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Explore CBC & Radio-Canada Distribution, where there is a story for everyone. ABOUT 2 COMING SOON STATE OF THE PLANET Science, Environment | 1 x 52 In the last 150 years, humans have become a geological force of nature, challenging and changing the face of our planet. Using satellite data to create earth-scale infographics, scientists are now able to collect data with pinpoint accuracy, and in the process are uncovering sobering outcomes for our environment over the coming generations. While these scenarios are catastrophic, this information has also allowed experts to create tools to combat climate change with even more innovative and durable solutions. Witness the radical transformation of our natural world, from the earliest evidence of human- made climate change to the rapid remodelling of our landscape today. With large scale floods, million-acre wildfires and supercharged hurricanes looming on the horizon, STATE OF THE PLANET takes the pulse of our planet and asks whether humans can change their ways in time. Producer Yap Films | Original Broadcaster CBC/ The Nature of Things | Version English | Year 2021 SCIENCE 3 WILD CANADIAN WEATHER Nature, Weather | 4 x 52 4K From the award winning natural history filmmaker Jeff Turner comes an epic new 4k nature series following stories of extreme weather as it forges the landscape, rules the life cycles of wildlife, and pushes humans to their limits. WILD CANADIAN WEATHER explores the ways in which landscapes, wildlife and people have been shaped by four key weather elements - Wind, Rain, Cold and Sun. From polar vortex blizzards to raging forest fires, the natural world has evolved and adapted to survive under some of the most extreme and dangerous weather conditions on the planet. This series weaves together stories of how different species harness the incredible power of the weather to migrate, hunt, escape danger, and reproduce. WILD CANADIAN WEATHER is an intimate and dramatic exploration of life in one of the most intense and challenging climates on the planet. Producer River Road Films | Original Broadcaster CBC / The Nature of Things | Version English | Year 2021 TRAILER SCREENER NATURE & WILDLIFE 4 REBELLION Current Affairs, Environment | 1 x 52 With global temperatures continuing to rise at an alarming rate, climate change protests are growing, becoming some of the largest demonstrations in history. REBELLION reveals the moments that sparked the global climate crisis movement. From 15-year-old Greta Thunberg’s “School Strike for Climate” outside of the Swedish parliament, to Academy Award winning actress and activist Jane Fonda’s multiple arrests during some of the biggest climate change protests in US history, the people’s resistance continues to be fierce. Through the streets of Delhi, and up the steps of Congress, REBELLION is the story of a generation marching in revolt. TRAILER SCREENER Producer Grand Passage Media Inc. | Original Broadcaster CBC/ The Nature of Things | Version English | Year 2020 DOCS & SPECIALS 5 13 DEADLY HOURS Current Affairs, Crime | 1 x 45 On the evening of April 18, 2020, a man disguised as a member of Canada’s national police service, the RCMP, went on a 13 hour murderous crime spree, travelling nearly 200 kilometres in a fully marked replica police vehicle, killing 22 people and injuring many others. 13 DEADLY HOURS takes viewers through the horrific timeline of events that marked the deadliest rampage in Canadian history. 13 DEADLY HOURS uncovers new details about what federal officers knew about the gunman, how they remained one step behind, and why the public was left in the dark as the serial killer went from property to property killing as many as he could, and then setting fire to the properties while his victims lay inside. Producer CBC | Original Broadcaster CBC/ The Fifth Estate | Version English | Year 2020 SCREENER DOCS & SPECIALS 6 MURDER ON THE FRINGE Crime | 6 x 48 or 3 x 96 MURDER ON THE FRINGE takes viewers on a chilling journey into some of the most fascinating homicide stories of the 21st century, committed in society’s most marginalized communities. This collection of films explores the highly sensationalized case of a transgender woman attacked by a client who became unhappy with the terms of their arrangement; the mysterious murder of an adult film producer who made a deal that took a deadly turn; and a stealthy serial killer who went undetected as gay men continued to go missing in a busy urban neighbourhood. Each story offers new insights from investigators, never before- seen footage of the events leading up to the crimes, testimony from those closest to the victims, and in some cases, the accused themselves. These incredible stories reveal the hardships of marginalized communities looking for justice and answers as they mourn the loss of their friends and loved ones. TRAILER SCREENER Producer Yap Films Inc. | Original Broadcaster OUTtv | Version English | Year 2020 CRIME & INVESTIGATION 7 THE COVID CRUISE Science, Current Affairs | 1 x 52 Everything the world experiences now as we grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic happened first on cruise ships: rapid infection, asymptomatic transmission, social distancing, a tragic and heavy toll on the elderly, questions of how to test and trace, and dilemmas over whether to quarantine or not. While many scientists protested an on board quarantine due to the dangers posed to passengers, these outbreaks provided researchers with a crucial early look inside the behaviour and nature of COVID-19. Told through the eyes of the cruise passengers, THE COVID CRUISE investigates the science behind the outbreaks on several major cruise lines, and how these lessons continue to affect every one of us today, and for a long to come. Producer Blue Pearl Productions | Original Broadcaster CBC/ The Nature of Things | Version English | Year 2020 TRAILER SCREENER DOCS & SPECIALS 8 FEEDING THE PLANET Science, Environment | 2 x 40 or 1 x 72 With the world’s population growing rapidly, and climate change disrupting food quality and availability, scientists are suggesting we may soon be struggling to feed the planet and protect the environment at the same time. This exciting two-part series explores the state of global food security and what agriculturalists are doing to transform our relationship with the Earth that feeds us. From nature-friendly farming, and the promotion of crop diversity, to the range of approaches adapting agriculture to new climate conditions, FEEDING THE PLANET takes a look at the tools, technology, and even old world farming methods that will allow manufacturers to keep growing while also decreasing their carbon footprint. SCREENER Producer Nova Média | Original Broadcaster Radio-Canada | Version English | Year 2020 SCIENCE 9 TRIMATES Nature, Science | 2 x 52 4K Over 50 years ago, Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey and Biruté Galdikas each embarked on remote, lonely journeys into the bush to live with our closest ancestors, the Great Apes. Decades later, they’ve made history, endured tragedy and inspired a generation of young women who’ve followed them into the rainforests to study our origins and save a vanishing world. Narrated by award-winning actress Sandra Oh (Grey’s Anatomy, Killing Eve), TRIMATES is a prime-time documentary for the whole family. A tale of exotic lands, intrepid explorers and majestic creatures. This is a story of two generations of women: the young pioneers - Goodall, Fossey and Galdikas - who set out into the jungles over half a century ago, and the generation who followed their articles, transfixed by their stories and determined to follow the same distant paths. The Trimates not only transformed primatology, they helped transform the possibilities for women in science. Featuring an original musical score, and up-close and personal footage filmed by one of the world’s most renowned natural history cinematographers, this film takes us deep into the jungles and mountains of Uganda, Borneo and Congo, as we explore the frontiers of important research and our human origins. Producer Grand Passage Media Inc. | Original Broadcaster CBC/ The Nature of Things | Version English | Year 2019 TRAILER SCREENER NATURE & WILDLIFE 10 FIRST ANIMALS Science, Archeology | 1 x 52 4K British Columbia’s mountain peaks were once the bottom of an ancient ocean. Five hundred million years later, the fossils of marine life are being discovered. FIRST ANIMALS tells the story of the Burgess Shale fossils that have rewritten our understanding of evolution. Follow renowned paleontologist Dr. Jean Bernard Caron and his team as they extract the specimens – some completely brand new to science. The Cambrian Era finds are then brought back to the museum where scientists begin trying to interpret what these animals would’ve looked like and how they behaved. Featuring incredible 3D renderings that reveal life during the Cambrian Explosion, FIRST ANIMALS immerses audiences into a time when animals evolved at a stunning rate as we explore the dawn of predator- versus-prey, an era when life got dangerous.