Greg Hopen has edited alone over 50 films in the last 20 years. He has worked on many award-winning films that have garnered an Emmy, BAFTA, and Gemini awards. He is a graduate from Concordia University in Film production, a Canadian Film Centre alumnus and member of the Director’s Guild of Canada.
Writer / Editor / Artistic Director
Greg Hopen
Feature Docs - (POV, investigative)
Enslaved - Samuel L. Jackson,
Samuel L. Jackson long with a team of investigative journalists and divers, uncovers the hidden history of the transatlantic slave trade.
Shawn Mendes Documentary - Universal Music Canada, Shed Creative Agency On-going writing and editing for Universal Music's documentary on famed Canadian pop-star Shawn Mendes.
Canadian Film Industry Promo-Doc - Director X, Mayor John Tory Editor for Director X's promo-doc presented along with John Tory to the LA Film industry highlighting the Canadian Film Industry's upscale infrastructure.
This Beggar's Description, National Film Board, Producer: Gerry Flahive Edited feature documentary on Phil Tetrault, a Montreal born character who has been to hell and back and who has documented it through his poetry and prose. 2005
Talk Mogadishu,Media under Fire, Producer: Judy Jackson Editor for documentary on 3 Somali Canadians and their involvement with HornAfrik, the first unbiased media station in war torn Somalia. 2003
Silo: Sage of the Andes, Director: Daniel Zuckerbrot Edited a POV doc investigating who is Silo? For four decades Silos message of non violence has reached thousands of philosophers, artists, and political activists world wide. Compared with Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Silo's message resonates from a very personal experience to great political action.
Shen Yun – Dancing beyond the Wall Lucent Media .
Writer and Editor for documentary following the triumphs and tribulations of a dancer striving to join Shen Yun, a spiritual and acrobatic dance company that has been under attack from the Chinese communist party for performing an ancient Chinese dance considered to be a threat. 2015
SARS: Coverup & Aftermath Director: Diana Dai . Ten years later, "SARS Trek" investigates the Chinese government's cover up of the physically debilitating epidemic of SARS during the 2003 outbreak until the present day. 2012
The Real Sex Traffic, Associated Producers, Producer: Ric Ester Bienstock, Co-edit a feature documentary on the sex trafficking industry in the former Soviet Union. The film follows a man who travels to Turkey to find his wife who was sold to a notoriously violent pimp. 2005
Pharma Sutra, Cogent/Benger productions, CTV Pharma Sutra follows three costly pharmaceutical products as they run the marketing and scientific gauntlet to cash in on an estimated 5 billion dollar “female Viagra” market. Does the future success of these drugs depend on a disease called FSD (female sexual dysfunction) that has been merely invented?
Wall of Silence, Director: Alan Mendolsohn. Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY, allegations of pedophilia shock two quiet and devout Orthodox Jewish communities. With unusual access to both of these tightly bound communities, we find hope that openness and justice will purge the crime from the community and clear the collective conscience. 2011
Enslaved, Samuel L. Jackson
Samuel L. Jackson long with a team of investigative journalists and divers, uncovers the hidden history of the transatlantic slave trade.
This Beggar's Description, NFB, Producer: Gerry Flahive
Edited feature documentary on Phil Tetrault, a Montreal born character who has been to hell and back and who has documented it through his poetry and prose.
Talk Mogadishu, Media under Fire, Producer: Judy Jackson
Editor for 1 hour doc on 3 Somali Canadians and their involvement with HornAfrik, the first unbiased media station in war torn Somalia.
The Real Sex Traffic, Associated Producers, Producer: Ric Ester
Bienstock,
Co-edit a feature documentary on the sex trafficing industry in the former Soviet Union. The film follows a man who travels to Turkey to find his wife who was sold to a notoriously violent pimp.
Pharma Sutra, Cogent/Benger productions, CTV
Pharma Sutra follows three costly pharmaceutical products as they run the marketing and scientific gauntlet to cash in on an estimated 5 billion dollar "female Viagra" market. Does the future success of these drugs depend on disease called FSD (female sexual dysfunction) that has been merely invented? Or will they actually meet the genuine needs of millions of women who are suffering a lessening of libido in a sex-obsessed culture? Dec. 2008
How to Stop a Hurricane, CBC Doc Zone
A quirky comic sci-fi doc on 7 ways to bring a hurricane down on its knees. From Russian scientists a 17 year old wiz kid, this doc takes a CGI journey into the future of hurricane science.
The Houdini Code, Reel Time Productions
Houdini was known as the world's greatest Magician; but, few knew Houdini as a great debunker of fraudulent mediums.Ironically, the Houdini Code was a secret message Houdini had with his deceased mother to attempt communication with the after life.
Money & the Maker, Producer: Cogent/Benger Production,
Feature Pov documentary on a religious battle between the Toronto Anglican Diocese vs. local parisheners at St. Stephens Church in Toronto. Factions, power struggle, and humour.
The Inbetween World of M.G.Vassanji, Producer: Cogent/Benger
A journey into the Characters and novels of Canada's most decorated writer M.G. Vassanji .
Ronnie Hawkins: Alive n' Kickin', Real to Reel Productions: CTV:
Editor for 2 hour feature verite documentary following Rock n' Roll Legend Ronnie Hawkin's life as he miraculously overcomes a life threatening disease.
Hypnotized, Vision TV
Hypnotism, suggestion, and trance. From religious rites to forensic hypno-investigations. World famous hypnotist, Mike Mandel, takes us on a trip from the conscious to the unconscious mind.
For King and Empire, History Channel, Breakthrough productions
Editor for World War 1 documentary series.
Pedal Power, CBC Doc Zone.
From the Bike revolutionaries to the battle between cyclists and autoholics, Pedal Power takes a ride through the changing world of bike culture with exclusive footage of Igor Kenk's alleged bike theft operation. Sept 2009
The Conspirator, Director: Robert Redford.
Edited a series of web docs focusing on the historical accuracy behind Robert Redford's latest film, "The Conspirator". The story concentrates on Mary Surratt's involvement in the conspiracy behind President Lincoln's Assassination. 2009
Docu-Drama - (reenactments)
Biblical Conspiracies Associated Producers .
Using cutting-edge forensic science, this 4 part Archeological series investigates unknown secrets of the past, from decoding the hidden messages in Michelangelo’s art to discovering the crucifixion nails of Jesus Christ. 2014
Curious and Unusual Deaths: New Road Media, Discovery Channel. Editor on Docu-Drama series, presenting three of the strangest deaths in history and the science behind them. This show takes the viewer on a journey into the bizarre. But no matter how strange, every death an be explained. 2012
Manhunt,AACFact: Alliance Atlantis Editor for AACFact series on famous international manhunts including murderer: Albert Walker, bank robber: Eddie Boyd and anti-abortionist killer: James Kopp. 2003
Museum Mysteries, Alliance Atlantis,
Docu-Drama series revealing stories behind unknown mysteries within the world's greatest Museums. 2001
The Conspirator, Director: Robert Redford. Edited a series of web docs focusing on the historical accuracy behind Robert Redford's latest film, "The Conspirator". The story concentrates on Mary Surratt's involvement in the conspiracy behind President Lincoln's Assassination. 2009
Anthology Docs
The F-Word, Markham St. Films. Feminism. Does the word have any meaning? Did it achieve its goals? What unfinished business is there? To mark the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day, Germaine Greer, Susan Faludi, Naomi Wolf and friends and foes of Feminism consider what it means today. 2010
Pedal Power, CBC Doc Zone. From the Bike revolutionaries to the battle between cyclists and autoholics, Pedal Power takes a ride through the changing world of bike culture with exclusive footage of Igor Kenk's alleged bike theft operation.
How to Stop a Hurricane, CBC Doc Zone A quirky comic sci-fi doc on 7 ways to bring a hurricane down on its knees. From Russian scientists a 17 year old wiz kid, this doc takes a CGI journey into the future of hurricane science. 2007
Porndemic, Director: Robin Benger, puts faces and personalities to the extraordinarily profitable business of pornography today. With extraordinary access, this documentary goes behind the scenes to reveal the characters who are turning cyber-porn into the biggest delivery system in the history of sexual imagery. 2009
Reality/Factual
Ice Road Truckers - History Channel Truckers with nerves of steel take their lives in their hands driving heavily loaded vehicles across frozen lakes to deliver supplies to remote locations in Canada and Alaska. 2015
Cold Water Cowboys Paperny Entertainment . Reality series following the stories of 3 Newfoundland fishing boats as they struggles with the hunt, the elements, and themselves. With 3000 hours of footage, it's reality on adrenaline. 2013
In the Name of Confucius New Tang Dynasty, New York
Co-writer and editor of doc following a Chinese language teacher's journey to stand up against the Chinese Communist Party's Confucius Institute, a controversial education program that has ulterior motives of spreading Chinese propaganda and a history of human rights violations. 2014
Canadian Pickers History Channel, Cineflix Edited pilot episode of Canadian Pickers.
Ronnie Hawkins: Alive n' Kickin', Real to Reel Productions: CTV: Editor for 2 hour feature verité documentary following Rock n' Roll Legend Ronnie Hawkin's life as he miraculously overcomes a life threatening disease. 2004
Little Miracles:Life Network Editor for reality TV series which documents the lives of children who are undergoing life threatening operations at the Sick Kids Hospital.
Series - (Format storytelling)
Arctic Secrets- White Pine Pictures A unique journey of discovery to some of the most isolated places in the Canadian Arctic, including Devon Island, the largest uninhabited island in the world. With 4K drone-mounted cameras, we access mountains, glaciers, ice caves and spectacular vistas no helicopter or human could ever reach. 2016
Museum Secrets, Kensington Communications. Editor on television series that unravels mysteries, theories, and secrets behind ancient artifacts from the world's greatest museums. 2013
Curious and Unusual Deaths: New Road Media, Discovery Channel. Editor on Docu-Drama series, presenting three of the strangest deaths in history and the science behind them. This show takes the viewer on a journey into the bizarre. But no matter how strange, every death an be explained. 2012
Enigma:Vision TV Editor for a Vision TV series, investigating enigmas of the spiritual, the mystical, and the unknown.
Sex Scandals in Religion:Vision TV
Supervising Editor for doc series, revealing present day sex scandals in Buddhism, Christianity, Islam and Judaism. 2011
Ancestors in the Attic:History Channel
Alliance Atlantis, Producer: Dugald Maudsley, Edited a fast paced, humorous pilot for a documentary series on genealogy, The History Channel. 2005