CiTR Documentaries

This documentary tells a story about the early days of hip hop in Vancouver. One of the biggest hip hop events in Canadian history took place on September 7th and 8th, 1990 at UBC. Around 900 people came to the ballroom in UBC’s Student Union Building to watch rappers, dancers, street artists and DJs, duke it out at DJ Sound War.

Rohit Joseph spoke with organizers and participants of the very first DJ Sound War, who shared their stories of this historic event. From the CiTR alumnus who organized the whole event, to the only woman to compete in the rap battle portion of the competition and win first place, the stories of the people behind DJ Sound War provide a glimpse into the beginning of the hip hop movement in Vancouver and the crucial role that CiTR played.

Obstacles and Outcomes is about producer Vanessa Colantonio’s journey through the Canadian health care system as a transwoman of colour. Her story is set against a back drop of archival radio clips from Queer FM documenting the trans experience in the health care system. As smooth as it has been, Vanessa’s own transition is contrasted with the pitfalls and struggles of trans activists to get trans healthcare to where it is today. Her narration is interspersed with interview clips and live recordings aired on CiTR’s long-running LGBTQ issues and current affairs program ‘Queer FM’, recorded and hosted by Heather Kitching.

Before airing her documentary, "Obstacles and Outcomes," Vanessa got on the phone with Madeline Taylor to talk about the process of creating this project. They talk about the importance of visibility for Trans people beyond the stages of transition, and some personal details from Vanessa's experience. Vanessa even received some news while they spoke.

Obstacles and Outcomes is about producer Vanessa Colantonio’s journey through the Canadian health care system as a transwoman of colour. Her story is set against a back drop of archival radio clips from Queer FM documenting the trans experience in the health care system. As smooth as it has been, Vanessa’s own transition is contrasted with the pitfalls and struggles of trans activists to get trans healthcare to where it is today. Her narration is interspersed with interview clips and live recordings aired on CiTR’s long-running LGBTQ issues and current affairs program ‘Queer FM’, recorded and hosted by Heather Kitching.

Before airing her documentary, "Obstacles and Outcomes," Vanessa got on the phone with Madeline Taylor to talk about the process of creating this project. They talk about the importance of visibility for Trans people beyond the stages of transition, and some personal details from Vanessa's experience. Vanessa even received some news while they spoke.

For this Doc series, CiTR producers used digitized audio from our reel-to-reel and cassette tape archive to make documentaries about UBC and CiTR's history.

"Inclusion of the Underrepresented: The Beginning of Diverse-Ability in Media" follows the story of three radio producers who use CiTR 101.9FM to make radio about accessibility and disability. We mix snippets from a 1985 radio piece made for CiTR, “Media Effects on Youth - Youth Focus Doc” into the narrative. We use these snippets to delve into the impact the production and consumption of media has on people with disabilities. Deepi, has a rare disability called Metatropic Dwarfism. Mollie and Katie, both UBC students, produce a weekly show called, All Access Pass. We explore what brought these producers to where they are, and the impact they have been able to make through CiTR, as well as the impact their experiences have had on them.

Rendez-vous de la Francophonie is an annual celebration of Canada’s membership in the Francophonie and promotes the French language and its numerous cultural expressions. It runs March 3-23 in 2016, in communities across Canada.

CiTR is proud to present a documentary about Quebec sovereignty and the Francophone political identity in Canada from programmer Tristan Koster.
To learn more about Rendez-vous de la Francophonie, check our their site here: http://www.ncra.ca/rvf

Rendez-vous de la Francophonie is an annual celebration of Canada’s membership in the Francophonie and promotes the French language and its numerous cultural expressions. It runs March 3-23 in 2016, in communities across Canada.

CiTR is proud to present a documentary about Quebec sovereignty and the Francophone political identity in Canada from programmer Tristan Koster.

To learn more about Rendez-vous de la Francophonie, check our their site here: http://www.ncra.ca/rvf

For this Doc series, CiTR producers used digitized audio from our reel-to-reel and cassette tape archive to make documentaries about UBC and CiTR's history. The fourth in our series, this is "Waiting for Godiva, Conversations about Sexism at UBC 1980-2013", produced by Eleanor Wearing.

Throughout history, the university campus has served as a major site of controversy and discussion on topics of sexism. At UBC, student media such as CiTR Radio and the Ubyssey newspaper have provided essential coverage of these issues. This documentary uses this coverage to investigate how conversations about sexism and sexual violence have changed at UBC in the past thirty years, from 1980-2015. The first half of the documentary explores the history of the UBC Engineers’ “Lady Godiva Ride” in the 1980s, using historical audio from CiTR’s archives and interviews with UBC alumni. Following this, the documentary examines the Sauder frosh chant incident that happened at UBC in 2013, drawing on perspectives of UBC students, the AMS Sexual Assault Support Centre (SASC), and archives from the student newspaper the Ubyssey.

Before airing her documentary, "Waiting for Godiva - Conversations about Sexism at UBC 1980 - 2013", Eleanor sat down with Madeline Taylor to talk about the process of making her doc. They chat about choices Eleanor made in the production of her doc, issues of rape culture, and the UBC administration's response to sexual assaults on campus.