Film/TV

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As a videographer, I document Edmonton’s progressive scene, particularly peace marches and rallies but also other kinds of events.

A comprehensive collection of my work can be found at YouTube. You may find it easier to find videos according to date or topic under the Video sections of Radical Citizen Media.

Videos on subjects like music and events around Edmonton can be found at my other YouTube channel.

My latest film is Monumental Secrets. It is a sequel to A Monumental Secret (more information below). This film was produced with support from the Alberta Foundation for the Arts. The film explores a controversial monument in Edmonton, in the context of other problematic monuments and place names in the City. You can view the film here:

Monumental Secrets.

I was awarded a grant from the Edmonton Arts Council in 2018 to create the film A Monumental Secret, which deals with an aspect of Ukrainian history. I co-produced and co-wrote the film, as well as being the cinematographer. Here’s the trailer.

A Monumental Secret trailer from Adam Bentley on Vimeo.

I produced a community access television program for Shaw TV called From the Ground Up, which highlighted activism in Edmonton. The show ran from 2013-2017. You can view an archive of episodes of the show here.

My first short video project about the McCauley neighbourhood was released in 2013. You can learn more about it here: McCauley Moments. Or, you can just watch it below:

My second short documentary was released in January of 2017 and is about social housing and the inner city. Learn more about McCauley: A Caring Community – Conversations on Social Housing. Below is the streaming film.

In 2019, I created a short documentary (with the support of the City of Edmonton/McCauley Revitalization) to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Boyle McCauley News.

Here are a couple of samples of some of the work I do with non-profits. I put together this short documentary for the local Oromian community to raise awareness of human rights abuses in Ethiopia. The video went viral within one week:

This is a short video summarizing the 2015 Banff Men’s Conference of the United Church of Canada. I did the editing for the video:

Here is a video I was hired to put together to promote Daughters Day in Edmonton:

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