R31 delivers a POV documentary and heads back onto the road for a new series…
The long-awaited film The Devil's Handshake is now complete and will be available on Superchannel and Amazon Prime in Canada just in time for Christmas. Although the documentary spent less than a year in production, it has been over a decade in the making. The concept...
New series announced for 2024
Refuge 31 Films is excited to announce the new series "NAZIS: Threads of Evil," in association with Super Channel and Farpoint Distribution. This 24-episode series will delve into the lesser-known storylines of the Third Reich, including the roles of women, to...
A series is born!
Spring might be here but you wouldn't know that from the weather in Winnipeg! Despite the evenings in the minus double digits (Celsius) we're managing to stay warm and keep busy at R31. Almost Unsolved: Heists, is currently in the middle of post production, while at...
R31 finishes up 2023 with multiple projects
It's December already and R31 is looking forward to a well deserved holiday break. From finishing up it's first series, the true crime show Almost Unsolved, to rolling into the spinoff focussing on heists and a feature documentary... it's been a busy and fascinating...
Almost Unsolved final episode airs, changes to Manitoba film industry and a new project begins at R31
Today the final episode, 26, of Almost Unsolved Season One airing in Canada on Super Channel. Thank you to all the great interview subjects (including police, forensics, and victim's families), cast and crew that made this first season happen. We are looking forward...
On the road with Almost Unsolved: Heists
The recent weeks have been filled with travel and compelling interviews as R31 begins it's Almost Unsolved: Heists docuseries. From meeting former FBI agents and a Federal Marshal, to an author who’s covered one of America’s biggest heists from the 1950’s, it’s been...
Settling in to 2023
It's been a busy year for R31 so far, and it looks to stay that way for the rest of the year! Almost Unsolved, a 26-episode series that examines cold case homicides, spent nearly a full year in production and we are now proud to have delivered the final episode for...
R31 heads into 2023
As winter begins to show signs of letting up in our hometown of Winnipeg, R31 is busy as usual preparing for 2023 production. Currently we’re finishing up the post-production of 26 episodes of Almost Unsolved, a true crime series for Super Channel in Canada. The best...
Merry Christmas and moving into 2023
To say 2022 was busy for R31 would be an understatement. The year began with completing the now award-winning feature documentary, The Satanic Panic and the Religious Battle for the Imagination, as well as a TV hour documentary titled, Conform: The Mennonite Migration...
R31’s summer summary of a series and a big win
While the spring of 2022 was nothing short of fast and furious, a very busy summer has followed. This has included the start of our first series, with awards and accolades along the way. The full production of Almost Unsolved, a 26 episode series broadcasted on Super...
R31 has busy spring with awards, screenings and a new series…
While production never did end at R31 during the past two years of pandemic, we’re still being careful moving forward and things have started to really get busy now. First and foremost, R31 is excited to announce that it is already in full production on a new...
A farewell to Cliff…
It is with great sadness that we hear of the passing of Cliff Derksen. Cliff was the subject of our 2017 documentary Suspended and the Art of Forgiveness which examined forgiveness and the intersection of art and faith in the aftermath of tragedy. Our crew spent...