Canada Unscripted: Conversations with Canadian Media Icons

by Vic Sarin, William Shatner, Alanis Obomsiwin

Canada Conversations with Canadian Media Icons showcases twenty-one of the most influential voices in Canadian film and broadcasting. In these intimate and often surprising interviews, celebrated actors, journalists, directors, and producers share stories that are raw, funny, and deeply revealing. At the heart of the book are the CBC and the National Film two institutions that helped shape Canada's cultural identity. These conversations offer behind-the-scenes insight into landmark productions, pivotal news moments, and the personal journeys that shaped a generation of storytellers. With reflections that range from the political to the poetic, this is a book for readers who care about media, memory, and the power of creativity. The interviews were conducted by Vic Sarin, one of Canada's most acclaimed filmmakers, whose career has spanned continents, genres, and generations. With warmth and insight, Vic draws out the essence of each storyteller.

320 pages, Paperback

Published September 1, 2025

Reviews

[Alberta Views Magazine]

When Donald Trump sucker-punched Canada last winter, the immediate national response was to hit back. By spring, the weapon of choice was an elbow, a rhetorical device that helped propel the Liberals to an election win. Canadians boycotted American products, booed the “Star-Spangled Banner,” and booked vacations anywhere but stateside. Capital investors continued to spend into the US market and the government proved flexible in its trade bargaining strategy, willing to give up retaliatory tariffs, the digital services tax—opposed by Democrats and Republicans alike—and more, as it calculated that Canada’s sovereignty and well-being required that we put a little water in our Niagara wine. Such is politics...

Reviewed by David Moscrop
Full review at https://albertaviews.ca/canada-unscri...