Surviving:) The Teenage Brain

Forget everything you think you know about teenagers. Surviving:) The Teenage Brain presents cutting edge research from renowned international scientists that challenges preconceived notions about the turbulent years we all endure. Their new theories help explain why teens do what they do and why they are so important to the survival of our species. See it on CBC TV’s The Nature of Things Jan. 19 @ 8 pm (8:30 NT).

TuTuMUCH

Feature documentary

“Swerhone clearly has a passion for the material and an ability to get her subjects to candidly open up on camera.” – Phil Brown, Metro Canada

Through the eyes of 9 young girls from around the world, the feature-length documentary TuTuMUCH is the behind-the-scenes story of what it takes to become a dancer.

Ballet High

Feature documentary

“It’s catty and poignant and an eye-opening glimpse into a unique world. Watching these kids dance, it’s also strikingly beautiful.” -The Globe and Mail

A unique look into the world of a group of remarkable teenagers leading far from typical teenage lives. Ballet High is a feature-length documentary that follows the senior graduating class at a professional ballet school. Trying to balance high school with daily dance classes and auditions, they now have to prove to everyone that they have what it takes to become a professional dancer.

Conspiracy Rising

1 x 1 hour documentary

Set against the global socio-political landscape, Conspiracy Rising explores a number of conspiracy theories in this timely look at conspiracists and the deeply gullible spirit that lurks inside us all. Princess Di was murdered by her ex-husband. 9/11 was an inside job. Area 51 conceals a massive alien cover-up by the US government.

Truth About Liars

1 x 1 hour documentary

“An excellent and enlightening doc about deception.” – John Doyle, The Globe and Mail

The truth is… we are all liars. Scientists say that by the age of four we have all learned to lie. We lie to protect ourselves and others, and to get what we want and need. Featuring the latest science, psychology and technology, this myth-busting and entertaining documentary reveals the only “truth” we know about lying is that everyone does it, and we can’t easily detect it.

One Ocean

4 x 1 hour documentary series

Winner of the 2011 Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival – Best Cross–Platform/New Media Program (One Ocean Interactive)

“A must see for us documentary-philes.” – James Bawden, TV critic and blogger

With spectacular never-before-seen footage, One Ocean is a captivating four-part documentary series that dives into the world’s vast, interconnected ocean ecosystem and tells the story of its turbulent birth to its threatened future. Co-produced with the CBC’s The Nature of Things.

Recreating Eden

65 x ½ hour documentary series

“Recreating Eden is the most extraordinary thing. A sumptuous gardening/biography program, it is not just about spectacular gardens around the world. It is also about the lives of the owners.” – John Doyle, The Globe and Mail

Recreating Eden travels around the world in 65 episodes to uncover some of the world’s greatest public and private gardens and reveal the fascinating personal stories of the gardeners who created them.

Crackberry’d: The Truth About Information Overload

1 x 1 hour documentary

“This fascinating new film…offers a perspective on 21st-century technology that will be enlightening for most and alarming to some.” -Brad Oswald, The Winnipeg Free Press

“Provocative, fast-paced, funny and shocking.” -Western Today

Crackberry’d (also known as Are We Digital Dummies?) explores how modern communications technology is rapidly changing the way we live, sometimes for the better and more often than we’d like to admit… for the worse.

Science of the Senses

4 x 1 hour documentary series

Science of the Senses explores the complex, delicate and richly textured interface between our inner selves and the outer world. This four-part documentary series unlocks the mysteries of the human computer in explaining exactly why we “experience” the sights, smells, touch and sounds of our existence. Co-produced with the CBC’s The Nature of Things.

40 Years of One Night Stands

1 x 1 hour feature documentary

“Brought tears to the eyes…. Irresistible.” – The New York Times

“A loving portrait.” – Starweek Magazine

40 Years of One Night Stands is the extraordinary account of two British “adventurers” who, in the 1940s, moved to the remote Canadian prairies to start a small dance club that would forever change the face of North American ballet. This is the true story of Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet.