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.
Brandy Yanchyk films in Oregon for her new travel series “Seeing the USA”. It will air on public TV stations including PBS in 2019. In this photo Brandy checks out central Oregon on ATVs in the Deschutes National Forest. They are walking on lava all around them. #traveloregon #AskOR #visitcentraloregon
Canadian Journalist Brandy Yanchyk has become a Fellow of The Royal Canadian Geographical Society. What an honour! In this picture Fellows are celebrating in Ottawa at The Royal Canadian Geographical Society's 89th College of Fellows Annual Dinner. Learn more about The Royal Canadian Geographical Society here. #RCGS18
DVDS of the documentary Ms. Scientist are available now
A BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE CONTENT: Ms. Scientist celebrates women in science today and looks at the challenges female scientists face trying to advance their careers in Canada.
WHY THIS DVD WOULD BE OF INTEREST TO LIBRARY CUSTOMERS: Around the world the fields of scientific research and development remain a male-dominated environment. According to the UNESCO Institute for Statistics less than thirty percent of the world’s researchers are women. Many women enter a career in science but leave because of roadblocks and challenges. Canada wants to change that.
Furthering the careers of women and science is one of the objectives of the Canadian federal government at the moment. In April 2017, Canada’s Minister of Science Kirsty Duncan said she is considering whether quotas are necessary to ensure that women land top research posts in STEM fields (science, technology, engineering, mathematics).
Promo: https://vimeo.com/279157993
ORDERING INFORMATION – ADDRESS / COMPANY FROM WHICH TO PURCHASE
The documentary can be purchased through LSC or Library Bound as well as through Brandy Y Productions Inc. at brandy@brandyYproductions.com, 780 935 9185.
Also available through PayPal: https://brandyyanchyk.com/shop/
In Iqaluit, Nunavut we were invited into people's homes and businesses to learn more about the Inuit culture. We heard throat singing and saw the lighting of the Quilliq. We were taught traditional Inuit handgames. We saw how local jewellers, soap makers and fashion designers are using materials from the land to make their products. We are filming the second season of #SeeingCanada with Brandy Yanchyk. It’s airing on #PBS, CPAC - Cable Public Affairs Channel, Create TV & #Neta_Tweets.
I have had a lot of requests from people who want to watch my new documentary Ms. Scientist outside of Canada. Now everyone outside of Canada can watch it here using Vimeo.
https://vimeo.com/ondemand/msscientist/279160758
If you live in Canada here is the link for you: https://watch.cbc.ca/media/media/absolutely-canadian/episode-17/38e815a-00f433343a9
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
