Kim Saltarski: 2025 Alumni of Distinction
Kim Saltarski is an accomplished director, writer and producer who has brought more than 400 hours of original television programming to life.
A 1982 Broadcasting – Television and Communications Media program graduate, Kim founded his own production company, Amazing Ain’t It Productions, in 1987. Kim’s work has been seen on Netflix, Amazon, Nickelodeon, CTV, The Comedy Network, YTV, CBC, TVO, Disney Channel, Global, Discovery Channel, BBC Kids, Cartoon Network, and The Family Channel.
Kim is also a busy voiceover artist and songwriter/musician.
In recent years, he has turned his talents to helping people share their stories to educate and inspire others, including disability advocate Andre Arruda, who is featured in Andre the Anti-Giant; a group of individuals looking for dignity and healing through medical cannabis in Mend with Dignity; veterans facing the most intense fight of theirs lives against PTSD in About Turn; and therapist/social ecologist Mark Skelding’s personal exploration of how eco-anxiety could be one of the most important evolutionary drivers of our times in Reimagining Humanity.
In 2014, Kim was diagnosed with stage 3 melanoma skin cancer. He turned to plant-based medicine, eliminated meat and sugar from his diet, exercised more, and began acupuncture. He also began taking full extract cannabis oil, following the protocol of a cannabis advocate in Nova Scotia. He credits cannabis oil for helping to heal him and went on to produce two documentaries and a Youtube series about people from all walks of life who use cannabis to treat cancer, COPD, multiple sclerosis, fibromyalgia, insomnia, and chronic pain.
Hear from Kim as he shares his college experience and career journey: Watch the video on YouTube.
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