Photo: Tom Gould
Productions
Ravishing Rags
3 x 25 minute limited series
Fashion historian Ivan Sayers is joined by fellow collectors Claus Jahnke, corset specialist Melanie Talkington, milliner Edie Orenstein, and an eclectic troupe of fashionistas on a mission to protect their priceless vintage clothing from the consumptive ravages of fast fashion. The series follows their journey to create a museum that preserves Vancouver's history of social change through the stories and sustainability of vintage fashion.
View the whole series for free on TELUS Optik TV Channel 8 or on the TELUS originals online platform, as of October 6, 2023.
Development
Why I Started World Elephant Day
90 minute documentary feature
3 x 60 minute doc series
Filmmaker and World Elephant Day founder Patricia Sims retraces the global movement she sparked in 2012, joining conservation celebrities and pioneers on the frontlines of climate change to uncover innovations offering hope for endangered elephants and their habitat.
The Big Hunt
90 minute documentary feature
An activist filmmaker investigates the ethics and consequences of trophy hunting and questions humanity’s role in nature.
A feature documentary in development with Bell Fund Slate Development funding.
Giving Back
the Habitat
90 minute documentary feature
An adventurous, thought provoking point-of-view documentary that investigates the successes and challenges of big conservation projects led by corporations, government and NGOs. The story follows characters in Africa, Canada and the United States in a call-to-action for humanity to step up to its role as stewards of our Mother Earth.
A feature documentary funded with early stage development, Canadian Media Fund.
