About Us
Alan Bibby - Producer/Director/Cameraman/Editor
Alan has over 30 years experience in a wide range of media.
Through the 1970's and 1980's, Alan managed his own company which made networks sales in the U.S. and Britain. He produced, directed and shot several major documentaries for the CBC, BBC and ABC networks including: "The Darien Gap", " Expedition to Patagonia", "Wings", "The Vertical Desert" and "The Making of Rage" (CBC), "Lord of the Tremors" (BBC), and "Operation Drake" (ABC)
Alan has worked with the National Film Board as producer, director, production manager and soundman. Alan produced and was DOP of "Cowboy" - a Genie Award finalist (1986). "Cowboy" was also voted a Special Jury Award at the 1986 Banff Mountain Film Festival. "Bears to Bartok" and "The Man from Petrocan" won Best Documentaries at AMPIA. "Foster Child" has garnered hundred of awards, world-wide. Co-productions with the NFB include "Meeting Ground" and "The Long Walk".
Alan was a vice-president of The Image Works Inc. from 1992 - 1995. During this period, Alan was responsible for several productions that won AMPIA awards, and also the Emerald Award for the 3-part series: "Alberta's Boreal Forest". He was co-winner of a prestigious award at the 1993 Banff International Festival for "Hockey Night in Harlem".
For the past 7 years, Alan has been the director/cameraman and editor of many social documentaries. Recent productions include a series on marriage & relationships, new approaches in psychology, counselling, education, substance abuse, prison reform, homeless issues and community renewal. "Applications: Health Realization in the Community" won an AMPIA award in 2000.
Selected Credits
"The Long Walk" Director, Producer, Director of Photography, Co-Writer
Ken Ward was the first Native Canadian to go public with his HIV diagnosis. Seven years later, he has developed AIDS and remains a passionate advocate for HIV prevention and treatment. Filmmaker Alan Bibby made a moving account of the man and his work in "The Long Walk". Ward works primarily with First Nations populations, where the serious health issues are often compounded by isolation and poverty. He also takes his message into prisons, where the infection rate among Native inmates is 17 times the national average. Bibby accompanied Ward as he travelled the back roads of the Canadian West, nurturing tolerance and understanding within fearful communities, and bringing hope and guidance to people living with HIV and AIDS."Beating the Odds" Director, Cameraman, Editor
A 45-minute public service production directed and shot by Alan Bibby. The power and unpredictability of real avalanches are shown in dramatic scenes where three people are overwhelmed in separate incidents. Only one survives in spite of a well-organized rescue attempt. "Beating the Odds" won the Instruction and Technique category at the International Ski Film and Video Festival in Crested Butte Colorado."The Making of RAGE" Producer, Co-Director, Cameraman, Editor
A 45-minute documentary first broadcast by CBC Newsworld in November 1995. "RAGE" is centered around five ex-convicts who decide to face their violent pasts. Made in collaboration with Native Counselling Services of Alberta."Hockey Night in Harlem" Producer, Editor, Soundman
CBC/Image Works co-production for "Man Alive", shot in Harlem. A half-hour documentary profiling inner city kids involved in an Ice Hockey program, which is supported by the New York Rangers and Canadians living in New York. Winner of the Prix Quebec - Alberta (Innovation Television 1993) at the Banff International Television Festival."Foster Child" Editor, Soundman
This film documentary won the Yorkton Gold Sheaf Award of Excellence (1988), the Banff Television Festival Special Jury Award (1988), Best Documentary Short at the American Indian Festival and the AMPIA Special Jury Award for Excellence (1988). Gil Cardinal, Director."Meeting Ground: Dialogue on the Middle East" Producer, Director, Cameraman, Editor
Co-production with the NFB. A Palestinian and an Israeli attending Pearson College debate issues shortly after the end of the Gulf War."In Search of the Dragon" Picture Editor, Location Sound
A one-hour film documenting the China-Canada Dinosaur Project. Two field seasons in the Gobi Desert (the first western film team in the Gobi since the 1940's). Prospecting and quarrying in remote Inner Mongolia, and the high Arctic. AMPIA Award winner for Best Sound 1992."Alberta's Boreal Forest" Producer, Co-Director, Editor, DOP
Winner of two awards at AMPIA (1994) and the Emerald Award sponsored by the Alberta Foundation for Environmental Excellence."Operation Drake" Director, Producer, Cameraman
Two 60-minute documentaries about a three year round-the-world expedition aboard a brigantine with land phases in Panama and Papua New Guinea. Sold internationally, including ABC Sports (U.S.A.) and Survival Anglia. Received Citation of Merit at National Outdoor Travel Films Awards, Michigan (1982)."Expedition to Patagonia" Associate Producer, Cameraman
A 60-minute special for CBC about an exploratory climbing expedition to the Northern Patagonian Icecap, Chile. Narrated by Sir Edmund Hillary."The Darien Gap" Director, Cameraman
A 60-minute special for CBC documenting the first vehicular crossing of the Isthmus of Panama to South America."Lord of the Tremors" Director, Cameraman
Post-earthquake conditions on the Peruvian Altiplano, shot for BBC."Applications: Health Realization in the Community" Director, Cameraman, Editor
How profound psychological insights have been applied in the community by a growing number of teachers, counsellors, doctors and health care professionals. Included in this award winning program are:- community policing in Oakland
- a multi-ethnic community center in Minneapolis
- a Santa Clara jail rehabilitation program
- an inner city drop-in center for the homeless
- substance-abuse rehabilitation group sessions
"Voices of the Valley" Director, Cameraman, Editor
A powerful documentary record that shows how the Community Resiliency Project is having a real impact in Visitacion Valley - once considered one of the most dangerous neighborhoods in the San Francisco area."HOPE for Marriage & Relationships", "Inner Resources for Marriage & Relationships", "Through the Eyes of Love" Director, Cameraman, Editor
A documentary series about a health-based approach to marriage and family counseling. In contrast to the crisis intervention models that dominate the mental health field, counselors use fundamental psychological principles to raise their clients' level of well-being.