Last Objectors wins in Jakarta and Nominated in Montreal

Last Objectors wins in Jakarta and Nominated in Montreal

Refuge 31 is honoured to announce that our recent film, The Last Objectors, has not only screened at the World Humanitarian Awards in Jakarta, India, but has won a Silver Award at the festival. The film which examines Canada’s contentious objectors of the Second...
Burning Ember takes Texas with Multiple Awards and Nominations

Burning Ember takes Texas with Multiple Awards and Nominations

Refuge 31 was honoured this past year at both the the Fort Worth Indie Film Showcase and WorldFest- Houston. When we say honoured we mean FIVE nominations for Burning Ember: The Steve Bell Journey and walked away from the lone star state with two AWARDS. It seems...
Live concert project to be released this summer…

Live concert project to be released this summer…

The first feature documentary that Refuge 31 produced, Burning Ember: The Steve Bell Journey, involved following singer-songwriter Steve Bell and shooting over a dozen concerts across Canada and the USA. Refuge 31 is now planning to release a 44 minute live concert...
Filming begins on the documentary Suspended…

Filming begins on the documentary Suspended…

Refuge 31 Films has begun filming the documentary Suspended, a TV-hour documentary that examines Winnipeg artist Cliff Derksen as he with his wife Wilma and daughter Odia sculpt, paint and build towards an oncoming art show. The Derksen family is well known by the...
Last Objectors filming in Manitoba

Last Objectors filming in Manitoba

Refuge has been filming through October and November around Manitoba as part of the 44 minute documentary The Last Objectors. In association with MTS Stories From Home and the Mennonite Heritage Centre Archives, the documentary is part of a two part project supported...