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Stories from the edges of the map.

CanvasRoam is a weekly travel film channel where cinematographer Mira Okafor walks into the places guidebooks skip, shoots them in 4K, and tells the stories the postcards don't.

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Featured · Episode 142
72 hours alone in the Faroe Islands
14:08
Mira Okafor on location
Since
2017
Filming the road less travelled
About the channel

A travel channel for people who like their destinations a little strange.

I'm Mira. I left my newsroom job in 2017 to film the kind of travel stories I wanted to watch and couldn't find. Every CanvasRoam film is shot by a crew of two, edited over a month, and built around one question: what is it actually like to be there?

Three content pillars

01
Slow Stays
One place, seven days, no itinerary. The kind of travel that turns into a story.
02
Vanishing Trades
Portraits of the crafts and trades that won't exist in twenty years. Filmed with patience.
03
Off Route
Documentary episodes from places you can't find in a guidebook, with locals as co-directors.
TUE 12:00 GMT Main film · 12-22 min, new destination every week
FRI 12:00 GMT Short · 5-9 min companion piece, behind the scenes
LAST SUN 18:00 GMT Members-only long cut, 30+ min director's edition
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Top performing · 2025-26 season

"The Loneliest Road in Iceland" — 6.4M views and counting.

A solo motorcycle trip across the Westfjords during polar night. Eight days, no hotels, two cameras. This is the film that put CanvasRoam on the map and still pulls in 40K views a week from search.

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Eighteen channels. No reaction spam, no crypto chatter, no infinite scroll. Posts from the edit suite, gear debates that stay civil, and a #places-i-want-to-go channel that's quietly the best part.

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Mira (host) creator Today · 09:14
Episode 142 rough cut is up in #editing-suite. Looking for honest notes on the third act, especially the lighthouse interior.
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Tomi (Field tier) member Today · 09:21
Cut from 14:08 to 12:40, lose the storm B-roll around 11:30. The interior holds better than you think.
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Jen (Atlas tier) member Today · 09:24
Agreed with Tomi. Also the lighthouse keeper at 9:18 has the best line in the whole cut, don't bury it under music.
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Sofia (Wanderer) member Today · 09:31
This is why I upgraded. Watching Mira actually use the notes is wild.
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Mira (host) creator Today · 09:33
Pulling it now. New cut Tuesday morning. Thanks team.
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Field-tested gear and prints from the films.

Field notebook Bestseller
Field Notebook · A6 hardcover
The exact notebook I carry on every shoot. 192 dot-grid pages, recycled leather cover, lays flat.
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"Off The Map" heavyweight tee
320gsm cotton, screen-printed in Porto. One design, four colourways, runs true to size.
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Faroe Print · hand-numbered
A2 archival print from Episode 142. Signed and numbered, edition of 100. Frame not included.
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CanvasRoam works with a small number of partners each year, on long-lead integrations built into the story, not bolted on. No pre-roll reads. No "thanks to" speed bumps. Just films that serve both the audience and the brand.

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