The Two-Hour Feature Debuts on September 30 in Honour of National Day for Truth
and Reconciliation
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TORONTO, Aug. 31,
2023 /CNW/ - This fall, The HISTORY® Channel's
groundbreaking Canadian original documentary event, True
Story, returns for Part Two (1x120), offering a further
look at the real and often misrepresented history of Indigenous
peoples on the land that is now called Canada. Premiering
Saturday, September
30 at 9 p.m.
ET/PT, the feature will also explore how to move forward
from Canada's colonial past and
work towards reconciliation by first learning, then facing, the
past.
"The HISTORY® Channel is proud to provide a platform to amplify
and extend the important indigenous stories that True
Story has excelled at telling," said Lisa Godfrey, Senior Vice President of Original
Content and Corus Studios. "In conjunction with our esteemed
production partners at Eagle Vision, we're pleased to present
True Story Part Two, which will further educate and
inform viewers about important issues surrounding truth and
reconciliation."
Through narration from Kaniehtiio Horn (Rutherford Falls), reenactments, and
interviews from informed Indigenous voices and experts, True
Story Part Two will examine the intergenerational impact of
historical events including the Indian Act and Residential School
system, the Sixties Scoop, Indigenous political movements, and the
role of Indigenous veterans in Canada's military. Through authentic
storytelling, the raw and challenging themes are complimented by an
inspiring and uplifting tone and moments of hope that show
audiences what Canada could truly
be if we learn from the past.
"Is true reconciliation possible? Indigenous
knowledge keepers attempt to answer that burning question in
True Story Part Two. There are varying opinions, but they
all agree that we must start with education, acknowledgement of the
past, and honouring the treaties before we can move forward
together as a nation," says Dinae
Robinson, Writer, Director and Executive Producer, Eagle
Vision.
"I feel grateful to work on the True Story films
because, as my partner and Eagle Vision's co-founder
Lisa Meeches says, our work needs to
be rooted in allyship," says Rebecca
Gibson, Executive Producer, Writer and Partner in Eagle
Vision.
Lisa Meeches, President, Founding Partner and Executive
Producer, Eagle Vision continues, "Our elders always remind me of
our responsibility to speak the truth."
True Story Part One re-airs September 30 at 7 p.m.
ET/PT on The HISTORY® Channel, ahead of the premiere of Part
Two later that evening at 9 p.m.
ET/PT.
True Story is produced by Eagle Vision for The
HISTORY® Channel. Executive Producers are Lisa Meeches, Kyle
Irving, Rebecca Gibson and
Dinae Robinson, Associate Producer is Cynthia Murdock. For The HISTORY® Channel,
Susan Alexander is the Executive in
Charge of Production, Rachel Nelson
is VP of Original Content and Lisa
Godfrey is Senior Vice President of Original Content and
Corus Studios.
The HISTORY® Channel programming, including True Story Part
One, can be streamed via STACKTV, available on Amazon Prime
Video Channels, FuboTV, Rogers Ignite TV and Ignite SmartStream.
The network is also available through all major TV distributors,
including: Shaw, Shaw Direct, Rogers, Bell, Videotron, Telus,
Cogeco, Eastlink and SaskTel.
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About Corus Entertainment
Inc.
Corus Entertainment Inc. (TSX: CJR.B) is a leading media and
content company that develops and delivers high quality brands and
content across platforms for audiences around the world. Engaging
audiences since 1999, the company's portfolio of multimedia
offerings encompass 33 specialty television
services, 39 radio stations, 15 conventional television stations,
digital and streaming platforms, and technology and media
services. Corus is
an internationally-renowned content creator and
distributor through Nelvana, a world
class animation studio expert in all formats and Corus
Studios, a globally recognized producer of hit scripted and
unscripted content. The company also owns full-service social
digital agency so.da, lifestyle entertainment company Kin
Canada, and children's book publishing house, Kids Can
Press. Corus' roster of premium brands includes Global
Television, W Network, HGTV Canada, Food Network Canada, Magnolia
Network Canada, The HISTORY® Channel, Showcase, Adult Swim,
National Geographic, Disney Channel Canada, YTV, Global
News, Globalnews.ca, Q107, Country 105, and CFOX, along with
streaming platforms STACKTV, TELETOON+, the Global TV App and
Curiouscast. Corus is the domestic advertising representative and
an original content partner for Pluto TV, a Paramount Company,
which is the leading free ad-supported streaming television (FAST)
service. For more information
visit www.corusent.com.
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