Joseph Shabason and I did the score for this 7 episode series created by Zoe Lister-Jones. Not only did Zoe write, direct and star in each episode, she also recorded a cover of this Sheryl Crow tune with us for the season finale. You can watch Slip on the Roku Channel.

Music composed by: Joseph Shabason and Christine Bougie

Slip

release date: April 21, 2023

Shelter

release date: May 3, 2022

This is a beautiful, quiet documentary that director Tess Girard made while going through a major life transition. It weaves together stories and history from her hometown, Horning’s Mills, Ontario, which is also home to the world’s largest private fallout shelter.

Music composed by: Christine Bougie

Prison Farm is documentary about a transformative approach to incarceration. It explores the prison farm programs of Collins Bay and Joyceville (both in Ontario), presenting a different model within the existing system that prioritizes rehabilitation over punishment. Watch it on CBC Gem.

Music composed by: Christine Bougie

Prison Farm

release date: September 18, 2021

No Visible Trauma

release date: September 18, 2020

This film examines cases of police brutality in Calgary, including the murder of an unarmed man during a “wellness check” and the kidnapping and beating of Godfrey Addai-Nyamekye. Directors Marc Serpa Francoeur and Robinder Uppal spent five years making this film, and they continue to share updates about the cases (and other cases of police brutality within the CPS) at novisibletrauma.com

Music composed by: Christine Bougie and Joel Visentin

The Rainbow Kid

release date: September 12, 2015

Directed by Kire Paputts, The Rainbow Kid is a gritty coming-of-age story / hero’s journey about Eugene, a teenager with Down syndrome. You can listen to the soundtrack here. It’s very lap steel centric and includes a cover of Hawaiian Wedding Song.

Music composed by: Christine Bougie

Zerby Derby

2013-2016

Zerby Derby is a fully live-action show for preschoolers that features a cast of remote-controlled vehicles that live and play in a forest. It’s a wacky creation of Phil McCordic!

Music composed by: Christine Bougie and Ali Eisner