TV & FILM
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SandBay values research, the power of well-crafted writing, beautiful imagery, and thoughtful editing and sound design. Our gaze is diverse, inclusive, intersectional, poetic, and fun.
Pow Wow Chow
Documentary Series (13 x 30), APTN
A behind-the-scenes look at the fast-paced life and livelihoods of Shawn Adler and Bob Chiblow, two Indigenous chefs who spend their summers on the road. Watch as these seasoned pros prep, travel, and serve up their iconic dishes to hungry masses while navigating the inherent challenges of food vendor life on the road. Co-production with InterINDigital Entertainment.
Premiering 2024
The Colour of Music
Documentary, CBC
Women and gender-diverse singer-songwriters share how their intersectionalities influence their music.
This documentary explores the musical landscape shaped by women and gender-diverse singer-songwriters, unraveling the interplay between their diverse identities and music creation. The film highlights the next generation’s voices, shedding light on their experiences, emphasizing community, inclusion, and collaboration. Through intimate interviews, the film captures how intersectionalities drive innovation and resilience in the independent music world.
The Fruit Machine
Documentary, TVO
Survivors of the decades-long homosexual witch-hunt recount their personal stories of dedication and betrayal at the hands of the Canadian government.
Over the course of four decades, thousands of men and women had their privacy invaded and their careers ruined. They were interrogated, threatened, and manipulated. Many suffered psychological effects; some took their own lives. It was one of the largest bullying campaigns in Canada’s history. The Fruit Machine examines the homosexual witch-hunt of public servants and military personnel in Canada from the 1950s through early 1990s.
Noël en Boîte
Feature Film, TV5 Unis
A soap opera star constructs a deceitful plan to protect herself from a paparazzi threat.
American daytime TV star Sophie Stone faces a Christmas crisis when compromising photos surface. Under the pretext of an exclusive interview in exchange for the photos, she invites Peter, the paparazzo, to her aunt’s Northern Ontario home where she was raised. Peter, who has accepted to “play” Sophie’s boyfriend to gain family acceptance, enjoys discovering the person beyond first appearances. But on Christmas Eve, the masquerade takes a turn, forcing Sophie to drop the act. Disarmed by her vulnerability, Peter helps Sophie reconcile with a painful past found in boxes at her aunt’s home.
Qanurli?
Youth Comedy Series, APTN
Struggling to broadcast their own Inuktitut-language show from a tent on the Arctic tundra, best friends Inuk and Nipangi offer a fun and unique look at life in Canada’s North.
Inuk and Nipangi are two friends struggling to broadcast their own Inuktitut language show from a tent on the land in the Arctic. Qanurli? is an unpredictable, hilarious, Inuktitut-language comedy show featuring skits, commercial parodies, and fake newscasts and is a fun look at life across the north. Co-production with Qanukiaq Studios.