Robert Lang

Robert Lang is the founder / president of Kensington and an internationally recognized documentary Producer/Creator with over 30 years of production experience. In recent years, he helmed The Equalizer and Champions vs Legends, two one-hour programs for CBC Nature of Things, ZDF, ORF and Arte, Risk Factor (TVO, Knowledge BC, Canal D), 3 seasons of the hit CSA-winning, Museum Secrets (History, UKTV, BBC WW, Smithsonian), the 5-part Shameless Idealists (CTV), the 20-part City Sonic transmedia film series (Toronto Int’l Film Festival) and the feature documentaries Raw Opium (TVO, ZDF Arte) and Gemini-winning Diamond Road (TVO, Discovery, ZDF Arte). His feature documentary, The Shadow of Gold (Arte France, SVT, TVO, Canal D), will be released early 2019. Currently he’s Producer of Nature’s Cleanup Crew for CBC Nature of Things.

Bruce Cockburn People’s Voice Award

Bruce Cockburn People’s Voice Award Bruce Cockburn People’s Voice Award – Bruce Cockburn is a multi-platinum Canadian recording artist, whose 4-decade long career in music has shed light on social, indigenous and environmental issues around the world. Kensington has produced 3 one-hour documentaries and over 30 public service announcements over the years with Bruce. For …

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Risk Factor (2017)

One man’s journey to understand his personal risk factors, and the societal risks we all share. Risk Factor was produced in association with TVO, Canal D and Knowledge BC in collaboration with the TELUS Fund. It premiered on TVO August 2017 and is being distributed internationally under the title The Truth About Risk by TVF …

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The Equalizer (2016)

This sports science investigation reveals who wins when the greatest athletes – present and past – compete against each other on a level playing field.

Happy 80th birthday David Suzuki

For over 50 years, Canadians can say they better understand science and environmental issues thanks to David Suzuki. Tomorrow night, a one-hour doc on his life Suzuki@80 will air on The Nature of Things.

100 metres in historic track and field shoes

Peter Feeney is a shoemaker who was asked to recreate the track and field shoes that 1936 Olympic Champion, Jesse Owens, would have worn in competition. The twist? A modern champ – Andre De Grasse – will race in the sprint shoes to see if he can beat Owens’ former world record in The Equalizer (trailer). 

Meet Professor Equalizer

Steve Haake, director of the Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre at Sheffield Hallam University, is a professor known for his expertise in sports engineering and research. In our upcoming documentary, he’s also known as “Professor Equalizer” so to speak.

Press Kits

Thank you for your interest in our upcoming releases. Media materials such as press releases, high-res production images and stills, video clips and other materials are available to the media by request. 

PRESS RELEASE: “THE EQUALIZER”

For Immediate Release: January 27, 2016 “THE EQUALIZER” EXPLORES THE SCIENCE OF SPORT AND FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER PITS RECORD-SETTING ATHLETES OF TODAY AGAINST LEGENDS OF THE PAST ON THE NATURE OF THINGS, PREMIERING MARCH 3 ON CBC-TV

Kensington’s KSTOCK representing footage from Proper Rights TV

KSTOCK, the stock footage library run by Toronto-based Kensington Communications, is now carrying lots of new clips from Canadian TV distribution company Proper Rights. Proper Rights is the distributor of such shows as, Holmes Makes It Right; Blood, Sweat and Tools; and Don’t Drive Here.

First look at Risk Factor

Production began last month on RISK FACTOR, a one-hour POV doc for TVO and Canal D that explores how we assess risk in our daily lives and whether we can do it better. Producer-director Robert Lang finds out through encounters with risk experts from many fields, among them a back country extreme adventurer, a statistician, a …

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10 reasons to buy a Kensington documentary on dvd…

Right. Now. At Kensington, we know that the years go by quicker than you think (umm, we’re turning 35 next month). One thing that hasn’t changed, is the TV lover’s search for quality shows. While some people think the DVD is on the way out, we beg to differ.