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The accomplished filmmaker has been involved in dozens of projects over the past decade but this week itB次元官网网址檚 the 2013 documentary he produced called Dads: An Exploration into Contemporary Fatherhood that stands out.
The documentary () is in its fifth year and is still reaching new viewers and has been screened around the world. It follows seven dads in various situations based in Vancouver, London and New York City, including a single parent trying to adopt the son he takes care of full time but has no biological connection to.
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Whetung knows first hand, as he was among the four children his dad raised as a single parent with Objiway values in Sidney and Victoria.
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Whetung is an editor on the upcoming series Nations at War on APTN (which will recount the many battles between early settlers with First Nations such as the Metis and Mohawk), is in talks for a third season as an editor of of and Marmalade (, season two, episode two), and is looking to turn two different book options into films, while teaching others to make documentaries from the ground up at Pacific Design Academy.
