Brenda Witmer

With over 25 years of experience in the media industry, I am an award winning and creative visual storyteller who specializes in short form current affairs documentaries. I have a strong track record of delivering high quality, engaging, and impactful stories that inform, inspire, and challenge the audience. My passion for empathetic narrative, emotionally immersive visuals, and raw authenticity has been the signature of my creative style.

About Me

Producer, videographer and editor with decades of experience creating compelling content for tv, radio, print and social spaces.

Awards

2024 Canadian Screen Award Nominee

2023 RTDNA VideoJournalist Award

2022 Canadian Screen Award Nominee

2021 Canadian Screen Award Nominee

2020 RTDNA Award for Excellence in Video

2020 Canadian Screen Award Winner

2019 Canadian Screen Award Winner, Gabriel & RNAO Awards

2018 3 RTDNA Awards and a Gabriel

2017 Canadian Screen Award Nominee

2016 Gabriel Award

2015 RTDNA Award

2014 RTDNA Award

Get in Touch

Tel - +6421521325    

Email - brendawitmer9@gmail.com

My Work

Millionaire tries to reverse aging with extreme $2M/year regime

Bryan Johnson is doing everything he can — and spending millions — to get younger. CBC’s Ioanna Roumeliotis found out that somewhere in his regime of extreme diet, exercise and supplements, there might be tips for the rest of us.

#AntiAging #News #CBCNews

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He lived and died in an electrical closet in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside

Dino (Boomer) Bundy moved into an electrical closet after he was locked out of his low-cost rental unit in Vancouver. CBC’s Susana da Silva spoke with him about his struggle to find shelter just days before he died in the place where he went to find safety.

#vancouver #housingcrisis #cbcnews

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The truth about hormone therapy for menopause

Hormone therapy went from being one of the most prescribed treatments for menopausal women to a falling out of favour because of links to breast cancer. Women’s health expert Dr. Jen Gunter breaks down how those risks have been overstated and how hormone therapy may not be for everyone but may be good for many.

#menopause #hormonetherapy #cbcnews

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What women need to know about heart disease

A woman in Canada dies of heart disease every 22 minutes, and most don't have to. CBC's Ioanna Roumeliotis explores why so many women are underdiagnosed and what they can do to protect themselves.

#HeartDisease #WomensHealth #HealthyLifestyle

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Transplant was a scary word, until I gave my brother a kidney

Most people don’t think about live organ donation until it hits close to home. That’s exactly what happened to CBC’s Ioanna Roumeliotis when her brother suddenly needed a kidney transplant. She tells her family’s story of what it’s like to give and receive a life-saving organ.

#Transplant #Kidney #OrganDonation

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Canadian families open their homes to Ukrainians

There’s been an outpouring of support across Canada for Ukrainians fleeing war — some families going as far as opening up their homes, offering a safe haven for strangers.

#Ukraine #UkraineWar #Canada

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Community fights to protect what’s believed to be the world’s cleanest water

The groundwater in Elmvale, Ont., is believed to be the cleanest in the world, but some residents and scientists are worried about the impact of nearby quarries. They are fighting for answers and accountability.

#CleanWater #Water #Elmvale

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An intimate look at the life of a young caregiver | Caring for Tor

Stephane Alexis, 24, has put his own goals and aspirations on hold to help his parents care for his younger brother Torence, who has cerebral palsy. Young caregivers are an often-overlooked population — too tired from the day-to-day to advocate for more resources and support.

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Finding Cleo: How a CBC podcast solved the mystery of a missing Indigenous girl

Finding Cleo is part of the CBC podcast series Missing and Murdered — it follows a Cree family's search for their missing sister and attempts to uncover why she and her five siblings were taken into government care in the early 1970s. Cleopatra Semaganis Nicotine and her siblings, Johnny, Mark, Annette, April and Christine, were part of a wave of apprehensions of Indigenous children by child welfare authorities that has become known as the Sixties Scoop.

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Canada a target for human traffickers

Canada is a major target for human traffickers, with 90 per cent of victims coming from with Canada, not abroad. Their average age is 17-years old and the problem has become so big, police departments across the country are devoting resources to fight human trafficking.

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An inside look at the former capital of ISIS

ISIS took the Syrian city of Raqqa in 2014, and while it has now been liberated, the shadows of the terror group’s cruelties still lurk in the pounded landscape.

The Ruins of Raqa | Winner of two 2019 Canadian Screen Awards for Best News or Information Segment and Best Photography.


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Dancing Towards The Light (National Broadcast Edit)

In "Dancing Towards the Light," an Aboriginal community in northern Canada is using a dance competition to combat high suicide rates among youth.
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