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Mercedes Grundy
Mercedes Grundy is a producer for CBC's Unscripted division. She has played an integral role in the creation of series like Exhibitionists, The Filmmakers and Canada's a Drag as well as special projects like Superqueeroes and The 2010s: The Decade Canadian Artists Stopped Saying Sorry. Collectively, these projects have won Grundy 5 Canadian Screen Awards. She has an educational background in photography, and produces film and theatre when not busy here at the CBC.
Latest from Mercedes Grundy
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Singer-songwriter Desirée Dawson found the peace that she needed by moving into an RV
"Once I'm resting, all of the songs and the melodies, the lyrics — it all just kind of starts to come up.”
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Morgan Asoyuf places her ornate crowns and jewelry on Indigenous activists to honour and protect them
"Why are we not placing our most highly prized items on these people?"
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Class of 2021: Explore exceptional student photography from a pandemic year
Meet 13 emerging artists who turned a challenging time into a creative opportunity.
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Ablazing! Here's how to make art using wood and fire
Aicha Lasfar is here to "torch" us a lesson in the art of pyrography.
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How an accountant found healing by making painstakingly precise geometric drawings
When a Halifax filmmaker discovered his accountant Bert Haché made astonishing art, he knew he had to share the story.
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Gurdeep Pandher is showing us it's never too cold for joy...by Bhangra dancing on a frozen lake
In -25 degree Yukon weather, he's giving us some spirit to help us through winter's final stretch.
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The artist behind Vancouver's ubiquitous smiley face opens up about his 'cathartic' process
Meet Nicenothings, the anonymous artist who's covering the streets of Vancouver with a symbol of positivity.
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Bhangra dancing to Celtic music in the Yukon wilderness is the mash-up we didn't know we needed
For viral sensation Gurdeep Pandher, who loves to blend unexpected genres, the two art forms are a great fit.
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Street artist FONKi takes us on a journey through Phnom Penh to share Cambodia's artistic renaissance
"Graffiti is the mirror of the society." FONKi is capturing Cambodia's deep history and culture in his art.
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'We just won't let it die.' Four performers keep theatre alive ... out of the back of a truck
Theatre SKAM's "Pop-Up Theatre Home Delivery" brought their performances to the Greater Victoria Region.