World Away was filmed and created in Toronto, and follows a young woman named Quinn who participates in an experimental one-way trip to Mars. The web series follows her as she says goodbye to people close to her and confronts their contrasting opinions on her trip, which inevitably will end her life on Earth.
Today, the number of people watching television in a non-traditional fashion is growing, and that means the Nielsen system is becoming increasingly irrelevant.
When Rachel Lessard, the Fulcrum’s executive editor heard the pitch for “My Ottawa” a name immediately popped into her head.
“but every time I leave Toronto I’m like, ‘Oh, I need to get back to Ottawa where things make sense.”
