Reinventing the word ‘documentary’

Five years ago the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) launched a Filmmaker in Residence project which involved sending a doc-maker into Toronto's St. Michael's Hospital to build relationships and, eventually, develop media around programs within the hospital's walls. Upon the release of the DVD box set of the project, realscreen spoke with filmmaker Kat Cizek and senior producer for the NFB, Gerry Flahive, about the endeavor and how it has redefined the word 'documentary' for each of them.

November 12, 2009

Five years ago the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) launched a Filmmaker in Residence project which involved sending a doc-maker into Toronto's St. Michael's Hospital to build relationships and, eventually, develop media around programs within the hospital's walls. Upon the release of the DVD box set of the project, realscreen spoke with filmmaker Kat Cizek and senior producer for the NFB, Gerry Flahive, about the endeavor and how it has redefined the word 'documentary' for each of them.