Hi friends! After 7 years and hundreds of documentaries The Doc Project is ending. We are all moving onto different gigs within the CBC.
Over the summer we’re re-releasing some of our favourite episodes from the archives. And then it’s a wrap. Thank you for following/listening!
Two women with the exact same name - Anna Marie MacLean - happened to meet at a theatre camp one summer. After that, they experience bizzarre run ins that have them both believing they are cosmically entwined.
Hear more about their story at the link.
https://t.co/5rCYO93fZP
After publishing a tell-all memoir about her family’s struggles with undiagnosed mental illness, @lindsaymwong was surprised by their reaction when she moved back in with her parents during the pandemic.
https://t.co/8CYxNyl7AN
They were young, educated women and girls in Afghanistan who loved to sing – and that made them a target of the Taliban.
Here's how they made a harrowing escape.
https://t.co/aMpGKSVIw5
Our doc about driving while Black won at the #CAJAwards for human rights reporting. Congratulations @marcapollonio Acey Rowe, @ShariOkeke @TanaraMcLean and Jennifer Warren. Listen here https://t.co/Qg7CqeYoWz
How a rare 800-pound discovery turned a paddle upriver into an Indiana Jones-style reconnaissance.
A lovely documentary by @ArielJeanne about happenstance and determination. https://t.co/zsZjLOkbRK
For desi millennials like Pooja Joshi, arranged marriage is like Tinder but your parents do the swiping. Follow along as Pooja signs up to an Indian matchmaking website. https://t.co/UhvvuwJHyG
Way to go! @andrewnguyencbc for @DocProjectCBC is nominated in the Best Digital Design category with "The Skyluck Journals" #DPA22 https://t.co/YTYImYjy88
Sunday! I'm so proud of the radio documentary that @ShannonTyler993 and I made about our relationship as co-parents and friends. You can catch it Sunday (Mother's Day!) at 12:30 on @DocProjectCBC on CBC Radio. In the meantime, here's a preview! https://t.co/e7MCc13IDo
For years, Shimshon Obadia worried that wearing a purse that looked 'too fun' may accidentally out them. But now, as a transgender nonbinary person, Shimshon is determined to find a purse that captures exactly who they are. https://t.co/wP9x33K0x8
In 1979, Andrew Nguyen’s family fled Vietnam. Andrew was only four years old. During this journey, his mother kept diaries. Hear the story on The Doc Project: https://t.co/Uz14DsHJJJ
#RefugeesWelcome#Refugees#refugeestories#Vietnam
B.C.’s Amber Sheasgreen is driven to prevent deaths at sea. She’s back from a mission with @_refugeerescue in the central Mediterranean where thousands perish every year. Hear her dispatches:
https://t.co/t0nuZW77TB
@refugees@UN#UNHCR
This car is a symbol of freedom for Ilie Irinici. He first saw it in Romania, and dreamed of where in the world it came from. After a daring escape, he made it there. Listen as he shares how he survived crossing what was Europe’s bloodiest border. https://t.co/w7nIkKq28s