Canada's darkest secrets, served in 90-minute gut punches.
Season 10 • Episode 7
LatestFor the Record, an anthology of 60-to-90-minute dramas, started on the series, Performance, as a subseries called Camera ’76. A collection of docudrama-style short stories on diverse but socially relevant (and very Canadian) topics such as unemployment, euthanasia, spousal abuse, televangelists, aboriginal issues, and anglophone-francophone relations. This series attracted most of the 'big name' Canadian actors and directors of the time.
Acting
Literally every major Canadian actor of the 70s.
Writing
Ripped-from-headlines stories that aged disturbingly well.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This series essentially functioned as Canada's national conscience during the Centennial era, when public broadcasting felt obligated to traumatize viewers into awareness.
Many episodes were shot on location with non-professional actors from the communities depicted, a radical choice that occasionally backfired into raw, uncomfortable authenticity.
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