Sochi Pride is 30 minute documentary that was filmed in the lead up to and during the most controversial games of our generation. It is told from a first person narrative as I attempted to explore Russia's anti-gay law and the appropriateness of the Olympics to be staged in hostile political climates.
It is an educational and enlightening story that digs deeper into the controversy surrounding the Sochi 2014 Winter Games and how the Olympic movement is forever altered because of it.
This film was recently selected to be shown at the My True Colours Festival in New York City and will be premiering this June.
This 2011 documentary created at UBC Okanagan is an in-depth critique on a popular narrative about Kelowna’s disconnect with community and culture. Featuring Kelowna’s mayor Sharon Sheppard, Downtown BIA director Michelle Spicer, UBC Okanagan professors and many local residents.
Earlier this week the federal government pledged steps to improve safeguards against spills by oil tankers plying the coast of British Columbia. As the Canadian Press reported, those measures include "annual tanker inspections, increased aerial surveillance and stronger measures for pollution prevention and response at oil handling facilities. Pollution penalties will be extended and Ottawa will create a tanker safety expert panel to review the current regime and make further recommendations."
In this bonus segment for The Terry Project's 55th episode, Christine Lang tells you her full story of surviving the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami in Koh Phi Phi, Thailand.
Produced by Jordan Wade and Chirag Mahajan.
