What a sweet surprise! A #WCVE PBS station viewer from Midlothian, Virginia who saw Brandy Yanchyk’s travel series Seeing Canada loved the episodes so much he painted a painting of Brandy and mailed it to her in Canada. Since Brandy’s travel shows and documentaries have been airing on PBS stations she has receive emails from viewers weekly. She loves getting feedback. It's so much fun.

Thank you Christopher Drummond from Midlothian, Virginia for sending Brandy this beautiful gift. It definitely encompasses her spirit of adventure.

In an earlier email Christopher tells Brandy why he likes the travel series #SeeingCanada, "My favorites are you on horseback at Plain of Six Glaciers Trail in Lake Louise, and you "roughing it" in freezing Nimmo Bay in British Columbia's Great Bear Rain Forest, and of course your aircraft ride over the famous Niagara Falls…Your show is all about your guests, and you really make them the stars of the show. It's like you are visiting with them, and you don't show off like most celebrities do. You are not afraid of bitter cold, camping in the elements, or strenuous labor (mending a fence, fishing on a commercial boat, kayaking, horseback riding long distances); you're not the typical I'm a tourist show me around host of a travel show, and I watch them all. You also cater to the culinary and visual arts. I liked the guy who carves animals on one of the episodes. Plus, you are so adorable and charming in your " roughing it" winter apparel which is why I want to paint you."

Brandy Yanchyk’s new documentary "Attachments of Life" will air on CBC’s GEM on October 30th, 2020. Then it will air on CBC TV in Alberta and BC on October 31st, 2020 at 7pm.

Attachments to Life is a documentary about how our belongings alter our lives. The film follows a senior with hoarding disorder, a collector of classic cars, minimalists living in a tiny house and a woman who has lost her possessions.

Journalist Brandy Yanchyk shares her filming experiences on Erik The Travel Guy's YouTube series #BeyondYourBackyardNOW. Here is her seven minute interview where she chats about making her series Seeing Canada & Seeing the USA. Enjoy. 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOSQvVTdG5g&feature=youtu.be

Have a listen to documentary filmmaker Brandy Yanchyk speaking about her new documentary #BreakingLoneliness in the "Recovery Is Possible: A #MentalHealth #Podcast" by Canadian Mental Health Association - Calgary Region.

"During a heartwarming and insightful conversation with award-winning independent documentary filmmaker and journalist, Brandy Yanchyk, we discuss the topics of connection and belonging, how our self-image influences our actions, and how we can find ideas and common grounds to help us grow closer."

Educators can enjoy 59 films (171 smaller video clips) of Brandy Yanchyk’s with a FREE trial of #CORE. Canadian documentary filmmaker Brandy Yanchyk makes films about travel, Canada, dinosaurs, inclusive hiring, loneliness, immigration, seniors and dark skies!
Contact McIntyre Media - Educational and Curriculum Video for a free trial.

During this time when students are at home filmmaker Brandy Yanchyk has created #SchoolofBrandy. She is sharing 3 MINUTE videos with great experiences from #Alberta that are family friendly and educational for the next thirty-two days. It's all free and was part of a series Brandy made called Becoming Albertan for Rogers OMNI Television.

Here is the website to see the videos: http://becomingalbertan.com/activities

Selected videos are in Mandarin, Spanish, Tagalog and Somali here: https://www.omnitv.ca/ab/en/docs/becoming-albertan/

Brandy Yanchyk’s travel series #SeeingCanada season two will be airing on public TV channel Create® TV on Mondays at 10:30am and 5:30pm and 10:30pm (all times EDT), beginning on April 6th, 2020.

Create® TV reaches more than 40 million adult viewers annually nationwide in the USA (Nielsen, 2018). The channel is produced and distributed by APT, WNET New York and WGBH Boston in association with NETA and PBS. #SeeingCanada