Directed by Michèle Hozer & Peter Raymont
Produced by White Pine Pictures
An enigmatic musical poet, Glenn Gould continues to captivate audiences, twenty-six years after his early passing. This film casts a new light on a man whose ideas were as controversial, and his private life as passionate, as his music.
A Promise to the Dead: The Exile Journey of Ariel Dorfman
Directed by Peter Raymont
Produced by White Pine Pictures
An exploration of exile, memory, longing and democracy as seen through the experiences of the world-renowned writer, Ariel Dorfman - author of numerous works of fiction, plays and essays in Spanish and English. Dorfman's books (including ‘Death and the Maiden', ‘In Case of Fire in a Foreign Land', ‘How to Read Donald Duck' and ‘Other Septembers') have been translated into over 40 languages and his plays performed in more than 100 countries.
Last Call at the Gladstone Hotel
Directed and Produced by Derreck Roemer & Neil Graham
In 2000, developers purchased the crumbling, century-old Gladstone hotel to turn it from a skid row flophouse to an arts hotspot. They think it's empty... until they meet Marilyn, the chambermaid with a heart of gold; Shirley Ann, the cynical front desk clerk; and a motley crew of residents, including Marianne, an ex-bag lady with a sweet personality who has turned her room into a toxic zone. The developers come up with a plan: gradual restoration that would see staff and residents remain upstairs while the bar downstairs stocks designer drinks. It doesn't work.
Shake Hands With The Devil: The Journey of Roméo Dallaire
Directed by Peter Raymont
Associate Producer, Patrick Reed
Produced by White Pine Pictures
In the spring of 1994, Canadian Roméo Dallaire was the Force Commander of a small, under funded, and ultimately doomed UN peacekeeping mission in Rwanda. Despite Dallaire's repeated attempts to convince the international community to intervene, the world turned its back as over 800 000 people were brutally killed in less than a hundred days.
China Rises
Episode 1 - Party Games
Directed by Neil Docherty
Produced by Jennifer Clibbon
China. The scene of the most extraordinary economic, social and political transformation of our time. But it is also a nation struggling with an enormous population, a strained environment, an unequal distribution of wealth and opportunity.
In this episode, China is on the march as Beijing prepares for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games. It is envisioning a new political dawn for a growing nation and is ready to invite the world to see its progress.
Tsepong: A Clinic Called Hope
Directed by Patrick Reed
Produced by White Pine Pictures
Canadian medical personnel race against time to administer life-saving drugs in AIDS-ravaged Lesotho, where one-third of adults are HIV-positive.
If the pilot project fails a drug resistant strain of HIV/AIDS may develop, spreading across the continent, and eventually into the West. Lesotho is at the front-line of the global battle against the AIDS pandemic, with millions of lives at stake
Arctic Dreamer: The Lonely Quest of Viljalmur Stefansson
Directed by Peter Raymont
Produced by White Pine Pictures
An exploration of the fascinating life of the controversial Arcticanthropologist/explorer, Vilhjalmur Stefansson, this documentary includes the fresh perspective of Stefansson’s six forgotten Inuit grandchildren. One of the most famous men of the early 20th century, Stefansson is best known for discovering the "Blond Eskimo" of the central arctic. He was one of the first explorers to adopt the Inuit lifestyle, living off the land. The film incorporates extraordinary, rare archival footage.
