Articles from:November 2025

  • Call for Papers – Two Days of Canadian Sovereignty

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  • CANADA TALKS – An Incomplete History of the Interactive Documentary in Canada

    Monday, November 03, 2025 | By

    The Centre for Canadian Studies Canada Talks Series
    “An Incomplete History of the Interactive Documentary in Canada”

    A presentation and discussion with Dr. Michael Brendan Baker, Sheridan College,
    Co-editor and co-author of the book The Interactive Documentary in Canada (McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2024)

    Thursday November 27, 2025, from 6-8 p.m.
    Sankey Chamber
    Free event, all welcome

    In the early 2000s, Canada made a push to become a global leader in the developing field of interactive documentaries, or i-docs. This effort was led in large measure by the National Film Board of Canada (NFB), a state-funded film studio that had long been known for its commitment to three things:  1) nonfiction filmmaking and documentary representation; 2) advancing the state of the art through technical and technological sophistication; and 3) politically engaged and socially committed filmmaking. In many ways the launch of the NFB’s Digital Studio in 2008 was a continuation and an expansion of these traditions. It placed Canada at the cutting edge of the digital interactive documentary in all its many forms. This lecture will revisit this history, highlight some of its most significant projects, and discuss its contemporary relevance.

    Michael Baker is Professor of Film Studies in the Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences at Sheridan College and President of the Film & Media Studies Association of Canada (FMSAC).  He specializes in documentary film and video, music and the moving image, and film history.  He holds a PhD in Communication Studies from McGill University and is author of numerous book chapters and journal articles on a range of subjects including documentary, popular music and film, and new media.

    Brought to you by the Centre for Canadian Studies in partnership with the Department of Communication, Popular Culture, and Film at Brock.

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