Cogent/Benger Productions Inc. has been producing high-profile network documentaries and specials since 1998. The company has a reputation for producing films destined for a wide public that explore major social issues.
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GLOBE AND MAIL: John Doyle weeks picks East Side Showdown (Sunday, 8 January 2012 Documentary Channel, 8 p.m.) A different way to start the New Year is a contemplation of this, a remarkable 1998 doc (made by Robin Benger) about … Continue reading
Autism Enigma given four stars by Jim BawdenTV critic and blogger James Bawden describes The Autism Enigma as “Must See Canadian TV”: “Sometimes a promising documentary gets vaulted into the must see category by events that can only be described as serendipitous. The hour long The Autism … Continue reading
Wall Of Silence featured in The Canadian Jewish NewsDOCUMENTARY EXAMINES CONTROVERSIAL ISSUE By SHELDON KIRSHNER, Staff Reporter, The Canadian Jewish News Thursday, 12 May 2011 It’s an incredible betrayal, says Nancy Meyer, a Toronto therapist. She is talking about pedophilia in North American Orthodox Jewish communities, the subject … Continue reading
Latest Documentary
The Autism Enigma
Premieres December 8, 8:00pm ET/PT
on CBC-TV’s The Nature Of Things With David Suzuki
Thursday December 15 at 10 pm ET/PT on CBC News Network
Autism is the fastest rising developmental disorder in the industrialized world. Even accounting for better diagnosis, its numbers have increased by an astounding 600% in the last twenty years. Even more shocking is that science cannot say why.
Is it genetic or environmental? What is the role of clusters? Explore the scientists, family members and activists are saying about it.