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Stories : the elderly

File consists of research notes, magazine clippings and other photocopied articles about individuals going to and living in nursing homes

Robert McKnight

File consists of correspondence, an outline of the crime and conviction of second-degree murder, and newspaper articles about the case.

Larry

File consists of two typescript letters to Theresa Burke from a man with first name Larry, a 79 year old inmate.

Jimmy Brown

File consists of one printed newspaper article about James Wilson Brown, charged with first degree murder.

Jim Elder

File consists of correspondence from Jim Elder (James Melvin Orr), convicted of murder and incarcerated in Warkworth Institution, Ontario. Also included are court records and parole board applications, plus a history of Elder’s life and conviction.

Helmut Buxbeam : correspondence

File consists of typescript letters, compiled research on seniors in prison, and a list of Buxbaum’s arrests and time in prison. He was a prisoner at the time of this correspondence, convicted of killing his wife. Also included is copied correspondence Buxbaum sent to the producers of “The fifth estate” eight years prior pertaining to aging offenders and a summary of the facts from his trial as part of a new trial application.

Contact lists

File consists of contact lists and an outline of the project regarding nursing homes.

Action : progress

File consists of contact lists, newspaper articles and correspondence with John Kastner. Included is Kastner’s documentary proposal for “Honour and respect,” later produced in 2004 as “Rage against the darkness,” a 3 episode documentary about life in nursing homes.

Elderly in nursing homes and aging offenders project material

Series consists of records created and collected by Theresa Burke in her capacity as a researcher for filmmaker John Kastner and his docuseries “Rage against the darkness,” an investigation into families with elderly members using or thinking of moving to nursing homes. The files consist of research material for both elderly inmates and nursing home residents, contact lists, correspondence with prison inmates, and the project outline and proposal.

Our interviews

File includes interview notes and research material regarding the Reid interrogation technique.

Reid interrogation technique documentary

Series consists of records created and accumulated by Theresa Burke, a producer for the CBC investigative show “The fifth estate,” and the episode, “The interrogation room,” that aired on November 21, 2014. This episode follows two witnesses in a murder investigation and the use of the Reid technique in their police interviews. Files consist of draft scripts, interview transcripts and videos, witness information and research materials, production files, notebooks, court records and transcripts, and photographs of witnesses, suspects, and the area of the crime scene. Also included is research and history about the Reid technique and its use by law enforcement in Canada. 

Telling stories with animation

Item is a poster by the English services training department at CBC for a workshop to learn how and why “The fifth estate” used graphic-novel animations to tell the story of North Koreans fleeing their country in the episode “The great escape.”

Video footage from South Korea

Item is a collection of video footage from South Korea on various subjects including transportation, markets and elderly welfare. File titles and videos are in Korean.

Over land, over sea

Item is a documentary following a couple, both North Korean defectors, trying to locate and bring one of their mothers to South Korea.

NK footage

Item is a collection of undercover footage from inside North Korea at several different locations. File titles are in Korean.

Crossing

Item is a commercial copy of the full length feature film.

Camp 14 : total control zone

Item is a screener copy from the 10th Annual Human Rights Watch Film Festival of the documentary “Camp 14 – Total Control Zone,” directed by Marc Wiese.

NK issues

File consists of an outline of information to include in documentary and people to speak with about particular subjects. Also included are several newspaper articles printed out regarding North Korean kidnappings of American journalists and general articles about the country.

Illustrations

File consists of proof-of-concept records from the CBC graphic design department for the characters used in the episode on North Korean defectors.

Flyer : telling stories with animation

File consists of two copies of a flyer by the English services training department at CBC for a workshop to learn how and why “The fifth estate” used graphic-novel animations to tell the story of North Koreans fleeing their country in the episode “The great escape.”

North Korean refugee documentary

Series consists of records created and accumulated by Theresa Burke, a producer for the CBC investigative show “The fifth estate,” and the episode, “The last great escape,” that aired on November 29, 2013. The show documents the escape of two North Koreans fleeing to other countries as refugees and the escape routes used. Original illustrations and graphics were used as part of the storytelling in this documentary. Files consist of research material, production records, correspondence, audio cassette interviews and interview transcripts, draft scripts, administrative records including travel and video shoot records, newspaper clippings and journal articles, book reviews, the book “Escape from camp 14: one man’s remarkable odyssey from North Korea to freedom in the west,” and documentaries on North Korea work camps, politicians and general life in the country, and North Korean defectors. 

SCC [Supreme Court of Canada] decision

File consists of interview transcripts and notes about the SCC ruling that called into question the reliability of confessions obtained during Mr. Big sting operations. Also included is a photocopy of the SCC decision.

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