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Moze Mossanen

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November 12, 2018
Features

Reflections on a Piece of the City

“Why you, Moze?” The question was being asked of me by a young woman with a gorgeous cascade of afro curls. “Why you?” By “you” I knew immediately what she meant. The “you” was in reference to me, a white male filmmaker who was about to embark upon a project

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‘The Journey’ to a Web Series

Making a digi-doc series on Regent Park taught veteran director Moze Mossanen important lessons. He reflects upon the journey towards finding the right format for his story.

Lost Atlantis

Reflections on the Golden Age of television arts programming in Canada, and

Making “Unsung” and Other Tales

"Private broadcasters should respect the conditions of their licence and public broadcasters

Reflections on a Piece of the City

by Moze Mossanen
November 12, 2018
Features

“Why you, Moze?” The question was being asked of me by a young woman with a gorgeous cascade of afro curls. “Why you?” By “you” I knew immediately what she meant. The

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‘The Journey’ to a Web Series

by Moze Mossanen
March 9, 2017
Features

Making a digi-doc series on Regent Park taught veteran director Moze Mossanen important lessons. He reflects upon the journey towards finding the right format for his story.

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Lost Atlantis

by Moze Mossanen
January 15, 2015
Industry

Reflections on the Golden Age of television arts programming in Canada, and the disappearance of these docs as broadcasting declined.

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Making “Unsung” and Other Tales

by Moze Mossanen
February 6, 2014
Industry

"Private broadcasters should respect the conditions of their licence and public broadcasters should get back exactly what their name calls for — public broadcasting."

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TV Docs: Missing in Action?

by Moze Mossanen
April 18, 2013
Industry

So, is the Canadian TV documentary doing OK? Of course, it may never be like it was before …but what is?

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