Media and Storytelling

Broadcast media production, on-air interviewing,
& spokesperson roles that capture attention and build community.

Media Highlights

Signature broadcast interviews, production, & spokesperson highlights.

With Don McKellar at CIFF

Red carpet and sit-down interview with filmmaker Don McKellar at the Calgary International Film Festival, for Blindness, the adaptation of José Saramago’s Nobel Prize–winning novel.
Featuring Don McKellar and Niv Fichman

CBC’s Ian Hanomansing - Art Beat

In-the-field radio interview with CBC journalist Ian Hanomansing for 93.9 FM Smithers, BC.

Wake of a War Bride

Director and Producer for this NUTV “Doc School” debut short. From this I launched an expanded documentary short, One Way Passage, engineered for a 30-minute television slot. Backed by the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) and the Alberta Foundation for the Arts, the doc premiered at CIFF, aired on Shaw TV, and earned two AMPIA (Rosie) Award nominations. Both films toured nationally and internationally with the Bev Tosh: War Brides exhibition.

Above: Colleen with artist Danek Mozdzenski. (2025)

Francis Returns!

Spokesperson & Project Collaborator for a highly successful community event and public relations success for the City of Red Deer. Working within Community Development alongside our corporate marketing lead, our team designed a public relaunch for the Francis the Pig public art monument following a critical restoration. As the designated spokesperson for the project, I handled numerous media interviews when this beloved story captured national attention, including CBC Radio, Global TV, The Canadian Press and RDNewsNow.

Colleen's CBC Radio Interview

National Post Video

Brothers-in-Arms: Silent Voices
Expert Insights

Shining a light on Sikh history in Canada, this video series shares untold stories of Sikh-Canadians. It is narrated by pioneers, trailblazers from within the community. Observers and allies from the mainstream comment on Sikh identity. Produced by the Indus Media Foundation (2020).

Surrey on Screen

Concept Creator & Producer for Surrey on Screen, which began as a strategic idea to connect the local community with its filmmaking industry. I built an exclusive partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery. I worked with Warner Bros. to create an exclusive "Sizzle Reel" and as spokeperson led a wave of feature coverage across media.

Surrey Leader Now Article

Ancient Peru Exhibit Video

Producer of the exhibit video for the Nickle Arts Museum (Calgary). Created with Fresh Cut Studios for an international exhibition with the Museo Nacional de Sicán. Developed and toured by the Nickle Arts Museum, the exhibit featured over 120 artifacts displayed outside Peru for the first time in North America.

Selected Archive

VIDEO

Pitch to Production Reporting, Camera, Editing. Highlight: Margaret Atwood interview live (30min)

Bret Hart -Wrestling Icon

The Scary side of Stampede

BEES! — Live Web Event with the Honeybee Centre (Surrey)

Hosts Colleen and Cassie introduce you to Museum of Surrey’s brand-new BEES! exhibit and the sweet local partnership with the Honeybee Centre. Make a beeswax wrap and an artisan honey cocktail...

BC Museums Association Event

BCMA BEES! Event Promo

Student Debt Crisis

with MLA Laurie Blakeman

Ancient Peru Unearthed

Featuring Peru's Dr. Carlos Elera

War Brides Honored

Lit From Within with artist Otto Rogers

Tower of Babel in Calgary

Artist Linda Carrerio

Live in Theatre

Jerry Fielder of The Karsh Foundation interview "Oprah" style with a live audience at The Glenbow Museum.

RADIO

Producer and Host Art Beat shared stories of arts and culture in vibrant Smithers, BC

It's the Puppet Show!

Kellie Haines and Magraw

Samson's Delilah on Art Beat (Photo)

Gladys Muir's 100 Years

Gladys spent several years as a missionary in China in the trailblazing 1930s. I helped her digitize her auto biographical manuscript using a then cutting edge "scan to text" program. Later, I interviewed Gladys age 100 for ART BEAT via telephone.

Brent Butt Live on Art Beat

Suzie Vinnick on Art Beat

Maple Blues Awarded artist on her HomeRoutes Tour.

Len Vanderstar - Art Beat

Summits of Canada!

Salmon: Invisible Migration

Drag Opera in Smithers

Vancouver talent on Art Beat

PASSION PROJECTS

Producer, Spokesperson, films, Outreach and Advertising

Being Punjabi: Unfolding The Surrey Story

Spokesperson - OMNI News

Brothers-in-Arms: Silent Voices (Feature Interviewee)

Shining a light on Sikh history in Canada, this video narrates untold stories of Sikh-Canadians Narrated by pioneers and trailblazers from within the community. While observers from the mainstream comment on Sikh identity. Indus Media Foundation (2020).