Through documentary films people might empathize with a trapper from the far north, or unpack the colonial history of their nation. From broadcast media to audio podcasts and museum exhibits, Hidden Story aims to nurture a more intelligent, compassionate and just society.
EDUCATING
THE IMAGINATION
Warrior Fathers
Caught between an unhealthy community and a technology obsessed culture, a father seeks the wisdom to raise his two youngest children.
Fox Chaser
With encroaching industrial development and increasing family obligations, a trapper in the far north finds freedom in a dying way of life.
Elder in the Making
A Blackfoot Aboriginal and a Chinese-Canadian go on a roadtrip discover the stories of Treaty 7.
IMMERSE
IN STORIES
Media in an exhibit space can immerse people in image, sound, light and story. Whether it’s using projection to bring walls and floors alive or surrounding audiences in sound and music, Hidden Story finds creative ways to embed cultural and historical stories into an installation or exhibit space.
Indigenous Peoples Experience
The Indigenous Peoples Experience at Fort Edmonton Park is a first-of-its-kind, immersive exhibit developed in collaboration with Treaty Six First Nations, The Métis Nation of Alberta, Fort Edmonton Management Company and the City of Edmonton. At the heart of the experience is a 30,000 sqft cultural centre where visitors can delve into an Indigenous worldview through storytelling that combines technical wonder with timeless knowledge and culture.
Royal Alberta Museum
The Royal Alberta Museum is one of Canada’s top museums featuring stories from the past, present and future of Alberta. Among the expansive permanent galleries are dozens of documentary short stories told from the Indigenous people across Treaty 6, 7 and 8 as well as a mesmerizing 360 live action projection.
ADVOCATE
In an increasingly complex world, we need ways to highlight issues of importance in our society. From calls for individual action on climate change to fundraising for child advocacy, Hidden Story can help you create a story to advocate for your social cause.
Some Secrets Shouldn’t Be Kept
The Sheldon Kennedy Child Advocacy Centre handled the worst cases of child abuse, but needed a way to talk about their important work. However, given a short timeline and the understandable reluctance of victims to speak on camera, Hidden Story proposed a scripted commercial with child actors. The result was a short, poignant video that communicated the essence of the advocacy centre without being gratuitous.
More advocacy stories…
OUR APPROACH
CONCEPTUALIZE
TRANSLATING VISION INTO WORKABLE CONCEPTS
There’s an idea you want others to understand or a story you want others to experience. We’ll help you find your central theme as well as decide on a format and approach.
RESEARCH
SEEK FIRST TO UNDERSTAND
What sets us apart is our understanding of the issues and how it fits into the larger context of the earth and humanity. Our aim is to cultivate the collective narrative to create a more compassionate and intelligent society.
PRODUCE
MAKING IT HAPPEN
We bring together the right team members to bring the project to life. Our productions have included features and shorts for broadcast on CBC, 360 degree projection installations, and dozens of linear media for museums. From small crews to managing dozens of production and post-production units, we scale for the budget and scope of the project.
OUR STORY
So you want to know more about the kind of people we are. What better way than discovering it through our own little stories?
Doing what it takes
Filming in minus 30 degree weather at a location 14-hours away by car which can only be reached by ice road? Let’s do it!
What Sustains Us
My Blackfoot friend Narcisse said that the rivers, the four-legged, the animals that take flight, they too have rights.
Spark of Curiosity
It began with an acknowledgement of Treaty 7, and a question about what the heck that meant.
A Window to the Soul
To the countless number of individuals who have granted me access to their soul-searching thoughts. Thank you!