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Documentary short profiling the Baildon Hutterite Colony in Saskatchewan and its people. Images of the people at school, work and home are featured, set to a soundtrack which includes traditional Hutterite songs and chants. Records include: a projection copy and dub; unedited audio recordings and dubs; and a study guide.

Television documentary examining youth suicide, including the factors that lead teens to contemplate suicide, and the events leading to and following the suicide attempt. Primary subject is David, who after attempting to commit suicide was able to turn his life around and is urging others to seek help rather that ending their lives. When aired on television, a live youth forum and panel discussion, hosted by journalist Ann Medina, preceded the documentary. Records include: a dub of an offline master; master playback including an introduction to the live forum; B rolls; unedited "streeter" interviews of teens; unedited interviews of David; and promotional pamphlets.

Documentary profiling Joan Bamford Fletcher, originally from Regina, Saskatchewan. Fletcher, who as an officer of the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry (FANY) during World War II, coordinated the evacuation of 2000 Dutch internees from a camp in Sumatra in 1945. Interviewees include: Beryl Escott, FANY squardon leader; Madge Tibbenham, Fletcher's sister; Lynette Beardwood, FANY Headquarters; Eleanor Minor Nicholls and Nora Byers Granjnert, FANY officers; René Pottkamp, historian with the Netherlands Institute of War Documentation; Lou Lanzing, Dutch internment camp survivor; Diana Lary, professor of Chinese history, University of British Columbia; Dean Oliver, senior historian, Canadian War Museum; and Rev. Jonathan Takeo Yokoyama, former Japanese military cadet. Produced in association with History Television, SCN and the Knowledge Network and marketed by Cooper Rock Pictures Inc. as part of its Canadian Women of Courage series. Records include: a closed captioned master with commercial blacks; a dub of the master without commercial blacks; unedited interviews; B rolls and reenactment scenes footage; final script; research materials; and photographs.

Documentary profiling Gladys Arnold, a Saskatchewan-born journalist who was the only Canadian Press correspondent in France during the outbreak of World War II, and covered the conflict until she was forced to flee upon the German occupation of France in 1940. Arnold returned to Canada and was an activist for the Free French movement. Interviewees include: Gladys Arnold; Barry Robins, cousin to Arnold; Kay Rex, journalist and author; Michel Bonneau, son of a Free French activist; Nelitta Geoffrey-Dechaume, Free French activist; and Eric Amyot, historian and author. Produced in association with History Television, SCN, and CBC Saskatchewan and marketed by Cooper Rock Pictures Inc. as part of its Canadian Women of Courage series. Records include: dubs of a closed captioned master with commercial blacks; unedited interviews; B rolls; archival newsreel footage; transcripts of interviews; research materials; and photographs.

Documentary profiling the Canadian Nursing Sisters, a unit of 4480 registered nurses who volunteered their service, both in Canada and overseas, during World War II. Interviewees include: Edith Landells, editor of Canadian Military Nurses, Volumes 1-3; and nurses Dorothy Macham, Helen Mussallem, and Lettie Turner. Also featured are excerpts from the Canadian Nursing Sisters reunion held in June 1998. Produced in association with History Television, SCN, and CBC Television and marketed by Cooper Rock Pictures Inc. as part of its Canadian Women of Courage series. Records include: a dub master with no commercial blacks; footage of reunion events; unedited interviews; B rolls; stock archival footage; transcripts of interviews; research material; and photographs.

Documentary profiling the Canadian Army revue shows that entertained Canadian troops during World War II. The revue travelled to England, Italy, France, Germany, Holland, Belgium during its tour from 1943 to 1945. Interviewees include: Joan Moore and Odette Winterton, performers; Verity Sweeny Purdy, show producer; Robert Farnon, show musical director and arranger; Tom MacKenzie, World War II soldier; and Laurel Halladay, author and historian. Produced in association with History Television, SCN, and the Knowledge Network and marketed by Cooper Rock Pictures Inc. as part of its Canadian Women of Courage series. Records include: a closed captioned master with commercial blacks; a dub of the master; unedited interviews; B rolls; stock archival footage; transcripts of interviews; and research material.

Documentary profiling the Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA) and its role during World War II. Featured is Violet Milstead Warren, First Officer, who served between 1943 and 1945 and was one of 43 Canadian pilots in the ATA. Interviewees include: Vi Milstead Warren; Eric Viles, MBE, chairman of the ATA Association; Diana Barnato Walker, MBE, Commodore, ATA Association; Ernest K. Birmann, First Officer, ATA; Margaret Littlewood, pilot; Shirley Render, pilot, author and aviation historian; Linda Dale, curator; and Betty Ridgeway, friend of Vi Milstead Warren. Produced in association with History Television, SCN, the Knowledge Network, and CKY 5-TV and marketed by Cooper Rock Pictures Inc. as part of its Canadian Women of Courage series. Records include: a master with commercial blacks; unedited interviews; B rolls; transcripts of interviews; and research material.

Documentary profiling peer support as a resource in teen suicide prevention. The peer support group at Luther College High School in Regina, Saskatchewan is profiled. Interviewees include: John Bragstad, family counselor and former advisor of the Luther peer support group; Autumn Fox and Matt Comstock, former Luther peer support counselors; and Ken Stalwick, advisor of the Luther peer support counselor. Produced in association with Vision TV and SCN. Records include: a closed captioned master; a fine cut; unedited interviews; B rolls; and transcripts of interviews.

Documentary on the impact that suicide has on the friends of Geoff, a young man who took his life three years previously. Interviewees include: Shari, Geoff's former girlfriend; Paul, Geoff's best friend; and Steve, Geoff's friend. Records include: a closed captioned master; a dub of the master; a fine cut; unedited interviews; and transcripts of interviews.

Documentary of a family from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan coping with the loss of Tom, a young man who committed suicide two years earlier. Includes interviews of Tom's parents, Pat and John, and his siblings Josh and Rachel who discuss Tom's childhood, the factors that may have lead to his suicide, and their journies through the grief process. Produced in association with the National Film Board, Vision TV, SCN, the Knowledge Network and Heartland Releasing Inc. Records include: a master and dub; unedited interviews; and B rolls.