Specializing in factual, multi-platform entertainment, Merit Motion Pictures has regularly produced for CBC's human interest and science/nature documentary strands: Doc Zone, The Nature of Things, and documentary Channel. The company has also collaborated with broadcasters as diverse as ZDF/ARTE, CTV, Shaw, National Geographic, PBS, Smithsonian Channel, TVO and Animal Planet.
Carr received the Don Haig Award in 2013, presented by the Hot Docs Board of Directors as a celebration of her contributions to Canadian filmmaking, and the lifetime achievement award at the Winnipeg’s Women Entrepreneur of The Year Awards in 2014.
| Film Title | Type | Length | Copyright Year | Primary Broadcaster | Co-Producer | Awards |
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| Almost Almost Famous | Feature Documentary | 90 mins | 2018 | documentary Channel | Lank/Beach Productions | NA |
| Dr. Keri: Prairie Vet [Season 2] | TV Series | 10 x 1/2 hr | 2018 | Animal Planet | NA | NA |
| What Trees Talk About [Int'l title: Secrets in the World's Largest Forest] | Television Documentary | 1 hr | 2017 | CBC and PBS | NA | NA |
| Dr. Keri: Prairie Vet [Season 1] | TV Series | 10 x 1/2 hr | 2017 | Animal Planet | NA | Best Direction for Episode 1: Meet Dr. Keri at the 2018 Leo Awards |
| Polar Bear Town - Summer [Season 2] | TV Series | 3 x 1 hr | 2017 | Smithsonian Channel | NA | NA |
| Beyond the Spectrum: A Family's Year Confronting Autism | Feature Documentary | 90 mins | 2017 | TVO | Orangeville Road Pictures | Audience Choice Award at the 2018 Festival Inclús |
| Polar Bear Town - Winter [Season 1] | TV Series | 6 x 1 hr and 12 x 1/2 hr | 2015 | Smithsonian Channel and OLN | NA | NA |
| Call of the Forest: The Forgotten Wisdom of Trees | Feature Documentary | 90 mins | 2015 | TVO | Edgeland Films | - Nature Award at the 2016 Cinema Verde Film Festival- Nominations for Best Science Television and Best Conservation Film at the 2017 Pariscience Science Film Festival- Nomination for the Rob Stewart Award for Best Science or Nature Documentary Program or Series at the 2018 Canadian Screen Awards |
| Vietnam: Canada's Shadow War | Television Documentary | 1 hr | 2014 | CBC's Doc Zone | NA | Best History Documentary Program or Series at the 2016 Canadian Screen Awards |
| Slaves to Habit | Television Documentary | 1 hr | 2014 | CBC's Doc Zone | NA | NA |
| Decoding Desire | Television Documentary | 1 hr | 2014 | CBC's The Nature of Things | NA | Best Writing in a Documentary Program or Series at the 2016 Canadian Screen Awards |
| Special Ed | Feature Documentary | 110 mins | 2013 | Super Channel (Canada) | Spellburg Pictures | Official Selection of Hot Docs 2015 |
| Faking the Grade [USA: Classroom Cheaters] | Television Documentary | 1 hr | 2013 | CBC's Doc Zone | NA | - Nomination for Best Editing in a Documentary Program or Series at the 2014 Canadian Screen Awards- Nominee of the 2013 Yorkton Film Festival |
| Ticked Off: The Mystery of Lyme Disease | Television Documentary | 1 hr | 2013 | CBC's The Nature of Things | NA | Finalist at the 2014 Medea Awards |
| Conspiracy Rising | Television Documentary | 1 hr | 2012 | CBC's Doc Zone | NA | NA |
| Surviving:) The Teenage Brain | Television Documentary | 1 hr | 2012 | CBC's The Nature of Things | NA | - Winner of Documentary Science/Medicine/Technology at the 2013 Yorkton Film Festival- Finalist in Documentary at the 2013 Writers' Guild of Canada Screenwriting Awards- Nominee of the 2013 Yorkton Film Festival- Finalist in Medical Sciences at the 2013 Jackson Hole Science Media Awards |
| Smarty Plants [USA: What Plants Talk About] | Television Documentary | 1 hr | 2012 | CBC's The Nature of Things | NA | - Best Direction in a Documentary Program or Series at the 2013 Canadian Screen Awards- Nomination for Best Science or Nature Documentary Program or Series at the 2013 Canadian Screen Awards- Nomination for the Robert Brooks Award for Documentary Cinematography at the 2013 Canadian Screen Awards- Nominee for Best Sound in an Information/Documentary Program or Series at the 2013 Canadian Screen Awards- Jury Award Winner at the 2013 Life Sciences Film Festival- Biodiversity Award at the 2014 CMS Vatavaran International Environment & Wildlife Film Festival- Nominee of the 2013 Yorkton Film Festival |
| Vixens and Virgins and Other Mythological Creatures | Television Documentary | 1 hr | 2012 | Bell Media | Thinking Out Loud Productions | NA |
| Are We Digital Dummies [International title: Crackberry'd: The Truth About Information Overload] | Television Documentary | 1 hr | 2010 | CBC's Doc Zone | NA | NA |
| One Ocean Interactive | Digital Media | NA | 2010 | CBC's The Nature of Things | Tactica Interactive | - Best Website at the 2011 Advertising Association of Winnipeg Signature Awards- Best Cross-Platform/New Media Program at the 2011 Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival- 2011 Games for Change Nominee- Nomination for Best Cross-Platform Project, Non-Fiction at the 2010 Gemini Awards- Best Web-Based Games at the 2010 Canadian New Media Awards- Best in Industry Award for Television: Education and Science at the 2010 New Media Awards |
| One Ocean: Mysteries of the Deep | Television Documentary | 1 hr | 2010 | CBC's The Nature of Things | NA | - Nomination for Best Science, Technology, Nature or Environment Documentary Program at the 2010 Gemini Awards- Ocean Exploration and Adventure Award at the 2010 Blue Ocean Film Festival- Finalist in The Wave at the 2010 North Sea Film Festival |
| One Ocean: The Changing Sea | Television Documentary | 1 hr | 2010 | CBC's The Nature of Things | NA | - Best Marine Conservation Message and Merit for Scientific Content at the 2011 International Wildlife Film Festival- Best Marine and Earth Sciences at the 2010 Blue Ocean Film Festival- Finalist in The Wave at the 2010 North Sea Film Festival |
| TuTu MUCH | Feature Documentary | 83 mins | 2010 | Super Channel (Canada) | Vonnie VON HELMOLT Films | - Winner at the 2011 Chicago International Children's Film Festival- Winner at the 2011 China International Children's Film Festival- Canada Perspective Showcase Selection at the 2010 Cannes Marche du Film- Finalist in Best Film for a Teenage Audience at the 2010 Cinemagic- Finalist in Best Documentary at the 2010 Foyle Film Festival |
| The Secret World of Shoplifting [International title: The Truth About Shoplifting] | Television Documentary | 1 hr | 2009 | CBC's Doc Zone | NA | Nomination for Best Original Music Score for Documentary Program or Series at the 2010 Gemini Awards |
| Ballet High | Feature Documentary | 90 mins | 2009 | Bravo (Canada) | Vonnie VON HELMOLT Films | - Nomination for Allan King Award for Excellence in Documentary at the 2010 Directors' Guild of Canada Awards- Nomination for Best Direction in a Performing Arts Program at the 2009 Gemini Awards |
| The Truth About Liars | Television Documentary | 1 hr | 2008 | CBC's Doc Zone | NA | NA |
| 40 Years of One Night Stands | Television Documentary | 1 hr | 2008 | Bravo (Canada) | Inside Out Productions | - Best Documentary Writing at the 2010 Writers' Guild of Canada Screenwriting Awards- People's Choice Awards at the 2010 Bay Street Film Festival- Chris Award Honourable Mention at the 2009 Columbus Film Festival- Golden Sheaf Award for Best Documentary (Arts & Culture) at the 2009 Yorkton Film Festival- Golden Sheaf Award for Best Directing (Non-Fiction) at the 2009 Yorkton Film Festival- Founders Award at the 2009 Yorkton Film Festival |
| 41 Years of One Night Stands | Feature Documentary | 90 mins | 2008 | Theatrical | Inside Out Productions | NA |
| Science of the Senses - Hearing | Television Documentary | 90 mins | 2008 | CBC's The Nature of Things | NA | NA |
| Science of the Senses - Touch | Television Documentary | 90 mins | 2008 | CBC's The Nature of Things | NA | - Golden Sheaf Award for Best Science/Medicine Documentary Series at the 2008 Yorkton Film Festival- Golden Sheaf Award for Best Research for a Documentary at the 2008 Yorkton Film Festival |
| Recreating Eden - Season 5 | TV Series | 13 x 30 mins | 2008 | VisionTV | NA | NA |
| Sabrina's Law | Television Documentary | 1 hr | 2007 | Global Television Network | Lank/Beach Productions | NA |
| Recreating Eden - Season 4 | TV Series | 13 x 30 mins | 2007 | VisionTV | NA | - Best Lifestyle Series at the 2007 Gemini Awards- Best Direction in a Lifestyle Series (Episode 51: The Lost Pears) at the 2007 Gemini Awards- Best Lifestyle Program (Episode 51: The Lost Pears) at the 2007 Gemini Awards |
| Ballet Girls | TV Series | 3 x 1 hr | 2006 | Bravo (Canada) | Vonnie VON HELMOLT Films | Nomination for Best Children's or Youth Non-Fiction Program or Series at the 2007 Gemini Awards |
| Recreating Eden - Season 3 | TV Series | 13 x 30 mins | 2006 | VisionTV | NA | Best Writing in an Information Program or Series (Episode 34: Gardens in the Sky) at the 2007 Gemini Awards |
| Recreating Eden - Season 2 | TV Series | 13 x 30 mins | 2005 | HGTV (Canada) | NA | - Best Cinematography Overall, Non-Fiction (Episode 26: Touched by Luck) at the 2006 Blizzard Awards- Best Direction in a Lifestyle Program or Series (Episode 16: Garden of the Gods) at the 2004 Gemini Awards |
| Haunts of the Black Masseur | Television Documentary | 1 hr | 2004 | ZDF and TVOntario | Edgeland Films | NA |
| Recreating Eden - Season 1 | TV Series | 13 x 30 mins | 2004 | HGTV (Canada) | NA | - Golden Sheaf for Best Documentary Series at the 2005 Yorkton Film Fest- Nomination for Best Lifestyle/General Interest Series at the 2004 Gemini Awards- Silver Remi for Best Leisure & Recreation - Film & Video Production at the 2004 WorldFest Houston Awards |
| The Pill | Television Documentary | 1 hr | 1999 | CBC's The Nature of Things | NA | - Woman's Health Finalist at the Time Inc. Health Freddie Awards- Chris Award - Bronze Plaque at the Columbus Film Festival- Nomination for Best Science Program at the Gemini Awards |
| Smudge | Television Documentary | 30 mins | 1997 | TNT (TV channel) | NA | - Humanitas Prize - Executive Producer- Silver Hugo at the Chicago International Television Festival- International Emmy Award Nominee |
| Asking Different Questions: Women and Science | Television Documentary | 1 hr | 1996 | Discovery Channel (Canada) | NA | NA |
| The Mayor of Odessa | TV Drama | 30 mins | 1994 | CBC | Riverain Productions | - Best Drama Short at the Blizzard Awards- Gemini Award Nominee |
| By Woman's Hand | Television Documentary | 1 hr | 1993 | VisionTV | NA | NA |
| Niagara Falls | TV Drama | 30 mins | 1992 | CBC | West End Productions | NA |
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