribution

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

BIOGRAPHIE - FRANCINE CHALOULT

For more than 30 years, Francine Chaloult has been Quebec's most visible press attaché. A woman of boundless passion and energy, she has worked for some of Quebec's greatest stars, including Céline Dion and Garou. This documentary introduces us to a charming and dynamic woman who has spent her life behind the scenes in the fabulous world of showbiz.

DVC Pro

46 minutes

Colour

Producer

Guy Latraverse

Director

Joanne Comte

Host

Patrick Labbé

Production

Sogestalt Télévision Québec inc.
822, rue Sherbrooke Est
Montreal Quebec
H2L 1K4
Canada
(514) 526-7090
(514) 526-7873
guy.latraverse@equipespectra.ca
www.equipespectra.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

BIOGRAPHIE - LUCIE LAURIER

Despite her youth, actress Lucie Laurier has appeared in numerous, and notable, movies and television shows. This documentary traces the life and career of this remarkable actress.

DVC Pro

46 minutes

Colour

Producer

Guy Latraverse

Director

Joanne Comte

Host

Patrick Labbé

Production

Sogestalt Télévision Québec inc.
822, rue Sherbrooke Est
Montreal Quebec
H2L 1K4
Canada
(514) 526-7090
(514) 526-7873
guy.latraverse@equipespectra.ca
www.equipespectra.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

BIRTH STORIES VI

Birth Stories charts the emotional weeks leading up to and culminating in the birth of a child. The series depicts the drama, intensity, joy and fears as parents-to-be face one of the most defining moments of their lives. In vérité-style, we follow a diverse group of people preparing themselves for parenthood, and witness up close the intimate experience of labour and delivery.

DV Cam

26 x 22 minutes

Colour

Producer and Scriptwriter

Gail Gallant

Executive Producers

André Barro

John Vandervelde

Katherine Buck

Glen Salzman

Directors

Kate Gillen

Nadine Schwartz

Wendy Trueman

Patricia Fogliato

Narrator

Nicky Guadagni

Production

Cineflix Productions (Birth 2004) Inc.
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 2004 Inc.
96 Spadina Ave.
Suite 302
Toronto Ontario
M5V 2J6
Canada
(416) 504-7316
(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 2005

BLUE BUDDHA (THE)

The Blue Buddha tells the story of the miraculous survival of the atlas of traditional Tibetan medicine. What does Tibetan medicine have to offer? Is it scientific in Western terms? Does it promise new treatments and new pharmaceuticals to cure human suffering? Doctors, patients, and drug companies all have an interest in establishing the validity of this ancient body of newly rediscovered knowledge, and this film examines all angles of the subject.

High definition

2 x 48 minutes

Colour

Producers

Harry Sutherland

Cari Green

Noriko Uchida

Directors

Aerlyn Weissman

Tetsu Itano

Scriptwriters

Aerlyn Weissman

Gary Marcuse

Tetsu Itano

Host

David Suzuki

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

Coproduction - Japan

MediAtelier
K.T bldg. 3F 1-26-30 Higashi Shibuya-ku
Tokyo
150-0011
Japan
81 3 5469 5591
81 3 5469 5592
tetsu@mediatelier.com
www.mediatelier.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

BODY OF KNOWLEDGE

Body of Knowledge is a fascinating documentary series that takes an unconventional look at our bodies. Anchored by compelling personal stories, each episode is an intimate portrait of a single bodily feature: the heart, penis, foot, teeth, stomach and nose. Featuring riveting characters, legends and myths, strange medical procedures, and a healthy dose of humour, the series quenches a thirst for knowledge about the human body. You may never look at yourself the same way again!

Betacam SP

6 x 22 minutes

Colour

Producer and Director

Mary Lynk

Executive Producers

Charles Bishop

Mary Lynk

Scriptwriter

Donna Gabriel

Host

Daemon Fairless

Production

Halifax Film Company
1559 Brunswick St.
Suite 501
Halifax Nova Scotia
B3J 2G1
Canada
(902) 423-0260
(902) 422-0752
info@halifaxfilm.com
www.halifaxfilm.com

BOK Productions Inc.
1559 Brunswick St.
Halifax Nova Scotia
B3J 2G1
Canada
(902) 423-3936
(902) 422-6365

Distribution – Canada

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

BOMBER BOYS: THE FIGHTING LANCASTER

Bomber Boys celebrates the exciting story of the Lucky H Lancaster crew and their experiences as part of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP). Using a blend of first-person interviews, living-history elements, CGI and never-before-seen footage from the period, the series explores the importance of the BCATP in relation to the Lancaster crews and how their combined contributions led to the ultimate Allied victory.

Betacam SP
DV Cam
Mini DV

4 x 46 minutes

Colour, black and white

Producers

Jamie Brown

Lynne Skromeda

Executive Producer

Jamie Brown

Director and Scriptwriter

Don Young

With

Joe English

Mathew English

Harvey Gottfried

Production

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

Distribution – Canada

History Television / Alliance Atlantis Broadcasting Inc.
121 Bloor St. E.
Suite 1300
Toronto Ontario
M4W 3M5
Canada
(416) 967-0022
(416) 934-7880

www.historytelevision.ca

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 (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

BOOTLEGGERS D'ATLANTIQUE

In 1920, the United States attempted to ban liquor by launching Prohibition. Canada, however, continued to tolerate the consumption of alcohol. Under these ideal conditions, a major network devoted to the smuggling of contraband liquor quickly sprang up. Acadian communities have a wealth of stories to tell about the bootlegging operations, and this program recounts a few of them - with the help of two rather special bootleggers. This humorous docu-drama is based on real-life events.

DV Cam

60 minutes

Colour

Producer

Jacques Gervais Levesque

Executive Producer

Colette Mallais

Director and Scriptwriter

Raynald Basque

With

Éric Thériault

Gérald Arsenault

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 (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

BOYS FROM THE FRINGE

In the Bible, Job suffers through a long, tumultuous journey of faith before he is rewarded by God. In the present day, Jerome Saibil and Eli Batalion, the talented Montréal-born creators/performers of Job: The Hip Hop Musical, are suffering through their own tumultuous journey of faith in an effort to gain international recognition. Will the gods of theatre reward their perseverance and talent? Will these ambitious young Canadians succeed? Boys From the Fringe tells their story.

DV Cam

42 minutes

Colour

Producers

Paul Pope

Tiffany Martin

Director

Deanne Foley

Cast

Eli Batalion

Jerome Saibil

Production

Alpha Productions Ltd.
114 Water St.
St. John's Newfoundland
A1C 1A8
Canada
(709) 722-7673
(709) 738-7285
ppope@nfld.net
www.popeproductions.com

Distribution

Pope Productions Ltd.
114 Water St.
St. John's Newfoundland
A1C 1A8
Canada
(709) 722-7673
(709) 738-7285
info@popeproductions.com
www.popeproductions.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

BURIED AT SEA

Weapons of mass destruction aren't new. Between the Second World War and the 1970s, millions of tons of chemical weapons and munitions were dumped or dropped into the ocean and forgotten. Today, a new awareness of the ocean's importance inspires efforts to rediscover these lethal time capsules. We join the ocean search and weave the stories of people around the world whose lives have been affected by chemical weapons and munitions Buried at Sea.

High definition
DV Cam

41 minutes

Colour

Producers

John Wesley Chisolm

Kent Martin

Director and Host

John Wesley Chisolm

Scriptwriters

John Wesley Chisolm

Allen Abel

Production

Arcadia Entertainment / Buried at Sea Inc.
6203 Allen St.
Halifax Nova Scotia
B3L 1G8
Canada
(902) 446-3414
(902) 446-3416
jwc@thesea.ca
www.thesea.ca

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

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 2005

C.W. JEFFERYS: PICTURING CANADA

C.W. Jefferys' historical illustrations of the defining moments in Canada's past are filled with action, controversy, praise and pride. As well as an illustrator and historian, Jefferys was an accomplished landscape artist and political cartoonist. Through the artist's own words, expert opinion, and personal accounts from his family members, this documentary provides a comprehensive look into Jefferys' life and work and explains why he remains relevant for anyone interested in Canada's political and cultural past.

Digital Betacam

minutes

Colour

Producer and Director

John Bessai

Scriptwriters

John Bessai

Joan Prowse

Production

CineFocus Canada Productions Inc.
680 Queens Quay W.
Suite 702
Toronto Ontario
M5V 2Y9
Canada
(416) 504-9940
(416) 504-7917
mail@cinefocus.com
www.cinefocus.com

Distribution – Canada

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

CAMPUS VETS II

Campus Vets is a documentary series exploring the lives and experiences of students and patients at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan. In addition to revealing the monumental challenges faced by these young western Canadian vets-in-training, the series explores the role of veterinarians in our society and the unique importance of veterinarians to western Canada.

Betacam SP

13 x 26 minutes

Colour

Producers

Blair Reekie

Stan Feingold

Executive Producer

Blair Reekie

Directors

Linda Sanche

Eunice Lee

Scriptwriter

Cathy Parke

Production

The Eyes / Campus Vets (Season II) Productions Inc.
1710 Columbia St.
Vancouver British Columbia
V5Y 4A1
Canada
(604) 688-3937
(604) 688-3977
breekie@theeyes.ca
www.theeyes.ca

Distribution – Canada

The Eyes
1710 Columbia St.
Vancouver British Columbia
V5Y 4A1
Canada
(604) 688-3937
(604) 688-3977
breekie@theeyes.ca
www.theeyes.ca

International distribution

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

CAPTIVE - THE STORY OF ESTHER

Captive tells the story of the filmmaker's ancestor, Esther Wheelwright, who was abducted by the Abenaki people in 1703 as a child and taken from New England to Quebec. Raised a Puritan, Esther converted to Catholicism, refused to return to her family, and became an Ursuline nun. Among her extraordinary achievements, she became Mother Superior of her Order, fought for women's education, buried General Montcalm and helped to ensure the survival of the French Canadian people and the Catholic Church after the British Conquest of 1759.

Digital Betacam

48 minutes

Colour

Producer

Penny Wheelwright

Directors

Penny Wheelwright

Tim Southam

Scriptwriters

Julie Wheelwright

Penny Wheelwright

Cast

Holly Dennison

Emilie LeClerc Côté

Production

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

Distribution

THA Media
175 Bloor St. E.
Suite 610
Toronto Ontario
M4W 3R8
Canada
(416) 925-3766
(416) 925-3116
tominternational@msn.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

CATCHING THE CHAMELEON

Andy Seidemann, a constable with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, isn't brilliant, well-spoken or highly ranked, and he isn't well-known within his community or his country. There's nothing distinctive about him... except that he's a bonafide hero. Louis Barron, on the other hand, is a brilliant man. He's articulate, can speak five languages, and has been a bush pilot and a missionary. He should be someone to admire, but instead... he's evil incarnate. Catching the Chameleon tells the compelling true story of how a small-town cop makes it his mission to track down and bring to justice a brilliant, elusive pedophile.

DVC Pro

45 minutes

Colour

Producer

Lisa Miller

Executive Producer

Josh Miller

Director

Geoff Browne

Scriptwriter

Scot Morison

Cast

Tim Post

Vladimir Bondarenko

Production

Panacea Entertainment Inc.
9876A 33rd Ave.
Edmonton Alberta
T6N 1C6
Canada
(780) 490-1220
(780) 490-5255
jmiller@panaceaentertainment.com
www.panaceaentertainment.com

Ordinary Hero Productions Inc.
13707-87 Ave.
Edmonton Alberta
T5R 4C8
Canada
(780) 984-1165
(780) 484-9564
lmiller@compusmart.ab.ca

International distribution

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

CHAÎNE ALIMENTAIRE COMME UN DÉPOTOIR ! (LA)

The food we eat seems edible, but is it really safe? Mad cows, BSE, and dioxins have helped raise the alarm about the food we eat. Private and public companies, which claim to be champions of environmental protection, have directly or indirectly introduced harmful substances into the human food chain: waste matter from processing plants, industries, slaughterhouses, and purification plants. This documentary reveals the underside of the food business, examines food quality as it is today and will be in future, and offers a harsh and ironic look at those who are meant to be protecting us.

DV Cam

60 minutes

Colour

Producer

André Mailly

Director and Scriptwriter

Mario Desmarais

Production/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 2005

ZONE DES CHAMPIONS (LA)

In the language of sports, being in the "zone" means achieving a perfect balance between body and mind, entering a "state of grace" that only very few athletes ever reach. Featuring never-before seen interviews with 15 international champions from five continents, The Champions' Zone explores this little-known aspect of sports.

Mini DV

52 minutes

Colour

Producer

Mark Chatel

Directors

Mark Chatel

André R. Lavoie

Scriptwriter

Goran Neric

With

Marc Gagnon

Cathy Freeman

Annie Pelletier

Sylvie Fréchette

Production/Distribution

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

CHANTIERS

Chantiers looks at eight major construction projects which Quebec undertook in the 1960s and 1970s, from initial idea and concept, to production, and impact on society. These projects had a number of things in common: their size, scope and technical and technological challenges, the ideological debate they fostered, the domino effect of subsequent projects they engendered... and other mega-construction issues which Quebec had to face for the first time in its history.

Digital Betacam

8 x 60 minutes

Colour

Producers

Jean Tourangeau

Pierre-Paul Larivière

Director and Scriptwriter

Ivan Lamontagne

Narrator

Pierre Lebeau

Production

Trinôme inc.
1157, rue Sainte-Catherine Est

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

Distribution – Canada

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

International distribution

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

CHARIA AU CANADA (LA)

In December 2004, Marion Boyd, Ontario's former Attorney General and Minister Responsible for Women's Issues, issued a report recommending that family disputes among Muslims in Ontario be arbitrated using religious Islamic law. How have the hundreds of thousands of Muslim women in Canada reacted to the possible implementation of "Canadian Sharia law"? Will Canada, in the name of multiculturalism, allow "its" Muslims to settle disputes within their communities using their own laws?

Betacam SP
Mini DV

2 x 60 minutes

Colour

Producer

Danièle Caloz

Director and Scriptwriter

Dominique Cardona

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

CHEMIN D'EAU DE LA BASSE-CÔTE-NORD (LE)

Le Chemin d'eau de la Basse-Côte-Nord examines what it means to live in an isolated community on Quebec's Lower North Shore through the prism of three cultures: First Nations people, Anglophones and Francophones. This documentary by renowned filmmaker Jean-Claude Labrecque expresses both hope and concern for the communities' survival. The film revolves around the supply ship Nordik Express's first trip of the season to these communities.

Betacam HD

90 minutes

Colour

Producer

Vic Pelletier

Director

Jean-Claude Labrecque

Scriptwriters

Jean-Claude Labrecque

Robert Tremblay

Narrator

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 2005

CHEMIN FAISANT

Chemin faisant looks at children who are suffering in some way, physically, emotionally - children whom we see giving voice to their pain, fear, despair, anger, and immense need for affection. These are children who have been dealt a terrible blow, and who reveal a part of themselves to us. We witness their suffering, their individual capacity to emerge from the "grey zone" of their lives, and the initiatives that they, and those of the adults in their lives, undertake to overcome their condition.

Mini DV

52 minutes

Colour

Producer

Monique Huberdeau

Executive Producers

Monique Huberdeau

Francine Forest

Director and Scriptwriter

André Melançon

Production

Sherpas Films inc.
48, rue Le Royer Ouest
Montreal Quebec
H2Y 1W7
Canada
(514) 287-9707
(514) 287-7441
info@uberdo.com

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

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

CHIEFS AND CHAMPIONS

Chiefs and Champions profiles elite Native sports heroes, Olympians and legends. We learn the sacrifice of breaking out and the victory of bringing it back home.

DVC Pro

6 x 24 minutes

Colour

Producers

Ken Malenstyn

Annie Frazier Henry

Directors and Scriptwriters

Annie Frazier Henry

Doug Cuthand

Host

Tom Jackson

Production

Tribute Film Productions Ltd.
6556 60th Ave.
Delta British Columbia
V4K 4E2
Canada
(604) 946-6329
(604) 946-2604
ken@brbmg.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

SURGEONS (THE) III

Close enough to see the furrowed brows, the doubts and the fatigue, the failures and the triumphs, the camera reveals the extraordinary endeavours and realities of life in the operating room. From the skill and precision required to wield a scalpel to the heart-wrenching task of delivering bad news, the demands on most surgeons exceed the boundaries of normal human experience. The Surgeons grippingly reveals the conflicts, uncertainties, courage, wisdom and compassion required when lives are on the line.

Mini DV

13 x 22 minutes

Colour

Producer

Daniela Battistella

Executive Producers

Rachel Low

Stan Lipsey

Directors

Sally Karam

Trevor Sweeney

Arlene Hazzan-Green

Scriptwriters

Sally Karam

Trevor Sweeney

Arlene Hazzan-Green

Daniela Battistella

Production

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

Distribution – 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 2005

CHURCHWOMEN (THE)

A poignant and often humorous look at the growing importance of the volunteer spirit in our churches, and at the handful of elderly women volunteers who increasingly keep the wheels of church business turning. The film looks at St. Matthew's United Church, St. Mary's Basilica and St. Paul's Anglican Church, all in Halifax.

Mini DV

47 minutes

Colour

Producer, Director and Scriptwriter

Kurt Palka

Production

Kurt Palka Productions Ltd.
19 Rose St.
Dartmouth Nova Scotia
B3A 2T4
Canada
(902) 453-0686
kurt-palka@tallships.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

CINDY KLASSEN - WORLD RECORD SPEED

Recovering from a serious practice injury, Winnipeg-born speed skater Cindy Klassen works her way back into shape, at the gym and on the speed-skating oval. From her Olympic medal in 2002 to her now world-record form, Cindy's determination is an inspiring story.

Digital Betacam

23 minutes

Colour

Producer, Director and Scriptwriter

Jeremy Torrie

Production

High Definition Pictures Inc.
222 Oxford St.
Winnipeg Manitoba
R3M 3J6
Canada
(204) 953-2600
(204) 953-2610
jeremy@highdefinitionpictures.com
www.highdefinitionpictures.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

CIRCUMPOLAR BEARS

The largest and most powerful bears live only in the northern reaches of the globe. From Canada's Yukon and Hudson Bay region, to Alaska, Finland and Russia, the polar bear and the grizzly bear make their living as the largest predators on land. They also maintain an uneasy co-existence with humankind.

Super 16 mm
Betacam PAL

54 minutes

Colour

Producers

Albert Karvonen

Kari Kemppainen

Directors

Sandra Tober

Kari Kemppainen

Scriptwriter

Sandra Tober

Production/Distribution

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

Coproduction - Finland

Boreal Picture
Hankarannantie 32
Kuhmo
88900
Finland
011-358-400-284069
Era.video@kuhmo.net

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

CIRCUS OF GOD

Circus of God is a story of tent revivals, preachers and worshippers. Come on out to the Revival!

Betacam SP
16 mm
Super 8
DV Cam
Mini DV

45 minutes

Colour, black and white

Producer

Nova Herman

Executive Producer

Ron Goetz

Director

Chris Triffo

Production

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

Distribution – Canada

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

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

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

COLOUR OF MEMORY (THE): CONVERSATIONS WITH GUIDO MOLINARI

This documentary looks at the life of painter Guido Molinari (1933-2004), a major Canadian artist renowned for his colour abstractions.

DV Cam
Mini DV

48 minutes

Colour

Producer

Ari A. Cohen

Directors

Donald Winkler

Nicola Zavaglia

Scriptwriter

Donald Winkler

Production/Distribution

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

COMEDY GOLD

Comedy Gold is a hilarious documentary mini-series that celebrates Canadian comedy from Mack Sennett to Mike Myers. Combining intimate interviews with classic comedy clips, Comedy Gold features John Candy, Martin Short and SCTV, Michael J. Fox, Dan Aykroyd, Eric McCormack, Lorne Michaels and Saturday Night Live, as well as Codco, Kids in the Hall, This Hour Has 22 Minutes, Royal Canadian Air Farce, Ken Finkleman and many others.

Digital Betacam

2 x 90 minutes

Colour

Producers

Martha Kehoe

Elizabeth Allan

Executive Producers

John Brunton

Barbara Bowlby

Director

Martha Kehoe

Scriptwriters

Martha Kehoe

Alex Ganetakos

Jamie Kastner

With

Dan Aykroyd

Michael J. Fox

Lorne Michaels

and others / et autres

Production

Insight Production Company Ltd. / Insight-Comedy Gold Ltd.
489 King St. W.
Suite 401
Toronto Ontario
M5V 1K4
Canada
(416) 596-8118
(416) 596-8270
sfarr@insighttv.com

Distribution

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

COMING HOME: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF UMBERTO MENGHI

Coming Home: The Life and Times of Umberto Menghi celebrates the life of one of Canada's most extraordinary men. Umberto Menghi has written award-winning cookbooks, created and managed what are arguably the finest Italian restaurants on Canada's West Coast, and developed some of the most celebrated Italian wines and olive oils in the world. Coming Home brings us the glorious sights and sounds of Tuscany and British Columbia and the amazing life of a wonderful Canadian.

Betacam

47 minutes

Colour

Producer

Cathy Chill

Executive Producer

Tony Papa

Director

Alan Gordon

Scriptwriter

Helen Slinger

Production

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

CREATIVE NATIVE IV (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.

Mini DV

13 x 24 minutes

Colour

Producers

Karen Wong

Karen Lam

Executive Producer, Scriptwriter and Host

Tamara Bell

Directors

Heather Bohn

Danaan Dallas

Doreen Manuel

Kevin Burton

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

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

CRI D'ALARME (LE)

The documentary series Le Cri d'alarme tells the stories of people suffering from manic depression, anxiety and depression, and of their attempts to negotiate the twists and turns of the health-care system to obtain the help they need to treat their illness and relieve their pain. The sick are crying for help... can we hear their pleas?

DV Cam

3 x 60 minutes

Colour

Producer

Guy Latraverse

Director

Jean-Pierre Maher

Scriptwriter

Monique Fournier

Production

Sogestalt Télévision Québec inc.
822, rue Sherbrooke Est
Montreal Quebec
H2L 1K4
Canada
(514) 526-7090
(514) 526-7873
guy.latraverse@equipespectra.ca
www.equipespectra.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

CRIME STORIES II

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

6 x 45 minutes

Colour, black and white

Producer

Nova Herman

Executive Producer

Ron Goetz

Director

Chris Triffo

Scriptwriter

Colin McNeil

Host

John Barrow

Production

Partners in Motion / CS Series Productions Inc.
2704-10th Ave.
Regina Saskatchewan
S4N 3T3
Canada
(306) 545-2228
(306) 569-9616
jstecyk@partnersinmotion.com
www.partnersinmotion.com

Distribution – Canada

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

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 2005

CROSS AND BONES (THE)

Welcome to Drumheller, Alberta, a small town in the middle of the Canadian Badlands where Jesus Christ, Tyrannosaurus Rex and 3000 bikers collide in steaming irony. Juxtaposing a summer production of The Passion Play with the world's richest dinosaur graveyard and an annual Harley Davidson rally, The Cross and Bones is an ironic exploration of the faith-or-science dilemma. Drumheller is revealed like never before through the eyes of locals and tourists who flock to this mythical landscape to either worship a theatrical God, dig for precious skeletons or party hardy in the dusty hills.

Digital Betacam

52 minutes

Colour

Producers

Lisa Cochrane

Alain Simard

Pierre L. Touchette

Executive Producer

Luc Châtelain

Director

Paul Carrière

Scriptwriters

Paul Carrière

Lisa Cochrane

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

DAB IYIYUU II / ABSOLUTELY ABORIGINAL

Dab Iyiyuu II / Absolutely Aboriginal builds upon Rezolution Pictures' acclaimed series, Dab Iyiyuu I / Absolutely Cree. Each episode of Absolutely Aboriginal features an elder, or a couple, who provide instruction on particular skills, insight into a related ceremony, and an account of an indigenous legend. Inheritors of a rich oral tradition, the elders are natural storytellers; a re-enacted account of the legend they recount, featuring Aboriginal performers, rounds out each episode.

Mini DV

6 x 24 minutes

Colour

Producer

Ernest Webb

Executive Producer

Catherine Bainbridge

Directors

Neil Diamond

Philip Lewis

Ernest Webb

Scriptwriters

Neil Diamond

John Hepworth

Production

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

HER BRILLIANT CAREER

Her Brilliant Career looks at discrimination in the workplace and the economic world in a different way, a way based on sex and issues of masculine identity: How male groups strive to drive out or drive down women who do not adopt the values and behaviour of masculine identity in the workplace.

Betacam SP

50 minutes

Colour

Producer and Director

Ian McLaren

Scriptwriter

Patricia Gabel

Production/Distribution – Canada

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

DANCES WITH BULLS

"Eight seconds on any bull is a long time. It's even longer when you’re under it! Nothing funny about it, yet they call us clowns. We're not the matadors. We're the red cape." His name is David "Sandman" Sandilands. The last place you want to be is where he goes everyday. We step into the rodeo ring with him. In an adrenalin-soaked presentation of sight and sound, Dances With Bulls immerses viewers in the life-threatening frenzy of what many call the "rodeo clown," and the profession calls a bullfighter.

Mini DV

22 minutes

Colour

Producer, Executive Producer and Scriptwriter

Larry Giesbrecht

Directors

Larry Giesbrecht

John Barnard

Production/Distribution – Canada

CLG Communications
122 Charing Cross Cres.
Winnipeg Manitoba
R2N 1NS
Canada
(204) 253-5126
(204) 256-3785
clgcomm@mts.net

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

DANS LES COULISSES DU HOCKEY

Dans les coulisses du hockey is a series of eight episodes, with each focusing on a particular theme. Host Pierre Houde explores the human side of professional hockey - the dramas, victories, personal achievements, fears and anxieties, failures, as well as the generosity of the athletes upon whom fortune has smiled.

Betacam SP
DV Cam

8 x 60 minutes

Colour

Producer

Jacques W. Lina

Executive Producers

Julien Béliveau

Pierre Houde

Jacques W. Lina

Directors

Pierre Bastien

Michel Beaudin

Roger Cantin

Bernard Lafrenière

Scriptwriters

Pierre Bastien

Bernard Lafrenière

Yves Thériault

Roger Cantin

Host

Pierre Houde

Production/Distribution

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

DARK PINES: A DOCUMENTARY INVESTIGATION INTO THE DEATH OF TOM THOMSON

The docu-drama Dark Pines: A Documentary Investigation Into the Death of Tom Thomson blends intrigue, art, compelling characters and startling revelations as it examines and alters the myths surrounding Tom Thomson, a man who may be considered the "archetypical Canadian." Thomson was an artist, woodsman, lover and tragic hero - but was he also the victim of a crime?

DV Cam

48 minutes

Colour

Producer and Scriptwriter

Ric Beairsto

Director

David Vaisbord

Cast

David Abbott

Judith Berlin

Mary Black

David Bloom

William B. Davis

Pamela Perry

Mathew Walker

Tim Webber

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 (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

DAY INSIDE - CALGARY STAMPEDE

Following events over the course of a single day, and told through the eyes of four very different personalities, Day Inside: Calgary Stampede investigates what makes this world event "tick". As the actions and pressures of the day unfold, our cameras follow Robin Burwash, Stampede rodeo manager, Andy Burelle, bullfighter, Jim Nevada, chuckwagon driver, and Steven Turner, bull rider. We invite the viewer to participate as each of our subjects realizes his dreams and goals... or fails in the attempt.

DVC Pro 24 P

47 minutes

Colour

Producers and Directors

Harington Telford

Eppo Erkes

Executive Producers

Lance Mueller

Jean Merriman

Scriptwriter

Harington Telford

Production/Distribution – Canada

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

International distribution

Fireworks Media Inc.
81 Barber Greene Rd.
Toronto Ontario
M3C 2A2
Canada
(416) 446-5311
(416) 446-5449

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

DE LA SOURCE AU RUISSEAU

This documentary recounts the history of the Missionary Oblate Sisters of the Sacred Heart and of Mary Immaculate, the only religious community to be founded in Manitoba. From its humble origins as community founded by Archbishop Langevin to train teachers who would help preserve the French language in Manitoba, to its missions abroad; from the Renewal Centre to the Cross Lake Mission and the poor neighbourhoods of Montréal, the program traces the community's 100 years of work.

Super 8
DVC Pro

60 minutes

Colour

Producers

Charles Lavack

Louis Paquin

Executive Producer

Louis Paquin

Director and Scriptwriter

Laurence Véron

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 (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

DE VIRTUEL AU RÉEL

This program tells the story of a dozen or so African youths who come to Canada after having worked "virtually" with young Canadians from various ethnic backgrounds. In the summer of 2004, these young Africans and Canadians left Edmonton, Alberta on board an RV for a cross-country trip to Nova Scotia. There they attended the Third World Acadian Congress and participated in celebrations marking the 400th anniversary of Acadie.

DV Cam

60 minutes

Colour

Producer

Jean-Claude de Bellefeuille

Director and Scriptwriter

Ian Vanhecke

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

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

DÉFAILLANCES TECHNIQUES II

When technology fails, everything comes to a standstill. What should we do about our society's aging infrastructure? What are the human dramas that result from the constant threat of technological failure? Who controls the technology that is meant to serve us? How do we handle the growing complexity of technology - which we seem to ignore? Défaillances techniques examines these questions by speaking to the men and women who create technology.

Digital Betacam

13 x 23 minutes

Colour

Producer

Jean Tourangeau

Pierre-Paul Larivière

Director and Scriptwriter

Ivan Lamontagne

Narrator

Sylvain Massé

Production

Trinôme inc.
1157, rue Sainte-Catherine Est

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

Distribution – Canada

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

International distribution

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

DEMENTIA

Most people find the notion of losing their mind terrifying. But in fact people do not lose their minds; they lose cognitive skills. Their identity and feelings remain. They can be funny, moving, deeply touching, and as human as ever. In this film, they are.

DV Cam

2 x 60 minutes

Colour

Producers

Allan King

Sarah Zammit

Executive Producer

Kathy Avrich-Johnson

Director and Scriptwriter

Allan King

Production

Allan King Associates Limited / The Cognitive Support Film Inc.
965 Bay St.
Suite 2409
Toronto Ontario
M5S 2A3
Canada
(416) 964-7284
(416) 964-7997
info@allankingfilms.com
www.allankingfilms.com

Distribution

Allan King Associates Limited
965 Bay St.
Suite 2409
Toronto Ontario
M5S 2A3
Canada
(416) 964-7284
(416) 964-7997
info@allankingfilms.com
www.allankingfilms.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

DERNIER MATCH DE LA VIE (LE)

The three-part documentary Le dernier match de la vie examines how death is handled in Quebec today. Hosted by well-known journalist Claude Charron, the series takes viewers to diverse locations - hospitals, private homes, palliative care centres - and meets Quebecers who have been touched, directly or indirectly, by death and who, in their own way, have travelled along the "final path." The series revolves around three main groups of people: the dying, their friends and next of kin, and their caregivers.

DV Cam

3 x 60 minutes

Colour

Producer

Pierre Lawrence

Executive Producers

André Laurin

Vincent Leduc

Michel Bissonnette

Paul Dupont-Hébert

Directors

Pierre Lawrence

Lisette Marcotte

German Gutierrez

Scriptwriters

Monique Fournier

Stéphane Baillargeon

Host

Claude Charron

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 2005

DERNIÈRES VIOLENCES (LES)

Les dernières violences is a POV documentary about the elderly and the difficulties they may face: economic and social hardship, exploitation and abuse. The underlying theme of the documentary is the filmmaker's quest to understand the source of violence against the elderly. She speaks to experts, who shed light on the various processes and mechanisms of violence, as well as to people who have themselves been involved in this violence.

Betacam SP

49 minutes

Colour

Producer

Laurier Bonin

Director and Scriptwriter

Denise Payette

Production/Distribution

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 2005

DES MORUES ET DES HOMMES

Des morues et des hommes examines the closure of the Atlantic cod fishery in 1994 and helps us to understand and even feel the closure's impact on the people, communities and industries who, for generations, depended on the fishery. The documentary also looks at the rare instances of hope that remain for the future.

Betacam SP

50 minutes

Colour

Producer

Vic Pelletier

Director and Scriptwriter

Jean Guénette

Narrator

Gilbert Sicotte

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

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 2005

DESTINIES APART

Destinies Apart follows Newfoundland writer Lisa Moore on a journey through Newfoundland and Iceland to delve into the idea of destiny and how it relates to these two island cultures. Sixty years ago, Iceland and Newfoundland were both colonies, dependent on the motherland. In 1944, Iceland, a desperately poor place, achieved independence from Denmark. Five years later, Newfoundlanders went in the opposite direction and voted to join Canada. Both countries, at a crossroads, chose very different routes and landed in very different places.

XD Cam

60 minutes

Colour

Producer

Lynne Wilson

Executive Producer, Director and Scriptwriter

Barbara Doran

Host

Lisa Moore

Production

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

Distribution

Domino Film and Television International Ltd.
4002, av. Grey
Montreal Quebec
H4A 3P1
Canada
(514) 484-0446
(514) 484-0468
domino@dominofilm.ca
www.dominofilm.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

DEUIL DE LA VIOLENCE (LE)

Through interviews and discussions involving therapists in Québec, France and the Gaza Strip, and their patients who have been victims of various types of assault, this documentary seeks to better understand the traumatic effects of violence that humans perpetrate against one another.

Digital Betacam

52 minutes

Colour

Producers

Nathalie Barton

Fabrice Estève

Director and Scriptwriter

Olivier Lassu

Production/Distribution – Canada

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

International distribution

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

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

DISAPPEARANCE OF THE PX-15 (THE)

In the shadow of the Cold War, the Vietnam conflict, and the Apollo moon walk, a revolutionary Swiss-built submarine changed history. In 1969, the PX-15 Ben Franklin, the world's first manned deep-sea research sub, drifted up the Gulf Stream from Florida to Halifax, gathering crucial data for NASA. The Disappearance of the PX-15 follows maritime archeologist James Delgado 35 years later as he restores the sub and unites the surviving aquanauts in an emotional story of courage and vision.

Betacam SP

47 minutes

Colour, black and white

Producer

Leigh Badgley

Executive Producer

Gabriela Schonbach

Director and Scriptwriter

Lauren Millar

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 – Canada

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

Distribution – United States

Discovery Communications Inc.
One Discovery Pl.
Silver Spring Maryland
20910-3354
United States
(240) 662-0000
(240) 662-1558

www.discovery.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

DJANGOMANIA!

Djangomania! is a personal journey into a bizarre new obsession, a forgotten genius, and the tangled soul of gypsy jazz. The world is suddenly rife with diehard fans of a 50-year-dead gypsy jazz legend. Who was Django Reinhardt and why are these new fans disabling their fingers and growing mustaches to emulate him? Travelling the world using digital-video vérité, rare stock footage, and a goldmine of archival photos, Djangomania! finds out.

DV Cam

52 minutes

Colour

Producer, Executive Producer, Director, Scriptwriter and Host

Jamie Kastner

Production

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

Distribution

Filmoption International
1686 Wedmore Way
Mississauga Ontario
L5J 2J8
Canada
(905) 916-4000
(905) 916-4001
mrosilio@filmoption.com
www.filmoption.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

DOCUMENTARY GURU

James Beveridge was a documentary pioneer and co-founder of the National Film Board of Canada. Through his daughter's eyes, Documentary Guru explores his life as a filmmaker, teacher and activist filmmaker in Canada, the U.S. and India. The program uses Beveridge's letters, sketches from Norman McLaren and interviews with filmmakers, musicians, authors, and artists to tell the fascinating story of a brilliant and complex Canadian filmmaker.

DVC Pro 50

58 minutes

Colour, black and white

Producer, Director and Scriptwriter

Nina Beveridge

Executive Producer

Peter Raymont

Production

Beevision Productions Inc.
366 Adelaide St. E.
Suite 425
Toronto Ontario
M5A 3X9
Canada
(416) 868-1700
(416) 868-9512
ninab@beevision.com
www.beevision.com

Distribution – Canada

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

Distribution – United States

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 2005

DONNELLYS (THE) - MURDER AND RETRIBUTION IN THE NEW WORLD

On a cold night in February, 1880, five members of the Donnelly family were brutally murdered by their neighbours, near London, Ontario. There were two eyewitnesses to the massacre and two trials followed, but there were no convictions. This compelling documentary probes the historical and social issues that bore down on the community: Irish history and culture, the penal laws, secret societies, potato famines and abject poverty that caused millions of Irish to emigrate to all corners of the globe.

Betacam SP
16 mm
Super 8
Mini DV

45 minutes

Colour, black and white

Producer

Nova Herman

Executive Producer

Ron Goetz

Director

Chris Triffo

Scriptwriter

Colin McNeil

Production

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

Distribution – Canada

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

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 (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

DOSSIERS JUSTICE III

Dossiers Justice puts Canada's justice system under the spotlight by following the development of recent criminal cases. In each episode, reporter Yves Boisvert explores the "machinery" of justice and looks at the work done by its principal players: the justices, lawyers and cops. Boisvert highlights the fundamental principles which underlie the justice system, and examines the chronic problems from which it suffers.

Betacam SP

10 x 60 minutes

Colour

Producer

Jacques W. Lina

Executive Producers

Julien Béliveau

Jacques W. Lina

Directors

Jean-Pascal Morneau

Mélanie Moisan

Scriptwriter

Daniel Proulx

Host

Yves Boisvert

Production/Distribution

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

DOUBLE MIXTE

Double mixte looks at multiracial couples, who are becoming more and more numerous in large urban areas. Living in a committed relationship is never easy. But what's it like when two partners speak a different language, come from different cultures, have different religious beliefs? How do they reconcile their cultural differences? How do you hang on to your culture while sharing your partner's? How do you make room in your life for "extra" values, customs and traditions? Do multiracial couples manage to live in harmony despite or because of their cultural particularities?

DV Cam

26 x 30 minutes

Colour

Producer

Nicole Faucher

Executive Producers

Jaquelin Bouchard

Daniel Beauchesne

Directors

Mario Mercier

Pierre Marier

Sophie I. Gagnon

Bernard La Frenière

Scriptwriter

Johanne Hébert

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 2005

DRUM!

Drum! is a music and dance celebration of Nova Scotian and Canadian cultures. Celtic, African-Canadian and First Nations' artists as well as entertainers from other diverse cultural groups band together in a unique musical celebration focused on the commonality and power of the drum. Featuring music composed and arranged by Jac Gautreau and Mary Jane Lamond.

Digital Betacam

45 minutes

Colour

Producer

Greg Morris

Executive Producers

Brookes Diamond

Michael Volpe

Director

Shelagh O'Brien

Production

Brookes Diamond Productions Ltd.
24 Rockwood
Halifax Nova Scotia
B3N 1X5
Canada
(902) 492-4444
(902) 492-8383

Topsail Entertainment Ltd.
5240 Blowers St.
Halifax Nova Scotia
B3J 1J7
Canada
(902) 422-0680
(902) 422-0410
contact@topsailentertainment.com
www.topsailentertainment.com

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

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

DU QUÉBEC À LAS VEGAS

Over the last few years, Quebec performers and technical crews have increasingly made their presence felt in Las Vegas, the unofficial capital of international show business. Thanks to such show-biz phenomena as the Cirque du Soleil and Céline Dion, hundreds of Quebecers have settled in Las Vegas, forming a distinct community. This documentary looks at the community's way of life and profiles the two men who initiated and continue to drive the phenomenon, Guy Laliberté and René Angelil.

DV Cam

46 minutes

Colour

Producers

Marleen Beaulieu

André Provencher

Director and Scriptwriter

Joël Bertomeu

Production

La Presse Télé ltée
54, rue Saint-Antoine Ouest
Montreal Quebec
H2Y 1J5
Canada
(514) 285-7210
(514) 285-6851
elise.belanger@lapressetele.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

EMBRYO ADOPTION

Across North America, hundreds of thousands of human embryos lie frozen in fertility clinics. A controversial program now allows their owners to let infertile couples "adopt" the embryos. Embryo Adoption follows Canadian and American couples through this unregulated process. It profiles donor couples searching for the best home for their "unborn children," as well as adopting couples desperate for a child who hope this unusual option will fulfill their dream.

Betacam SP

47 minutes

Colour

Producer and Scriptwriter

Krystina Romocki

Executive Producer

Joe Novak

Directors

Neil Thomas

Krystina Romocki

Production

joeMedia Group Inc.
305 10th Ave. S.E.
Calgary Alberta
T2G 0W6
Canada
(403) 264-5400
(403) 228-9304
info@joemedia.tv
www.joemedia.tv

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

ENFANTS DE LA BALLE (LES)

Fifteen-year-olds Elvis and Aghilès, both recent immigrants to Quebec, play on a soccer team coached by Philippe, a 26-year-old Quebecer. At the end of the school day, the two boys dream of soccer - of winning, of the World Cup. More than anything, though, they dream of one day seeing their parents in the stands at a game. As first-generation immigrants, Elvis and Aghilès find their dreams as North Americans conflicting with the dreams of their immigrant parents.

DV Cam

52 minutes

Colour

Producer

Orlando Arriagada

Director and Scriptwriter

Bachir Bensaddek

With

Philippe Fallu

Elvis Sheqar

Aghilès Bandou

Production

Altau Tutti Frutti Films Inc.
225, rue Roy est
Bureau 200
Montreal Quebec
H2W 1M5
Canada
(514) 843-3355
info@altaututtifrutti.com
www.frvmedia.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

ENFANTS DE LA DPJ

"Repression rather than prevention," "short-sighted management," "process heavy"... When it comes to our youth-protection services, everybody has something to say. But no-one seems prepared to listen to the system's principal stakeholders: the children themselves. The documentary Ces enfants de la DPJ lets the children speak.

Betacam SP

90 minutes

Colour

Producer

Jacques W. Lina

Executive Producers

Julien Béliveau

Jacques W. Lina

Director

Joël Bertomeu

Scriptwriter

Marie-Josée Cardinal

Production/International distribution

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

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 (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

ENGLISH TEACHERS III

English Teachers follows a group of six young Canadian men and women who travel to Taipei, the thriving capital city of Taiwan, to teach English as a Second Language (ESL) to Taiwanese children. Each person has different reasons for leaving home and embarking on this grand adventure. They don't know the culture, they don't know the language, and they're half a planet away from home. Unprepared, inexperienced, and uncertain of their fate, they never know just how crazy things will get.

DV Cam

13 x 30 minutes

Colour

Producers

David Hansen

Maria Spinarski

Executive Producers

Michael Snook

Clark Donnelly

Director and Scriptwriter

David Hansen

Narrator

Angela Lamarche

Production

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

Distribution – Canada

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 2005

ENQUÊTE D'AVENTURE

Our attitude toward adventurers and thrill-seekers alternates between admiration and condemnation. We may envy them, even as we don't really understand what motivates them. What compels adventurers to seek out extreme experiences? Enquête d'aventure explores the reasons that certain people need to push themselves to their limit - and beyond - and looks at how the phenomenon has exploded in popularity over the last 10 years.

Betacam SP

10 x 22 minutes

Colour

Producer

Vic Pelletier

Directors and Scriptwriters

Karina Marceau

Élisabeth Daigle

Host

Karina Marceau

Production/Distribution

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 2005

ENQUÊTES III

Enquêtes III examines how organizations with perfectly legitimate objectives are hijacked by opportunistic decision-makers, who abuse their positions to benefit themselves, their friends or their own organizations.

DV Cam

10 x 45 minutes

Colour

Producer

Sophie Deschênes

Executive Producer

Vincent Gabriele

Directors

Lakshmi Nguon

Yves Thériault

Production

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 2005

ENTRE L'AUTONOMIE ET LA DÉPENDANCE

Entre l'autonomie et la dépendance explores addiction - specifically to smoking and gambling - as it affects people living in Quebec's Outaouais region. We hear from those struggling with the problem, as well as from addiction experts. The show also offers valuable advice to those trying to break with their addictions.

Betacam SP

45 minutes

Colour

Producer

Louise Dallaire

Director and Scriptwriter

Monique Fecteau

Production

Mouska inc.
32, rue de l'Atmosphère
Gatineau Quebec
J9A 2V9
Canada
819-778-0687
louise.dallaire@gmail.com
www.mouskamedia.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

ESCAPE FROM IRAN: THE HOLLYWOOD OPTION

Escape From Iran commemorates the 25th anniversary of the "Canadian Caper," taking us back to this startling affair through the direct testimony of the Americans who found sanctuary at the Canadian embassy in Teheran, and the Canadians who risked their own safety to shelter their closest neighbours.

Betacam SP
16 mm
Super 8
Mini DV

45 minutes

Colour, black and white

Producer

Nova Herman

Executive Producer

Ron Goetz

Director

Chris Triffo

Scriptwriter

Colin McNeil

Host

Robert Souer

Production

Partners in Motion / Harmony Documentary Inc.
2704-10th Ave.
Regina Saskatchewan
S4N 3T3
Canada
(306) 545-2228
(306) 569-9616
jstecyk@partnersinmotion.com
www.partnersinmotion.com

Distribution – Canada

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

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 (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

EST RENCONTRE L'OUEST SUR LA ROUTE DE LA SOIE (L')

This documentary, a co-production with China about the historic Silk Road, is less a history-focused treatment of the subject than a personal chronicle resulting from travels which Serge Losique has made to China over the years. The documentary employs a cinematic approach to the subject, in which dialogue serves only as a guide to the images of the fabled Road, site of both glory and tragedy.

Digital Betacam

6 x 43 minutes

Colour

Producer

Sylvie Krasker

Executive Producer, Director and Scriptwriter

Serge Losique

Narrator

Jean-Marie Moncelet

Production

Tournage naturel de Potton inc.
300, rue Saint-Sacrement
Montreal Quebec
H2Y 1X4
Canada
(514) 848-3883
(514) 848-0060
krasfin@sympatico.ca

Coproduction - China

China Films Group Corporation
No. 25 Xin Wai St.
Beijing
10008
China

Distribution – Canada

Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm
455, rue Saint-Antoine Ouest
Bureau 300
Montreal Quebec
H2Z 1J1
Canada
(514) 878-2282
(514) 878-2419
info.vivafilm@allianceatlantis.com
www.allianceatlantisvivafilm.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

ÉTÉ, C'EST PAS JUSTE NOËL ! (L')

It's "Christmas in July" at the holiday campground. As they prepare for the festivities, vacationers from Montréal talk about what the modern family means to them. While they discuss and praise the benefits of the traditional family, we see another couple in the process of breaking up. Meanwhile, bad weather threatens the campground's Santa Claus parade, and another family drama unfolds. In the neighbouring village, a man has just murdered his wife and two daughters. The campground is on edge...

Digital Betacam

52 minutes

Colour

Producers and Directors

Guylaine Maroist

Éric Ruel

Scriptwriter

Guylaine Maroist

Host

Marcel Sabourin

Production

Productions de la ruelle inc.
6010 2ième avenue
Montreal Quebec
H1Y 2Y9
Canada
(514) 899-0449
(514) 899-5900
productionsdelaruelle@videotron.ca
www.productionsdelaruelle.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

EXTREMIS III

Extremis is a documentary series about the persistence of brutality and oppression in the 21st century - and the men and women who take a stand against them. Désobéir looks at soldiers from Chile, the United States and Israel who, in the name of ethical morality, have refused to follow orders. Sauver sa peau tells the story of illegal immigrants in Guatemala, Morocco and the Dominican Republic, growing more numerous and more determined day by day. And Erreurs humaines ! examines the tragic long-term consequences of technological disasters in the U.S., India and Ukraine.

DV Cam

3 x 52 minutes

Colour

Producers, Directors and Scriptwriters

Robert Cornellier

Patricio Henriquez

Raymonde Provencher

Production/Distribution – Canada

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

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

FACE OF VICTORY (THE)

Created to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Allied victory in World War II, The Face of Victory is woven entirely from rare archival photographs taken in the summer and autumn of 1945. The photos record the initial moments when people all over the world first grasped the consequences of the war's resolution; a time when history paused and people stood on a strange brink between the carnage of the past and their hope for the future.

High definition

70 minutes

Black and white

Producers

Laszlo Barna

Kristina McLaughlin

Michael McMahon

Executive Producers

Laszlo Barna

Michael McMahon

Director and Scriptwriter

Kevin McMahon

Production

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

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 2005

FAMILY TREE NARRATIVE (A)

A Family Tree Narrative shares the legacies of six Native families through the oral tradition of story telling. The documentary revisits the family tree as far back as the stories allow - seven generations and a little beyond - taking viewers on a journey back in time to a place that opens a vista into the lives of this land's first people.

DV Cam

6 x 24 minutes

Colour

Producer, Director and Series Concept

Martin de Valk

Production

Chiaro Productions Inc.
3944 Circle Dr.
Victoria British Columbia
V9C 4A9
Canada
(250) 598-9989
(250) 598-9989
chiaro@shaw.ca

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 2005

JOSEF'S DAUGHTER

Ilana Linden turns the camera on herself. At the age of 50, she's coming undone. Her father Josef is dying of Parkinson's disease, and she enters menopause. His illness and death intensify her fear of aging, and become the catalyst for her quest to revitalize herself. With the lens as mirror, Josef's Daughter is a remarkably honest and intimate meditation on aging, mortality and the relationships that define us.

DV Cam

52 minutes

Colour

Producer

Sylvie Van Brabant

Director

Ilana Linden

Production

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

Distribution – 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 2005

FIRES THAT BURN (THE)

The Fires That Burn explores the life and work of Sister Elaine MacInnes - professional musician, Roman Catholic nun, Zen master, and prison activist - and her unusual journey to greater understanding. The documentary retreads 80-year old Sister Elaine's life path of spiritual redefinition, and uncovers the journey from her harrowing days as a body shield and activist during civil war in the Philippines, to her present-day campaign to get meditation teachers into prisons across Canada.

Betacam SP
Mini DV

47 minutes

Colour

Producers and Scriptwriters

Hilary Pryor

Garfield Lindsay Miller

Executive Producer and Director

Hilary Pryor

Production

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

FIRST CANADIANS

Who were the first people to arrive in North America? Amazing new scientific evidence reveals that Stone Age man first crossed the Atlantic almost 17,000 years before Christopher Columbus. The docu-drama First Canadians brings to life this incredible journey, telling the story of a small group of seal hunters who make an epic voyage across the ice-age Atlantic.

Digital Betacam

1 x 90 minutes

Colour

Producer

Alan Eyres

Executive Producers

Laszlo Barna

Alex West

Director

Nick Brown

Scriptwriters

Alan Eyres

Nick Brown

Cast

Lawrence Bayne

Kathleen Munroe

Craig Stanghetta

Stephen McCarthy

Production

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

Co-production - United Kingdom / International distribution

Wall to Wall Productions Inc.
8-9 Spring Pl.
Kentish Town
London
NW5 3ER
England
20 7 485 7424
20 7 267 5292
email@walltowall.co.uk
www.walltowall.co.uk

Distribution – Canada

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

PREMIÈRE FOIS (LA)

This powerful film d'auteur features well-known Quebec journalist Alain Gravel, who reflects on the increasing prevalence of sex and sexual imagery in Western societies. This phenomenon exerts a strong influence on young people who are about to have sex for "the first time"...

Betacam SP
Mini DV

60 minutes

Colour

Producer

Jacques W. Lina

Executive Producers

Julien Béliveau

Jacques W. Lina

Director

Frédéric Gieling

Scriptwriters

Alain Gravel

Jean-Pierre Roy

Host

Alain Gravel

Production/Distribution

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

FIRST YEAR (THE)

Four smart, witty and confident students leave the quiet security of law school to begin the most difficult challenge of their lives: their articling year. They'll face the real world of clients, courtrooms and office politics, and will soon realize that many of the trials they face in this 12-month audition will be outside the courtroom, as they confront the sacrifices a legal practice demands in their personal lives.

DV Cam

13 x 22 minutes

Colour

Producer and Executive Producer

Jamie Brown

Director and Scriptwriter

Peter Findlay

With

Quinn Ross

Bill Thompson

Christine Wiseman

Aisha Chaudry

Production

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

Distribution – Canada

Life Network
Alliance Atlantis Broadcasting Inc.
121 Bloor St. E.
Suite 1300
Toronto Ontario
M4W 3M5
Canada
(416) 967-0022
(416) 967-8061

www.lifenetwork.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

FOR KING & COUNTRY

For King & Country follows military historian Norm Christie to Canadian battlefields, monuments and cemeteries throughout the world. Norm guides us through the Second World War from the point of view of ordinary soliders who tell their stories in their own words. Using a unique mixture of archival footage, photographs, artwork, and actuality, the series creates a dramatic sense of what it was really like to fight "for king and country."

Digital Betacam

6 x 47 minutes

Colour

Producers and Executive Producers

Ira Levy

Peter Williamson

Supervising Producer

Kirsten Scollie

Directors

Peter Williamson

Harvey Crossland

Scriptwriter

Gilbert Reid

Host

Norm Christie

Narrator

R.H. Thompson

Production/Distribution – Canada

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

FOUS DU RISQUE

This series looks at risk-lovers who take part in extreme sports. More than a showcase for extraordinary, almost-impossible feats, Fous du risque focuses first and foremost on Quebec athletes who push the physical capacities of human beings to the limit. Largely unknown to the general public, these "ordinary" people know everything there is to know about their chosen skill and are irresistibly attracted to a high-risk sport where anything can happen.

Digital Betacam

11 x 46 minutes

Colour

Producer and Scriptwriter

Benoit Johnson

Executive Producer

Jean Langevin

Directors

Mylène Côté

Sébastien Hallé

Danielle Godin

Host

Pierre Pagé

Production

Altau Télé inc.
171, boul. de Mortagne
Boucherville Quebec
J4B 6G4
Canada
(450) 449-4431
(450) 655-9215
narel@altau.tv
www.altau.tv

Distribution – Canada

FRV Média International
225, rue Roy
Bureau 200
Montreal Quebec
H2W 2M5
Canada
(514) 843-3355
(514) 272-3858
distribution@frvmedia.com
http://frvmedia.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

FUNGI FILM

In Wonderland, Alice learned the power of mushrooms. On Earth's fecund soil, devotees as diverse as composer John Cage, Dr. Andrew Weil and scientist Paul Stamets have dedicated themselves to understanding the properties of thousands of varieties of mushrooms. They're not alone. Entire festivals attended by tens of thousands of people are dedicated to the celebration of fungal substances. In the feature documentary Fungi Film, Ron Mann, Canada's esteemed chronicler of alternative culture, casts his eye on a mushrooming phenomenon.

DV Cam

90 minutes

Colour, black and white

Producer, Executive Producer, Director and Scriptwriter

Ron Mann

With

Jim Jarmusch

Production

Sphinx Productions
24 Mercer St.
Toronto Ontario
M5V 1H3
Canada
(416) 971-9131
(416) 971-6014
mann@sphinxproductions.com
www.sphinxproductions.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

GIRL RACERS

Girl Racers follows North America's leading female race-car drivers over the course of the 2004 racing season. Going behind the scenes of one of the most-watched sports on North American television today, the series captures, for the first time, the unique world of female race-car drivers as they navigate one of the rare sports in which women compete directly with men.

Betacam SP
DV Cam
Mini DV

4 x 48 minutes

Colour

Producer

Stephanie Symns

Executive Producer

Trish Dolman

Directors

Barry Gray

Bonny Lou Wagner

Scriptwriter

Barry Gray

Production

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

International distribution

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

GREAT POLAR BEAR ADVENTURE (THE)

The Great Polar Bear Adventure introduces families to an exciting new way to learn about natural history. Using the latest CGI technology, this nature documentary portrays the remarkable lives of polar bears from a fascinating new perspective - that of the polar bears themselves. Audiences of all ages will fall in love with the family of bears as they learn about the bears' survival needs and the environmental hazards that threaten their existence.

16 mm
Digital Betacam

60 minutes

Colour

Producer

Shari Cohen

Executive Producers

Shari Cohen

Robert Cohen

Robin Neinstein

Director

Robert Cohen

Scriptwriters

Tricia Fish

Sean Jara

Production/Distribution

Media Headquarters
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 2005

HEARTBEATS

Heartbeats is a documentary series about an emerging generation of medical pioneers and their patients: courageous women struggling with life-threatening, and life-changing, illnesses. Emotional, intimate and dramatic stories unfold at the Sunnybrook and Women's College Hospital - one of the first hospitals in the world geared towards the research and treatment of women's health. Every episode takes viewers on a journey of fear and hope as women undergo treatments that will alter their lives forever.

DV Cam

13 x 22 minutes

Colour

Producers

Ira Levy

Peter Williamson

Barri Cohen

Ron Singer

Executive Producers

Ira Levy

Peter Williamson

Ron Singer

Supervising Producer

Kirsten Scollie

Directors

Lara Fitzgerald

Leslie Côté

Maya Gallus

Barri Cohen

Narrator

Julie Stewart

Production

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

Distribution

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

HEAVY METAL: A MINING DISASTER IN NORTHERN QUEBEC

In contrast to its image as a vast expanse of untouched wilderness, Canada is littered with thousands of old mining sites. Most are thought to be contaminated, and many are located near Native communities. Heavy Metal: A Mining Disaster in Northern Quebec provides a sobering case study and a heart-wrenching account of two men who dare to raise the alarm about a potential environmental and public health disaster.

DV Cam

48 minutes

Colour

Producer

Ernest Webb

Executive Producer

Catherine Bainbridge

Directors

Neil Diamond

Jean-Pierre Maher

Scriptwriters

Catherine Bainbridge

Neil Diamond

Jean-Pierre Maher

Production

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

HÉROÏNES DE L'OMBRE (LES)

Les héroïnes de l'ombre is a documentary about Marie-Josée de Hearst, an Ontario woman whose motivations and strength of personality have made her an outstanding volunteer. How did Marie-Josée come to devote so much time and energy to volunteer work? At a time when both individualism and social disengagement are rampant, Les héroïnes de l'ombre offers a timely look at volunteerism - and shatters a few established ideas about what it means to be a volunteer.

Betacam SP
Mini DV

30 minutes

Colour

Producer

Danièle Caloz

Director and Scriptwriter

Aurélie Resch

With

Marie-Josée Boucher

Pierrette Woods

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

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

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

HISTOIRES DE PUB

Where does advertising come from? Who comes up with ideas? Histoires de pub takes a behind-the-scenes look at a national ad agency and follows the steps involved in an ad campaign. By closely following the work of ad creators, the documentary offers a detailed look at how a campaign is put together, from beginning to end, revealing the strategies used to "sell" a product right through to the production of a TV ad.

Mini DV

6 x 30 minutes

Colour

Producers

Claude Cartier

Monique Simard

Directors

Jacques Davidts

Sylvain Roy

Scriptwriter

Jacques Davidts

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

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

TUEUR (LE)

For 10 years, Donald Lavoie killed under orders from the Dubois family, an unpredictable and extremely violent Montréal gang. Lavoie confessed to killing about 15 people with his own hand and admitted taking part in close to 100 murders. Can such a person become an ordinary citizen, a discreet family man yearning for a quiet life? Journalist Alain Stanké explores the dark side of human existence in an astonishing tale that also shows there is light at the end of the tunnel.

Betacam SP

60 minutes

Colour

Producer

Jacques W. Lina

Executive Producers

Julien Béliveau

Jacques W. Lina

Director

Roger Cantin

Scriptwriters

Roger Cantin

Alain Stanké

Host

Alain Stanké

Production/Distribution

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

HOGTOWN: THE POLITICS OF POLICING

The chair of a civilian body overseeing police activity is smeared as a child-porn sympathizer - just when he's about to introduce changes that would make policing more transparent. An investigation clears him, but he's only one civilian target in a line-up of dozens. Policing the police is dangerous business. Hogtown: The Politics of Policing is an unblinking account of how political pressures influence the operations of the Toronto Police Services Board.

DV Cam

95 minutes

Colour

Producers

Sarah Zammit

Min Sook Lee

Director

Min Sook Lee

Production

City State Productions Limited
338 Dufferin St.
Toronto Ontario
M6K 1Z6
Canada
(416) 671-5109
(416) 536-9389

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

JE CLOWNE POUR TOÂ

I Clown for Youhoo! looks at zany and kind-hearted clowns who bring laughter to hospitalized children, the dying elderly, refugees and troubled youths. On camera, in or out of costume, they speak about their art and their lives, and shed light on the mysterious phenomenon of clowns and the surprising role that clowns play in our society.

Betacam SP

60 minutes

Colour

Producer

Sylvie Peltier

Director and Scriptwriter

Fabienne Lips-Dumas

Production/Distribution

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 (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

I WAS A TEENAGE FEMINIST

An edgy, funny, profound and lively first-person journey into the heart of feminism at the dawn of the 21st century. Filmmaker Therese Shechter mines the past, grapples with the present and surveys the future to rediscover and reconnect to a movement that once sparked passion and social revolution, yet now often evokes discomfort, indifference, even disdain. Several short animated sequences punctuate the film's live action and take us through the fascinating and frustrating timeline of feminism.

DV Cam

68 minutes

Colour

Producer

Barbara Barde

Director and Scriptwriter

Therese Shechter

Production/Distribution

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

ICE BREAKER

Ice Breaker is an in-depth look at a voyage taken by the CCGS Henry Larsen - the most active of the Canadian Coast Guard ice breakers. Portraying the loneliness, danger, and isolation that accompanies 42 straight days on the ocean, Ice Breaker explores what type of person dedicates their life to the sea. Tracing the journey from St. John's, Newfoundland to Thule, Greenland, the Larsen cuts a path through waters too perilous for other ships.

Mini DV

42 minutes

Colour

Producer

Jody Shapiro

Directors

Jody Shapiro

David Best

Production

Everyday Pictures Inc.
229 Lisgar St.
Toronto Ontario
M6J 3G6
Canada
(416) 533-0012
(416) 533-5753
info@everydaypictures.ca
www.everydaypictures.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

ICEBOUND: THE FINAL VOYAGE OF THE KARLUK

The Karluk Expedition of 1913 was to be a grand scientific journey to the high Arctic, the most comprehensive polar research ever undertaken. Instead, the Karluk's team of scientists, hard-luck crewmen, one Inuit family and ship's cat soon became stuck. Shipwrecked and marooned on a heaving ocean of ice, they would see death, deprivation, injury, illness, deceit - even murder - during their agonizing year-long fight for survival.

Digital video
Digital Betacam

90 minutes

Colour

Producers

Deb Proc

David Gullason

Gwyn Williams

Executive Producers

Laurie McInnes

David Gullason

Cenwyn Edwards

Directors

Wil Aaron

Deb Proc

Scriptwriters

David Gullason

Deb Proc

Production

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

Coproduction – United Kingdom

Cwmni Da Cyf
Cae Llenor, Lon Parc
Caernarfon
LL552HH
Wales
44.1286.685.300
44.1286.685.301
Gwyn@cwmnida.co.uk

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

S4CI
Parc Ty Glas
Llanishen
Cardiff
CF14 5DU
Wales
44.29.2074.7444
44.29.2075.4444
s4c@s4c.co.uk
www.s4c.co.uk

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

INDECENTLY EXPOSED

Indecently Exposed is a documentary on the subject of systemic racism, focussing on discrimination affecting First Nations persons. At the core of the documentary is footage from a one-day workshop (the "Blue-Eyed/Brown-Eyed" workshop) conducted by renowned facilitator Jane Elliott. The program doesn't set out to prove that racism exists. The producers assume it does and that the solution is found at the grassroots level, in a change of heart by individuals who will act on their convictions.

Betacam SP

60 minutes

Colour

Producer

Michael Snook

Executive Producers

Michael Snook

Clark Donnelly

Director

Trevor Grant

Scriptwriters

Michael Snook

Trevor Grant

Production

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

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 2005

72 HOURS: TRUE CRIME II

Every detective knows that the first 72 hours after a crime are crucial to solving it, even if it sometimes takes years to put the criminal away. 72 Hours: True Crime focuses on true cases drawn from the files of police and forensic scientists. Shot in a "nouveau noir" style, 72 Hours combines dramatic recreations with dynamic documentary footage of real people who were involved in each case. The result is a riveting series about the twists and turns in a criminal investigation and the clever techniques used to solve these true crime thrillers.

High definition

13 x 23 minutes

Colour

Producers

Richard Meech

Ximena Bensusan

Marianne Kushmaniuk

Bill Robertson

Executive Producers

Robert Lang

Richard Meech

Robert Sandler

Directors

Harvey Crossland

Jonny Silver

Howard Wiseman

Ximena Bensusan

Scriptwriters

Thomas Lackey

Rebecca Schechter

Allen Booth

Narrator

Diane D'Aquila

Production

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

Creative Anarchy Inc.
20 Maud St.
Suite 301
Toronto Ontario
M5V 2M5
Canada
(416) 504-6188
(416) 504-6926
rsandler@creativeanarchy.com
www.creativeanarchy.com

International distribution

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

INSIDE FREEMASONRY

Freemasonry, the secret society that first became known to the public in 1717, was, by the 20th century, the largest organized group of men in the world. Between the First and Second World wars, however, Freemasonry activities were once again shrouded in secrecy, and by the 1980s membership in the society had declined considerably. Today, there is a quiet renaissance in Freemasonry, with young men across Canada flocking as never before to Masonic lodges. This documentary looks at six young men who have decided to become Freemasons. It chronicles the various enquiries, petitions, rites, ceremonies and degrees they pursue to become members of this important but little understood institution.

Betacam SP

47 minutes

Colour, black and white

Producer and Director

John Wesley Chisolm

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

IPPERWASH: A CANADIAN TRAGEDY

In September, 1995, Aboriginal men, women, and children engaged in peaceful protest at Ipperwash Provincial Park, Ontario, were shot at by police during a midnight attack. The incident resulted in the death of Dudley George, the only Aboriginal Canadian to be shot by police in a land claims dispute during the 20th century. Canadian filmmakers Joan and John Goldi gained privileged access behind the barricades, from where First Nations people barred outsiders. Featuring interviews shot only months after the shooting of Dudley George, Ipperwash: A Canadian Tragedy reveals a police force run amok.

Betacam SP

57 minutes

Colour

Producer

Joan Goldi

Executive Producers

Jerry McIntosh

Catherine Olsen

Diane Rotteau

Director

John Goldi

Scriptwriters

John Goldi

Joan Goldi

Production/Distribution

Goldi Productions Ltd.
1409 Malibou Terr.
Mississauga Ontario
L5J 4B9
Canada
1-888-244-8144
(905) 823-0397
joan.goldi@goldiproductions.com
www.goldiproductions.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

SHAKE HANDS WITH THE DEVIL: THE JOURNEY OF ROMÉO DALLAIRE

Shake Hands With the Devil tells the moving story of Lt.-Gen. Roméo Dallaire, the Canadian whose controversial command of the United Nations mission to Rwanda during the 1994 genocide led to his own personal life tragedies as he dealt with the fallout of the experience. Based on Lt.-Gen. Dallaire's recently released book, Shake Hands With the Devil was filmed during his first return to the Rwandan killing fields.

Digital Optical Disc Camera

minutes

Colour

Producers

Peter Raymont

Lindalee Tracey

Director

Peter Raymont

With

Lt.-Gen. Roméo Dallaire

Maj. Brent Beardsley

Stephen Lewis

Gerry Caplan

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

Distribution – Canada

Microfilms
550 Queen St. E.
Suite 150
Toronto Ontario
M5A 1V2
Canada
(416) 703-1787
(416) 703-9424
glen@microfilmsinc.com
www.microfilmsinc.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 2005

J'VEUX PAS ALLER À SAINT-CHARLES-BORROMÉE !

This documentary revisits the Saint-Charles-Borromée chronic-care facility, located north of Montréal, one year after a scandal surrounding the mistreatment of patients. The scandal made headlines and, shortly afterwards, the hospital's director committed suicide and the hospital was placed under trusteeship. The film asks whether trusteeship has made a difference. "Yes!" say Quebec's Minister of Health, the hospital's management and the employees' union. "No, things are worse than ever!" say hospital residents. How to explain this difference of opinion? The filmmaker, a psychologist, offers a few answers and possible solutions to the problem, arguing that a public debate on the issue is needed.

Betacam SP
DV Cam

45 minutes

Colour

Producer, Director and Scriptwriter

Yves Langlois

Production

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

JERI BROWN: THE SPIRIT COMES THROUGH

Classics of the gospel and spiritual traditions come alive as jazz diva Jeri Brown creates a choir of talented young vocalists selected from Nova Scotia's Black communities. Combining documentary footage and performance, Jeri Brown: The Spirit Comes Through reveals the compelling links between the young singers as they prepare for performance and music that has remained fresh and relevant for more than two centuries.

Betacam SP
DV Cam
Mini DV

60 minutes

Colour

Producer and Executive Producer

Charlie Cahill

Directors

Kely Lyons

Charlie Cahill

Scriptwriter

Kely Lyons

With

Jeri Brown

Production

New Scotland Pictures Inc.
5212 Sackville St.
Suite 200
Halifax Nova Scotia
B3J 1K6
Canada
(902) 429-1080
(902) 429-1190
info@newscotlandpictures.ca
www.newscotlandpictures.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

JEUX DE SOCIÉTÉ VIII

Jeux de société looks at various issues and topics of importance to society today. The program also features interview segments with groups of people and explores specific situations of relevance to audiences at home.

DV Cam

26 x 60 minutes

Colour

Producer

Nicole Faucher

Executive Producers

Jaquelin Bouchard

Daniel Beauchesne

Directors

Sylvie Guernon

Anne Dussault

Liliane Bergevin

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 2005

KEEPING IT OFF?

Those brave, funny, flawed people who staged a war on fat for the documentary series Taking it Off have been all alone with their fridges for some time now. No more cameras. No more national TV audience weighing each mouthful and each bead of sweat. The pressure's off, but are they Keeping it Off? In this behind-the-scenes tell-all special, six participants from past seasons of Taking it Off 'fess up.

Betacam SP

46 minutes

Colour

Executive Producer

Margaret Mardirossian

Directors

Neil Grahn

Margaret Mardirossian

Scriptwriters

Helen Metella

Neil Grahn

Production

Anaid Productions Inc. / Takeoff II Productions Inc.
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 2005

KEN LEISHMAN: THE FLYING BANDIT

Family man. Escape artist. Bank robber. Ken Leishman: The Flying Bandit tells the amazing story of the man who masterminded both the biggest gold heist and the biggest jailbreak in Canadian history. Earning his nickname with his daring airborne getaways, Leishman was an unforgettable character from the turbulent 1960s - a true Canadian folk hero.

DV Cam

60 minutes

Colour, black and white

Producers

Jamie Brown

Lynne Skromeda

Executive Producer

Jamie Brown

Director

Norma Bailey

Scriptwriters

Norma Bailey

Brad Caslor

Production

Frantic Films Live Action Productions / Flying Bandit Productions
300-70 Arthur St.
Winnipeg Manitoba
R3B 1G7
Canada
(204) 949-0070
(204) 949-0050
jbrown@franticfilms.com
www.franticfilms.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

KINK IV

Over three successful seasons Kink has established itself as both a hit and a strong brand. From Vancouver to Toronto to Montréal, each season has developed a culture of its own, but all of them have two things in common: a fearlessness in exploring life beyond the sexual norms, and a determination to reflect a Canada few Canadians have ever seen, much less imagined. Season IV carries on the tradition, exploring kink in the Prairies.

Mini DV

11 x 23 minutes

Colour

Producer

Cal Shumiatcher

Executive Producer

David Paperny

Directors

Eddie Ochmanek

Noam Gonick

Paul Lang

Su Rynard

Karen X. Tulchinsky

John Westheuser

Production/Distribution

Paperny Films Inc. / Kink (IV) Productions 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 2005

LADY IN WAITING: JOURNEY TO DISCOVERY

On May 29, 1914, the ocean liner Empress of Ireland sank in the St. Lawrence River off Quebec City, killing 1,012 people. The incident stands as one of the world's greatest maritime disasters and has long been submerged in controversy - until now. Lady in Waiting: Journey to Discovery tells the riveting and controversial story of the liner's sinking and follows the hazardous diving expedition undertaken to solve its mystery.

Digital Betacam

60 minutes

Colour

Producers

David Greener

Howard Bernstein

Executive Producers

Garry Blye

David Greener

Howard Bernstein

Mark Shekter

Director and Scriptwriter

Harvey Crossland

Production

Conceptual Films
75 Sherbourne St.
Suite 335
Toronto Ontario
M5A 2P9
Canada
(416) 362-8473
(416) 362-2489
info@converging.tv
www.converging.tv

Docutainment Plus Productions
One Atlantic Ave.
Suite 103
Toronto Ontario
M5A 2P9
Canada
(416) 537-5004
(416) 537-8984
joewoodward@microtainment.com
www.microtainment.com

Distribution – Canada

Chestnut Park
One Atlantic Ave.
Suite 103
Toronto Ontario
M5A 2P9
Canada
(416) 537-5004
(416) 537-8984
joewoodward@microtainment.com
www.microtainment.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

LANDSCAPE AS MUSE

Landscape as Muse illustrates the relationship between Canada's world-class artists and its dramatic and inspiring landscapes. The goal of the series is to study unique lesser-known landscapes, and explore their link to artistic inspiration. Each episode focuses on a particular region or specific geographic trait, through the work of a particular artist: in photography, installation, sculpture, or painting. Artists are taken to specific locations, where their working process and their reaction to the environment is documented.

Super 8
Mini DV

12 x 24 minutes

Colour, black and white

Producers, Directors and Scriptwriters

Ian Toews

Jason Britski

Executive Producer

Robin Schlaht

Production

291 Film Company Inc.
1717 13th Ave.
Regina Saskatchewan
S4P 0A5
Canada
(306) 757-8437
(306) 569-7994
contact@291filmcompany.ca
www.291filmcompany.ca

Distribution – Canada

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

LANGUAGE OF LOVE (THE)

A portrait of Carol Welsman, an extraordinarily gifted musician who sings, composes, and plays the piano. In 2002, she was named Vocalist of the Year at the National Jazz Awards Canada. Carol's talent and linguistic abilities have brought her into contact with musicians around the world. Shot in Brazil, Italy and North America, the film's special guests include Herbie Hancock, Brazilian superstar Djavan and composer Romano Musumarra.

Digital Betacam

55 minutes

Colour

Producers

Gail McIntyre

Eileen Thalenberg

Director and Scriptwriter

Eileen Thalenberg

With

Carol Welsman

Production

Stormy Nights Productions
1033 Bay St.
Suite 320
Toronto Ontario
M5S 2A5
Canada
(416) 927-1535
(416) 927-1368
stormynights@bellnet.ca
www.stormynights.ca

Distribution

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

LAST BATTLE OF HAMPTON GRAY (THE)

Lieut. Robert Hampton Gray was one of Canada's most-decorated flying aces of the Second World War. His military accomplishments were astounding, yet in Canada he is virtually unknown. In Japan, his former enemy, he is revered as a hero. Filmmaker Ian Herring journeys to three continents to investigate the story of the last Canadian to die in action during World War II - and uncovers the Canadian definition of a hero.

Betacam SP
Super 8
Mini DV

47 minutes

Colour

Producer, Executive Producer and Director

Ian Herring

Scriptwriters

Ian Herring

Carolyn Schmidt

Production/Distribution

Parallax Film Productions Inc.
1349 Johnston Road
White Rock British Columbia
V4B 3Z3
Canada
(604) 531-2244
(604) 531-8999
reception@parallaxfilm.com
www.parallaxfilm.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

LAST DANCE: REX HARRINGTON'S STORY

One of Canada's most celebrated ballet stars faces the emotional trauma of retirement. "It's like a small death," says Rex Harrington. "You have to say goodbye to an aspect of yourself." The dancer, now 42, attributes his success to an unhappy childhood marked by his parents' acrimonious divorce. "I think that's what compelled me to be where I am," he explains. "To find love, to be on stage, to feel an audience caring for me."

High definition - 24 P

42 minutes

Colour

Producer, Director and Scriptwriter

John Curtin

Narrator

Cedric Smith

Production/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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

LAST FLIGHT TO BERLIN

Last Flight to Berlin tells the story of my father's short life, his last flight, and the reasons for his death in the Second World War. He was a pilot in Bomber Command and was shot down on his way to Berlin. We meet witnesses to his life and his death, including the man who shot him down. - Filmmaker Robert Linnell

DV Cam

47 minutes

Colour, black and white

Executive Producer and Scriptwriter

Robert Linnell

Director

James Hyslop

Production/Distribution

Nightfighters Productions Inc.
30 Elmer Ave.
Toronto Ontario
M4L 3R7
Canada
(416) 351-7558
(416) 351-8165
nightfightersproductions@hotmail.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

LETTERS FROM HOME

Letters From Home is a personal exploration of the landscapes and wildlife of Saskatchewan from the point of view and perspective of biologist/filmmaker Bob Long, who has spent 35 years exploring, documenting, and coming to understand the nature of his province. A vivid balance of art, science and philosophy, the documentary is presented as a series of four letters, each featuring a specific landscape in the heart of Saskatchewan: the Athabasca Sand Dunes, a prairie pothole wetland, a grove of aspen in the parkland and the Cypress Hills.

16 mm
Mini DV

48 minutes

Colour

Producer

Karen P. Henders

Director, Scriptwriter and Narrator

Robert J. Long

Production/Distribution

Waterhen Film Productions Ltd.
P.O. Box 69
Balgonie Saskatchewan
SOG OEO
Canada
(306) 771-2713
(306) 771-2713
bob@earthseeker.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

LIBERATORS (THE)

Hosted by Canadian military historian Norm Christie, The Liberators visits the European battlefields, monuments, cities, crash sites and resistance hideouts of the Second World War to tell the stories of Canadians whose individual acts of courage led to a greater victory. Going behind the façade of present-day freedom and prosperity, Christie looks at how resistance fighters, dam busters and special forces played a crucial, and largely unknown, role in the liberation of Europe.

DVC Pro

47 minutes

Colour

Producers and Executive Producers

Ira Levy

Peter Williamson

Supervising Producer

Kirsten Scollie

Director

Harvey Crossland

Scriptwriter

Gilbert Reid

Host

Norm Christie

Narrator

R.H. Thompson

Production

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

Distribution

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

FREEDOM

Freedom is a modern-dance series featuring some of the world's most eccentric, eclectic and leading-edge urban dance choreographers, companies and performers. Hosted by contemporary dance legend Robert Desrosiers, who encounters dancers, creators and companies in their personal environments, Freedom takes a candid, behind-the-scenes, in-the-scenes and around-the-scenes look at the fresh ideas and forward-thinking movements that are shaping the modern dance world as it spins today.

DV Cam

6 x 24 minutes

Colour

Producers

Neil Bregman

Ric Randmaa

Bob Barrett

Executive Producer

Neil Bregman

Director and Scriptwriter

Bob Barrett

Host

Robert Desrosiers

Production

Sound Venture Productions / ACME Pictures Inc.
126 York St.
Suite 219
Ottawa Ontario
K1N 5T5
Canada
(613) 241-5111 ext. 250
(613) 241-5010
neil@soundventure.com
www.soundventure.com

Distribution

Sound Venture International Inc.
126 York St.
Suite 219
Ottawa Ontario
K1N 5T5
Canada
(613) 241-5111
(613) 241-5010
info@soundventure.com
www.soundventure.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

LIFE AND TIMES OF GORDIE HOWE (THE): MR. HOCKEY

The Life and Times of Gordie Howe: Mr. Hockey traces the Howe legend: from his humble beginnings on the frozen ponds of the Depression-era Prairies, through his illustrious 32-season career, to present family and philanthropic initiatives. It is the story of a tough and natural talent whose rare athletic abilities and all-consuming love for the game propelled him to fame and glory in the National Hockey League, where he dominated the sport and broke virtually every professional record.

DVC Pro

42 minutes

Colour

Producers

Derik Murray

Executive Producers

Derik Murray

John N. Hamilton

Director

Greg Donis

Production

Network Entertainment Inc. / Network Pictures Nine Inc.
1168 Hamilton St.
Suite 400
Vancouver British Columbia
V6B 2S2
Canada
(604) 739-8825
(604) 739-8835

Distribution – Canada

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

www.cbc.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

LIFE AND TIMES OF PAUL GROSS (THE)

To those who know Paul Gross simply as the leading man from the very popular Due South TV series, his artistic range and diverse talents will come as a surprise. To those more familiar with the breadth of his work, his commitment to Canadian stories and his hard work on behalf of the country's arts community complete the portrait of a dedicated professional who finds and sustains his sense of home through his creative pursuits.

Betacam SP

42 minutes

Colour

Producer and Director

Peter Gentile

Scriptwriter

Peter Pallotta

Narrator and Host

Kenneth Welsh

With

Paul Gross

Leslie Nielsen

Callum Keith Rennie

Leslie Hope

Production

MDF Productions
148 Parliament St.
Toronto Ontario
M5A 2Z1
Canada
(416) 934-1100
(416) 934-1099
peter@mdfproductions.com

International distribution

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

LIFE AND TIMES OF RANDY BACHMAN (THE): TAKIN' CARE OF BUSINESS

As songwriter and guitarist for Winnipeg's Guess Who and Bachman Turner Overdrive, Randy Bachman is more than a rock 'n' roll legend, he's a survivor in a fickle industry. Bachman's number-one hits have sold more than 40 million records worldwide, and his song "Takin' Care of Business" has become an anthem for corporate America.

High definition

42 minutes

Colour

Producer, Director and Scriptwriter

Jeremy Torrie

Production

High Definition Pictures Inc.
222 Oxford St.
Winnipeg Manitoba
R3M 3J6
Canada
(204) 953-2600
(204) 953-2610
jeremy@highdefinitionpictures.com
www.highdefinitionpictures.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

LIFE AND TIMES OF RON LANCASTER (THE)

The Life and Times of Ron Lancaster is the story of an American football import who has become a national sports icon and proud Canadian. As an undersized American quarterback who dreamed of playing professional football, Lancaster achieved his goal through a distinctly Canadian version of the sport. His 43 years of playing, coaching, and broadcasting Canadian football are featured in candid interviews with friends, colleagues, family and the "Little General" himself.

Digital Betacam

42 minutes

Colour

Producers

Derik Murray

Executive Producers

Derik Murray

John N. Hamilton

Director

Greg Donis

Scriptwriter

Andrew Gardner

Production

Network Entertainment Inc. / Network Pictures Ten Inc.
1168 Hamilton St.
Suite 400
Vancouver British Columbia
V6B 2S2
Canada
(604) 739-8825
(604) 739-8835

Distribution – Canada

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

www.cbc.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

LITTLE MIRACLES HOLIDAY SPECIAL

Little Miracles Holiday Special is a documentary that chronicles the experiences of children, their families and staff at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto over the holiday period. The program informs viewers about the medical stories at the hospital and the ways in which the hospital meets children's emotional needs at a critical time of year, when family and home seem more important than ever.

DV Cam

47 minutes

Colour

Producers

Ira Levy

Peter Williamson

Ron Singer

Executive Producers

Ira Levy

Ron Singer

Elaine Waisglass

Peter Williamson

Supervising Producer

Kirsten Scollie

Director

Jackie May

Narrator

Gail Kerbel

Production

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

Distribution

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

LITTLE MIRACLES IV, V

A ground-breaking documentary series, Little Miracles chronicles the on-going stories of the "little miracles" performed everyday at the world-renowned Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. Little Miracles is a continuing series about the children's hospital, its patients and their families, dedicated health-care teams, and the great courage and hope of ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances.

DV Cam

20 x 47 minutes

Colour

Producers

Ira Levy

Peter Williamson

Ron Singer

Executive Producers

Ira Levy

Peter Williamson

Ron Singer

Elaine Waisglass

Supervising Producer

Kirsten Scollie

Directors

David Adkin

Lara Fitzgerald

Maya Gallus

Ali Kazimi

Jackie May

Su Rynard

Narrator

Gail Kerbel

Production

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

Distribution

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

LONG JOURNEY HOME (A)

Opera star Isabel Bayrakdarian recently travelled for the first time to her ancestral homeland, Armenia. This film captures her concert with the Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra as well as her performances of sacred music in the country's most ancient churches. Viewers are given the opportunity not only to hear one of the great voices of our time but also to visit a part of the world whose mystical landscape provides a haunting backdrop for the music.

Digital Betacam

60 minutes

Colour

Producers

Gail McIntyre

Eileen Thalenberg

Director and Scriptwriter

Eileen Thalenberg

With

Isabel Bayrakdarian

Production

Stormy Nights Productions
1033 Bay St.
Suite 320
Toronto Ontario
M5S 2A5
Canada
(416) 927-1535
(416) 927-1368
stormynights@bellnet.ca
www.stormynights.ca

Distribution

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

LOST BATTLEFIELDS

Canadians remember some of their great military victories - Vimy Ridge in the First World War, D-Day in the Second. But, strangely, some spectacular Canadian victories have been totally forgotten, including Mount Sorrel, in which more Canadians were killed than on D-Day, and Hill 70, where, during the First World War, the Canadian Corps were commanded by a Canadian for the first time. With military historian Norm Christie, we visit these forgotten battlefields and experience the never-before-told stories of the bloody fights for Mount Sorrel and Hill 70.

DV Cam

70 minutes

Colour

Producers and Executive Producers

Ira Levy

Peter Williamson

Supervising Producer

Kirsten Scollie

Director

Peter Williamson

Scriptwriter

Gilbert Reid

Host

Norm Christie

Production

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

Distribution

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

MACHINE À BROYER LES HOMMES (LA)

When couples split up, mothers are awarded custody of their children in 80% of cases. Does this mean that only 20% of fathers are both interested and competent enough to look after their kids? Does the prevailing image of fathers - as "deadbeat dads", absent and violence-prone men - mask a darker and more widespread reality? Is there such a thing as a man-grinding "machine"? In presenting the experiences of several men - Jacques, Assane, Francis, André and Sylvain - writer and filmmaker Serge Ferrand draws a disturbing portrait on the state of men in Quebec.

DV Cam

41 minutes

Colour

Producer

Luc Wiseman

Director, Scriptwriter and Host

Serge Ferrand

Production

Avanti Ciné Vidéo inc.
225, rue Roy
Bureau 100
Montreal Quebec
H2W 1M5
Canada
(514) 288-7000
(514) 288-1675
productions@avanticinevideo.com
www.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 2005

MANGER...

The series Manger... looks at issues surrounding food and eating. Do certain fruits and vegetables really prevent cancer? Can trendy diets help you lose weight? Soybean products are worthwhile... but how much of them should you eat and in what form should you eat them? Questions about food and diet often elicit opposing, not to say contradictory, views. Manger... attempts to separate fact from fiction, science from myth. It also sheds light on what the future may hold in store...

Digital Betacam

5 x 46 minutes

Colour

Producer

Nicole Faucher

Executive Producers

Jaquelin Bouchard

Sylvie Desrochers

Carole Dufour

Directors

André Poulain

Renée Côté

Michel Pelletier

Sylvie Bélanger

Scriptwriters

Sylvie-Anne Martel

André Poulain

Renée Côté

Michel Pelletier

Host

Hélène Laurendeau

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 2005

MARTYR STREET

On Sept. 29, 2000, filmmaker Shelley Saywell was shooting footage of a young Palestinian girl in the West Bank when violence erupted, marking the beginning of the second Palestinian intifada. Now, three years later, Shelley follows Najlah and her family living on Martyr Street, in Hebron, to see how they have been affected by events. On a larger scale, she examines the failure of the peace process in the Middle East, which has led to an increasingly hostile Muslim world.

Digital Betacam

60 minutes

Colour

Producers

Shelley Saywell

Deborah Parks

Director and Scriptwriter

Shelley Saywell

Production

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

Distribution – Canada

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. (TV)
252, boul. Gouin Est
Montreal Quebec
H3L 1A8
Canada
(514) 844-3358
(514) 844-7298
office@filmstransit.com
www.filmstransit.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

MED STUDENTS II

Med Students is a documentary series that takes audiences to the world-renowned McMaster University Medical School for a behind-the-scenes look at the real-life challenges faced by medical students and residents on their journey to become doctors.

DV Cam

10 x 22 minutes

Colour

Producers

Ira Levy

Peter Williamson

Ron Singer

Catherine May

Kirsten Scollie

Executive Producers

Ira Levy

Peter Williamson

Ron Singer

Directors

Lara Fitzgerald

Leslie Côté

David Adkin

Jackie May

Narrator

Michael Cram

Production

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

Distribution

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

MESSENGERS (THE) - CONNECTING TO THE BEYOND

The Messengers - Connecting to the Beyond is a documentary exploring the lives of mediums. Joan, Patsy and Paul reveal what it is like for them to connect to spirit and how this gift has influenced their lives, and discuss the pros and cons of being a medium. They also say that everyone can learn to hear spirit through the art of meditation.

Mini DV

49 minutes

Colour

Producer and Director

Lori Kuffner

Narrator

Jean Freeman

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 (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

METAL: A HEADBANGER'S HISTORY

Sam Dunn has been an anthroplogist for four years but a metal fan for 20. Taking us on a field study across two continents and seven countries, Sam explores the fascinating and feared phenomenon of heavy-metal music and culture. A string of characters that includes musicians, academics, Satanists, and church burners answer some long-nagging questions: Does heavy metal promote violence? Why is metal fascinated with religion and Satan? The answers won't be what you expect.

16 mm
DV Cam

72 minutes

Colour

Producer

Scot McFadyen

Executive Producers

Scot McFadyen

Noah Segal

Sam Feldman

Directors and Scriptwriters

Sam Dunn

Jessica Joy Wise

Scot McFadyen

Host

Sam Dunn

With

Bruce Dickinson

Alice Cooper

Bob Ezrin

Tony Iommi

Production

Banger Productions Inc.
51 Bulwer St.
Toronto Ontario
M5T 1A1
Canada
(416) 850-6580
(416) 405-9617
Scot@metalhistory.com
www.metalhistory.com

Distribution – Canada

CHUM Television
299 Queen St. W.
Toronto Ontario
M5V 2Z5
Canada
(416) 591-7400
(416) 591-1757
caroll@chumtv.com
www.chumtv.com

International distribution

Les Films Séville
400, boul. de Maisonneuve Ouest
Bureau 1120
Montreal Quebec
H3A 1L4
Canada
(514) 841-1910
(514) 841-8030
info@sevillepictures.com
www.sevillepictures.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

METCOM IV

You've heard stories about Canada before, but not like these! This first-ever Metis series explores the rich cultural heritage of one of Canada's founding peoples, the Metis. Often called "The Forgotten People" or the "True Canadians," the Metis emerged with their unique and distinct culture, fiddle music and language. From York boats to Red River cart brigades and mountain guides to performing artists, we bring you stories right from the Metis people.

Betacam SP
DV Cam

13 x 24 minutes

Colour

Producer

Deb Schaffer

Executive Producer

Ken Schaffer

Directors

Ken Schaffer

Landon Schaffer

Scriptwriter and Host

Ken Schaffer

Production

Metcom Productions
136 Milne St.
Regina Saskatchewan
S4R 5B7
Canada
(306) 543-4906
(306) 543-4906
metcom@sasktel.net

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

MIGRATION, CES DRÔLES D'OISEAUX MIGRATEURS

Humans have long been fascinated by birds and their migratory habits. Who among us hasn't looked up at the sky to gaze at these wonderful winged creatures? It really doesn’t take much to go from being a bird "gazer" to being a bird "fanatic." That's what happened a few years ago to Zachary Richard, the Louisiana-born Cajun singer-songwriter. In this documentary, Richard and New Brunswick-based Acadian ornithologist Alain Clavette share their love of birds while at the same time telling us about the two Acadias of north and south.

Digital Betacam

60 minutes

Colour

Producer

Jean-Claude de Bellefeuille

Director and Scriptwriter

Roger Leblanc

With

Alain Clavette

Zachary Richard

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 (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

MISSION CASCADES

Mission Cascades looks at the world of stuntmen and stuntwomen - those who perform feats of daring that often go beyond the reasonable. The documentary follows them in action as well as in training. Who are these daredevils? Why do they choose to go into the business? Who are the experts they work with, and how does technology sometimes help save their lives? Is stunt performing a dying art, or does it still have a future? Mission Cascades provides entertaining answers to all these questions.

Betacam SP

10 x 46 minutes

Colour

Producer

Jacques Bonin

Associate Producers

Jean Frenette

Stéphane Lefebvre

Executive Producers

Claude Veillet

Lucie Veillet

Directors

Jean-François Després

Guillaume Sylvestre

Jean Frenette

Scriptwriter

France Gauthier

Host

Patrick Labbé

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 – Canada

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

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Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

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Documentaries 2005

MODERN LOVE

Modern Love is an original anthology documentary series that introduces viewers to remarkable couples who are redefining marriage in the 21st century. This series looks into the lives of brave individuals who are forging new relationship trends that will have an impact on generations to come. Modern Love goes inside the lives of matrimonial mavericks to tell the love stories of a new millennium.

Betacam SP

6 x 22 minutes

Colour

Producer

Shari Cohen

Executive Producers

Shari Cohen

Robert Cohen

Robin Neinstein

Directors

Robin Bicknell

Yvette Lang

Jari Osborne

Scriptwriter

Elizabeth Trojian

Host

Jennifer Dale

Production/Distribution

Media Headquarters
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)

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Documentaries 2005

MONTFORT, LE SOUFFLE VITAL

Montfort, le souffle vital looks at a typical 24-hour day in the life of Ottawa's Montfort Hospital, a symbol of pride for Ontario's Francophone community. From dawn to dusk, the camera follows the activities of the men and women who help make Montfort an institution unique in Ontario - not to say in Canada. Despite the different roles, duties and personalities of those featured in the documentary, all are united by their love of the hospital and a shared commitment to the well-being of its patients.

DVC Pro 50

50 minutes

Colour

Producer

Mark Chatel

Directors

Mark Chatel

André R. Lavoie

Scriptwriter

Olivier Pinsonneault

Production/Distribution

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

MONTRÉAL PLANÈTE FOOT

Soccer is a cultural phenomenon around the world, no less so in Montréal. Every summer, Quebec's largest city hums to the activity of numerous soccer leagues which bring pleasure to communities from all corners of the globe. These multi-ethnic leagues form a world unto themselves, complete with their own stars, VIPs, devoted fans, and traditions. The Montréal soccer season... truly a world to discover!

DV Cam

52 minutes

Colour

Producers

Monique Simard

Marcel Simard

Director and Scriptwriter

Yann Langevin

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

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

FOUR SEASONS MOSAIC (THE)

The Four Seasons Mosaic is a documentary about an extraordinary collaboration that reflects the very spirit of the 21st century. Filmed in Nunavut, India, China, and Toronto, the documentary explores how different world cultures have responded to the seasons through music, and asks the question: what if they all came together? The Four Seasons Mosaic unveils a remarkable and bold musical endeavour: the reinvention of Antonio Vivaldi's beloved masterpiece The Four Seasons for our global village.

Betacam SP
16 mm

60 minutes

Colour

Producer

Robin Neinstein

Executive Producers

Shari Cohen

Robert Cohen

Robin Neinstein

Director

Ann Shin

Scriptwriters

Siobhan Flanagan

Robin Neinstein

Production/Distribution

Media Headquarters
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 2005

MOVIN' ON

This series is about how the mixture of starry-eyed inventors, technological innovation and historical confluence has lead to our traveling in ever more interesting ways. Each fast-paced episode focuses on a unique machine and examines the struggles, triumphs and sometimes failures of its history and delves into the inner workings of the machine itself and observes the effects it has had on our daily lives.

DV Cam

20 x 23 minutes

Colour

Producers

Kristina McLaughlin

Michael McMahon

Executive Producer

Michael 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 2005

MULTIPLES VISAGES DE L’ANXIÉTÉ II (LES)

Anxiety-related problems are becoming increasingly common in contemporary society. Little known and poorly understood, these problems are often overlooked by doctors, and sufferers are subject to the same type of stigmatism associated with mental illness. This series looks at six people suffering from various anxiety-related problems, placing each in their specific social, family and professional environment. Each person speaks about their particular case, tracing the course of their illness from early symptoms to course of treatment.

Betacam

6 x 29 minutes

Colour

Producers

Charles Lavack

Louis Paquin

Executive Producer

Louis Paquin

Directors and Scriptwriters

Georges Payrastre

Laurence Véron

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 2005

MUSICOGRAPHIE V

Musicographie explores all facets of the music industry, its artists and artisans. The series serves as an eyewitness as well as memory-keeper for the music industry, bringing the past to life, exploring the present, and listening carefully to the future. Through interviews and archival footage, which recapture some of the unforgettable moments in music, Musicographie provides a wealth of information on a fascinating topic.

Betacam SP

13 x 46 minutes

Colour

Producer

Pierre Marchand

Directors

Nicolas Houde-Sauvé

André St-Pierre

With

Isabelle Boulay

André Gagnon

Mario Pelchat

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 2005

MUTANT (THE)

The Mutant is retrospective of the life and work of Glenn Gould, seen from today's point of view. The film strives to capture the essence of Gould's genius such as it is perceived by his audience, an audience that extends far beyond the strict notion of a musical audience. Using a synthesis of all musical (audiovisual and sound) and intellectual or literary materials available, the film deals with the question of Gould's genius as a whole.

High definition

1 x 90 minutes

Colour, black and white

Producers

Niv Fichman

Hélène Le Coeur

Director and Scriptwriter

Bruno Monsaingeon

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

Distribution – Canada

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

International distribution

Idéale Audience
6, rue de l'Agent Bailly
Paris
75009
France
33 1 53 20 14 06
33 1 53 20 14 01
le-coeur@ideale-audience.fr

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

MY FATHER, MY TEACHER

Traditional Inuit knowledge and philosophy have been filed as folklore in western society. One school of thought tells me my past is dead and now is the place to be. The other tells me my past is alive, and that to be in the here and now I must acknowledge it. My father, on the other hand, is firmly rooted in his identity. He is an Inupiat Eskimo. He knows who he is and where his place on this earth is. My father is my rock in the torrent of my thoughts. My father is Victor Allen. - Filmmaker Dennis Allen

High definition

52 minutes

Colour

Producer

Ken Malenstyn

Director and Scriptwriter

Dennis Allen

Production

BRB Father Productions Inc.
6556 60th Ave.
Delta British Columbia
V4K 4E2
Canada
(604) 946-6329
(604) 946-2604
ken@brbmg.com

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

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 2005

NAKED

What compels people to take off their clothes for a cause? Naked is a thought-provoking and humorous documentary about people who use nudity to raise awareness for their causes or beliefs. From anti-war nude protestors in California, to nudist bicyclists in Vancouver and breast-cancer dragon boaters in Calgary, Mary Bissell explores the political reasons behind the very personal act of taking it all off.

Betacam SP
DV Cam
Digital Betacam

46 minutes

Colour

Producers

Christian Bruyere

Mary Bissel

Director, Scriptwriter and Narrator

Mary Bissel

Production/Distribution

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

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Canadian Television Fund

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Documentaries 2005

NAKED ARCHAEOLOGIST (THE)

Watch as scientists take us through a controlled simulation of a Roman crucifixion... with surprising results. Learn how the greatest army of the ancient world was defeated... by mice. Solve the murder mystery of a Biblical king who was stabbed to death... while sitting on the toilet. Featuring amateur archaeologist, enthusiast and multi-award winning investigative filmmaker Simcha Jacobovici, The Naked Archaeologist is an irreverent, entertaining and eye-opening journey into the fascinating archaeology of the ancient world.

Super 8
DVC Pro
Mini DV

minutes

Colour

Producer

Felix Golubev

Executive Producer and Host

Simcha Jacobovici

Directors

Bruce Thorson

Christopher Behnisch

Roxana Spicer

Production

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

Distribution

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

NATASHA INTERNATIONAL

An estimated half a million women are trafficked annually for the purposes of sexual slavery. They are "exported" to more than 50 countries, including Britain, Italy, Japan, Germany, Israel, Turkey, China, Kosovo, Canada, and the United States. Misunderstood and widely tolerated, the trafficking of human beings has become an underground industry worth US$7 billion to 12 billion. Natasha International is a gripping documentary exposé of the global sex slave trade in women from the former Soviet Bloc.

Mini DV

minutes

Colour

Producers

Ric Esther Bienstock

Felix Golubev

Executive Producer

Simcha Jacobovici

Director and Scriptwriter

Ric Esther Bienstock

Production/Distribution – Canada

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

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 (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

HUMAN NATURE

The four-part series Human Nature explores the puzzling world of human response: crying, laughing, pain and pleasure. These responses are linked to the brain, of course, but how? By combining intimate stories of individuals with insights from researchers and scientists, the series unravels the mysteries of human reactions, giving viewers a deeper understanding of themselves and others.

DV Cam

4 x 47 minutes

Colour

Producers

Josette Gauthier

Peter Svatek

Executive Producer, Director and Scriptwriter

Peter Svatek

Production/Distribution – Canada

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

International distribution

Muse Distribution International Inc.
3451, rue St-Jacques
Montreal Quebec
H4C 1H1
Canada
(514) 866-6873
(514) 876-3911
jprupas@muse.ca
www.muse.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

NIGHTMARE IN CANADA: CANADIAN HORROR ON FILM

Nightmare in Canada is a television documentary that delves into the history of Canada's horror film industry. Not only do Canadian horror films have a distinct look and style, they also explore fear and dread in a truly "tundra terror" way through themes such as "man against nature" and "fighting the evil that comes from within." Nightmare in Canada uncovers gems from Canada's film history that combat the stereotype that Canadian cinema is bland or aloof.

Betacam SP

minutes

Colour, black and white

Producer and Executive Producer

Johanna Eliot

Director

Jennifer Adcock

Production

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

NIKAMUN

Canada's Native communities are faced with numerous social problems. While many communities dispose of the tools they need to fight alcoholism, drugs, violence and suicide, only one seems particularly effective in truly helping Native youth: friendship. Indeed, as the documentary Nikamun, which means "song" in the Innu language, reveals, the ties that Innu youth forge among themselves are usually more effective than detox programs.

Digital Betacam

52 minutes

Colour

Producer

Bernard Beaupré

Director and Scriptwriter

Myriam Caron

Production

Les Productions MITIK inc.
178, rue de l’Église
Maliotenam Quebec
G4R 4K2
Canada
(418) 927-2679
(418) 692-2266
regvol@globetrotter.net
bbeaupre@chinookinc.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

NUNAVUT ELDERS SERIES

The elder Inuit generation must pass on its traditional knowledge; at the same time, a new generation is exploring its roots in an ancient culture as a way to understand its place in the future. This series is a window into how Nunavut's past and present are tied together.

DV Cam
Mini DV

6 x 24 minutes

Colour

Producer

Mark Hamilton

Directors

David Poasie

Linda Tucktoo

Martin Kreelak

Production

Inuit Communications Systems Ltd. (ICSL)
P.O. Box 1600, Bldg. 1085A
Iqaluit Nunavut
X0A 0H0
Canada
(867) 979-1661
(867) 979-1615
info@icsl.ca
www.icsl.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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

OPENING SOON III

Opening Soon takes viewers behind the scenes to experience the high-pressure excitement of launching a new restaurant. We meet the central players - the owner, the chef, the designer, the contractor - and watch them negotiate a series of challenges. As opening night approaches, the pressure builds, and as the pace quickens, tempers flare. The final 48 hours before opening night are a nail-biting sprint to the finish line.

DV Cam

13 x 22 minutes

Colour

Producer

Cathie James

Executive Producers

Rachel Low

Stan Lipsey

Directors and Scriptwriters

Rina Barone

Leslie Lucas

Tina Apostolopoulos

Ian McLeod

Production

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

Distribution – 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 2005

OPÉRATION RETOUR

In the words of General Roméo Dallaire: "We pay an enormous price, in human terms, by sending Canadian soldiers to the four corners of the globe... Canada seems unable to say no to the rest of the world." Disabled, sick, demoralized, mentally ill - peacekeepers have been betrayed by the very people who should have been most concerned by their conditions: fellow soldiers, and the country which they serve.

DV Cam
Mini DV

60 minutes

Colour

Producer

Paul Lapointe

Director

Luc Côté

Scriptwriter

Mark Blandford

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

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

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

PARIZEAU, L'HOMME DERRIÈRE LE COMPLET 3 PIÈCES

Colourful and often theatrical, former Quebec premier Jacques Parizeau is an intellectual man of action who, during his political career, preferred to convince rather than seduce his opponents into seeing things his way. He was also an economist, who, although not well-liked, was certainly well-respected. This biography reveals some of the unknown aspects of a man who has made a lasting impression on Quebec history.

Digital Betacam

120 minutes

Colour

Producer

Claudette Viau

Associate Producer

Martine Forand

Executive Producers

Jaquelin Bouchard

Daniel Beauchesne

Director and Scriptwriter

Marquise Lepage

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 2005

PAROLES ET MUSIQUE III

Paroles et Musique is an original series of 13 intimate biographies which aims to demystify the world of singer-songwriters. Featuring stars of Quebec's popular music scene, 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 as it relates to their professional lives.

Betacam SP

13 x 47 minutes

Colour

Producers

Alain Simard

Pierre L. Touchette

Executive Producer

Luc Châtelain

Director

Simon Dallaire

Scriptwriter

Sanders Pinault

With

Daniel Lavoie

Bruno Pelletier

Corneille

Isabelle Boulay

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 2005

PELLAN... LA FEMME DÉSIRÉE

This documentary looks at the life and work of Alfred Pellan, one of the greatest Canadian artists of the 20th century. Known for his striking use of colour, Pellan's paintings abound with surreal, fantastic imagery, and his work conveys a dreamlike quality that seeks to break free of rules and restrictions. A draftsman, painter and sculptor, Pellan was one of the moving forces behind the emergence of modern art in Canada.

Digital Betacam

60 minutes

Colour

Producer

Francine Forest

Executive Producers

André Larin

Vincent Leduc

Michel Bissonnette

Paul Dupont-Hébert

Director and Scriptwriter

Pierre Houle

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 (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

PENIS DEMENTIA: THE SEARCH FOR THE PERFECT PENIS

Why is this wiggly appendage such a source of tension, confusion and anxiety? Can a search for penis perfection provide the answer? Penis Dementia is an amusing, irreverent and insightful hunt for seminal answers to penetrating questions with help from doctors, sex experts, and actual penis users (male and female).

Digital Betacam

52 minutes

Colour

Producers

Judy Holm

Michael McNamara

Director and Scriptwriter

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

PERFECT HERESY (THE): THE STORY OF THE CATHAR REBELLION

The Perfect Heresy is a documentary about the rebellion of the Cathars in southern France in the 13th century. The Cathars were a religious movement within the Catholic Church which believed in religious and sexual tolerance and didn't see the need for priests - causing the Pope to launch an Inquisition against its members. The film is based on the book by Canadian writer Stephen O'Shea.

Betacam SP

82 minutes

Colour

Producer

Jennifer MacLennan

Executive Producer

David Wesley

Director

Chris Romeike

Scriptwriter and Narrator

Stephen O'Shea

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 2005

PETER J. REVEEN

This documentary looks at the life of magician and hypnotist Peter J. Reveen. Despite his exceptional talent, this naturalized Canadian had to struggle with uncommon determination throughout his career to emerge as a living legend of Canadian show business. Now based in Las Vegas, Reveen looks back at the highlights of his life and career and talks about his vision, values, love of performing and the special relationship he has forged with his fans.

DV Cam

60 minutes

Colour

Producer

Jean-Claude de Bellefeuille

Director and Scriptwriter

Colin Thornton

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

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

PHÔTOS II

The series Phôtos showcases six daring artists - photographers whose vision of the world is at once unique and universal. Demonstrating the same meticulousness they bring to their "art of light," the six speak passionately about their perception of beauty and their experiences as photographers. We follow them as they work on their projects, gaining insight into how they look at contemporary society through their art and in their unique exploration of a specific photographic genre.

Mini DV

6 x 24 minutes

Colour

Producer

Jean-Pierre Dussault

Directors

Jean Fontaine

Mario Munger

Jean-Pierre Dussault

Scriptwriter

Jean Fontaine

Production/Distribution

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

PIED-DE-BICHE

We hear a lot about male violence. But what about female violence? There's no question it exists, but because it generally takes the form of verbal or psychological abuse it leaves no physical evidence, and is usually unreported by the media, which tends to depict women as victims. Violence by women is perpetrated against men who don't report it and against children who don't speak out, and is neither harmless nor trivial. Through interviews with violent women and their male victims, Pied-de-Biche explores the flip side of conjugal violence.

DV Cam

52 minutes

Colour

Producers

Lyse Lafontaine

Michael Mosca

Directors and Scriptwriters

Robert Favreau

Rachel Verdon

Cast

Sophie Cadieux

Production

Les Productions Équinoxe inc.
600, rue Sherbrooke Est
Bureau 201
Montreal Quebec
H2L 1K1
Canada
(514) 933-4003
(514) 933-0818
info@equinoxeproductions.com
www.equinoxefilms.com

Distribution

Les Films Équinoxe
505, rue Sherbrooke Est
Bureau 2401
Montreal Quebec
H2L 4N3
Canada
(514) 844-0680
(514) 499-9899
info@equinoxefilms.com
www.equinoxefilms.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

PLAFOND DE VERRE (LE)

Although women are making greater and greater strides in the workplace, those who climb to the top often find themselves hitting the proverbial "glass ceiling" - an invisible yet very real barrier to promotion. Le Plafond de verre explores this phenomenon in the workplaces of Quebec, a jurisdiction otherwise known for its leadership in advancing women's rights.

Digital Betacam

46 minutes

Colour

Producers

Jocelyne Allard

Jean Tourangeau

Director and Scriptwriter

Lise Éthier

Host

Geneviève St-Germain

With

Christiane Bergevin

Gisèle Hellou

Claire L'Heureux-Dubé

Production

Trinôme inc.
1157, rue Sainte-Catherine Est

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

Distribution – Canada

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

International distribution

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

PLAN B : LA LÉGENDE BRICKLIN

In May 1973, Malcolm Bricklin, an American entrepreneur, arrived in Fredericton, New Brunswick to discuss a business venture with the then-premier of the province, Richard Hatfield. His idea was to produce a futuristic sports car, to be known as the Bricklin, in the province. This documentary tells the story of this daring and avant-garde project and examines how its repercussions continue to affect present-day New Brunswick.

Betacam SP
DV Cam

60 minutes

Colour

Producer

Jacques Gervais Levesque

Executive Producer

Colette Mallais

Director and Scriptwriter

Christien LeBlanc

With

Robin-Joël Cool

Yvon Lanteigne

Malcom Bricklin

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

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

PLUS BEAUX VILLAGES DU QUÉBEC (LES)

Nestled among vast and stunning landscapes are a number of Quebec villages renowned for their natural beauty, rich heritage, and the distinctiveness of their inhabitants. Les plus beaux villages du Québec explores these wonderful villages and their people, focusing on the village's natural surroundings, contribution to Quebec's heritage, and architectural importance.

Digital Betacam

13 x 24 minutes

Colour

Producers

Chantal Bélanger

Marie Nadeau

Executive Producer

Marie Nadeau

Director and Scriptwriter

Loïc Guyot

Production

Les Productions HyperZoom inc.
82, rue Sherbrooke Ouest
Montreal Quebec
H2X 1X3
Canada
(514) 528-1236
(514) 528-1250
marie@hyperzoom.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

LIFELIKE

Lifelike explores the fascinating and increasingly popular activity of taxidermy. From our clichéd notions of taxidermied pets to the wacky world of major collectors, from the educational endeavours of museum exhibits to the darker world of hunting, this documentary introduces us to engaging characters occupied in this seemingly bizarre activity. Funny, striking, and sometimes just plain absurd, Lifelike makes us think twice about our relationship with animals.

Mini DV

52 minutes

Colour

Producer

Nathalie Barton

Director and Scriptwriter

Tally Abecassis

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

POUNDMAKER'S PEOPLE

Poundmaker's People examines different aspects of traditional and spiritual Plains Cree life. The programs recognize the Elders who passed on their knowledge to Walter Bonaise when he was still a child and a young man. The programs discuss traditional skills related to life, water, fire, singing, drumming and dancing, as well as womens' skills.

Mini DV

6 x 30 minutes

Colour, black and white

Producers and Scriptwriters

Walter Bonaise

Bill Stewart

Director

Walter Bonaise

Production

Wandering Spirit Productions Inc.
8207 - 123 Ave.
Suite 102
Edmonton Alberta
T5B 1B5
Canada
(780) 439-0631

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

TAKE II, A JOURNEY TOWARDS RECOVERY

Paul Nadler was an award-winning television director and producer. In the summer of 1995, while on vacation in Egypt, he was severely injured in a suspicious car accident. He lost the ability to walk and talk and to be able to go to the bathroom by himself. This documentary is an intensely personal account of the difficult process of recovery - both physical and psychological - and of how one succeeds against incredible odds. It's about conquering fears, setting goals, and achieving what others thought impossible.

DV Cam

40 minutes

Colour

Producer

Jonathan Finkelstein

Executive Producer

Allan Joli-Cœur

Director

Paul Nadler

Scriptwriters

Jonathan Finkelstein

Paul Nadler

With

Paul Nadler

Production/Distribution – Canada

Apartment 11 Productions Inc.
828 Ste-Catherine St. E. #200
Montreal Quebec
H2L 2E3
Canada
(514) 282-0776
(514) 282-0796
info@apartment11.tv
www.apartment11.tv

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

PRISONERS OF AGE

Prisoners of Age explores photographer Ron Levine's groundbreaking book and exhibition project with geriatric prisoners. With Levine as point-of-view, the documentary provides an immersion into a rarely seen world, revealing important social issues surrounding the aging prison population, while bringing forth the personal dimension of this human tragedy.

Betacam SP
16 mm

54 minutes

Colour

Producer, Director and Scriptwriter

Stan Feingold

Executive Producer

Blair Reekie

Production

The Eyes
1710 Columbia St.
Vancouver British Columbia
V5Y 4A1
Canada
(604) 688-3937
(604) 688-3977
breekie@theeyes.ca
www.theeyes.ca

Distribution

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

QALLUNAJATUT (URBAN INUK)

Qallunajatut (Urban Inuk) examines the "urbanization" of the Inuit psyche, as Inuit move further and further from a direct connection to the land that has sustained their culture for thousands of years. Only two generations ago, Inuit lived in small, nomadic hunting camps scattered across the vast Arctic landscape. Since the 1950s, this traditional lifestyle has undergone an astonishing transition from Stone Age to Information Age, as Inuit first relocated (often by force) to government-run settlements, and, more recently, beyond the settlement into southern cities.

DV Cam

48 minutes

Colour

Producer

Katarina Soukup

Executive Producers

Zacharias Kunuk

Norman Cohn

Director

Jobie Weetaluktuk

Scriptwriters

Jobie Weetaluktuk

Jayson Kunnuk

With

Jayson Kunnuk

Pitsulala Lyta

Charlie Adams

Lisa Koperqualuk

Victor Mesher

Abraham Ulayuruluk

Moatie Kunnuk

Production

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

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

QUAND JE SERAI GRAND

Nearly 80 per cent of people today say they are unhappy in their jobs. Why are so many of us motivated to work solely to earn a paycheque? Quand je serai grand follows four people who have chosen to find happiness in their work, having sacrificed a stable albeit unrewarding career in favour of one which lets them do what they really want to do.

Mini DV

52 minutes

Colour

Producer, Director and Scriptwriter

Mark Chatel

With

Sylvain Tremblay

Ian Quick

Maryline Roy

Paolo Coelho

Production/Distribution – Canada

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

QUEENS OF DIAMONDS

Queens of Diamonds follows the dramatic adventures of two women and their high-stakes quest to develop Canada's next diamond mine in Nunavut. We follow them from their offices in Vancouver to the corporate boardrooms of North America and finally to the trenches of Canada's far north. By journey's end they will either be crowned the new "Queens of Diamonds" or they will be forced to start back at square one.

Betacam SP
Mini DV

47 minutes

Colour

Producers

Erin Mussolum

Michelle Welygan

Coproducer

Mark Miller

Director and Scriptwriter

Mark Miller

Host

Kevin Newman

Production

3ML Mark Miller Media Link Ltd.
23 Brayside Terr.
Sherwood Park Alberta
T8A 3V6
Canada
(780) 467-7071
(780) 417-1799
mmiller@discovery.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

IT'S A GREAT GAME

It's a Great Game is a suspense-filled road story that follows the Canadian women's soccer team as it prepares for the World Cup. History is against them: no Canadian team has ever won a single World Cup match! But the athletes are ready to sacrifice everything to achieve their dreams: from bruising injuries and long hours of training to their disjointed family lives and lost teenage years. Finally, at the World Cup, the drama comes to a head as the girls play their hearts out...

Betacam SP
DV Cam
Mini DV

minutes

Colour

Producer, Director and Scriptwriter

Robbie Hart

Production

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

RAGE

Since the term "road rage" was first introduced in the media in the late 1980s, this type of random violence has become a growing concern. Road rage, air rage, work rage, and countless bizarre variations are now widely feared as evidence of civilization's decline. This documentary explores the question of "rage," attempting to dispel its popular myths and uncover its little-known influences.

Mini DV

47 minutes

Colour, black and white

Producers

Trevor Hodgson

Kimberley Wakefield

Director

James Dunnison

Scriptwriters

Trevor Hodgson

Dawn Brett

Production

Under Pressure Productions Inc.
1510 West 1st Ave.
Suite 203
Vancouver British Columbia
V6J 4S3
Canada
(604) 734-4590
(604) 734-4591
firstlook@telus.net

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

REBIRTH OF AN OPERA: PERSÉE IN THE COURT OF ATELIER

Rebirth of an Opera: Persée in the Court of Atelier is a two-hour performance documentary focusing on the remount of a 300-year-old French Baroque opera based on the Greek myth of Perseus and Medusa. Rehearsals and corresponding stage performances, interviews with the artists of Toronto's Opera Atelier and historical footage in Versailles are woven to yield a uniquely contemporary perspective on the most popular opera of the French Baroque period.

Digital Betacam

110 minutes

Colour

Producers

Marc Stone

Garry Blye

Executive Producers

Garry Blye

Howard Bernstein

Mark Shekter

Director and Scriptwriter

Marc Stone

Host

Marshall Pynkoski

Production

DocuTainment Plus Productions Inc. / Atlantic 18 Productions Inc.
One Atlantic Ave.
Suite 103
Toronto Ontario
M6K 3E7
Canada
(416) 537-5004
(416) 537-8984
mail@microtainment.com
www.microtainment.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 2005

RECIPE DIARIES (THE)

Jeffrey Alford and Naomi Duguid are bestselling authors, photographers and cooks. For them, food is not only a form of nourishment and pleasure, but also the most natural tool of contact between people of different cultures and places. The Recipe Diaries chronicles the research and writing of this talented couple's latest work about the people and the foods of the Indian subcontinent, allowing viewers to understand their unique approach and share their enthusiasm.

Digital Betacam

47 minutes

Colour

Producers

Hoda Elatawi

Jacques Ménard

Director

Jacques Ménard

With

Jeffrey Alford

Naomi Duguid

Production

Nunacom Inc.
61A York St.
Ottawa Ontario
K1N 5T2
Canada
(613) 769-9922
(613) 248-5111
nunacom@sympatico.ca

Distribution – Canada

Filmwest
2400 Hayman Rd.
Kelowna British Columbia
V1Z 1Z8
Canada
1-888-982-3456
1-800-570-5505
info@filmwest.com
www.filmwest.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

ROUGE ET LE NOIR... AU SERVICE DU BLANC... (LE)

Red and Black... Serving White examines the history of slavery and the living conditions of slaves in New France from the arrival of the Europeans to the year slavery was abolished, in 1834. Featured are historians and anthropologists such as Marcel Trudel, Denyse Beaugrand-Champagne, Roland Viau, Brett Rushforth, Dorothy Williams and Colin M. Coates, who discuss various aspects of the history of slavery.

DV Cam

60 minutes

Colour

Producer

Jean Huppé

Executive Producer

Jean-Yves de Banville

Director

Marquise Lepage

Scriptwriters

Nancy Marcotte

Marquise Lepage

Production/Distribution

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 2005

RÉSEAUX CLANDESTINS

Réseaux clandestins explores subjects that inspire both fear and fascination: terrorism, arms trafficking, smuggling, money laundering, and so on. These invisible, constantly evolving networks are shaping and altering the way we live. Each instalment in the series tells a well-documented story about the networks' exchanges of people, goods, money and information, thereby shedding light on the issues, conflicts and ambitions behind these clandestine organizations.

High definition - 24 P
DV Cam

10 x 46 minutes

Colour

Producers

Marleen Beaulieu

André Provencher

Director

Jean Bourbonnais

Scriptwriter

Gilles Desjardins

Production

La Presse Télé ltée
54, rue Saint-Antoine Ouest
Montreal Quebec
H2Y 1J5
Canada
(514) 285-7210
(514) 285-6851
elise.belanger@lapressetele.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

RETURN OF THE HOCKEY NOMAD: INTO RUSSIA (THE)

In The Return of the Hockey Nomad: Into Russia, we learn why, in the territories of the former Soviet Union, beating the Russians at their own game - hockey - is a source of furious pride and vindication. Author/musician Dave Bidini - the Nomad - travels to Russia to explore the fascination with the game, riding the Trans-Siberian Express across the wintry steppe. On the way, he talks to Russians about the fading legacy of Russian hockey, the future of the game, and the future of their country.

16 mm
DV Cam

43 minutes

Colour

Producers

Mike Downie

Dave Bidini

Executive Producer

Gordon Henderson

Director

Mike Downie

Scriptwriter and Host

Dave Bidini

Production/Distribution

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

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Documentaries 2005

Return to Sender

Alexandra Austin, a nine-year-old Romanian girl, was adopted by a Canadian couple. To her, everything seemed wonderful, but after five months she was sent back to Romania. Because of an altered passport, she became "stateless," a person without a country. The terrible mix-up meant Alexandra received no education, no health care and no dignity as a citizen in the country of her birth. Now 22 years old, she attempts to reclaim her identity and salvage some happiness.

Digital Optical Disc Camera

55 minutes

Colour

Producers

Mary Anne Alton

Deborah Parks

Director and Scriptwriter

Mary Anne Alton

Narrator

Megan Follows

Production

Lemm Communications Inc.
71 Brooklyn Ave.
Toronto Ontario
M4M 2X4
Canada
(416) 469-5877
(416) 469-2307
maryanne.alton@sympatico.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

ROAD SCHOLARS: INUIT ADVENTURE AFRICA

Six teenagers from Nunavut spent the summer volunteering in rural Africa, where they experienced first-hand the crushing AIDs pandemic facing Africa, had one-on-one encounters with cheetahs and elephants, met and performed for the president of Botswana, and made fast friends on the other side of the world. Road Scholars: Inuit Adventure Africa tracks the teens from their communities in Nunavut, to their orientation/team building sessions in Ottawa, through their six- week adventure in Botswana and home again.

High definition
Mini DV

48 minutes

Colour

Producer and Executive Producer

Jane Hawtin

Director

Jason Pichonsky

Production

Amberlight Productions / Road Scholars Productions Inc.
2 Haig Ave.
Toronto Ontario
M1N 2W1
Canada
(416) 694-3131
(416) 694-9765
jane@amberlight.ca
www.roadscholars.ca

Distribution – Canada

Amberlight Productions
2 Haig Ave.
Toronto Ontario
M1N 2W1
Canada
(416) 694-3131
(416) 694-2784
jane@amberlight.ca
www.roadscholars.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

ROCKET MAN

Rocket Man tells the story of a Canadian inventor who dared challenge the conventional wisdom that amateur rocket enthusiasts, without government funding of any kind, could build a rocket ship in a rented warehouse. The film documents Geoff Sheering and his team's journey as they attempt to turn 50-year-old V2 blueprints into a viable spaceship and try to win the $10-million Ansari X Prize.

Betacam
Mini DV
Digital Betacam

72 minutes

Colour

Producer

Sydney Suissa

Executive Producer

Laszlo Barna

Director and Scriptwriter

Christine Nielsen

Production

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

Distribution – Canada

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

RUE ZONE INTERDITE (LA)

In 1988, a photo of a young woman sitting on a sidewalk was printed in a magazine. The incident touched off a judicial saga involving photographer Gilbert Duclos that eventually reached the Supreme Court of Canada. What were the immediate effects of the court's ruling, and what are its long-term consequences for photographers and documentary filmmakers in Canada? How does the situation in Canada compare with that in the U.S. and France? La rue zone interdite answers these questions while at the same time condemning the unfettered right of photographers to take pictures in public spaces.

DV Cam

52 minutes

Colour

Producer

Monique Simard

Director and Scriptwriter

Gilbert Duclos

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

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

RUMEURS DE MIRACLES

Montréal's St. Joseph's Oratory, which celebrated its centennial in 2004, continues to attract millions of pilgrims every year. Its history rests on the reputation of its founder and guiding spirit, Brother André. Rumeurs de miracles explores the stories surrounding the miracles attributed to Brother André, ensuring that both believers and skeptics are treated with the utmost respect. The documentary also places the Oratory within a wider, more timeless phenomenon: the human quest for the sacred.

Digital Betacam

60 minutes

Colour

Producer

Claudette Viau

Executive Producers

Jaquelin Bouchard

Daniel Beauchesne

Director

Georges Amar

Scriptwriter

Fernand Dansereau

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 2005

RUNAWAY GROOMS

Runaway Grooms is an unprecedented investigation into a disturbing trend that has shattered the lives of at least 10,000 women in India. Namita and Sonia married men who used their permanent resident status and citizenship in Canada to secure large dowries. But soon after the marriage ceremonies in India, their husbands threatened to leave them behind unless more money was forthcoming. The families were unable to meet their demands, and the men returned to Canada, leaving their wives behind. Now, Namita's family is fighting back...

DV Cam

52 minutes

Colour

Producer and Director

Ali Kazimi

Production

Asli Films Inc.
45 Charles St. E.
Suite LL13
Toronto Ontario
M4Y 1S2
Canada
(416) 850-5963
(416) 850-5964
ali.kazimi@sympatico.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 (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

SALVATION ARMY: MUSIC IN THEIR SOULS

Salvation Army: Music in Their Souls is an intimate journey into the power of music - its power to heal, its power to inspire, its power to stir the soul. Telling the story in their own words and melodies, Salvation Army members reveal a tale of dramatic historical events, touching stories of salvation and the power of music as the universal language of faith uniting nations around the world.

Betacam SP

48 minutes

Colour

Producers

John Rosborough

John Davis

Executive Producer

Phil Sceviour

Director and Scriptwriter

John Rosborough

Production

Sonic Design Inc.
2762 Robie St.
Halifax Nova Scotia
B3K 4P2
Canada
(902) 453-1866
(902) 423-6226
sonic@sonicdesignstudio.com
www.sonicdesignstudio.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

SAPOHTEW KISKINWAHAMA TOWIN/ ERITLIS HEDARELDI

Sapohtew Kiskinwahama Towin/ Eritlis Hedarleldi examines the development of Metis and First Nation's education in Saskatchewan and Canada. Host Keith Goulet takes us through accounts and interviews with community members and with educational and political representatives. The journey begins in the late 1800s and continues through to present-day Saskatchewan, and acknowledges the efforts of those individuals, organizations and political entities that shaped the contemporary educational systems.

DV Cam

3 x 30 minutes

Colour

Producers, Directors and Scriptwriters

Angie Campbell

Susan McKenzie

Executive Producers

Deborah Charles

Susan McKenzie

Narrator

Keith Goulet

Production

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

SEA HUNTERS (THE) V

The Sea Hunters deals with the search, documentation and historic backgrounds of shipwrecks found in the oceans of the world, as well as the programs in place to protect and preserve these relics of our maritime past. Using the latest underwater technology - submarines, 3-D imaging sonar and mixed-gas diving equipment - divers promote better understanding of mankind's endeavours in the world's oceans through the careful examination of each site and its history.

Betacam SP
DV Cam

6 x 47 minutes

Colour

Producer

John Davis

Executive Producer

Phil Sceviour

Director

Michael Fletcher

Scriptwriters

Lisa Bower

Michael Fletcher

John Davis

Host

James P. Delgado

With

Michael Fletcher

Warren Fletcher

Production

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

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 (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

SECOND CITY: A LIFE AND TIMES SPECIAL

Second City: A Life and Times Special follows the story of the remarkable Second City improvisational theatre troupe and the hundreds of talented comedians it has turned out. From the earliest days in Chicago, when Alan Arkin and Ed Asner cut their teeth, to the heady days of Toronto and SCTV, when John Candy, Dan Aykroyd, Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin, Dave Thomas, Martin Short and others held sway, and onwards to Mike Myers and Ryan Styles, Second City has been a hotbed of comedy talent.

Betacam SP

3 x 60 minutes

Colour

Producer

Nick Orchard

Executive Producers

Andrew Alexander

Randolph Eustace Walden

Director

Sharon Bartlett

Scriptwriter

Dave Thomas

Hosts

Dave Thomas

Scott Thompson

Joe Flaherty

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

Distribution – United States

David Fox and Associates Inc.
4 Huntington Ct.
Briarcliff Manor New York
10510
United States
(914) 762-0998
(914) 762-0998
david.fox@mindspring.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

SECRETS

Secrets is a documentary that reveals the current state of teenage sexual awareness by following four young people in various states of discovering sex and sexuality. Through Caro (17), Avelina (13), Oliver (17) and Kyle (15), we investigate the divide between teen sexual knowledge and sexual intelligence. Will these teens, faced with tough decisions, make the best ones?

Mini DV

43 minutes

Colour

Producers

Lynn Booth

Trish Williams

Executive Producer

Lynn Booth

Director

Arlene Ami

Scriptwriter

Trish Williams

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

Filmoption
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

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

SÉRIE BIOGRAPHIQUE II

This biography series looks at four notable Quebecers: controversial psychologist Pierre Mailloux and TV hosts Guy Mongrain and Claire Lamarche - all media personalities - and Dr. Wilfrid Derome, who founded North America's first forensic laboratory in 1914.

DVC Pro

4 x 45 minutes

Colour

Producer

Luc Harvey

Executive Producer

Jean-Pierre Morin

Director and Scriptwriter

Sylvio Jacques

Host

Patrick Labbé

Production

Vivavision inc.
1973, rue Falardeau
Montreal Quebec
H2K 2L9
Canada
(514) 527-9700
(514) 527-9625
vivavision@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 2005

BAISE MAJESTÉ

Sex, Truth and Videotape looks at contemporary sexual practices by giving voice to those who are at the forefront of the discussion today: women. The program deals bluntly, personally and irreverently with the topic - by listening not to what the experts have to say but by letting women themselves talk frankly about their sex lives.

DV Cam

6 x 46 minutes

Colour

Producers

Mary Armstrong

Monique Simard

Director and Scriptwriter

Francine Pelletier

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

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

SHARING CIRCLE (THE) XIII

The Sharing Circle is a celebration of life that embraces people from all races and cultures. Hosted by series creator and executive producer Lisa Meeches, The Sharing Circle delivers intimate and detailed stories, and offers in-depth, critical analysis of the series' subjects, all the while remaining true to the roots of Aboriginal spirituality.

Betacam SP
DV Cam
Digital Betacam

20 x 24 minutes

Colour

Producers

Kyle Irving

Kim Bell

Liz Jarvis

Executive Producer and Narrator

Lisa Meeches

Directors and Scriptwriters

Doug Howe

Cam Bennett

Noah Erenberg

Ryan Slater

Production

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

SHE'S ONLY SIX

She's Only Six is a haunting and sometimes humorous account of the devastating effects of childhood sexual abuse. Filmmaker Cynthia Banks gives birth to a daughter and plunges into insanity when post-traumatic stress disorder blurs the lines between past and present, mother and daughter, and ally and perpetrator. Using historical 16 mm film, Hi 8 home video, audio and print diaries intercut with Betacam scenes, Banks documents the destruction of a life and the courageous journey to rebuild it.

Betacam
16 mm
Hi8
Mini DV

minutes

Colour, black and white

Producers and Directors

Cindy Banks

Elizabeth Etue

Scriptwriter

Cindy Banks

Production

Banks Productions
120 Warwick Ave.
Ajax Ontario
L1Z 1L3
Canada
(416) 578-0313
banksproductions@rogers.com

Distribution – Canada

kineticvideo.com
511 Bloor St. W.
2nd Floor
Toronto Ontario
M5S 1Y4
Canada
(416) 538-6613
(416) 538-9984

www.kineticvideo.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

SHUT UP AND WRITE ME

Aspiring writer Andrew Johnston documents his efforts to write a children's novel in the midst of a busy career, massive conflicts of interest, deadlines, and the demands of a modern dad of two kids under three. The harried vérité is punctuated by commentary from two of the author's (animated) creations: Sir Trawberry Moose and Ron Pigfish, a cynical and unattractive character who, though not in the novel, has lots of unwelcome opinions.

DV Cam

75 minutes

Colour

Producer

Andrea Nemtin

Director and Scriptwriter

Andrew Johnston

Production

PTV Productions Inc.
67 Portland St
Toronto Ontario
M5V 2M9
Canada
(416) 531-0100
(416) 537-2145
info@ptvproductions.ca
www.ptvproductions.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

SILENT MESSENGERS

Think Canadian Arctic. Think again, as you journey with Inuk movie star Natar Ungalaq and writer/photographer Norman Hallendy. By canoe and on snowmobile they scour an unforgettable landscape in search of the ultimate symbol of Inuk culture, the mysterious stone figures known as Inuksuit. Their surprising journey reveals hunters, world-renowned sculptors and filmmakers, conflicted modern teens and aging elders: a world energized by sudden change and unexpected contradictions. This is a road movie without a road.

High definition

minutes

Colour

Producers

Terry Greenlaw

Annette Clarke

Executive Producers

William D. Macgillivray

Terry Greenlaw

Director

William D. Macgillivray

With

Norman Hallendy

Natar Ungalaq

Production

Picture Plant Ltd.
983 Kingsburg Beach Rd.
Rose Bay Nova Scotia
B0J 2X0
Canada
(902) 766-0174
(902) 766-0175
tgreenlaw@pictureplant.com
www.pictureplant.com

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

Distribution – Canada

Picture Plant Releasing
983 Kingsburg Beach Rd.
Rose Bay Nova Scotia
B0J 2X0
Canada
(902) 766-0174
(902) 766-0175
tgreenlaw@pictureplant.com
www.pictureplant.com

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

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

SITUATION CRITICAL

Highly charged and fast-paced, Situation Critical depicts the panic, relief, suspense and heartbreak of life in an urban hospital emergency room. Shot in "vérité" style, audiences witness dramatic stories while watching some of the best emergency medical teams as they fight to save lives against often formidable odds, where every second counts.

DV Cam

10 x 44 minutes

Colour

Producers

Barri Cohen

Paul Kilback

Shelby Taylor

Executive Producers

Ira Levy

Peter Williamson

Ron Singer

Supervising Producer

Kirsten Scollie

Directors

Jacques Holdender

Dan Robinson

Lara Fitzgerald

Narrator

Robin Ward

Production

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

Distribution

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

SKIN DEEP V

Skin Deep documents the real-life experiences of real people who have chosen to undergo cosmetic and reconstructive surgery. Each episode follows an individual or individuals as they embark on their personal journeys of physical and emotional transformation.

DV Cam
Mini DV

26 x 23 minutes

Colour

Producers

Susan Tonna

Sarah Sked

Executive Producers

Amos Adetuyi

Alfons Adetuyi

Marva Ollivierre

Director

Alfons Adetuyi

Production

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

Distribution

Inner City Films Inc.
260 Spadina Avenue
Suite 400
Toronto Ontario
M5T 2E4
Canada
(416) 368-3339
(416) 368-5234
info@innercityfilms.ca
www.innercityfilms.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

SLAM BAM

Slam Bam is a crowd-roaring, body-slamming scientific adventure through the world of professional wrestling. This documentary reveals not only what's real in wrestling, but what's truly dangerous and deadly. With comments from retired wrestler Bret "Hitman" Hart and computer animation illustrating moves, the series follows students at a professional wrestling school in Toronto. Slam Bam shows that professional wrestlers are gymnasts with attitude, practicing a very dangerous sport.

Digital Betacam

2 x 46 minutes

Colour

Producer, Director and Scriptwriter

Ricki Glinert

Executive Producer

Ed Glinert

Narrator

David Pritchard

Production

Casablanca Media Television Inc. / Slam Bam Production Inc.
365 Bloor St. W.
Suite 1610
Toronto Ontario
M4W 3L4
Canada
(416) 921-9214
(416) 921-0985
rglinert@casaent.com
www.casablancamedia.com

Distribution – Canada

Casablanca Media Television Inc.
365 Bloor St. W.
Suite 1610
Toronto Ontario
M4W 3L4
Canada
(416) 921-9214
(416) 921-0985
rglinert@casaent.com
www.casablancamedia.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

SLAMMIN' IRON: REBUILDING THE WORLD

This riveting documentary follows the lives of death-defying ironworkers from Canada as they help rebuild the World Trade Center. These amazing men, from a community of Mohawks near Montréal and from various towns in Newfoundland, follow in the footsteps of their grandfathers and fathers who built the famous Manhattan skyline. Shot in High Definition, the film takes viewers into the world of the unimaginable dangers the men face every day of their working lives.

High definition

45 minutes

Colour, black and white

Producer

Leigh Badgley

Executive Producers

Gabriela Schonbach

Brian Hamilton

Director and Scriptwriter

Jerry Thompson

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 (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

SOLO PARENT

Balancing work and family life is never easy. Even less so when you are a single parent. An increasing number of men and women are nevertheless choosing to raise their children alone, or even to adopt children on their own. This documentary introduces a few remarkable, trendsetting individuals who are part of the "solo parenting" movement now emerging in Quebec, the United States and Sweden.

DVC Pro

52 minutes

Colour

Producer

Nathalie Barton

Director

Doïna Harap

Scriptwriter

Iolande Cadrin-Rossignol

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 2005

SOUVENIR D'ACAPULCO

Acapulco, April 4, 2003. Two Quebecers, one Canadian and nine Americans were charged with sexually abusing minors. The charges shocked the residents of Acapulco, a resort town economically dependent on the international tourist trade. Six weeks after his arrest, one of the accused hanged himself after writing "I'm not guilty!" on the wall of his prison cell. This documentary chronicles the trial and condemns one of the evils of contemporary society: the sexual exploitation of children.

Digital Betacam

50 minutes

Colour

Producer

Yanick Létourneau

Director and Scriptwriter

Diego Briceño-Orduz

Production/Distribution

Périphéria Productions
5455 de Gaspé
Bureau 1104
Montreal Quebec
H2T 3B3
Canada
(514) 948-8005
(514) 499-8951
info@peripheria.ca
www.peripheria.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

SOUVENIR NÉCESSAIRE (LE)

Genocide? Ethnic cleansing? Act of war? Two hundred and fifty years after the tragic expulsion of the Acadians, certain basic questions remain. Moving between Montréal, New York City, Grand-Pré, and Moncton, this documentary explores the Acadian deportation. Writer Serge Patrice Thibodeau and filmmaker Renée Blanchar offer a new perspective on the event, their thoughts complemented by the insightful contributions of several experts on the topic. The result is an emotional journey which humanizes history and explores its relevance to today's world.

DV Cam
Digital Betacam

60 minutes

Colour

Producer

Cécile Chevrier

Director and Scriptwriter

Renée Blanchar

Host

Christian Mercier

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 2005

SOUVENIR OF CANADA

Souvenir of Canada is a fascinating documentary about who we are as Canadians at the dawn of the 21st century. Writer Douglas Coupland, one of Canada's leading national voices, is our tour guide on a funny but tender journey that "makes us stop, look and marvel at who we are, what we have, and where we might be going." It tells a story about a nation searching for itself and seeking out the most amazing places and objects to find what makes it unique.

16 mm
Digital Betacam

60 minutes

Colour

Producers

Shari Cohen

Robert Cohen

Gerry Flahive

Executive Producers

Shari Cohen

Robert Cohen

Robin Neinstein

Director

Robin Neinstein

Scriptwriters

Barry Stevens

Robin Neinstein

Douglas Coupland

Host

Douglas Coupland

Production/International distribution

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

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

SPECIAL SCRIBE (A)

A Special Scribe tells the story of a woman whose personal quest for religious fulfillment is shaking a tradition thousands of years old. It's an exploration of a world of ancient customs, hallowed rituals and the making of beautiful religious art. Although we marvel at this extraordinary marriage of art and spirit, conflict is never far below the surface. This tale also raises issues that ask us to think deeply about tradition and change, tolerance and acceptance.

DV Cam

47 minutes

Colour

Producers, Executive Producers, Directors and Scriptwriters

Donna Zuckerbrot

Daniel Zuckerbrot

Production

Reel Time Images Inc.
41 Cadillac Ave.
Toronto Ontario
M3H 1S3
Canada
(416) 633-5567
(416) 633-6107
donnaz@rogers.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

SPHÈRES, TOURNÉE MONDIALE EN ONTARIO

To commemorate the tragic events of September 11, 2001, sculptor Laurent Vaillancourt travels to 19 Ontario towns named after famous international cities - such as Dublin, Paris, Vienna, Zurich, Delhi, Toledo and Florence. As a symbol of global harmony, he offers each community a steel sphere which he will create on site.

DV Cam

50 minutes

Colour

Producer, Director and Scriptwriter

Babek Aliassa

With

Laurent Vaillancourt

Normand Renaud

Production

Les Films Rostam Inc.
59 Fuller Ave.
Toronto Ontario
M6R 2C4
Canada
(416) 516-3085
babekaliassa@yahoo.com
www.nt.net/world

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

STAR IN THE MAKING (A)

A Star in the Making is a performing-arts documentary about 16-year-old Sarah Clark and her quest to be a star of the ballet. The documentary tells Sarah's story from her beginnings as a young girl taking ballet lessons at a dance school in Thornhill, Ontario to her studies at the legendary Moscow State Academy of Choreography - known to the world as the "Bolshoi School" of dance - and then to the prestigious International Ballet Competition in Varna, Bulgaria.

Digital Betacam

53 minutes

Colour

Producers and Executive Producers

Sherman Snukal

Yosif Feyginberg

Director

Yosif Feyginberg

Scriptwriter

Sherman Snukal

Production

Artec Film and Video Inc. / Artec Media Inc.
401 Richmond St. W.
Studio 434
Toronto Ontario
M5V 3A8
Canada
(416) 979-0766
(416) 979-0960
artecfav@bellnet.ca

Distribution

Artec Film and Video Inc.
401 Richmond St. W.
Studio 434
Toronto Ontario
M5V 3A8
Canada
(416) 979-0766
(416) 979-0960
artecfav@bellnet.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

STORIES OF MOTHERS & DAUGHTERS

Stories of Mothers & Daughters explores the primal, loving and emotionally charged relationship between mothers and daughters. Confessional, daring and honest, the series follows mothers and daughters reuniting to celebrate a bond too often taken for granted.

DV Cam

13 x 22 minutes

Colour

Producers

Ira Levy

Peter Williamson

Barri Cohen

Executive Producers

Ira Levy

Peter Williamson

Supervising Producer

Kirsten Scollie

Director

Leslie Côté

Production

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

Distribution

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

TO BUILD A NATION

Creating a nation takes more than bold ideas. It takes sweat, courage and determination to build the structures that make a country proud and prosperous. Great engineering marvels become visual icons of recognition and identity, both at home and abroad. They are engines of growth and change, echoing with the voices of those who design them, build them and use them.

Digital Betacam

6 x 47 minutes

Colour

Producer

Janice Tufford

Executive Producer

Laszlo Barna

Directors and Scriptwriters

Liam O'Rinn

Colin King

Matt Gallagher

Dugald Maudsley

Host

Tom McCamus

Production

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

Distribution – Canada

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

SWEDENBORG: MYSTIC OR COWBOY?

In the mid-1700s, scientist and philosopher Emanuel Swedenborg began receiving communications from the Lord which he interpreted and documented in a series of books. Over centuries, these writings influenced such historic figures as Emerson, Balzac, Blake, Jung, Johnny (Appleseed) Chapman, J.M. Schneider and countless others. The director of this film, Michael Hamm (a Swedenborgian), explores the evolution of Swedenborg faith, and discovers that his own grandfather was critical in bringing this, the New Church, to Western Canada.

Betacam SP
16 mm
Super 16 mm
DVC Pro 24 P

48 minutes

Colour

Producer and Executive Producer

Kerrie Long

Director and Scriptwriter

Michael Hamm

Production/Distribution

Frame 30 Productions Ltd.
10816A-82 Ave.
Suite 202
Edmonton Alberta
T6E 2B3
Canada
(780) 439-5322
(780) 431-1905
frame30@frame30.com
www.frame30.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

TAKING IT OFF IV

Taking it Off is back with an East–West twist this season, bumping up its number of pound-shedders from 6 to 10 participants, split evenly between Calgary and Halifax. The fourth season of this award-winning series features clashes between Atkins lovers and naysayers, testosterone-laden competitions, "I'm there for you" relationships, and all the successes - big and small - we've come to expect from Taking it Off.

Betacam SP

13 x 46 minutes

Colour

Executive Producer

Margaret Mardirossian

Supervising Producer

Erin Berube

Directors

Connie Edwards

Eppo Eerkes

Scott Simpson

Heather McCormac

Scriptwriter

Donovan Workun

Production

Anaid Productions Inc. / Takeoff IV Productions Inc.
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 2005

TED'S STORY: HONOURING MELISSA

Ted's Story: Honouring Melissa explores the emotional fallout faced by those who have been affected by the death of a loved one as a result of impaired driving. The documentary reveals the tremendous guilt that the documentary's subject, Ted, must live with for the rest of his life, and also follows the two families affected by the tragedy, demonstrating how they strive to live with their grief.

Mini DV

47 minutes

Colour

Producer

Lori Kuffner

Director

Stephen Hall

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 (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

THREE PASSIONS OF BERTRAND RUSSELL (THE)

Using the letters, photos, film and books in the Bertrand Russell Archives at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Russell experts and others show how Russell's ideas continue to have an impact today. Each of the three programs in the series looks at this renowned philosopher and his ideas through one of the three passions that he said ruled his life: the longing for love, the search for knowledge, and the need to alleviate human misery.

Betacam SP

3 x 60 minutes

Colour, black and white

Producer

Jennifer MacLennan

Executive Producer

David Wesley

Director

Siobhan Flanagan

Scriptwriters

Hugh Fraser

David Wesley

Narrator

Lister Sinclair

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

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

TRÉSORS VIVANTS

Writers, politicians, university professors, entrepreneurs, communicators, judges, artists - the subjects of this series have all contributed enormously to our society and left their mark on our time. Each, in his or her own way, has made our world a more beautiful, richer, and greater place. Although now in their twilight years, they continue to strive for excellence, whether in their chosen field of activity or in other areas. Energetic, generous, passionate about life, serene, fiery... they look back on their lives and in so doing impart the accumulated wisdom of their experience.

DV Cam

4 x 23 minutes

Colour

Producer

Cécile Chevrier

Directors

Pierre Bernier

Ginette Pellerin

Paul Arseneau

Charles Thériault

With

Jacques Languirand

Jacques Hébert

Edgar Gallant

Muriel Roy

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 2005

TSHINANU

Tshinanu illustrates the vitality of today's First Nations communities. Each of its 26 instalments focuses on a specific "action verb," or theme, which shows how the communities organize and cope with the reality of their everyday lives. Through its striking and original subjects, complemented by vivid footage, Tshinanu draws a fascinating portrait of First Nations people in action, its aim being to "share" their culture rather than "define" it.

DV Cam

26 x 30 minutes

Colour

Producers

Jean Huppé

Marie Gros

Executive Producers

Jean-Yves de Banville

Bernard Hervieux

Directors

Éliette Aubin

Erica Pomerance

Joséphine Bacon

Jason Brennan

Louise Giguère

Production/Distribution

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 (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

TUNGUSKA PROJECT (THE)

The Tunguska Project follows First Nations (Cree) playwright Floyd Favel on a journey to the site of an explosion which occurred in the skies over Siberia nearly a century ago. The explosion was felt around the world, but its cause remains a mystery. Favel travels to Siberia to research his next play; he listens to the theories of the nomadic Evenki reindeer herders, searches for the message the explosion may have had for all Indigenous peoples... and finds some answers for himself.

16 mm
Super 8
Mini DV

83 minutes

Colour, black and white

Producer

Gisèle Gordon

Executive Producer

Jody Shapiro

Directors

Gisèle Gordon

David Best

Production/International distribution

Urban Nation
229 Lisgar St.
Toronto Ontario
M6J 3G6
Canada
(416) 533-0056
(416) 533-5753
gisele@urbannation.com
www.urbannation.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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

UN HOMME À L'ÎLE DE SERCQ

Un homme à l'île de Sercq examines what it means to be alive and what our personal "missions" are. Told from the point of view of a pastor who visits reclusive people living on Sark - the smallest of the British Channel Islands, located off the coast of France - the film touches on such topics as a inner life, lifestyle changes, spirituality, and what our presence on earth means for ourselves and for others.

DV Cam

52 minutes

Colour

Producer

Claude Cartier

Director and Scriptwriter

Isabelle Raynault

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 2005

UN TUEUR SI PROCHE II

This documentary series examines 10 criminal cases which made their way through Canada's justice system over the last few years. The series focuses on crimes committed by people who had no previous criminal record, who at first glance did not seem any different from ordinary citizens. Each episode consists of interviews conducted with witnesses close to the case as well as experts. The interviews are complemented visually by archival materials, family papers and dramatic re- enactments.

Digital Betacam

10 x 60 minutes

Colour

Producer

André Dupuy

Executive Producers

Jaquelin Bouchard

Daniel Beauchesne

Director

Bernard Nadeau

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 2005

UNAKULUK, DEAR LITTLE ONE

Adopting a child from a relative, a friend, somebody you know, is very common in Inuit culture. In fact, adoption is part of the culture, with every family experiencing it in one way or another. As individuals talk about their own experiences with adoption, the film allows us to see how this traditional custom changes with the reality of contemporary life in the North.

DV Cam

48 minutes

Colour

Producers

Marie-Hélène Cousineau

Mary Kunuk

Madeline Ivalu

Directors

Marie-Hélène Cousineau

Mary Kunuk

Scriptwriters

Marie-Hélène Cousineau

Georgette Duchaine

With

Mary Kunuk

Madeline Ivalu

Susan Avingaq

Alexandre Apak Cousineau

Production

Arnait Video Productions
5764, av. Monkland
Bureau 211
Montreal Quebec
H4A 1E9
Canada
(514) 369-1097
arnait@isuma.ca

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

UNBREAKABLE MINDS

Every child is born full of promise, ready to go forth in the world and meet his destiny. But for those diagnosed with schizophrenia in the prime of their lives, independence, acceptance, and even a place to call home usually slip beyond their grasp. Unbreakable Minds is a poignant, humorous and entirely unforgettable portrayal of Randy, Brad and Rob, three engaging men suffering from the most debilitating of mental illnesses. Through their heroic struggles, they present a challenge to society - to smash one of the last taboos.

Betacam SP

56 minutes

Colour

Producer and Scriptwriter

Irene Angelico

Director

Abbey Neidik

Production/Distribution – Canada

DLI Productions
1114, av. Laurier Ouest
Montreal Quebec
H2V 2L4
Canada
(514) 272-2220
(514) 272-2551
info@dliproductions.ca
www.dliproductions.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 (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

UNCHARTED SURVEYOR: THE PETER FIDLER STORY

In the year 1788, what was to become the province of Manitoba was anything but a quiet wilderness. A corporate war over a century in the making was brewing between the fur-trading companies of the day. That fall, a young Hudson's Bay Company employee from the midlands of England would set foot in Manitoba for the first time. He was destined to become one of the most accomplished surveyors and explorers in Canadian history. His name was Peter Fidler, and this is his story.

16 mm
DV Cam

2 x 22 minutes

Colour

Producer

Kyle Bornais

Executive Producers

Kyle Bornais

John Barnard

Director

John Barnard

Scriptwriters

Chris Charney

John Barnard

With

Michael Siegers

Deene Fontaine

Peter Hayward

Production

Farpoint Films Inc.
1335 Erin Street
Suite 202
Winnipeg Manitoba
R3C 2S7
Canada
(204) 222-3755
(204) 772-0045
info@farpointfilms.com
www.farpointfilms.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

UNE PETITE SOCIÉTÉ DES NATIONS

The relatively unknown Montréal district of Parc-Extension is a veritable United Nations of different languages, religions and ethnicities. Indeed, Parc-Ex is the city's most multi-ethnic neighbourhood, a unique and remarkable place where cultural diversity thrives. Une petite société des nations explores the district's complex social reality by looking closely at a group of grade-one students and their teacher.

DV Cam

75 minutes

Colour

Producer

Francine Allaire

Executive Producer

Arnie Gelbart

Director and Scriptwriter

Sylvie Groulx

Production/Distribution

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 (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

UNGRATEFUL DEAD (THE)

The Ungrateful Dead examines the re-birth of international justice - a vision of justice that died 50 years ago after the Nuremberg and Tokyo trials following the Second World War. Canada has been a prime mover behind the new momentum for justice, from the ad hoc tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda, to the new International Criminal Court and its first investigation in northern Uganda. The documentary also looks at the United States's unwillingness to sign up for international justice.

DV Cam

90 minutes

Colour

Producers

Judy Jackson

David Springbett

Director and Scriptwriter

Judy Jackson

Production

Judy Films Inc.
246 Morningside Rd.
Saltspring Island British Columbia
V8K 1V8
Canada
(250) 653-4068
judy@saltspringwireless.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

VICE CACHÉ

Hosted by Quebec celebrities, this series follows several women who are following a course of treatment or therapy for addiction in various treatment centres across Quebec. The series looks at addiction to ecstasy, with Jean-Marie Lapointe; cocaine, with France Castel; heroin, with François Jean; alcohol, with Pierre Collin; prescription drugs, with Pierre Harel; and gambling, with Michel Jasmin. Through the eyes of the hosts, and the intimate experiences of the women themselves, we follow every step of the recovery process.

DV Cam

6 x 60 minutes

Colour

Producer

Stephan Raymond

Director and Scriptwriter

Hélène Pichette

Hosts

France Castel

Pierre Collin

Michel Jasmin

François Jean

Pierre Harel

Jean-Marie Lapointe

Production

Communications Stephan Raymond inc.
8346, av. Henri-Julien
Montreal Quebec
H2P 2J4
Canada
(514) 382-9644
stephanraymond@videotron.ca

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

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

VICTOR-LÉVY BEAULIEU, DU BORD DES BÊTES

Victor-Lévy Beaulieu has been one of Quebec's most prolific writers for the past 25 years. He is a man of many words, in his private as well as public life, and expresses his convictions loudly and forcefully. Incorporating excerpts from Beaulieu's writings, which enrich his on-camera commentary, this documentary reveals the shadows and light in Beaulieu's life and work, the whisperings in his house, and what happens between the whispers, when nothing remains but silence...

DVC Pro

60 minutes

Colour

Producer

André Mailly

Director and Scriptwriter

Manon Barbeau

With

Victor-Lévy Beaulieu

Michel Garneau

Production/International 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

Distribution – Canada

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

VOICI L'HOMME

At a time when the mere mention of religion often elicits snide or dismissive commentary, this documentary invites us to meet the Agapaix theatre company which, in the 31 years of its existence, has performed only one work: "Voici l'Homme," a play about the life of Jesus written by a priest with a particularly original imagination. Voici l'Homme looks at this delightful and unpredictable amateur troupe, which brings together - not without friction - former junkies, mothers, atheists, retired people...

DV Cam
Mini DV

60 minutes

Colour

Producer

Paul Lapointe

Executive Producer

Brigitte Dion

Director and Scriptwriter

Catherine Hébert

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

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

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

VOIX DES MECHIF II (LA)

La Voix des Mechif II explores the life and heritage of the Mechif of the Great Northern Plains, in Western Canada: from the Red-Assiniboine River basins in southern Manitoba, to the foothills of the Rockies, and from the Turtle Mountain region north to Fort Providence, Northwest Territories. Mechif participants narrate their own stories, depicting their world views, culture and spirit.

Betacam SP

13 x 24 minutes

Colour

Producer, Executive Producer and Director

Raoul McKay

Scriptwriters

Raoul McKay

Susan McIntyre

Jacquie Black

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

VOYAGEURS (LES)

This series traces the history of the voyageurs and the Fur Trade that cemented the alliance between Europeans and Indian bands - an alliance which served as the foundation for the creation of Canada. The story is told by historians from across North America - men, women, French Canadians, English Canadians, Americans, First Nations and Metis - whose multicultural heritage perfectly reflects that of the voyageurs and their descendants.

High definition

2 x 60 minutes

Colour

Producers

Charles Lavack

Louis Paquin

Director

Jean Bourbonnais

Scriptwriter

Louise Pelletier

With

Hugolin Chevrette

Raine Morin

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 (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

VU DU LARGE

Vu du large is a series of documentaries which provides a new, up-to-date look at the majestic St. Lawrence River. We meet several people who are passionate about this waterway, a unique part of our country's heritage, and who share a common vision of its future. The series explores such themes as the river's current condition, research initiatives, navigation, wetlands and food sources.

Betacam SP
DV Cam

minutes

Colour

Producer

André Mailly

Executive Producer

Vic Pelletier

Directors

Paul Lapointe

Robert Tremblay

Martin Matte

Jean-François Bouchard

Jean Guénette

Thomy Laporte

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

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

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 2005

GUERRE DES SEXES (LA)

The War of the Sexes is a combination scientific study and "reality"-style challenge which pits men against women in a variety of entertaining, "real" competitive situations (rally, treasure hunt, games, etc). Scenes of the competition alternate with discussions among researchers regarding the differences between the sexes: are differences due to childhood conditioning or age-old processes which date back to the dawn of man?

Mini DV - 24 P

5 x 60 minutes

Colour

Producer

Josée Vallée

Executive Producers

Jacques Blain

Richard Speer

Directors

Miryam Bouchard

François Bégin

Scriptwriters

Marie-Josée Cardinal

Jon Kalina

Hosts

Emmanuel Bilodeau

Annick Lemay

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

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 2005

JEUNES DE LA COURONNE (LES)

Wards of the Crown looks at the challenges facing teenagers who are about to experience freedom after a childhood spent as wards of the Crown. The film chronicles their pasts - during which they were repeatedly moved from one foster home to another. It is a story of teenagers caught between a past they would soon rather forget and a future they've long dreamed about but can't begin to imagine.

Betacam SP

60 minutes

Colour

Producers

Marie-Pierre Gariépy

Claudette Jaiko

Executive Producer

Robert Charbonneau

Director

Andrée Cazabon

Scriptwriters

Andrée Cazabon

Christion Schnobb

Production

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

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

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 2005

WEBDREAMS

Webdreams enters the labyrinth of the Internet adult-entertainment industry by following a diverse cast of online entrepreneurs based in Montréal, one of the largest production centres in North America. From those who have created a small business using a home computer and a webcam to the high flyers who travel the world marketing and producing material for their Web sites, the series follows a unique cast of characters who live their lives - even the private parts - on a very public electronic playing field.

DV Cam

10 x 30 minutes

Colour

Producer

Mike Kronish

Executive Producer

Arnie Gelbart

Directors

Ziad Touma

Josh Dorsey

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 2005

WEIRD SEX AND SNOWSHOES

Fresh, fast-paced, and funny - Weird Sex and Snowshoes is a bilingual documentary that showcases more than 70 Canadian films and interviews 21 of the most prominent Canadian directors. It's a documentary that will open our eyes to what's under our noses: great cinema with a perspective all our own.

Betacam SP

60 minutes

Colour, black and white

Producer and Executive Producer

Gabriela Schonbach

Director

Jill Sharpe

Scriptwriter

Dianna Bodnar

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 – 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

International 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 (EIP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

MISSION BALEINES

Never has the world been closer to declaring open war against the right whale, one of the world's largest mammals. While member nations of the International Whaling Commission argue over whether to resume commercial hunting of the world's cetaceans, devoted scientists work diligently to save the last remaining right whales - survivors of the largest commercial depletion of an ocean resource. Aboard the ship Sedna IV, scientists embark on a humanitarian and scientific mission in search of the last remaining whales.

High definition

2 x 52 minutes

Colour

Producer

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 – 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 2005

QUELS CIRQUES !

What a Circus! explores the world of the circus by profiling Quebec artists who are performing under the big top all around the world. Each episode looks at the lives of these travelling artists and takes us on a round-the-world trip in search of today's circuses.

DV Cam

13 x 24 minutes

Colour

Producer

Orlando Arriagada

Directors

Pascal Sanchez

Danic Champoux

Scriptwriter

Pascal Sanchez

With

Sofranie Trencia

Marie-Hélène d'Amours

Jinny Jacinto

Mercedes Chénard

Production

Altau Tutti Frutti Films Inc.
225, rue Roy est
Bureau 200
Montreal Quebec
H2W 1M5
Canada
(514) 843-3355
info@altaututtifrutti.com
www.frvmedia.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 (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

FALLAIT Y PENSER !

This series explores the technological and scientific secrets behind everyday objects. These are the ordinary, widespread, even banal items we use daily, items which, beneath their apparent simplicity, contain a world of surprising scientific discoveries. They are associated with a variety of ordinary tasks: drinking, cooking, sleeping, washing, lighting a room, walking, cleaning, transportation, renovation... and seduction!

Digital Betacam

10 x 46 minutes

Colour

Producers

Nicola Merola

Nicole Faucher

Executive Producers

Jaquelin Bouchard

Daniel Beauchesne

Directors

François Méthé

Denis Blaquière

Michel Pelletier

Serge Marcil

Jean-François Monette

Scriptwriters

Denis Blaquière

Jacques Davidts

Robert Davidts

Gilles Brien

Maura Kealy

Jon Kalina

Hosts

Karine Lavergne

Simon Boudreault

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 2005

WINNING

Who wants to be a millionaire? Winning, a powerful, deeply moving and ultimately joyous documentary, tracks six Canadian and American lottery winners to find out how heaps of money have altered their lives, for better or for worse. The film goes behind the scenes with one winner who walks through the prize-office door with a winning ticket, and profiles past winners. It tells the eccentric rags-to-riches, and sometimes riches-to-rags, stories of people who have caught the ultimate lucky break.

High definition
Digital Betacam

57 minutes

Colour

Producers

Catherine Annau

Howard Hutton

Peter Starr

Director

Catherine Annau

Production

Annau Inc.
62 Oriole Gardens
Suite 2
Toronto Ontario
M4V 1V7
Canada
(416) 927-8887

Howard Hutton
6249 Jubilee Rd.
Halifax Nova Scotia
B3H 2G4
Canada
(902) 832-4461

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

www.nfb.ca

Distribution - U.S. and Latin America

National Film Board of Canada
821 Bay St.
Suite A4
Santa Monica California
90405
United States
(800) 542-2164
(310) 399-4519
c.rogers@nfb.ca
www.nfb.ca

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

WOMEN BEHIND THE BADGE

Women Behind The Badge is an action-packed, touching and revealing documentary series charting the highs and lows of six women on the police force. With unprecedented access to the officers' home life, workplace and crime scenes, the show provides an intimate view of policing that has never been seen before.

Betacam SP
Mini DV

3 x 50 minutes

Colour

Producers and Executive Producers

Leanna Crouch

Jesse Fawcett

Rudy Buttignol

Director and Scriptwriter

Nadine Pequeneza

Production/Distribution – Canada

Telefactory
67 Portland St.
Toronto Ontario
M5V 2M9
Canada
(416) 929-3206
(416) 929-6200

www.telefactory.ca

International distribution

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

WOODWARD'S: THE COMPETITION

Woodward's department store has become an icon of failure in the most desperate inner-city neighbourhood in the country - Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. But with hard-nosed political will, one city councillor is trying to change the future of the neighbourhood. He is running a competition between four developers and their architects to see who can win a $150-million deal to redevelop Woodward's. This film follows the process.

Betacam SP

45 minutes

Colour

Producers and Directors

Carolyn Schmidt

Robert Duncan

Executive Producer and Scriptwriter

Robert Duncan

Host

David McIlwraith

Production

International Documentary Television Corp.
73 Alexander St.
Vancouver British Columbia
V6A 1B2
Canada
(604) 664-0450
(604) 664-0451
Hello@doctv.com
www.doctv.com

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund (LFP)

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

Y PARAÎT QUE... II

Cycle two of Y paraît que... continues with the twin objectives of the first series: to gather together and preserve the legends and folktales of Quebec. Hosted by renowned storyteller Jocelyn Bérubé, the series looks at 26 legends and aims to bring to life both the well-known and lesser-known folktales from the history of French Canada.

Betacam SP

13 x 24 minutes

Colour

Producer

Vic Pelletier

Directors

Guillaume Lévesque

Vic Pelletier

Cast

Jocelyn Bérubé

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

Distribution

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

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

ZARATHUSHTRA, PROPHET OF LIGHT

Zarathushtra, Prophet of Light is a documentary miniseries about the almost 4000-year-long journey of the Zoroastrian faith, from its birth to the present day. The focus is a tiny Zoroastrian community in Atlantic Canada, struggling to survive and maintain its identity and faith. Travelling back through time and across the globe, into the distant past, across ancient empires, we bring into focus the vast and incredibly long history of this faith.

DV Cam PAL

2 x 52 minutes

Colour

Producer and Executive Producer

Richard Zurawski

Directors

Richard Zurawski

Maria MacNeil

Duncan Moss

Scriptwriters

Richard Zurawski

Zachary Abrahams

Production

PAL Productions Inc. / Z&Z Productions Inc.
6960 Mumford Rd.
Suite S11
Halifax Nova Scotia
B3L 4P1
Canada
(902) 443-8566
(902) 431-9943
info@palproductions.ca
www.palproductions.ca

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

CATALOGUE

Documentaries 2005

100% WOMAN

DV Cam

59 minutes

Colour

Producer

Executive Producers

Director

Scriptwriters

Production

Distribution – Canada (Non-theatrical)

International distribution

With the support of

109 (SANG NEUF)

Betacam SP

13 x 30 minutes

Colour

Producer

Directors

Host

Production

With the support of

ABLONI / LA CHEMISE

Betacam SP

60 minutes

Colour

Producer

Director

Scriptwriters

Production

Distribution

With the support of

ACADIE EN CHANSONS (L')

Betacam SP

90 minutes

Colour

Producer

Director and Scriptwriter

Production

Distribution

With the support of

ADAM'S EYES

DV Cam

46 minutes

Colour

Producer, Director and Scriptwriter

Production

Distribution – Canada

With the support of

ADDIS-ABEBA-CANADA : L'ESPRIT DU LYCÉE

Betacam SP

60 minutes

Colour

Producer

Director

Scriptwriters

Production

Distribution

With the support of

FOUR WINGS AND A PRAYER

High definition - 24 P

90 minutes

Colour

Producers

Executive Producers

Director

Scriptwriters

Production

Distribution

With the support of

ALEXANDRA'S ECHO

Betacam SPDVC Pro

47 minutes

Colour

Producers

Executive Producer

Director and Scriptwriter

Narrator

Production

Distribution

With the support of

Betacam SP
DVC Pro

Super 16 mm
Super 8
DVC Pro
Mini DV

DVC Pro
HD Cam

DVC Pro
Digital Betacam

Super 16 mm
DVC Pro