It is with great sadness that we hear of the passing of Cliff Derksen. Cliff was the subject of our 2017 documentary Suspended and the Art of Forgiveness which examined forgiveness and the intersection of art and faith in the aftermath of tragedy. Our crew spent...
The winter of 2021/22 at R31 has been full of awards, screenings, some big project completions and even the start of a new series project. All of which has meant we’ve been extremely busy. To top it all off our website and logo are currently being updated....
R31 is deeply saddened at news of the sudden passing of Vince Fontaine. In 2020 Vince and Andrew Wall co-directed Eagle & Hawk Take the Stage, a TV-half hour documentary for CBC. (Learn more and watch the film at CBC Gem.) When working with Vince we saw a kind and...
2021 It was a challenging but still successful year at Refuge 31. We’re all just happy it’s over! The year began with the delivery and airing of The Science Fiction Makers on Super Channel. The feature documentary, which examines three unique...
As restrictions change and start to ease in various locations, R31 finds itself busy with multiple new projects while to screen long our older ones that continue to still garner awards and accolades. We begin with The Satanic Panic and the Religious Battle for the...
It has been a busy start to the year so far… Following all Covid-19 protocols, R31 has begun production of two documentaries which are due for completion in the last part of 2021. The first project being Conform: The Mennonite Migration to Mexico. The TV-hour...
