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Q&A: Filmmaker Captures Reactions of His Family and Friends in Coming Out Doc
Q&A: Filmmaker Captures Reactions of His Family and Friends in Coming Out Doc Filmmaker Alden Peters — film still courtesy of Wolfe Video. In his directorial debut, Coming Out, Alden Peters tackles an issue that seems to be losing some of its relevance these days with the younger millennial generation — officially coming out as gay. The documentary…
Liz Marshall Documents Animal Suffering In Our Ghosts In The Machine
Liz Marshall Documents Animal Suffering In Our Ghosts In The Machine From Our Ghosts In The Machine documentary: this rescued beagle still has the tattoo from when it was experimented on in a research lab — photo credit: Jo-Anne McArthur.Liz Marshall knows the topic of animal rights is a tough subject. She knows most people would rather look away. That’s…
Andrew Nisker's Documentaries Make Personal And Environmental Impact
Andrew Nisker's Documentaries Make Personal And Environmental Impact Filmmaker Andrew Nisker in a scene from his 2007 documentary, Garbage: The Revolution Starts At Home Leave it to a filmmaker to come up with the ultimate snappy tagline for his own life - "Andrew Nisker: activist, filmmaker, proponent for change." With that, visitors to the…
The Bully Project: More Than Just A Film
The Bully Project: More Than Just A Film American director Lee Hirsch and producer Cynthia Lowen, whose timely and riveting — and heart breaking — documentary The Bully Project follows the lives of five bullied children and their families, hopes the film will not only be a teaching tool at schools across North America, but that it starts a whole anti-bullying movement, also called The Bully…
Filmmaker Investigates Canadian Asbestos Industry To Honour Late Father
Filmmaker Investigates Canadian Asbestos Industry To Honour Late Father Kathleen Mullen - Filming in ArizonaToronto-based filmmaker Kathleen Mullen knows a thing or two about bittersweet success. Her latest film, the gripping documentary Breathtaking, investigates the Canadian asbestos industry. Valued since pre-history and commercially mined since the…