2024 Canadian Screen Awards.

2024 Best Original Music, Factual, Lifestyle, Reality, or Entertainment

Adrian Ellis

Mapping Disaster

"Danger Beyond the Horizon"

Synopsis:

Without warning, disaster is set in motion. At the centre of the storm, chaos seems inescapable. But what can be learned in the aftermath? Hit rewind, a replay the worst disasters in history. Tracking time, directions, and trajectory – what is revealed post impact? If we knew what would unfold, could we course correct and save lives? Building a step-by-step playbook, could we conquer catastrophe by Mapping Disaster?

Episode Synopsis:
From the harrowing experience of the 2020 Texas blackout, to the shocking sinking of the Titanic in 1912, to the infamous Bhola Cyclone of 1970 that took over 500,000 lives, to the catastrophic world changing Krakatoa volcano eruption of 1883, and the deadly outbreak of Ebola in West Africa in 2014. This episode explores what happens when humanity does not prepare for the worst that mother nature can unleash, and how we can better prepare for the disasters of tomorrow.
Nominees:

Adrian Ellis

Channel:

Super Channel

Broadcaster:

Allarco Entertainment

Production Company:

Go Button Media