I'm thrilled to announce another Seeing Canada Holiday Marathon is Here — Join Me on This Adventure!
Ready to explore Canada with me this holiday season? There's going to be a Seeing Canada marathon coming up on CPAC - Cable Public Affairs Channel.
Holiday Marathon Schedule (All times in EST):
Christmas Day (Dec 25) – Season 4 starts at Noon
Boxing Day (Dec 26) – Season 3 starts at 10 AM
New Year’s Day (Jan 1) – Season 4 begins at 4 PM
In Season 3, we connect with Canada’s incredible culinary scene, explore its beautiful nature, and dive into the rich diversity of cultures. We also uncover stories of Indigenous tourism, Black History, and Southwestern Ontario’s deep ties to the Underground Railroad.
In Season 4, we continue the journey with even more — connecting with Canada’s food, nature, diverse cultures, unique characters, and the powerful stories of Indigenous tourism.
I’m so excited for you to join me on this journey — I hope to inspire you to explore new places and see Canada in a whole new light.
Catch all the action on CPAC TV — Happy Holidays!
I do love growing food and making films so this new series Food's Footprint with Brandy Yanchyk makes me very happy. It focuses on sustainable agriculture and the future of food.
So far I have made three short videos about five minutes each. Please enjoy them and think about all the wonderful things you could be growing in your garden.
The series is on my YouTube channel for free. Please subscribe and share. https://www.youtube.com/@BrandyYProductions
A big thank you to Thomas Dudley and Cory Johnn for their camera work and Johnny Blerot for the sound mix and Michael Macintosh for the colour correction and delivery. I am the director, producer, writer, host and editor on the series!
These short films were made with the support of Alberta's government through Alberta Foundation for the Arts.
I recently attended the 2024 Society of American Travel Writers (SATW) Annual Convention in beautiful Istanbul, Turkey! It was a fantastic opportunity to network at the Media Marketplace and other events, while looking for new stories for my travel series, Brandy Yanchyk Sees the World.
Want to explore Canada this Thanksgiving?
Watch Journalist Brandy Yanchyk's educational travel documentary TV series “Seeing Canada”!
The fourth season is airing in a special marathon from 3 PM to 7 PM EDT on Monday, October 14, 2024 on CPAC - Cable Public Affairs Channel.
It you like to stream you can watch it any time on PBS Passport!
Happy Canadian Thanksgiving!
Recently I filmed in Calgary, Alberta at the Land of Dreams.
On this small area of land I met newcomers to Canada who are learning how to grow vegetables and flowers in Alberta's soil.
They are also learning about Indigenous culture and how to raise chickens, be a beekeeper and the importance of compost.
It's an amazing urban farming initiative by the Calgary Catholic Immigration Society.
I was filming for my new documentary series that I am hosting which is currently called "Food's Footprint".
The documentary series "Food’s Footprint" will go on a journey across Alberta and British Columbia to discover the sustainable food practices that are altering the future of food and the environment.
Thank you to the Alberta Federation of the Arts for the funding to start this new series.
The Edmonton Journal interviewed filmmaker Brandy Yanchyk about her new documentary Ms. Scientist. Read the article here: https://edmontonjournal.com/entertainment/television/wildlife-new-local-documentary-explores-gender-inequality-among-scientists. The full documentary is available online here: https://watch.cbc.ca/media/media/absolutely-canadian/episode-17/38e815a-00f433343a9
CBC's Daybreak Alberta interviewed filmmaker Brandy Yanchyk about her new documentary Ms. Scientist. Hear the interview here: https://www.cbc.ca/listen/shows/daybreak-alberta/episode/15589931. The full documentary is available online here: https://watch.cbc.ca/media/media/absolutely-canadian/episode-17/38e815a-00f433343a9
CBC News wrote an online story about Brandy Yanchyk's new documentary Ms. Scientist. Here is the link to read "Documentary explores challenges faced by Canadian women scientists": https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/documentary-explores-challenges-faced-by-canadian-women-scientists-1.4807122. You can watch the full documentary here: https://watch.cbc.ca/media/media/absolutely-canadian/episode-17/38e815a-00f433343a9
CBC News interviewed filmmaker Brandy Yanchyk about her new documentary "Ms. Scientist". "Female scientists tell Edmonton filmmaker about their passion and challenges of the work." Read the article here: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/ms-scientist-documentary-challenges-faced-by-women-scientists-1.4807162
You can watch the full documentary online here on CBC: https://watch.cbc.ca/media/media/absolutely-canadian/episode-17/38e815a-00f433343a9
Brandy Yanchyk was interviewed by CBC's North by Northwest about her new documentary Ms. Scientist. "Many women enter careers in science, but leave because of roadblocks and challenges, according to a new documentary film." Listen to the interview here: https://www.cbc.ca/listen/shows/north-by-northwest/episode/15589686
You can watch the full documentary here on CBC: https://watch.cbc.ca/media/media/absolutely-canadian/episode-17/38e815a-00f433343a9
Brandy Yanchyk's new documentary Ms. Scientist is airing on CBC TV now and Canadians can watch this documentary online here: https://watch.cbc.ca/media/media/absolutely-canadian/episode-17/38e815a-00f433343a9
We are out and about filming season two of my travel series #SeeingCanada. One of the highlights has been visiting the remote Sable Island National Park Reserve in Nova Scotia. We were on One Ocean Expeditions Fins and Fiddles trip. It was wonderful learning all about the wild horses on Sable Island from Parks Canada guide Sarah Medill. She has her PhD on these wonderful horses. You'll be able to see the wild #horses and the rest of the series in 2019 on #PBS and on CreateTV.
Seeing Canada is now being featured on Create® TV's website. The series will start airing on July 3rd, 2018. Check out the page here: https://www.createtv.com/shows/travel
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!"
My documentary "Ambassadors of the Sky" airs on PBS channel KSPS at 730pm tonight. "Ambassadors of the Sky" is a documentary about how Canada is leading the way when it comes to dark sky preservation and the fight against light pollution. The film takes us to dark sky preserves in Wood Buffalo, Jasper and Elk Island National Parks where the public is learning about the importance of protecting the night sky for the health of humans and wildlife.
Thrilled to be able to offer my documentary #FindingEdgeRoad for the world to rent.
“Finding Edge Road” shows how immigration is changing and challenging a small city in Finland. It explores how the city of Lieksa in Eastern Finland near the Russian border is dealing with a recent influx of new asylum seekers from Somalia and Iraq. The newcomers have moved to vacant council flats on a street called “Edge Road.” Finding Edge Road has aired on CBC's Documentary channel.
