R31 has had a fairly busy run of production since its inception in 2013. However, in the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak this has stopped. While there’s plenty of post production and development that can continue during this time of self-isolation and group...
In a weekend of ‘staggering’ attendance at the Winnipeg Real to Reel Festival, R31’s film Volendam: A Refugee Story took home the Best Feature Documentary prize. The film, which examines the story of Mennonite refugees fleeing the Soviet Union during...
Refuge 31 Films has completed its long awaited feature documentary film Volendam: A Refugee Story. Production began well over a year ago which included travel to the Volendam and Neuland Colonies in Paraguay. The documentary examines the group of Russian Mennonite...
Over the past six months it has been an exciting festival run for two of R31’s films, Suspended and the Art of Forgiveness and The Fantasy Makers, that has included many awards and accolades… Starting in February, Suspended and the Art of Forgiveness took...
It’s been an exciting summer of screenings, awards and accolades for two of R31’s films, Suspended and the Art of Forgiveness and The Fantasy Makers. Both recently screened at the sixth annual Fort Worth Indie Film Showcase where Suspended won Best Overall...
R31 is excited to be travelling to the Neuland and Volendam colonies of Paraguay for its documentary film Volendam: Ship of Freedom. The crew will be interviewing people who fled the Soviet Union during the Second World War and boarded the Dutch ship Volendam for...
