Executive Producer
Twenty-one years after Alan Zweig’s groundbreaking first feature documentary Vinyl, Zweig returns to the topic of compulsive record collecting with newfound introspection and a sunnier disposition. Punctuated by his signature mirror-confessionals, Records compiles colourful interviews with vinyl enthusiasts, swirling around the proverbial maxim that music has the power to connect us all.
Executive Producer
Cats might be cute but they are decimating the environment just like other invasive species. As ecologists and activists try to control outdoor cat populations, not everyone is on board. Especially in Cornwall, Ontario, where advocates are fighting for humane solutions. Finding a fix won't be easy in this small city with a big cat problem.
Executive Producer
O final dos anos 1970 ficou conhecido como a era de ouro do cinema para alguns cineastas afegãos, à medida que os comunistas assumiram o poder.
Executive Producer
A look at the careers of retired police officers, as described in their own words.
Executive Producer
Igor Kenk was known as the world's most prolific bicycle thief. His shop in Toronto notoriously sold stolen bikes back to their original owners. In 2008 he was arrested and jailed, after which he sold his shop and disappeared. Ten years later in Switzerland, Igor reflects on his past and his new life.
Executive Producer
Follows four women of the estimated 40,000 displaced people moved from the banks of the Xingu River in the Amazon Basin to make space for construction of one of the world's largest dams, the Belo Monte.
Executive Producer
Todos os anos, um novo “superalimento” com propriedades nutricionais extraordinárias, é apresentado ao ocidente. Este filme explora os fatos e mitos por trás dos superalimentos. Revela o efeito cascata dessa indústria nas famílias de agricultores e pescadores mundo afora, explorando paisagens e povos da Bolívia, Etiópia e do arquipélago de Haida Gwaii, no Canadá. Divulga ainda os grandes problemas gerados pela globalização dos superalimentos, incluindo efeitos imprevistos na saúde, segurança alimentar, agricultura sustentável e nas práticas de comércio justo.
Commissioning Editor
Mom and Me is a personal and intimate documentary about a young filmmaker coming of age in extraordinary circumstances. It follows the complicated relationship between director Lena Macdonald and her mother, who was once a filmmaker herself, but ended up homeless, crack-addicted and on the streets. For ten years Lena filmed in the cold, hard streets of Toronto’s inner city and her story is raw, honest and unforgettable. Mom and Me is about addiction, prostitution and despair but it is also a story about family, the power of hope and the tenacity of love.
Executive Producer
The Perfect Story offers a riveting, intimate look at the ethical and moral challenges sparked by the relationship between a foreign correspondent and a young Somali refugee. By revealing the boundaries of journalism and filmmaking, the film questions what stories are told, why, and who gets to tell them.