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....
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...
It’s been a very busy fall at R31 with production travel, post production, nominations and a series of recent and upcoming screenings. Firstly, our short film for CBC, Boom: The Keira Bond Story, was recently made an official selection at the Sport Film Festival...
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...
While North America begins to see the end of the Covid-19 pandemic, or at least a return to some of the normality we enjoyed some fourteen months ago, R31 has much to celebrate. During the past few weeks, as festival and award competitions come back to life, we saw...
