The fonds consists of 44 separate archival series most of which are based on specific production titles. For each title there is a digital master copy of the program(s). Each production includes a set of video and audio elements, the bulk of which are original shoot tapes. In addition there is also corresponding textual material that helps provide context and background for the development of the various projects. The textual and a/v materials have been described in separate sections of the inventory. For both sets of material the numbers assigned during the original cataloguing and creation of the database have been retained and appear in square brackets [ ] as part of the descriptions to allow for cross referencing as necessary.
First donation: This donation is Paperny Film's first to an archival repository and it represents 27 of the company's indigenous proprietary titles (1996-2004) of their approximately 55 non-fiction productions (1996-2007). The collection is comprehensive in that it offers digital master copies of each of the title/series included in this donation. There are 62 original masters that include over 50 hours of recordings. There is also a DVD copy of each of the master tapes to provide easy access to the information.
The collection features over 1900 a/v elements arising from some 27 separate productions. The scope of material includes: BetacamSP, MiniDV, Digial Betacam, DVD, VHS, CDs and digital audio tapes. The majority of the collection consists of original shoot tapes. There are over 1,000 hours of video recordings featuring prominent Canadian including Mortecai Richler, Henry Morgentaler, Jimmy Pattison, and Nancy Green.
In addition to the obvious importance of providing access to full interview interviews with and about prominent Canadians, the a/v elements are also quite instructive in helping communicate an understanding of the creative process that gave rise to particular productions.
The textual material extents to approximately 5.15 metres and also includes over 13,000 photographic images. The images document the various production shoots and, in some cases, include copies of historical photographs/documents that were used in the productions.
Examples of the types of records included with the textual material include: treatments, outlines, synopses, proposals; collected research materials; correspondence relating to development, production, publicity; original interview notes and transcripts, interview schedules; scripts (and drafts), storyboards; production schedules, production reports and daily call sheets; publicity stills, negatives, transparencies and digital photographs; marketing plans, publicity packages, one-sheets, press releases and coverage; transcripts of completed shows; EDL's (edited decision list), assembly notes, tape logs; credit rolls, final credits and super lists.
Of particular interest in the textual material are a set of handwritten notebooks created by David Paperny, Audrey Mehler and others. Seventeen in total, these notebooks are in Box 1 (3,4,5,6,11,12,13,14,15); Box 4 (3,8); Box 6 (17); Box 11 (23a); and Box 12 (8).
Second donation: The second donation from Paperny Film's represents 15 of the productions (1993-2006) including the Academy Award nominated The Broadcast Tapes of Dr. Peter. The collection offers digital master copies of each of the title/series included in this donation. There are 183 original masters and a DVD copy of each to provide easy access to the
information.
The collection features over 1200 AV elements arising from 15 separate productions, some of which have several seasons associated with them. The scope of material includes: BetacamSP, MiniDV, Digital Betacam, DVC Pro, DVCAM, Betacam SX, DVD, VHS, CDs and digital audio tapes. The majority of the collection consists of original shoot tapes.
There are roughly 75 cm of textual material in the newest accession.
Examples of the types of records included with the textual material include: episode synopses, outlines and storyboards; graphics; proposals; collected research materials; correspondence; original interview notes and transcripts; schedules; research notes and materials; scripts; publicity stills, negatives, transparencies and digital photographs; marketing plans, advertisements, publicity packages, one-sheets, press releases and coverage; and transcripts of completed shows.
The textual material also includes handwritten notebooks created by David Paperny, found in Box 77 (1-12) and Box 78 (1-8).

Series consists of miscellaneous material created by Paperny Films that did not fit into the other series. Included are copies of incorporation documents and handwritten notebooks relating to various productions. There are also production schedules, promotional DVDs for the company, and website content files.

Directed by Aynsley Vogel, the four-episode science documentary Chasing the Cure (2002) (also known as The Cutting Edge) explores the work and personal stories of four Canadian scientists looking for the cure to diseases such as heart disease, cancer and bacterial poisoning. It looks toward the future of medicine in light of this research. The 60-minute episodes focus on the work of Dr. Michael Hayden, a University of British Columbia expert on heart disease and Huntington's disease; Dr. Freda Miller, a Toronto expert on neurobiology and stem cell research; Dr. Brett Finlay, a University of British Columbia professor who is leading researcher of pathogenic E-coli and salmonella; and Dr. Brenda Gallie, a Toronto expert on cancer and a leading Retinoblastoma researcher. In addition to Hayden, Miller, Finlay and Gallie and members of their families, individuals interviewed include Dr. Alan Bernstein, President of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Dr. Donna Senger, Dr. Nancy Olivieri, Dr. Andrew Potter, Dr. Paul Goldberg, Dr. Ron Warton, Dr. Robert Hancock, Dr. James Scott, Dr. Martin Raff, Dr. David Kaplan, Dr. Chris Bleakley, Dr. Stanley Falkow, Dr. Helen Chan, Dr. Mark Selikowitz, Dr. Simon Pimstone, and Dr. Laura Frost.

Series consists of a digital master tape, a set of video and audio elements and textual material relating to the development of the production.

In the sixty-minute arts documentary Every Body (2002), Joe Laughlin and his South African dance team use the universal language of dance to bridge continents and cultures. Laughlin is an award-winning Canadian choreographer, dancer and teacher whose dance audiences have viewed theatre and film commissions throughout Canada, the United States, Europe, South Africa and China. He has been the Artistic Director of Vancouver-based dance troupe Joe Ink since its establishment in 1995. In 1996 he received the Clifford E. Lee Award for Choreography, and in 2003 he received the Jacqueline Lemieux Prize for Outstanding Contribution to Canadian Dance. Directed by Deb Wainwright, the film documents Joe Laughlin's 2002 Sonke Sisonke/Everybody project in collaboration with the South African dance company Moving Into Dance Mophatong. The project was based on the personal experiences and stories of the dancers. The film resulted in a 2003 Leo Awards nomination for David Paperny in the Documentary Arts / Performing Arts category and an Honorable Mention to Paperny Films at The Film Council of Greater Columbus' 2003 Chris Awards.

Series consists of a digital master tape, a set of video elements and textual material relating to the development of the production.

A sixty-minute biographical history, Fallen Hero: The Tommy Prince Story (1998), focuses on the life and lasting legacy of Tommy Prince (1915-1977), a Manitoba aboriginal soldier. He fought in both World War II and the Korean War. Prince was the most highly decorated aboriginal soldier in Canada. Fallen Hero tells his story from the poverty of his isolated reserve, through becoming a war hero - twice over - to the minefield of being an Indian in downtown Winnipeg. The documentary includes interviews with Prince's daughters, Joyce Hourie and Beryl Prince, and his son Tommy Prince Jr. Other interviews include Al Lennox, Dennis Johnston, Lawrence Smith, Jim Bear, Claude Petit, and Thomas P. Gilday. Directed by Audrey Mehler and narrated by August Schellenberg, it received three Leo Award nominations in 1999, including one each to Mehler and David Paperny for Best Documentary and one to Mehler for Best Director - Documentary.

Series consists of a digital master tape, a set of video and audio elements and textual material relating to the development of the production.

Directed by Carl Bessai, the sixty-minute arts documentary Indie Truth (2002) examines documentaries with some of the world's leading filmmakers, from cinema verit’© to the current digital revolution. Featured in the film are interviews with Barbara Kopple (Harlan County, Wild Man Blues), D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus (Don't Look Back, War Room), Allan King (A Married Couple, Warrendale), Albert Maysles (Gimme Shelter), Simcha Jacobovichi (Deadly Currents) and Peter Lynch (Project Grizzly). Additional individuals interviewed include filmmakers Kelly Anderson, Tami Gold, Sunny Yi and Susan Froemke, Lofters producer Zev Shalev, and film theorist Ray Carney. Paperny Films received "The Bronze Plaque" from the 50th Annual Columbus International Film and Video Festival for Indie Truth in 2002.

Series consists of a digital master tape, a set of video and audio elements and textual material relating to the development of the production.

Directed by David Paperny, Star Spangled Canadians (2000) closely examines the controversy, myths and realities behind the Canadian exodus to the United States and how Canadians perceive and define themselves. It focuses on the stories of individual Canadians living in the United States and their opinions and reasons for doing so. Individuals featured include Vancouver entrepreneur Glenn Ballman; Disney animator Mike Surrey; Don Carty, Chairman of Virgin America & Porter Airlines; journalist and news anchor Peter Jennings; artist Marcus Leatherdale; actor, comedian, and television host Michael Thomas (Tom) Green; Ivan Reitman, film actor, producer and director; and Joe Medjuck, a Hollywood film producer. Additional individuals interviewed include Pierre Gallant, Terry Drayton, Jay Dubiner, Jonathan Houseman, Val Azzoli, Michael Rose, Monty Hall, Bob Schlegel, and several Canadians employed at Microsoft and Dreamworks Animations. Jeffrey Simpson narrates the ninety-minute documentary. In 2001, Paperny Films received a 1st Place Gold Camera Award for Star Spangled Canadians in the Social Issues category at the U.S. International Film and Video Festival.

Series consists of a digital master tape of the production, a set of video and audio elements and textual material relating to the development of the production.

Directed by David Paperny, Transplant Tourism (2003) follows Canadians with kidney disease who grapple with the life-and-death decision to buy an organ on the black market and address the provocative and ethical issues surrounding the organ trade. The sixty-minute documentary travels to Turkey and the Philippines to interview kidney sellers and brokers. In North America, doctors and ethicists express their conflicting views, some firmly against the trade and others in support of regulating it. Individuals interviewed include Globe & Mail columnist and immigration expert Marina Jimenez, Dr. Ona of the Kidney Institute, Nancy Scheper-Hughes, Professor of Medical Anthropology at the University of California, and Dr. David Landsberg, Director of Renal Transplantation at St. Paul's Hospital. Saul Rubinek narrates the documentary. In 2004, it received two nominations at the Leo Awards, including a nomination to David Paperny and Dan Schlanger for Best Documentary Program or series, and a nomination to David Paperny, Marina Jimenez and Ian Gill for Best Screen Writer - Documentary Program or series.

Series consists of a digital master tape, a set of video and audio elements and textual material relating to the development of the production.

Done for History Television’s Turning Points of History series, Burn Baby Burn (1993) is an early documentary about the 1965 Watts riots in Los Angeles directed by David Paperny while doing freelance work shortly after leaving the CBC. Large-scale rioting broke out in the Watts neighbourhood of Los Angeles, California, in August of 1965, following months of racial tension between the residents of the neighbourhood and law enforcement.

Series consists of a digital master tape and video and audio elements relating to the development of the production.

Glutton for Punishment (2006) is a reality show which follows host Bob Blumer, an LA-based Canadian cook known for the Surreal Gourmet. He travels the world not just reporting on professional food-related contests but participating in them. After a crash course of only a few days, Blumer has to compete against world champions in everything from flair bartending to oyster shucking. The show has various directors, including William Morrison.

Series consists of digital master tapes, video and audio elements, and textual material relating to the development of the production.

The first Paperny Films independent production, Whisky Man: Inside the Dynasty of Samuel Bronfman (1996), is a documentary about the enigmatic founder of Seagram’s, the world’s largest distillery. Immigrating with his family to Saskatchewan and later Manitoba, Samuel Bronfman turned a family hotel and bar business into a brewery empire. Hosted by television journalist Ann Medina and directed by David Paperny. Interview subjects include several Bronfman family members, including Edgar Bronfman (son), Charles Bronfman (son), Sam Bronfman Jr. (son), Edgar Jr. Bronfman (grandson), as well as Canadian senator Leo Kolber, former Prime Minister of Israel Shimon Peres, Former Mayor of Jerusalem Teddy Kollek, and Scottish Whiskey Baron Ivan Straker.

Series consists of a digital master tape, video and audio elements, and textual material relating to the development of the production.

Directed by James Dunnison, Call Me Average (2004) documents the legacy of Vancouver-based Canadian artist Joe Average through his life, art, attitudes and activism. A self-taught native pop artist inspired by BC natives, Average was awarded the RCA Award by the Queen in 2004 for his contribution to the Arts and the gay community. Call Me Average, told in his voice and from his perspective, provides insight into Joe's imagination and the events that have shaped his life and art. In addition to an interview with Joe, the film draws upon his art, archival images of his public life, private photographs, and interviews with his friends and colleagues, including Jaime Griffiths, Anne Carlson, Mary Brownstone, Michael Harding, Marc Lieberman, Richard Taylor and Dr. Laura Louie. Also interviewed is former Vancouver mayor Philip Owen. Alternate titles for this film are Joe Average and Anything But Average. The thirty-minute documentary earned Paperny Films several distinctions, including an Honorable Mention at The Film Council of Greater Columbus' 52nd Annual Columbus International Film and Video Festival in 2004; a nomination and award to David Paperny and Trevor Hodgson for Best Documentary Program or series -- History / Biography / Social / Political at the Leo Awards in 2005; a nomination in the Documentary Biography category and a Jury Award to Trevor Hodgson and David Paperny (Producers) and James Dunnison (Director) at the Yorkton Short Film & Video Festival's Golden Sheaf Awards in 2005.

Series consists of a digital master tape, a set of video and audio elements and textual material relating to the development of the production.

In Murder in Normandy (1999), director David Paperny uses documentary and dramatic techniques to present the events of a little-known war crime involving the murder of 145 Canadian Prisoners of War by the infamous SS Hitlerjugend (Hitler Youth) during the Battle of Normandy. This ninety-minute production recreates the ensuing war-crimes trial of Kurt Meyer, a Nazi officer accused of ordering the execution, and examines why Canada's first-ever war crimes trial did little to redress the deaths. Murder in Normandy features interviews with Meyer's son Kurt Meyer Jr., former S.S. officer Hubert Meyer, Canadian veterans McGregor Scobie and Wady Lehmann, and Gregory Pollard, the nephew of a Canadian soldier killed during the war. Also included are interviews with UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour, former Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunals for Yugoslavia and Rwanda, and historian Howard Margolin, author of Conduct Unbecoming: The Story of the Murder of Canadian Prisoners of War in Normandy. Ann Medina narrates the film. In 2001, Paperny Films received a Silver Screen Award in the Films in History category at the US International Film and Video Festival for Murder in Normandy.

Series consists of a digital master tape, a set of video and audio elements and textual material relating to the development of the production.

On the Edge: The Life and Times of Nancy Greene is a biography of Canada's most famous skiing champion culminating with her gold medal giant slalom victory in the 1968 Grenoble Olympics. Greene was a Canadian National Ski Team member from 1959 to 1968 and won 17 Canadian Championship titles in all disciplines. In 1968 she was made an Officer of the Order of Canada, The sixty-minute documentary features Greene's photographs and scrapbook clippings, footage from the Olympic Games and interviews with Greene and fellow teammates. Also included in the documentary are interviews with Greene's husband, Al Raine, a former director of Canada's National Ski Team, and their two sons, Willy and Charley, and a discussion of the family's Sun Peaks development in the B.C. interior. On the Edge also features footage of Greene skiing at the National Ski Team Benefit Golf Tournament in Calgary, and Canadian skiers Ken Read and Karrin Lee-Gartner speaking about how Greene inspired them. The film is directed by David Paperny and narrated by Jerry Thompson.

Series consists of a digital master tape, a set of video and audio elements and textual material relating to the development of the production.

On Wings and Dreams (2002) is a historical biography documenting the nearly twenty-year struggle between distinguished pilots Grant McConachie, founder of Canadian Pacific Airlines, and Gordon McGregor, founder of Trans-Canada Air Lines (Air Canada), for control over Canada's share of the aviation industry. Individuals interviewed for the sixty-minute documentary include Don McConachie, aviation consultant Eric McConachie, Don Cameron, Canadian aviation writer Peter Pigott, Clayton Glenn, former Air Canada Vice-President, and Claude Taylor, former President and CEO of Air Canada. The production is directed by Melanie Wood and narrated by Marlee Walchuk. An alternate title for this documentary is Dare Devils.

Series consists of a digital master tape, a set of video and audio elements and textual material relating to the development of the production.

Directed by Audrey Mehler, The Life and Times of Henry Morgentaler (1999) is a biography of Holocaust survivor, social activist and abortionist Dr. Henry Morgentaler. Born in Poland, Morgentaler immigrated to Canada in 1950 and studied medicine. From 1967 to the present, he has been a pro-choice abortion activist and established clinics for women throughout the country. Although he spent time incarcerated for his work, he continued his crusade. He played a prominent role in influencing the Supreme Court of Canada's 1988 decision to strike down Canada's abortion law, making abortion legal. He was the first president of the Humanist Association of Canada from 1968 to 1999 and remained the organization's honorary president. The sixty-minute documentary follows Morgentaler and his son Bamie back to Poland to places of significance in his early life. It includes archival footage and interviews with close supporters, including Gertie Katz, writer/activist June Callwood, and political commentator Judy Rebick, counterbalanced with the views of pro-lifer advocates like Jim Hughes, president of Campaign Life. Also included in the documentary is a visit to Bordeaux Jail in Montreal, where Morgentaler was incarcerated for 1tenmonths in 1975. Audrey Mehler received "The Bronze Plaque" for The Life and Times of Henry Morgentaler at the 48th Annual Columbus International Film and Video Festival in 2000.

Series consists of a digital master tape, a set of video and audio elements and textual material relating to the development of the production.

Directed by David Paperny and Susan Ridout, Victory 1945 (2004) is a two-part historical documentary focusing on the vivid, personal stories of the dramatic final months of the war, leading up to VE (Victory in Europe) Day, May 8th, 1945, as told by Canadian World War II veterans who served overseas, and their girlfriends and wives that were waiting at home. It tells not only the story of Canadian's efforts overseas in the last days of the war and their impact on the war but of the reality that they came back to Canada and switched to a world and country at peace. The documentary is based on the memories of Canadian veterans and their wives, including Alex Colville, a war artist who became a world-renowned painter and Companion of the Order of Canada, Peter Stursberg, a CBC war correspondent and member of the Order of Canada, author David Dickson, later a Supreme Court judge in New Brunswick, John Dougan, who would have a long career as a Canadian ambassador, and others. The documentary also includes interviews with several post-war immigrants who left a war-ravaged Europe, including Holocaust survivor Celina Lieberman, former German U-Boat engineer Werner Hirschmann, and a ten-year-old German boy named Holger Herwig, now a military historian at the University of Calgary. Victory 1945 is narrated by Steve Burgess.

Series consists of a digital master tape, a set of video elements and textual material relating to the development of the production.

Brewery Creek (1998) is a “docu-soap” following the lives of individuals living in condos in a converted brewery. Six episodes of 15 minutes each follow the lives of the residents of the artist’s loft for two months. David Paperny and Audrey Mehler directed.

Series consists of a digital master tape, video and audio elements, and textual material relating to the development of the production.

The first season of the reality shows My Fabulous Gay Wedding (2005) features host Scott Thompson (Kids in the Hall) preparing unique weddings for same-sex couples in only two weeks. Each episode focuses on a single couple and the planning team's work in making the festivities fabulous. The show followed closely on the heels of legalizing same-sex marriage in Canada, airing in the United States on the LOGO channel First Comes Love. Producers David Paperny and Trevor Hodgson won a Leo award in 2006 in Best Information or Lifestyle Series. Directed by Daniel Gelfant.

Series consists of digital master tapes, video and audio elements, and textual material relating to the development of the production.

The Broadcast Tapes of Dr. Peter (1993) is based upon a series of video diaries recorded by Dr. Peter Jepson-Young in the early 1990s about HIV and AIDS which documented his battle with the disease. Born in British Columbia in 1957, “Dr. Peter,” as he was more commonly known, was diagnosed with AIDS in 1985. When he could no longer practice medicine, he began “The Dr. Peter Diaries,” video segments that aired on CBC until his death in 1992. The documentary is comprised primarily of these two-minute segments. The Broadcast Tapes of Dr. Peter was directed by David Paperny and nominated for an Academy Award in 1994 for Best Documentary Feature. The documentary helped lead to the further establishment of the Dr. Peter AIDS Foundation in Vancouver.

Series consists of digital master tapes, video and audio elements, and textual material relating to the development of the production.

The one-hour-long documentary Thirst for Life (2006) is hosted by Bob Blumer, host of Glutton for Punishment and the Surreal Gourmet, as he investigates the scientific proof of the health benefits of wine drinking. Interviews include Serge Renauds, the originator of the concept of the “French Paradox” and pioneer researcher in health and wine, winemaker and researcher J.L.Tesseidre Montpellier, Dr. Curtis Ellison Professor of Medicine and Public Health, Boston University School of Public Health and director of the Institute of Health and Lifestyle, Boston, Dr. Eric Rim of the Department of Epidemiology and Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health, and Dr. Joe Mazza, Senior Food Scientist, Pacific Agri-Food Research Centre. Directed by Aynsley Vogel.

Series consists of a digital master tape, video and audio elements, and textual material relating to the development of the production.

Directed by Susan Ridout and narrated by Chris Potter, A Flag for Canada (2003) (also known as I Stand for Canada) documents the events and political controversy leading to the adoption of the "new" Canadian flag in 1965. This sixty-minute historical documentary incorporates extensive archival materials and interviews with many key players, including Members of Parliament who sat on a committee to determine the flag's design. Individuals interviewed include Patrick Reid, Peter Stursberg, the Rt, Hon. John Turner, Senator Marjory LeBreton, Jim Coutts, Gordon Fairweather, Ruth Stanley, Reid Scott, Robert Bothwell, Paul Banfield, John Matheson, Charles Beddoe and Doug Fisher. Music for the documentary was composed by Pat Caird. Paperny Films received a nomination in the Documentary History category for this film at the Yorkton Short Film & Video Festival, Golden Sheaf Awards in 2004. David Paperny, Trevor Hodgson, Daniel A. Mikolay (Producers), and Sue Ridout (Director) received the Antoinette Kryski Canadian Heritage Award at the same awards.

Series consists of a digital master tape, a set of video and audio elements and textual material relating to the development of the production.

Celluloid Dreams (2002), a documentary directed by James Dunnison, looks into the artistic processes and inspirations of some of the best independent filmmakers in the genre of fantasy, nightmare and adult fairy tales. The sixty-minute production includes interviews and exploration into the films of directors Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Guy Maddin, David Lynch, and the Brothers Quay. Also included is an interview with writer George Toles. Films examined include Mulholland Drive, Lost Highway, Lightening Hallway, City of Lost Children, Santa Nightmare, Green Mist, Un Chien Andalou, Le Monde d'Amelie, Dracula, Careful, Tales from the Gimli Hospital, Foutaises, Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amelie Poulain, Organ Music, Wild Heart, Blue Velvet, and Institute Benjamenta.

Series consists of a digital master tape, a set of video and audio elements and textual material relating to the development of the production.

Season One of the reality television series Crash Test Mommy (2004/05). Each episode features a Vancouver mother who is given a weekend away from her children and is replaced by a friend or relative who is an inexperienced caregiver. Season One is hosted by Dagmar Midcap and Charlie David Lubinecki, and directed by Justin MacGregor, Jennifer Little, David Massar, Kelly McClughan, Richard Schwadel, and Dale Drewery. An alternate title to this series in the first season is When's Mom Coming Home.

Series consists of digital master copies of thirteen episodes from the first season of Crash Test Mommy that aired in the fall of 2004 through the spring of 2005, as well as the elements from episode 1006 that were shot in 2004.

The Boys of Buchenwald (2002) is a sixty-minute historical documentary focusing on the stories of some of the 1000 boys and teens liberated from one of the largest concentration camps in Nazi Germany on April 11, 1945, and the lives that they created for themselves in the aftermath of this experience. One group known as the Boys of Buchenwald was sent to Paris, where they were housed in a dormitory and forged friendships with the other children. Now grown up, they return to the homes in France which took them in after the war and reconnect with fellow survivors whose friendships helped to heal their devastating losses. Although the documentary focuses primarily on Vancouver resident Robbie Waisman, who survived Buchenwald and is the former President of the Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre, it also includes interviews with survivors Eliezer (Elie) Wiesel, who became an acclaimed author and a Nobel Peace Prize Winner in 1986, and Joe Szwarcberg, as well as two of their caregivers, Judith Hemmendinger and Gaby "Nini" Cohen. Other individuals interviewed include Yad Vashem, the author of Children of Buchenwald and former Prime Minister Jean Chretien. In addition to interviews, the documentary makes use of a sizeable array of archival photographs and film footage. The film was directed by Audrey Mehler and narrated by Saul Rubinek.

Series consists of a digital master tape, a set of video and audio elements and textual material relating to the development of the production.

Titans (2001) picks up where Peter C. Newman's 1998 book of the same title -- which chronicles the demise of the Old Establishment and the formation of a new brand of men and women who now run Canada's economy -- leaves off. Instead, the Titans documentary focuses on the critical leading members of the New Establishment and precisely what they are doing as individuals and within their tight networks. It gets behind the headlines and shows how volatile a world it is for today's business elite. The documentary is divided into four sixty-minute episodes: Part I, The New Titans, featuring Gerry Schwartz, Heather Reisman, James Allen (Jimmy) Pattison, and Isadore (Issy) Sharp and directed by Terry McEvoy; Part II, The Media Titans, featuring Ted Rogers, Israel (Izzy) Asper, Leonard Asper, Moses Znaimer, Michael McMillan, Robert Lantos, Peter Sussman, Phil Lind, Phyllis Yaffee, Peter C. Newman, and Daniel Richler and directed by Elliot Schiff and Moira Simpson; Part III Titans of Cash, featuring Charlie Baillie, Scott Patterson, Murray Edwards, Harrison McCain, and Rob Gemmell and directed by Moira Simpson; and Part IV Titans of Tech, featuring John Roth, Jim Balsillie, Mike Lazaridus, Terry Matthews, and Jozef Straus and directed by Andrew Burnstein. Judy Rebick narrates Titans.

Series consists of a digital master tape, a set of video and audio elements and textual material relating to the development of the production.

Directed by Audrey Mehler, the forty-five-minute documentary To Love, Honour and Obey (2001) explores the story behind the honour killing of Jaswinder Kaur Sidhu, a young Sikh woman from Maple Ridge, British Columbia. Sidhu was murdered at the request of her family for secretly marrying Sukhwinder Singh Sidhu (nicknamed Mitthu) in India. In this documentary, the filmmakers travel to India to trace the cultural roots that dictate what's acceptable and what isn't in many young Canadians' lives and interview Mitthu and authorities connected to the case. The film examines the tradition of arranged marriages in India, the role of women in Indian culture, and how traditions are brought to Western countries such as Canadian and adapted. On a broader scale, it deals with the changing roles of women within all societies. Helen Shaver narrates the film; an alternate title used for the film is Princess.

Series consists of a digital master tape, a set of video and audio elements and textual material relating to the development of the production.

A sixty-minute historical biography directed by David Paperny, To Russia With Fries follows the flamboyant and tenacious George Cohon as he pursues "hamburger diplomacy." Cohon, an American-born businessman, is the founder and senior chairman of McDonald's of Canada and McDonald's of Russia. Cohon opened the first Canadian McDonald's in London, Ontario, in 1968 after purchasing the Eastern Canadian rights to the franchise for $70,000 in 1967. By 1971 Cohon was the chairman, president and chief executive officer of McDonald's Restaurants of Canada. He became a Canadian citizen in 1975 and has been an Officer of Canada since 1992. He is the founder of Ronald McDonald House Charities in Canada and Russia. In 1990, he opened the first McDonald's in Russia, credited with some of the recent changes and greater freedoms in Russia. He has received Russia's highest civilian honour, the Award of Friendship. In addition to interviews with Cohon, journalist Fred Weir, and Russian politician Vadim Bakatin, To Russia With Fries includes rare interviews and scenes with former Russian Presidents Mikhail Gorbachev and Boris Yeltsin and the mayor of Moscow Yuri Luzhkov (also a chair and one of the founders of the ruling United Russia Party). Vicki Gabereau narrates the documentary.

Series consists of a digital master tape, a set of video elements and textual material relating to the development of the production.

Kink (2001-2006) is a program of five seasons which looks at various couples and individuals across Canada and their involvement in the kink and fetish scenes. Each episode focuses on only a few individuals or couples, while each season explores the kink scene in a different city. Filming locations include Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver, Winnipeg and Halifax. Various directors.

Series consists of digital master tapes, video and audio elements, and textual material relating to the development of the production.

New Classics (2001-2004) is a cooking show hosted by Rob Feenie, a Vancouver-based Canadian chef who has travelled the world as a culinary star. Airing on Food Network Canada, each episode feature several recipes centring on a particular dish or theme. Rob Feenie was the founder and executive chef of two restaurants in Vancouver, Lumiere and Feenie’s, and was the first Canadian to win on the television program Iron Chef. Directed by Nijole Kuzmickas.

Series consists of digital master tapes, video and audio elements, and textual material relating to the development of the production.

Created by and starring two UBC Film Production graduates, Road Hockey Rumble (2007) features Mark McGuckin and Calum Macleod as they travel across Canada looking to start highly competitive road hockey games between local players in this half-hour reality show. Filming locations for the first season include British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland. Winner of two Leo awards and nominated for a Gemini award. Some featured subjects include Barret Jackman (NHL Player, St. Louis Blues), Dwayne Sutter (one of 6 Sutter brothers to play in the NHL), Wade Redden (NHL player, Ottawa Senators), Russ Howard (Canadian Olympic Champion Curler), Terry Ryan (former first-round NHL pick and world ball hockey champion.) Directed by Dwayne Beaver.

Series consists of digital master tapes, video and audio elements, and textual material relating to the development of the production.

A sixty-minute biographical history, A Canadian in Korea: A Memoir (1999) chronicles the Korean War through the experiences of Robert S. Peacock. He became a Platoon commander at the age of twenty-two. Supplemented with historical photographs, it details life in the trenches and provides insight into soldiers' lives and individual stories. Included also are interviews with Platoon Sergeant Don Ardelian, who served with Peacock, Peacock's wife Donna, and Baj Franklin. David Paperny directed the film. Series consists of a digital master tape, a set of video elements and textual material relating to the development of the production.

Series consists of handwritten notebooks of David Paperny relating to various company projects.

This six-part series explores the history of British Columbia through the eyes and the words of the people who lived it, from the arrival of Captain James Cook in Nootka Sound to Jimmy Pattison's stewardship of Expo 86. BC Times (1997) is presented chronologically, with a focus in each part on the dominant themes that embody this province's past and define its present: immigration, racism, the exploitation of and dependency on our natural resources, the social benefits and costs of industrial growth, the disenfranchisement and impoverishment of the native population, the abuses of political power, and the strange relationship between BC and the outside world. These interlaced themes form a narrative backbone to the series, shed light on the past and provide insights into the present. The series features archival photographs and film, artifacts, and contemporary footage of critical locations around the province and augment the interviews with historians and local characters. Individuals interviewed include David Mitchell, Brian Hayden, Jean Barman, Dave Barrett, Wendy Grant, Jack Uppal, Shirley Sterling, Gibb Yip, Victoria Yip, Doc Yip, Ed John, Sandra Morrison, Mrs. Mundie, Dave Barrett, William George, Joy Kogawa, Jack Geddes, Mrs. Millar, Florence Miller, Peter C. Newman and Grace McCarthy.
Series consists of six master tapes for the episodes, a set of video elements and textual material relating to the development of the production.

Directed by David Paperny and narrated by Ann Medina, Forced March to Freedom (2001) documents the forced march by the Nazis of 10,000 prisoners of war out of Stalag Luft III and across Germany in the middle of winter. This seventy-two-minute production chronicles an amazing test of endurance during the Second World War as told through the eyes of pilot and artist Robert Buckham, a Toronto-born Canadian prisoner of war on this march. Buckman produced countless sketches and watercolours of prison camp life and one of the only chronicles of the forced march itself. Interviews with Buckman and other prisoners of war, as well as the few known surviving photographs of the event, accentuate sketches of camp life and the march. Individuals interviewed include Jim Plant, Gordon King, Charles Clarke, Bill Rylend, Jack Kelogg, David Westheimer, Doc Mosely, and University of Calgary military historian Holger Herwig.

Series consists of a digital master tape, a set of video and audio elements and textual material relating to the development of the production.

Mordecai: the Life and Times of Mordecai Richler (1997) is a sixty-minute biographical documentary of Canadian author Mordecai Richler, tracing his rise from a poor, Jewish kid growing up on the streets of Montreal in the 1930s to his successes as an internationally acclaimed author and critic of the Canadian establishment. In addition to an exclusive interview with Richler, this film also features interviews with his wife Florence, his children Noah, Jacob, Daniel and Emma Richler, his estranged brother Avram, and political columnist Josee Legault. Narrated by Richard Dreyfuss, the program includes archival footage of Richler's life, including family photographs, movie clips, and dramatic news footage. It was directed by David Paperny, for which he received a nomination for Best Direction in a Documentary Program or series at the 12th Annual Gemini Awards in 1998.

Series consists of a digital master tape, a set of video elements and textual material relating to the development of the production.

Directed by Audrey Mehler, Prairie Fire: The Winnipeg General Strike of 1919 (1999) is a historical documentary combining eyewitness accounts and archival images to tell the story of the largest labour uprising in Canadian history. The Winnipeg General Strike started on May 15, 1919, when 25,000 people walked off the job, lasting until June 26. Historians and labour leaders present their perspectives concerning the impact of the strike at the time and how it has influenced the Canadian labour movement to this day. Individuals interviewed include eyewitnesses Brownie Freedman and Logan Ayre, National CUPE President Paul Moist, Sylvia Farley, the Executive Coordinator for the Manitoba Federation of Labour, Jewish Post editor Mildred Gutkin, Jewish historian Harry Gutkin, retired Staff Sergeant Jack Templeman, Ed Rea, a University of Manitoba History professor, and Canadian labour, military and political historian David Bercuson.

Series consists of a digital master tape of the production, a set of video and audio elements and textual material relating to the development of the production.

Singles (2002) is a thirteen-episode reality television series following eleven single Vancouverites, covering a broad spectrum of life and lifestyles as they work, play and date during one summer.

Series consists of a digital master tape of each episode, a set of video elements about the development of one representative character and textual material relating to the development of the production.

In the thirteen-episode television series Spring (2003), David Tarrant, renowned Vancouver gardener and retired Public Relations and Programs Coordinator at the University of British Columbia Botanical Garden and Centre for Plant Research, follows Spring around the world, exploring the global diversity of nature and the planet's most unique plant life. Spring includes footage from South Africa, Greece, Australia, Chile, Ireland, Vancouver Island, Holland, Japan, California, and Newfoundland. David Paperny directs the series. In 2004, Spring received a nomination to David Paperny, Trevor Hodgson and Deborah Wainwright for Best Lifestyle series at the Leo Awards.

Series consists of a digital master tape of each episode, a set of video elements about the Vancouver Island episode and textual material relating to the development of the production.

The Dealmaker (1998) is a sixty-minute biographical portrait of one of Canada's most affluent and famous men, Saskatoon-born, Vancouver-based entrepreneur Jimmy Pattison. Pattison is the chairman, president, CEO and sole owner of the Jim Pattison Group, the third largest privately held company in Canada and owner of several car dealerships, Overwaitea Foods, Save-On-Foods, Ripley's Believe It or Not, and radio and television stations in British Columbia and Alberta. Pattison also owned the World Hockey Association team, the Vancouver Blazers and acted as the CEO and president of the Expo 86 Corporation. Recipient of both the Order of Canada and the Order of British Columbia, he was listed as No. 194 on the 2006 Forbes list of the world's wealthiest people. Featuring interviews with Pattison, his family, Bill Bennett, and Peter C. Newman, The Dealmaker provides an inside view into who Pattison is, what he owns, and how he stormed the walls of Canada's stuffy corporate world to become a formidable self-made tycoon. It is directed by David Paperny and narrated by Ann Medina.

Series consists of a digital master tape, a set of video and audio elements and textual material relating to the development of the production.

Crash Test Mommy seasons II and III (2005-2006) saw a change in format and host from the reality show's first season, which follows overworked and sometimes over-criticized mothers who take a short vacation while an inexperienced individual looks after their children. Close family and friends become crash test mommies for a weekend, sometimes to test the waters before starting a family of their own, other times to prove their claim of being able to do a better job. These seasons are hosted by Nicole Oliver and have various directors, including Grant Greschuk.

Series consists of digital master tapes, video and audio elements, and textual material relating to the development of the production.

The Making of Ivan Reitman (2002) is a documentary about the successful comedic director and producer. Ivan Reitman is known for films such as Ghostbusters, Meatballs, Twins, and Space Jam. The documentary examines Reitman’s private life, including his family and early work as a teenager. The one-hour-long episode of “Life and Times” aired on CBC and was hosted by actor Saul Rubinek. Interviewed subjects include actor Eugene Levy, actor and current Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Reitman’s son, Jason Reitman (director of Thank You for Smoking and Juno). David Paperny directed it.

Series consists of a digital master tape, video and audio elements, and textual material relating to the development of the production.

David Paperny’s directorial debut as an independent director, Prisoner 88 (1995), is a first-person account of Auschwitz by a Roman Catholic prisoner, Sigmund Sobolewski. Narrated by Sigmund Soboleski, the 60-minute documentary looks at the four and a half years Soboleski spent in Auschwitz as the 88th prisoner to arrive at the camp and one of the last to leave. Soboleski resides in Alberta and has become an activist against neo-Nazis and Holocaust deniers. Directed by David Paperny for the production company Ark Films.

Series consists of a digital master tape, video and audio elements, and textual material relating to the development of the production.

Angela Case, Karen Holness, and Aubrey Arnason host the documentary The Blonde Mystique (2006), an investigation into opinions and stereotypes regarding fair hair. Directed and narrated by Sally Aitken, the program interviews ordinary Canadians and experts about the appeal of blonde hair and follows how the lives of the three hosts change after they dye their hair. Interview subjects include Hugh Hefner, magazine publisher and founder of Playboy Enterprises; Catherine Salmon, Professor of Evolutionary Psychology; and Gisele Baxter, Professor of Cultural History at UBC.

Series consists of a digital master tape, video and audio elements, and textual material relating to the development of the production.

In this New Classics Christmas Special (2003), Chef Rob Feenie and sous-chef Marnie host West Coast Christmas at a beautiful and wild resort in Tofino on the West Coast of Vancouver Island. Between surf lessons, beachcombing, and shopping, Rob and Marnie cook up a Christmas extravaganza using ingredients from local suppliers. Directed by Nijole Kuzmickas.

Series consists of a digital master tape, video and audio elements, and textual material relating to the development of the production.