Forbidden Places | Transgenesis (Discovery Channel Series)

Client: Discovery Channel / University of Saskatchewan.

Project assignment: Increase awareness of incredible research in early genetic modification work in the agbiotech research hotbed of Saskatoon.

Approach: Wrote and directed an hour-long documentary as part of the Forbidden Places series. The stories helped many viewers build a basic understanding of what GMO’s are, what it means to move genes around and change them, and what some of the potential benefits and risks might be. The program’s Director of Photography, Karl Roeder, was nominated for a Gemini Award for cinematography.

Here’s a clip.