Television Producing
Judith Silverthorne has been involved with producing, researching, and writing television shows since 1991. In January of 1997, she formed the company, Spiral Film Productions Inc., producing a variety of art-related documentary shows. Over time the company expanded with Judith being hired out to do writing and production work for other companies, and in 2000 the name was changed to Spiral Communications Inc. to make it more encompassing of what projects were being done through the company, which included some book publishing. The company was dissolved in 2010. Television Documentaries Produced Roger Ing’s Utopia, a one hour documentary on Saskatchewan artist, Roger Ing and the phenomena of his Utopia Café (1998). Produced for SCN, CBC, Vision TV, and Knowledge Network, with funding from SaskFILM, the National Film Board of Canada. A Spiral Film Productions Inc. production, 1998. Producer, Writer, Researcher: Judith Silverthorne Ingrained Legacy, a half hour documentary and Splinters a series of ten vignettes, featuring early Saskatchewan woodworkers and furniture makers, produced for SCN, Bravo, NFB, & CTV Saskatchewan. Produced by Spiral Film Productions Inc., 1997. Producer, Writer, Researcher: Judith Silverthorne First Visions, a series of three vignettes, two to four minutes in length, featuring First Nation artists living in Saskatchewan, and includes D. Blair Gerard, Stan Otter, and Kevin Pelletier. Produced for SCN by Spiral Film Productions Inc., 1997. Producer, Writer, Researcher: Judith Silverthorne Rupchan: Spirit of a Prairie Potter (1992), a half-hour documentary drama based on my book Made in Saskatchewan. Televised on SCN, CBC regional and broadcast on CBC nationally February, 1994 on Arts & Entertainment. (This video is being used in the Saskatchewan Education system in social studies, art, and history in conjunction with the book.) Co-produced with Grasslands Productions Inc. (Docu-drama). Executive Producer, Writer, Researcher: Judith Silverthorne |