• 2010
  • 3:00
  • Canada

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I Didn't Know That (Eyeborgs Really Exist)

By Britt Wray

A Canadian filmmaker who lost his eye replaces his prosthetic with a bionic camera-eye so he can shoot documentary video from his pupil. (more)

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  • 2010
  • 3:00
  • Canada

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All You Need is a Wall (of Noise)

By Chris Trimmer

A personal account of Hendrick’s adjustment to a hearing impairment, causing him to navigate a world of unwanted sound, is arranged with interviews of two friends recounting a noisy concert experience to help create a perception of what it’s like to live behind a wall of noise. (more)

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  • 2010
  • 2:59
  • Canada

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Chain of Missing Links - 22

By Jessica Grosman

A series of archived Craigslist Missed Connections email messages are recorded and re-recorded and with each sent message the message deteriorates. (more)

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  • 2010
  • 2:55
  • Canada

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Chain of Missing Links - 34

By Neil Sandell

A contagion of phone messages add up to an empty office. (more)

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  • 2004
  • 22:18
  • Canada

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In So Many Words

By Teresa Goff

Stephen Goff's life changed dramatically after a stroke left him with aphasia. Previously an outspoken father and salesman, the condition reduced his vocabulary to just a few words.  (more)

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  • 2011
  • 21:35
  • Canada

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The Hunter

By Dominic Girard

They say one man's trash is another man's treasure... Well, in Darren Atkinson's case, it's also his job. (more)

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  • 2010
  • 2:55
  • Canada

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Chain of Missing Links - 19

By Julia Grant

A story of love found, and lost, and the spaces in between. (more)

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  • 2007
  • 92:25
  • USA / Canada

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Secrets, Whispers, and Lies: Crafting a Personal Documentary

By Neil Sandell

Everyone’s telling their story these days –- in blogs, podcasts, on YouTube. But what makes one story a yawn or self-indulgent and another one compelling? How do you tell a personal story as a radio documentary? (more)

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  • 2005
  • 14:58
  • Canada

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A Map of the Sea

By Chris Brookes

For centuries, Newfoundland fisheries were hailed as the greatest in the world.  Then, in 1992, their main export, the codfish, disappeared. (more)

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  • 2005
  • 84:42
  • USA

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Radio Across Time Zones

By Julie Shapiro, Edwin Brys, Torey Malatia, Robyn Ravlich & Steve Wadhams

Radio transmissions are heard all over the world, from the largest urban centers to the smallest mountain villages. But what defines radio from a particular place, and what makes it different than radio from elsewhere? (more)

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  • 2005
  • 52:59
  • Canada

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The Wire, Episode 5: The Sound Around

By Chris Brookes, Jowi Taylor & Paolo Pietropaolo

Somewhere between a documentary, a remix, and a music show, the eight-part series The Wire: The Impact of Electricity on Music, reflects on changes in both the composition and consumption of music over the past century. (more)

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  • 2010
  • 3:00
  • Canada

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Chain of Missing Links - 29

By Erik Laar

A quarky upbeat piece playing with the idea of broadcasting emotions through computer screens and loving each other via satellite. (more)

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  • 2010
  • 3:00
  • Canada

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All You Need is a Wall (in Plato's Cave)

By Sarah Boothroyd

A riff on Plato’s Allegory of the Cave, in which humans are presented as prisoners who spend their entire lives staring at a cave wall, mistaking the shadows they see there for the totality of existence. (more)

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  • 2005
  • 22:30
  • Canada

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Weighing the Balance

By Kellie Hudson, Dick Miller & Mike Bryan

Weighing the Balance evolved from a simple question: What happened to six men who were named and shamed in a very public news conference staged by the Toronto Police? (more)

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  • 2006
  • 6:28
  • USA

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Muriel's Message

By Mira Burt-Wintonick

Memories of a much beloved grandmother resurface when a box of unlabeled audio cassettes is discovered in the basement. (more)

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  • 2011
  • 23:23
  • Canada

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The Small Person Acquisition Project

By Kristin Nelson

This is a story about two men and a little baby... well, a big baby actually. (more)

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  • 2006
  • 2:29
  • Canada

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The Iceberg

By Thelon Oeming

An old man fights his demons for 30 years. (more)

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  • 2002
  • 29:38
  • Canada

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The Best of Ideas: Petula Clark

By Glenn Gould

Many people know of pianist Glenn Gould's unique and somewhat maverick contributions to the classical music world. (more)

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  • 2009
  • 1:26
  • Canada

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The Happiness Project: Mrs. Morris

By Charles Spearin

Musician Charles Spearin lives with his family in a lively neighborhood in downtown Toronto. A year ago, Charles decided to invite neighbors and friends over to conduct interviews loosely based around the topic of happiness. (more)

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  • 2002
  • 14:31
  • Canada

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A Voice of Warning

By Trisha Wilson & Anne Penman

A heroin overdose left Jade Bell blind, mute and unable to care for himself. Now Bell tours high schools in British Columbia, where his computerized “voice” speaks a loud warning to thousands of students. (more)

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