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The Wider Lens is DGC Ontario's content platform featuring interviews, articles, and videos that promote the work of our talented Membership, from emerging voices to award-winning talent on globally recognized productions like Heated Rivalry, Frankenstein, The Testaments, North of North, and more. With 275,000 website visitors in 2025 and over 9,500 newsletter subscribers, the Wider Lens has become a destination for discovering the artistry, collaboration, and innovation that powers Ontario’s film and television industry.

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Members Making Waves

PICTURE EDITOR MAUREEN GRANT & SOUND EDITOR MICHELLE IRVING: BUILDING COMMUNITY WITH QUEER IN POST

June 24, 2026

Queer In Post (QUIP) co-founders Maureen Grant and Michelle Irving are building a supportive network where queer Post Production professionals can connect, share knowledge, and find a safe space within the industry.

10 minute read

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Director, Educator & Activist Min Sook Lee

June 10, 2026

DGC Ontario Documentary Director, Activist, and OCADU Professor Min Sook Lee shares how documentary and digital media can serve as tools for social awareness, community connection, and change.

12 minute read

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OYA Media Co-Founders Alison Duke and Ngardy Conteh George on Collaboration and Creative Growth

March 12, 2026

DGC Ontario Members Alison Duke and Ngardy Conteh George have built parallel careers across documentary, television, and independent production. After years of making their own work and supporting one another’s projects, they developed a creative partnership in 2018, grounded in shared values, complementary skills, and a commitment to telling powerful stories as co-founders of OYA Media Group.

7 minute read

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Impact in Action: Meet 5 DGC Ontario Members making a difference in the community

November 28, 2024

DGC Ontario is proud to share the inspiring stories of our Members who are passionately involved in charitable initiatives and share their time and talents to give back to their communities.

9 minute read

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Members Making Waves: Stacy Morris

October 26, 2023

To celebrate Circular Economy Month, we sit down with 3rd Assistant Accountant Stacy to discuss the benefit of sustainable practices within the industry and how creative thinking can save both dollars and the environment.

6 minute read

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Members MAKING WAVES: SOUHA USMAN

May 25, 2023

Souha Usman is an active member of our Diversity & Inclusion Committee, a DGC Ontario training instructor, and a certified Life Coach, Breathwork Teacher and Racial Equity Facilitator. We chat with Souha about inspiring mindfulness and self-care within the industry.

7 minute read

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Set PA Claire Desmarais On Inclusivity, ASL, And Working With Marlee Matlin

February 23, 2023

"Film production is such a niche vocabulary, and there are lots of ASL signs that we didn't even know yet. Even with the whole team from CODA there, we still had to figure out a lot of signs for film production vocabulary along the way."

8 minute read

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DIRECTOR J STEVENS AND THE POWER OF STORIES THAT REFLECT 2SLGBTQ+ EXPERIENCES

October 27, 2022

DGC Ontario Director J Stevens (Sort Of, Slo Pitch, Astrid & Lily Save the World) wants to shake up Canadian screens, one 2SLGBTQ+ show at a time. Recently named one of Canada's 10 to Watch and a member of TIFF's 2022 Filmmaker Lab, we talk to J about the importance of stories that reflect our lived experiences and why working with a team of openly trans and non-binary people on the set of Sort Of was so special.

4 minute read

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ART DIRECTOR KHANH QUACH ON MOVING THE INDUSTRY IN A MORE POSITIVE DIRECTION

September 29, 2022

DGC Ontario Art Director Khanh Quach has been involved with many initiatives over the years to create inclusivity in the industry. Khanh shares his journey with Wider Lens: his path to film production, his efforts to move the industry in a more positive direction, and what he’s most proud of about his time on the DGC Ontario Executive Board.

3 minute read

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DIRECTOR & PRODUCER GABRIELLE ZILKHA ON CHAMPIONING QUEER REPRESENTATION

June 30, 2022

In our latest Members Making Waves, we speak with Gabrielle Zilkha, who’s spent much of her career as a Director and Producer blasting open our misconceptions of queer portrayals in the media, as well as passionately working to increase access to training and development for marginalized folks looking to break into the media industry.

6 minute read

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