The year is 2156. A young archivist, Phe, has just discovered a digital time capsule dating back to 2020, the year of the first of the Great Pandemics.
The Apocrypha Chronicles is a groundbreaking sci-fi / documentary podcast that transcends the pandemic, using the frame of a speculative fictional drama to present reflections from contemporary artists. The podcast was created by Peabody award-winning veterans of Canadian public radio, along with opera and new music composers, theatre-makers, Indigenous storytellers, and other artists across the spectrum of today’s performing arts scene.
The Apocrypha Chronicles creates a conversation between our uncertain digital present and a more hopeful organic future.
First episode drops Jan. 19th, 2021.
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Creative Team:
Original music by Benton Roark & Jessica McMann.
Directed by Stephanie Wong.
Written by Jessica Schacht & Paolo Pietropaolo.
Audio producer & mixer, Natasha Aziz.
Creative Producer, Melanie Yeats.
Executive Producer, Debi Wong.
Original concept by Debi Wong & Benton Roark.
With special thanks to Victor Guerin for sharing his knowledge of hun'qumi'nem language & River Blondin Burt for sharing their creativity.
This project was produced by re:Naissance Opera as a part of IndieFest 2020. The Apocrypha Chronicles was made possible through generous support from The City Of Vancouver, Creative BC, and the Province of British Columbia. re:Naissance Opera acknowledges the support of the Canada Council For The Arts. We also acknowledge the Government of Canada's support for IndieFest.