The highlight of my recent trip to Louisiana was filming at the Dew Drop Social and Benevolent Hall in what is now Old Mandeville.
This place is famous! It is believed to be the world's oldest unaltered rural jazz hall. Early greats Buddy Petit, Kid Ory and a young Louis Armstrong played there.
I was thrilled to film with Grammy award winning New Orleans musician, actor and author Chris Thomas King.
He's said to be "one of the worlds greatest blues guitar players." Chris also was in the film O Brother, Where Art Thou? and played a character named Tommy Johnson who describes selling his soul to the devil to play guitar.
I also learned so much from Andrea Fulton who is part of the Friends of the Dew Drop organization.
You'll be able to hear Chris' music and learn all about the rich history of the Dew Drop in my new travel documentary series Brandy Yanchyk Sees the World. It will be airing on public TV stations in the USA including PBS.
Holy smokes! January was so busy I’m just catching my breath.
One of the exciting things I did was go to New York City to do 24 speed pitches at TravMedia’s International Media Marketplace. It was an incredible networking experience.
I was there promoting my new travel documentary series Brandy Yanchyk Sees the World.
I can’t wait to share it all with you.
“TravMedia's International Media Marketplace (IMM) is the leading global networking event connecting the travel industry with editors, journalists, broadcasters, and influencers.”
Happy New Year.
I have some exciting plans in the works for 2024 and Brandy Y Productions!
Firstly, I am thrilled to announce that seven episodes of my travel documentary series "Seeing the USA with Brandy Yanchyk" are now available to watch on your smart TV on the PBS Passport video streaming App.
Just download the PBS App and search for the title "Seeing the USA".
You can also watch season one of my other travel series "Seeing Canada" on the PBS Passport App and all four seasons will be available soon.
About the PBSPassport App:
Currently, Passport is available through web browsers on your desktop, laptop, tablet, and mobile devices. It is also available through the PBS video App for users on the below devices:
• Roku
• Apple TV 4
• Amazon Fire TV
• Amazon Fire Tablet
• Android TV
• Android mobile devices
• Apple iPhone and iPad
What an incredible evening.
Thank you so much Vancouver Food Runners and Food Stash Foundation for organizing a wonderful screening and event in Vancouver on Tuesday, December 5th at Food Stash.
Tammara Soma Ph.D. and I were thrilled to share our new documentary "Food is my Teacher" with such an engaged audience.
We have tremendous gratitude to the following organizations and individuals for their support:
Event venue & planning support: Food Stash Foundation
Financial partners: Vancity and Fresh Prep
Panelists: Dr. Tammara Soma, Brandy Yanchyk, and Christina Lee (hua foundation)
Food & beverage donation partners: TJ Conwi and Reroot , purebread, Greenhouse, Legacy Liquor Store, Whole Foods Market
Reusable cups & containers: ShareWares
Chairs: Vancouver Food Networks (Kitsilano Neighbourhood House)
If you missed the screening you can watch the documentary on CBC Gem.
Monday night’s screening of “Food is my Teacher” in Banff was a wonderful success. Around 70 people came to the community potluck, screening and panel.
The food was excellent and it felt so great to share Dr. Tammara Soma and my documentary with everyone.
El Torro Restaurant donated so much food and it was delicious! Thank you.
A big shout out to the Bow Valley Food Alliance and the Filipino Organization in the Rocky Mountains who attended the event and are also in the film.
You can watch it now on CBC Gem!
Thank you Rocky Mountain Outlook for promoting the event in this article.
We made the newspaper #IPWDaily at #IPW18! It's been an incredible experience here in Denver. It's my fourth IPW and I'm having loads of fun networking and being pitched stories for my new travel TV series #SeeingtheUSA which will air on #PBS! IPW is the travel industry's premier international marketplace and the largest generator of travel to the U.S. This year it was in Denver, Colorado.
I am thrilled to announce that starting in July 2018 my travel series Seeing Canada will be airing on PBS channel Create® TV.
Create® TV reaches 46 million viewers nationwide in the USA. The channel is produced and distributed by APT, WNET New York and WGBH Boston in association with NETA and PBS.
Right now Seeing Canada has reached over 11 million viewers on 20 PBS stations. It has also reached more than 11 million viewers in Canada on CPAC.
"Create TV was launched in 2006 to serve viewers’ increasing interest in these “do-it-yourself” programs. Create was designed for around-the-clock* broadcast of the most popular lifestyle and how-to programming seen on public television – where lifestyle programming got its start!"
Thank you to my distributor Flame Media for selling my documentary series Dino Trails to 1HDTV in Russia.
Series Synopsis
Dino Trails – The Dino Trails series reveals the latest dinosaur discoveries in Canada that are making headlines around the world and explains why these locations are famous.
Episodic Synopsis:
Episode 1 - The Dinosaur Expert - 11:07
Meet world-famous paleontologist Philip J. Currie and learn how he is inspiring the next generation of fossil hunters in Dinosaur Provincial Park.
Episode 2 - The Royal Tyrrell Museum - 11:07
Journey to the Royal Tyrrell Museum, where its collections are devoted to paleontology, and meet the dinosaur enthusiasts and paleontologists behind new fossil discoveries.
Episode 3 - The Fossil Hunter - 11:07
Roam the wilds of southern Alberta with Wendy Sloboda, fossil hunter extraordinaire! Discover her methods and meet her greatest find, the Wendiceratops, in the Royal Ontario Museum.
Episode 4 - Northern Alberta's Dinosaur Discoveries - 12:40
Discover dinosaur footprints in a coal mine in Grande Cache and meet the Pachyrhinosaurus in Grande Prairie. Learn northern Alberta’s fossil history at the new Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum.
Episode 5 - British Columbia's Dinosaur Frontier - 12:40
Journey to northern British Columbia to discover dinosaur footprints at the Six Peaks Dinosaur Track Site and see how new fossils are being uncovered in Tumbler Ridge.
Thank you to my distributor Flame Media for selling my documentary The Dinosaur Echo to HRT Croatian Television, Axess TV in Sweden, VIASAT WORLD.
The Dinosaur Echo is a documentary about the renaissance of paleontology in Canada today and what dinosaurs can teach us about climate change. The film introduces us to a new generation of paleontolgists who are making extraordinary dinosaur discoveries in Alberta and British Columbia in Canada.
Thank you to my distributor Film Option for selling my documentary Ambassadors of the Sky to Groupe AB. "Ambassadors of the Sky" is a documentary about the importance of preserving the dark skies and the fight to stop light pollution in Canada. @filmoption_intl @ABgroupe @EdmontonRASC PHOTO by: Yuichi Takasaka.
Thank you to my distributor Film Option for selling my documentary Ambassadors of the Sky to Groupe AB. "Ambassadors of the Sky" is a documentary about the importance of preserving the dark skies and the fight to stop light pollution in Canada. @filmoption_intl @ABgroupe @EdmontonRASC PHOTO by: Yuichi Takasaka.
Thank you to my distributor Film Option for selling my documentary The Price of the Prize to SBS for NITV Australia
"The Price of the Prize" is a new documentary about the First Nations fight to end grizzly bear trophy hunting in the Great Bear Rainforest in British Columbia. The film follows the Heiltsuk, Kitasoo Xais'xais and Gitga'at First Nations as they enforce their ban on trophy hunting through the presence of Coastal Guardian Watchmen. "The Price of the Prize" gives the viewer unique access to Canada's First Nations and provides the audience with a breathtaking view of many majestic animals that live in the Great Bear Rainforest.
Australian Distributor Flame is distributing my new series #SeeingCanada around the world at the various markets. Click here to check out their website: http://flamemedia.tv/flame-distribution/catalogue/seeing-canada
I'm thrilled to say that I'm going to be doing a new travel series called #SeeingtheUSA about the states. It will be airing on PBS stations in 2019. I'll be heading to Denver for #IPW2018 soon to hear about what destinations I will be covering.
My first stop is Alaska! I'll be filming that episode in May/June.
What a treat to see my #documentary series #DinoTrails on my Air Canadaflight home from #CMM2018 in San Francisco! Thank you STORYHIVE for choosing it to be part of Air Canada's In Flight Entertainment System.
