Great Impostors: The View from Up Here Series
Catalogue Number: FF0006
Producer: Franco Finn Films Inc.
Producers: Saxberg, Kelly and Harpelle, Ron
Directors: Harpelle, Ron
Producing Agencies: ShebaFilms Studios
Subject: Biography, Canadian History, Documentary, First Nations Studies, History, Indigenous Issues, Social Sciences, Social Studies, Women's Studies
Language: English
Grade Level: 9 - 12, Post Secondary, Adult
Country Of Origin: Canada
Copyright Year: 2025
Running Time: 27:01
Canada, a great place to be somebody else.
The View From Up Here is a six-part “found footage” documentary series that takes a satirical look at historical themes and events in a remote region of Canada. The series is centred on the Lakehead, the Thunder Bay region at the head of the Great Lakes. It is presented in a talk show format by a host who provides a Canadian perspective on local, national and world history in the twentieth century. The host for the series is historian, researcher, writer, and amateur thespian, Tom Peotto, a resident of the Lakehead with an unfiltered view of his hometown. The primary visual sources for the series are local news clips from CKPR TV shot between 1958 and 1978, archival film footage from the region, and artifacts from the Thunder Bay Museum.
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