News & Updates

The production and screening journal of Refuge 31

BURNING EMBER profiled on CJOB

BURNING EMBER profiled on CJOB In a pre summer buzz campaign, Refuge 31 with Signpost Music have been letting the  world know that the feature documentary Burning Ember is coming in September. The response to the recently released Teaser has been phenomenal. With 3000...

BURNING EMBER TEASER on VIMEO

BURNING EMBER TEASER on VIMEO It's been a year since we began following the talented Mr Steve Bell across North America and we're nearly finished our feature documentary Burning Ember: The Steve Bell Journey. The documentary will be officially released in fall, but...

THE SECRET IS OUT

THE SECRET IS OUT We've been fairly low key over the last six months. Aside from our website and twitter posts, our feature documentary project Burning Ember: The Steve Bell Journey has been on the down low. As the project nears completion we're starting to be a bit...

HEADS UP for STEVE BELL FANS

It was just under a year ago that Refuge 31 began a long production journey that took us from the North End of Winnipeg all the way to New York and then Prince Edward Island to Hollywood. Not to mention everywhere in between. It's been a honour and deeply moving...

BURNING EMBER heads into POST

We've returned from New York, following singer songwriter Steve Bell on his adventures and that's pretty much a wrap! It's been almost a year of following Steve and the final little bits are still being shot, but we're delighted at Refuge to be grinding though...

REFUGE 31 in SASKATCHEWAN

Battling blizzards and crazy driving conditions, Refuge has followed Steve Bell into his Christmas concert tour through to Regina and Saskatoon. As part of Burning Ember: The Steve Bell Journey, Refuge captured the on and off stage life of Steve for the feature...

REFUGE 31 at the WSO

The Refuge crew was recently at Steve Bell's Christmas with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra concert. It was a stunning and sold out event that will be a visual highlight in the documentary Burning Ember: The Steve Bell Journey. Even the Winnipeg Free Press was...

REFUGE 31 in TEXAS

The Refuge 31 crew was recently in San Antonio and Houston, Texas following Steve Bell as he took the stage with Lynn Anderson (theologian and storyteller) for a Psalms night. The venue in Houston was The Stone Chapel at the world renowned Lanier Theological Library....

FACING HUNGER To Air On PBS

After its television and Canadian premiere on Salt+Light Television, Facing Hunger will now be airing on PBS  / Prairie Public in the US this fall. Stay tuned for more details to come! If you wish to screen this documentary in your church or community,  please...

REFUGE 31 Crew On East Coast

The Refuge 31 crew is returning from the the east coast  after two music filled days of Steve Bell on Prince Edward Island and then Nova Scotia for the feature doc, Burning Ember: The Steve Bell Journey. Stay tuned for more details and the upcoming video teaser later...

REFUGE RETURNS from Toronto

The Refuge 31 crew has returned from the big city of Toronto after two music filled days of Steve Bell for the feature doc, Burning Ember: The Steve Bell Journey. Thanks to the Elora Festival organizers and St Simon Anglican Church for all their great...

REFUGE 31 Heads to California

For a project that has been quietly in development for the last few months, the Refuge 31 crew are heading to California to follow singer songwriter Steve Bell as he performs end of June as part of the feature documentary Burning Ember. Later in the summer Refuge...