The year is 2156. A young archivist, Phe, has just discovered a digital time capsule dating back to 2020, the year of the first of the Great Pandemics.

The Apocrypha Chronicles is a groundbreaking sci-fi / documentary podcast that transcends the pandemic, using the frame of a speculative fictional drama to present reflections from contemporary artists. The podcast was created by Peabody award-winning veterans of Canadian public radio, along with opera and new music composers, theatre-makers, Indigenous storytellers, and other artists across the spectrum of today’s performing arts scene. 

The Apocrypha Chronicles creates a conversation between our uncertain digital present and a more hopeful organic future.

First episode drops Jan. 19th, 2021.

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Creative Team:

Original music by Benton Roark & Jessica McMann.

Directed by Stephanie Wong.

Written by Jessica Schacht & Paolo Pietropaolo.

Audio producer & mixer, Natasha Aziz.

Creative Producer, Melanie Yeats.

Executive Producer, Debi Wong.

Original concept by Debi Wong & Benton Roark.

With special thanks to Victor Guerin for sharing his knowledge of hun'qumi'nem language & River Blondin Burt for sharing their creativity.

This project was produced by re:Naissance Opera as a part of IndieFest 2020. The Apocrypha Chronicles was made possible through generous support from The City Of Vancouver, Creative BC, and the Province of British Columbia. re:Naissance Opera acknowledges the support of the Canada Council For The Arts. We also acknowledge the Government of Canada's support for IndieFest.