Film & Audio Documentaries

I have experimented with documentary filmmaking and audio storytelling as part of my work in research communication. These projects explore research, data stewardship, collaboration and the people working to make science more open and accessible.


Documentary film

The Effort to Remember

Produced between 2021 and 2023, this short documentary explores the importance of data stewardship through the Living Data Project.

The film was funded by the Living Data Project, supported by the University of British Columbia and the Canadian Open Data Society.

The film has been screened at festivals, in classrooms and at scientific conferences.

Interested in screening the film?

The documentary is available for educational, community and research-related screenings.

Contact the Canadian Institute of Ecology and Evolution to request cinema-quality files.

Film credits

Role Contributor
Production Gracielle Higino
Music Duca Mendes
Cinematography Gustavo Reinecken
Editing Gustavo Reinecken
Sound department Henrique Andrade

Related screening

Documentary screening: The Effort to Remember


Audio documentary

Open Data: Challenges and Opportunities

As part of my fellowship with the Digital Research Alliance of Canada, I produced a three-part audio documentary series exploring the challenges and opportunities of open data sharing.

The episodes explore the people, collaborations and broader implications surrounding open research data.

01

Champions

The people championing open data sharing.

View episode on OSF →
02

Alliance

Collaboration and the research infrastructure supporting open data.

View episode on OSF →
03

Spillover

The wider challenges and opportunities of open data sharing.

View episode on OSF →

Publication

Higino, G., Pérez-Jvostov, F., Brookson, C., Valera, L. C., & Reinecken, G. (2025, May 6). DRAC-EDIA_Champions-2025. https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/MXV4N

Access the complete audio documentary series on OSF.