Michael Chechik

Facing Grizzlies

Wildlife cinematographer Phil Timpany, who has spent much of his life studying and filming grizzlies, is on a mission to prove that once we understand them, people and bears can peacefully coexist.

One Week

Ben Tyler has been diagnosed with cancer. With a grim chance of survival in the best case scenario even if he immediately begins treatment, he instead decides to take a motorcycle trip from Toronto through the Canadian prairies to British Columbia.

Legends sxwexwxiy'am: The Story of Siwash Rock

Andrew is a young Native man struggling to overcome the disillusionment of his people. Unemployed and faced with the unplanned and difficult pregnancy of his girlfriend Kelsey, Andrew must prove himself worthy of fatherhood by following the traditional path of his ancestors.