About
Wide Open Exposure Productions is dedicated to raising awareness about urgent issues of social, economic and environmental justice around the globe through critical, independent documentary film.
Based in Montreal, Canada, our films have been broadcast in dozens of countries, screened in over 150 film festivals internationally, and are included in the library catalogues of hundreds of universities and colleges worldwide.
The people behind the films
Amy Miller
Writer, Director, ProducerMontreal-based, award-winning filmmaker whose films have screened at more than eighty festivals worldwide. A media maker and social justice organizer, she develops critical documentaries for social change and supports grassroots campaigns.
Byron A. Martin
ProducerAward-winning producer who develops independent film, television and documentary projects. He has produced almost 100 hours of television in fifteen countries, for Disney, Sony, Universal, Turner and Bell Media, among others.
Kristen Brown
DirectorMontreal-based filmmaker and director of photography working mainly in documentary. Her first short, “The Mirror of Others”, screened in Hong Kong, Paris and Beirut; her cinematography has aired on The New Yorker Documentary, CBC Gem and APTN.
Jadis Mariette Dumas
Director, EditorMultidisciplinary artist, independent filmmaker and editor for over seven years, specializing in documentary and video art. A graduate of Capilano University’s Documentary Film Programme, she is passionate about honest, beautiful storytelling that inspires social justice.
Yavar Hameed
Director, ProducerHuman rights lawyer who has practiced in Ottawa for the last 18 years. He advocates for the rights of those who resist racism, the criminalization of dissent and other struggles, and directed Lawyers (F)or Justice?
Boban Chaldovich
Editor, Post-Production SupervisorFilmmaker, video editor and graphic animator working on social, economic and climate justice documentaries. His work has been shown at international festivals, community events and television stations across the Americas, Europe and Asia.
Sylvestre Guidi
Director of PhotographyDirector of photography with over 25 years of documentary experience, and a long-time collaborator of the company. He has received numerous awards for his work, including for his filming in Antarctica, and has shot several of its films.
Benoît Groulx
ComposerAward-winning composer who has written original scores for feature films, documentaries and television series. His style ranges from large orchestral settings to intimate chamber ensembles and electronic music.
