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Dying to Get In

2 one-hour documentary. First aired on CBC in 2001.
A critical look at the Canadian immigration system, its faults, and how many fleeing a cause of the mass migration crises are shut out and die due to government lack of support.

Cogent/Benger Productions

Wolverine: Devil of the North

One hour special. First aired on Discovery Canada and Animal Planet US in 2001.
The story of Yamoria and their fight against the terrible giant wolverine. Through use of magic and a few tricks, the hero helps the defenseless people fight back against the man-eating creature in this animated story.

Cogent/Benger Productions

In Security: The New Age of Policing

One hour documentary. First aired on CBC in 1998. Produced by Cogent/Benger personnel for CBC.
This documentary examines the decline of the police force and the rise of private security. The crew follow officers in the slums of Toronto, then officers in wealthy neighborhoods in Florida. The implications, both on employment and human rights are examined in this insightful look on private policing.

Cogent/Benger Productions

East Side Showdown

One hour documentary. First aired in 1998. Produced by Cogent/Benger personnel.
In downtown Toronto, the corners of Dundas and Sherbourne become the site where the wealthy middle class fight for poor and drug-addicted. The documentary follows a sex-worker, a bed and breakfast owner, community advocate, and a Reverend at the local drop-in center. Their stories and struggles against each other are told, examining the many facets to the issues each party faces.

Cogent/Benger Productions

Jan Wong's Forbidden China

One hour documentry. First aired on Discovery in 1999.
Following author Jan Wong, the documentary looks at China and the many aspects of the superpower. Filming was done at the same time as Wong was researching for her book Jan Wong's China, Reports from a Not-So-Foreign Correspondent. Wong disguises herself as a tourist and searches out many hidden aspects of life in China: revisiting Tiananmen, a regular location for her when she was a reporter for the Globe and Mail; Gay culture and Hooker Ally; the new levels of poverty juxtaposed with the new level of wealth; and China’s most famous American Maoists.

Cogent/Benger Productions

Asylum Part 1: Falling Through the Cracks / Asylum Part 2: Not Criminally Responsible

Two part documentary. First aired on CBC in 2000.
There are thousands of mentally ill people across Canada and their treatment, both medically and personally is just as varied. Looking at those who suffer from thoughts of suicide, rape, abandonment, schizophrenia, and survivors of Electro-Shock therapy, this two part documentary reveals the many people who have been excluded from the general population due to mental disorders. The second half of the documentary follows patients of one psychiatric who believes those who have committed a crime and suffer from mental deterioration can still live successfully in the larger community.

Cogent/Benger Productions

Powergame

One hour documentary. First aired on CBC in 2000.
The first Canadian to win the World Squash Championship is athlete Jonathon Power. The documentary follows his journey to the top of the Squash world.

Cogent/Benger Productions

First Person Shooter

First aired in 2000.
This documentary looks into the video game culture around first person shooters. The documentary crew research and interview those frequenting cyber-cafes, games manufacturers‚ conventions, and mega gaming tournaments. They also go on to speak to a designer of one of the games discussed.

Cogent/Benger Productions

Paul Anka: Destiny

Documentary. First aired in 2003
Paul Anka is a singer with decades of success. From the age of 17 with his hit song ‘Diana’, he still entertains audiences today, five decades later. The documentary features clips of past interviews and concerts, as well as new interviews with the artist, showcasing his success as a musical talent and a businessman in the arts scene.

Cogent/Benger Productions

The In-Between World of M. G. Vassanji

Documentary. First aired in 2006.
The award winning Canadian writer M.G. Vassanji is often forgotten by the Canadian public, despite his large and well regarded contribution to the literary landscape. The documentary looks at Vassanji’s work, the author, and how his ideas where brought to print.

Cogent/Benger Productions

Money & The Maker: The Battle for St. Stephen's

Documentary. First aired in 2006
Saint Stephen-In-The-Fields on College Street in Toronto is the focus of this documentary. The Anglican church of Canada is rapidly losing members, and their churches are having difficulty financially supporting themselves. This comes to a crisis when the old church on College St finds itself in crippling debt. The churches struggle to stay afloat is told in this film, and is starkly contrasted to the gentrification happening around them, and the over growing religious following of other denominations and faiths around the globe.

Cogent/Benger Productions

How To Stop A Hurricane

One hour documentary. First aired on CBC in 2007.
After visiting the world’s top hurricane trackers in Miami, the documentary interviews and follows seven scientists/inventors who believe they can fight hurricanes and stop them from occurring. Each theory is ‘tested’ using computer-generated animation. Using both 3D and stylized 2D animation, the many ideas on how to stop a hurricane are explored.

Cogent/Benger Productions

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