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Documentary Community Remembers Tracey Friesen

by Pat Mullen
January 9, 2025March 12, 2025
Industry/News

Tracey Friesen, former NFB producer, Story Money Impact founder, and longtime advocate for Canadian documentary dies at age 58.

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The Beautiful and the Dammed

by Liam Lacey
September 30, 2024
Features/Industry

Surveying the state of documentary production in western Canada in conversation with filmmakers in British Columbia and the North.

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Silvicola Hacks at the Forest Industry

by Madeline Lines
August 5, 2023
Features/Interviews

Silvicola, directed by Jean-Philippe Marquis, examines the state of British Columbia's forestry industry through the eyes of labourers.

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Behind the Façade Review: Quick Bites of History

by Pat Mullen
June 3, 2021July 5, 2021
Reviews

Every building tells a story. The older the abode, the grander the tale. The short doc series Behind the Façade, produced by Lantern Films, opens the doors of several structures that shape

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DOXA Shorts: Spotlight on Canadian Films

by Pat Mullen
June 24, 2020March 2, 2022
Festivals/Reviews

Short documentaries at DOXA include On Falling, Clebs/Mutts, Lichen, Red Robinson, Home Cooking, The Return, and HIV: Healing Inner Voices.

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British Columbia: From Head Hunters to KONELĪNE

by David Spaner
September 25, 2017September 2, 2021
Essays/Features

When Nettie Wid’s KONELĪNE: our land beautiful (2016) collected three Canadian Screen Award nominations this year, it was another highlight in British Columbia’s rich documentary legacy. It’s a history of innovation, resilience and

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