Voices from the Atlantic Chapter of the Documentary Organization and independent filmmakers from the region call for more aid with funding and producing to get local stories out to the world.
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Barri Cohen discusses the Documentary Organization of Canada's policy history, it struggles and achievements throughout 40 years of advocacy.
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The history of a history documentary about diplomat and diarist Charles Ritchie that didn’t get made, and why history can be a pain in the neck.
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You see him everywhere, a large sneering bully of a man. He’s the Donald, the #potus—really, is that so much quicker to say than President?—the orange skinned asshole with the trophy wife
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