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We share powerful human stories through documentary filmmaking.

Selected work

Why + How
we do it

We believe authentic, empathetic storytelling is the best way to stoke conversations, bring people together and build a more respectful world.

We donate 1% of our revenue to organizations that are making social impact and change in our communities. We have previously donated to:

Canadian Mental Health Association Toronto
Fred Victor Toronto
Cuso International

featured Work

A promotional poster for the movie 'Play It Loud: How Toronto Got Soul' features a man with a microphone singing. The background has orange hues with large, bold white text reading 'PLAY IT LOUD!'.

Plat It Loud! How Toronto Got Soul. Feature documentary celebrating the foundation of black music in Canada laid down by the Jamaican diaspora. TVO + Knowledge.

A person wearing sunglasses and a chain, with a background filled with red text related to the Toronto Raptors, a professional basketball team. The text includes words like 'movement,' 'more than a game,' 'forever rising,' and 'culture built.' The person's face is partially obscured by the overlaid text.

Subcultures. A documentary series profiling fans across the country who have built and nurtured fandom subcultures. MLSE + Raptors + Subway

Historical black and white photo of a group of people, including an older man and a young boy in front, with colorful turban overlays on their heads, taken in Vancouver in 1914.

The Komagata Maru Incident. The story of Sikh migrants who challenged an unfair and racist Canadian immigration law. Historica Canada.

Originals

Content Development
We leverage our production expertise and media relationships to bring unscripted content to life.

Our team has developed a TSN series with NBA Champion Danny Green, a Hot Docs Official Selection documentary on ska/reggae legend Stranger Cole, a 24-part news show amplifying female voices in Ontario and an Amazon Prime show on the e-sports industry.

We're always looking to collaborate with creatives and brainstorm new ideas. So join us and let's experiment!

See our current development slate.

Beyond The Arc

Co-EP, Producer: Graeme Mathieson
Producer: Caitie Drewery
Gold Level Sports & Entertainment

The logo for Historica Canada, featuring a leaf in a circle.
The logo for TVO, featuring the text "tvo original" written in black font.
The logo for Hot Docs, featuring black laurels and the text "official selection hotdocs" in black font.
The logo for the National Film Board, featuring the text "ONF NFB" and an line drawing of an eyeball.
The logo for the Knowledge Network, featuring the text "Knowledge Network:" in black font.
The logo for nonprofit, Toronto People's Library with a drawing of a silhouette person with a fist in the air, and a feather.
The Toronto Raptors logo, a basketball with a claw mark across it. In black and white.
The TSN logo, with the letters "TSN" written in black font.
The prime video logo, with the words "prime video" written in black font and a line drawing of the arch of a smile underneath.
The logo for the Aga Khan Museum, featuring an Islamic geometric design, a star motif and the words "Aga Khan Museum" written in black font.
Logo of the Canadian Race Relations Foundation featuring a black and white maple leaf, with the organization's name in English and French.
The logo for a company, TitanOne, with the words written in black font and a letter "T" displayed within a circle.
The University of Toronto logo, featuring the University seal and the name of the university.
A logo for design firm Jacknife, with a J in a black circle and the company name written sideways in black font.
The logo for the Ronald McDonald House Canada, featuring the organization name with a line drawing of a house and a heart within the house.
The Ontario Science Centre logo, feature the name of organization and three black circles, over-lapping to create the image of a trillium flower in the middle.

about us

A picture of young Graeme, sitting on a couch with his mom and sister, all smiling to camera.

Graeme Mathieson

Graeme is a Director, Producer, and EP with over 15 years experience in documentary, unscripted, and commercial filmmaking. Graeme's Hot Docs premiered documentary short on Ska & Reggae legend Stranger Cole, with collaborator Chris Flanagan, led to the anthology Sounds & Pressure: Reggae in a Foreign Land with the NFB on Canada's buried reggae history. in 2025 he released his award-winning feature Play It Loud! How Toronto Got Soul, produced in association with Bonfire Originals, for TVO and was nominated for a 2026 Canadian Screen Award. You may have also heard him during your rush hour commute as DJ Gramera, where he spent 15 years hosting StolenSouls – his weekly soul, funk and reggae vinyl show on CHRY 105.5FM (and you most likely have been invited to one of his DJ nights). Contact Graeme

A picture of young Caitie, swimming in a lake and smiling to camera.

Caitie Drewery

As a Producer and Writer, Caitie has developed campaigns for Fortune 500 companies, non-profit startups, NBA stars and everything in-between. She specializes in empathetic documentary storytelling, working on multiple docuseries for TVO, TSN and Amazon Prime. Her work has taken her on a wild ride: from scripting a travel series in Northern Spain with Food Network personality Bob Blumer to documenting the housing crisis in Northern Labrador. And she's loved every minute of it. If you want to find an awkward teenage Caitie, look no further than old episodes of Canada A People's History where you'll spot her in a recurring role - hiding her historically inaccurate braces as hard as she can. Contact Caitie

A picture of teenage-aged Steve, sitting on a chairlift in the fall, smiling to camera.

Steve Lang

As a Producer, Director and Editor, Steve has over 20 years of experience in the industry, working on features, television, commercials and everything in-between. As a Post Production Supervisor, he's worked on two seasons of a 26-part cooking/travel PBS series that was distributed internationally and on a HBO Canada/Netflix feature film, with a theatrical run. A perfect day for Steve includes hanging out by the pool with a cold Anchor Steam, manning the BBQ to cook the perfect brisket, and topping it off with a vintage Simpsons episode (fact: he can quote every, single, episode). Contact Steve