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Multiple Sclerosis subseries

Subseries consists of articles, notes, grant material, reports, and correspondence related to multiple sclerosis and the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada. Related correspondence may also be found in the Correspondence Series from 1958-1961.

Grants subseries

Subseries consists of various grant application materials from Foundations, Boards, and Departments requesting funds to conduct scientific research. The materials include applications, funding and financial information, correspondence, research proposals and reports.

Published Material subseries

Subseries consists of materials such as published articles by Quastel, lists of publications by Quastel, book reviews, as well as, information and correspondence related to future book proposals and publications such as Chemical Control of Cell Metabolism and Function and Neurochemistry.

Reports subseries

Subseries consists of numerous typed reports, some of which are in the editing process. The reports are filed according to their title.

Quastel Project subseries

Subseries consists of Stephen Straker and Edward Levy's collection of biographic material about the life of Juda Quastel. The name and order of the files reflect both the chapter titles and arrangement for the Quastel biography.

Montreal General Hospital subseries

Subseries consists of annual reports, correspondence, general administration, joint committee reports, and listings of post-doctoral research fellows during Quastel's time as a director and researcher at the Montreal General Hospital.

Research, Notes and Data series

Series consists of handwritten notes, published articles, drafts of essays, and scientific data (such as lab material) relating to various scientific research conducted by Quastel. In addition, this series contains three sub-series: 1) Grants, 2) Multiple Sclerosis, and 3) Metabolic Inhibitors.

Biographical Information series

Series consists of CVs, biographical sketches, awards, certificates, copies of Quastel's will, and Quastel's day books. In addition, this series contains one subseries: Quastel Project.

Correspondence series

Series consists of personal and professional correspondence to and from Quastel, which have generally been subdivided by a decade or specifically by year from 1950-1969.

Presentations and Lectures series

Series consists of lecture notes, conference papers and presentations created by Quastel. Many of the topics are similar to those seen in the publication series.

Hospitals series

Series contains various reports, correspondence, and research from Quastel's stay in Cardiff and Montreal. This series contains two sub-series: Cardiff and Montreal General Hospital.

Cardiff subseries

Subseries consists of minutes and reports from committees and commissions that Quastel sat on, as well as correspondence and research projects conducted in and from Cardiff and the Cardiff City Mental Hospital.

Transcription subseries

Subseries consists of transcriptions taken from videotaped interviews of corporate insiders, critics, whistle-blowers, and other individuals such as Noam Chomsky, Naomi Klein, Michael Moore, and Milton Friedman. The transcriptions also include the time code that corresponds to the location on the audio video cassettes. These taped interviews can be accessed through VT UBC 1174 to VT UBC 1478.

Audio visual series

The series consists of various tape formats, including VHS, Betacam SP, Betacam L, Mini-DV, Hi8, DVC-PRO, DVC-CAM and audio cassette tapes. The videotapes are assigned numeric and alphanumeric codes according to the format type and its order in the editing process. For example, the 6000 series are DVC-CAM and DVC-PRO tapes, whereas the 7000 are audio cassette tapes. It is not uncommon that VHS tapes were initially given two numbers codes (by the creator). The alphanumeric codes are the initial tracking codes. This is followed by numerical codes, as seen in the 5000, 7000 and 9000 series. The VHS tapes include time codes.

Only the Betacam are catalogued as part of the University Archives media holdings since these are considered the original, whereas the VHS and other formats are copies. The tapes contain footage of interviews, conferences, such as the Quebec Summit, and the editing process. The Betacam video tapes are accessible under VT UBC 1174 to VT UBC 1478.
Most media was retained, and the duplicate footage was kept in various formats, such as Betacam and VHS. Footage that was not retained consisted of televised material, published works, shots that contained images of landscapes, building exteriors and interiors, audio/video tapes that were damaged, contained no image, and no audio, duplicate footage, PAL format, and images which were severely blurred.

Correspondence series

Series consists of incoming and outgoing correspondence to and from Mark Achbar and other communication related to the individuals from the production team.

Pre-Production series

Series consists of the process of script editing, location scouting, casting and other arrangements made before filming starts.

Production series

Series consists of the final production schedule, archived location shots, contracts and license agreements and transcriptions of videotaped interviews. In addition, this series contains one subseries: Transcriptions.

Photographs series

Series consists of photographs of Mark Achbar and other individuals from the production team on location, as well as Mark Achbar interviewing Noam Chomsky, Milton Friedman, Ira Jackson and Robert Monks.

Post-Production series

Series consists of tape indexes used by the production team to document footage, press material of the film's release and awards, samples of promotional materials, and information relating to the making of The Corporation DVD. The editing process can be accessed and viewed separately.

Research series

Series consists of background research on corporations and focuses mainly on various corporate institutions and ethical issues arising from corporations' dominance and practice. In addition, this series includes numerous magazine articles, newspaper clippings, and corporate ephemera.

Manuscripts series

The series is divided into two subseries, Textual Materials and Electronic Backups. Textual materials consist of manuscripts of novels and short stories. The arrangement, primarily chronological by published work, also reflects two peculiarities of his writing style. First, he labelled some as the final draft prematurely rather than numbering successive drafts. Some of his novels, therefore, have several "final" drafts. As best as possible, these have been arranged in chronological order. Also, during the creative process and modification of draft versions, Maillard created what he calls "spin-off," including ideas that are developed on the side but never added into storyboards developing the arrangement of the scenes and pages removed from a draft version. Other segments of the spin-off are unidentifiable beyond the novel to which they belong; these have been given a letter designation (A, B, C) to indicate which files were found together. The letter does not imply any sense of order, chronological or otherwise. Spin-offs with uncertain chronology have been filed at the end of each manuscript sub-series with specific research notes and related miscellaneous files. Some files contain UBC-related correspondence. The electronic backup consists of copies of the textual materials.

Family History Research Series

Series consists of records from the research conducted by Keith into his family history. It consists of correspondence, research, photographs, audio recordings, and interview transcripts. This series includes information that was used in Keith’s memoir Fatherless. Material arranged in two sub-series: Files and Audio Recordings.

Whisky Man: Inside the Dynasty of Samuel Bronfman series

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.

Thirst for Life series

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.

West Coast Christmas (New Classics Christmas Special) series

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.

Transplant Tourism series

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.

Burn Baby Burn series

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, Season I series

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.

Victory 1945 series

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 series

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.

My Fabulous Gay Wedding (First Comes Love), Season I series

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 series

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.

Kink, Season I-V series

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, Season II-V series

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.

Road Hockey Rumble, Season I series

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.

Crash Test Mommy, Season II-III series

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.

Life and Times: The Making of Ivan Reitman series

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.

Prisoner 88 series

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.

The Blonde Mystique series

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.

Star Spangled Canadians series

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.

Murder in Normandy series

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 series

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 series

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.

The Life and Times of Henry Morgentaler series

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.

The Boys of Buchenwald series

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 series

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.

To Love, Honour and Obey series

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.

To Russia with Fries series

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.

Prairie Fire: The Winnipeg General Strike of 1919 series

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.

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