Make Believe Media

Real Stories, Reimagined.

SELECTED FILMS

In Development

  • As Artificial Intelligence science rapidly decodes animal communications, how do we protect vulnerable species from dangerous exploitation?

    German-Canadian Coproduction | Dorcon Films + Make Believe Media
    Director: Dr. Julia Dordel

  • A global religious empire based in the Philippines—with strongholds in the U.S. and Canada—faces a reckoning. As former members break their silence, the Kingdom of Jesus Christ stands accused of immigration fraud, abuse, and human trafficking. Will truth bring justice, or will power prevail?

    Director: Thea Loo

  • High above Earth, an invisible crisis is unfolding. Orbital Crisis follows the scientists, engineers, and visionaries racing to protect the nights sky.

    Director & writer: Alan Goldman
    Producer & writer: Lynn Booth

  • Part social experiment, part gonzo doc, part comedy—can a burned-out filmmaker become a fitness influencer at 40? This behind-the-scenes ride dives into the grind, the glow-ups, and the glitchy truths of chasing internet fame in real time.

    Director: Cassie De Colling
    Instagram: @chasingonemillion

PAST TITLES

Secrets:
Insiders Guide to the
Teen Sex Revolution

Close-up black and white photo of a male model with dark hair, eyes looking upward, lips slightly parted, and a woman in the background applying makeup.

Pretty Boys

Chow Dong Hoy
Portraits from the Frontier

CD Hoy photo of an indigenous woman wearing a wide-brimmed hat and dark clothing, standing in front of wooden panels.
Two young women engaged in conversation about sexual norms for teenagers in 2010.
Mavis Gallant in an office, a woman with a typewriter smiling at the camera, a man at her side looking down at papers, and a young woman in the background leaning against a counter holding a book, with a window separating the room from another space.

Paris Stories:
The Writing of Mavis Gallant

LYNN BOOTH

Founder & Executive Producer

Lynn Booth is an award-winning executive producer and the founder of Make Believe Media. With a career spanning over two decades, her work has been broadcast around the world and recognized for its depth, creativity and storytelling.

Her acclaimed body of work spans natural history, true crime, and cultural exploration — including true crime series The Devil You Know and Very Bad Men (Seasons 1–4), which remain in wide international distribution on platforms like Amazon Prime, Netflix, and Investigation Discovery USA.

She has received awards for CD Hoy, Pretty Boys, For the Love of Elephants, and the four-part natural history series America’s Wild Seasons, which earned her a 2020 CableFax Award. Recent projects include the Korean-language documentary Glorious Holiday (CBC Gem) and the Dinka-language series Katiba Banat: Sisters in Arms (Rogers Omni).

Lynn was also named Woman of the Year by Women in Film and Television Vancouver in 2011 and won the Wild Screen Global Pitch Award at Sunnyside of the Doc in 2016.

She is a dedicated mentor to emerging talent and a champion of international co-productions, actively fostering new voices and cross-border collaborations. At the heart of her work is a commitment to shaping meaningful, resonant storytelling for a global audience.

25 Years of Filmmaking