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C21 REPORTER : The Prophet of Ecstasy, An T-Eilean and more Hot Properties set Content London alight
Executive producer and writer Lori Braun and producer Sergeo Kirby will recount how they have created and developed new docu-drama The Prophet of Ecstasy, which charts the improbable life of Michael Clegg, the former Catholic priest who introduced MDMA to the world. They will be joined by Fifth Season acquisitions manager Simon Antoine.
BROADCAST INTERNATIONAL Hot Picks: Prophet Of Ecstasy
Prophet Of Ecstasy, the three-part series, which was also commissioned as a feature-length single for Canada’s public broadcaster CBC, falls into what Fifth Season executive director of acquisitions Liz Tang calls the “stranger-than-fiction” category. It tells the story of Michael Clegg, a former priest-turned-drugs kingpin. After uncovering the recipe for MDMA in the 1980s, Clegg teamed up with chemist Carina Leveriza to mass-produce the drug, introducing it to the Dallas rave scene and...
CBC COMEDY MILE ENDERS IS BACK SPRING 2019!
The Mile-Enders is back, bigger and bolder than ever! The coming of “middle” age story about co-dependent frenemies and neighbours Lori...
COMING TO CBC COMEDY IN JANUARY The Mile Enders deliver the minority report from Montreal
Local freelance television producers and best friends Lori Braun and Adam Wanderer are on the cusp of middle age , and to celebrate...
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Journalist and lawyer Erin Ashley Singer explores the cost of a human embryo in the wake of Bill 20 Since Quebec Health Minister Gaétan...
CBC Absolutely Quebec - Maple Mayhem Documentary looks at both light and dark sides of our maple syr
Exploring the sticky, golden universe of Canada’s quintessential national emblem, this documentary by Montreal filmmakers Lori Braun and Hugh John Murray showcases the culture and politics behind an industry recovering from the biggest heist in agricultural history. Centred around the ongoing investigation of the 2011 disappearance of an estimated $18M of maple syrup from a storage warehouse, the program examines the role the Federation of Quebec Maple Syrup Producers plays in production,...