After a Palestinian teen gets swept up into a West Bank protest, his mother recounts the family story of hope, courage and relentless struggle that led to this fateful moment
In this uplifting eco-doc, two opera singers-turned-agriculture workers try to sustain a Manitoban organic farm against the ravages of climate change.
In the mesmerizing experimental film, Maryam Tafakory conjures an archival séance, unpacking the history of Iran’s first-ever women’s newspaper.
On Demand
Yusuf Zine · 2018 · 1h30m
Fourteen refugee youth re-enact the horrors of the ongoing Burmese genocide of Rohingya Muslims in this politically arresting film about resilience & community.
On Demand
Dáša Raimanova & Zofia Brom · 2018 · 1h11m
Three women from minority groups in Poland critically explore what it’s like to be Black, Muslim or LGBTQ+ in the increasingly hostile environment of Europe.
Arwen Curry · 2018 · 1h8m
A spirited biographical portrait of feminist author Ursula K. Le Guin, whose groundbreaking fiction is placed in political-historical context and celebrated.
Ghiath Ayoub & Saeed Al Batal · 2018 · 1h56m
Two young Syrians film their life in Douma for over 4 years, from the initial euphoria of the Syrian revolution to the distress and disenchantment that follow.
Amanda Strong · 2018 · 19m
In this short stop-motion animation Biidaaban sets out to harvest sap from Sugar Maples, working in continuum with Sabe, and other spirit beings.
Part of the First Peoples, First Screens 2 collection
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Helen Haig-Brown & Gwaii Edenshaw · 2018 · 1h39m
Helen Haig-Brown & Gwaii Edenshaw · 2018 · 1h39m
A stunning cinematic achievement and a spellbinding tale of pride, tragedy, and remorse set in Haida Gwaii in Canada’s Pacific Northwest in the 1800s.
Part of the First Peoples, First Screens 2 collection
On Demand
Hassan Fazili · 2018 · 1h27m
Afghan filmmaker Hassan Fazili directed a film about the Taliban—and in March 2015, the Taliban put a bounty on his head.
Tom Burke · 2018 · 1h23m
An urgent story reveals the drastic consequences of climate change. Due to rising temperatures, the village of Newtok, Alaska is slowly vanishing into the sea.
Razan Alsalah · 2018 · 7m
Razan Alsalah · 2018 · 7m
An experimental short film on displacement and returning to Palestine via Google Streetview.
Part of the Fluid Frames from the Palestinian Diaspora collection
On Demand
Brishkay Ahmed · 2018 · 10m
Sometime in the future, the women of Afghanistan rule.
Part of the Documentary Futurism: The Next 150 collection
On Demand
Lari Jalbert · 2018 · 20m
post_cunt, gender-hacks matter; a dance of monsters, of post genital focus, of playful prosthetic fluidity, of empowerment and consent.
Part of the Documentary Futurism: The Next 150 collection
TJ Cuthand · 2018 · 13m
After white people have left Earth for Mars, Indigenous people talk about their work reclaiming the land & restoring the health of the planet & their communities.
Part of the Documentary Futurism: The Next 150 collection
Evangelia Kranioti · 2018 · 1h
Evangelia Kranioti · 2018 · 1h
A stunning documentary-fiction about the dizzying heights of gender and metamorphosis in Rio de Janeiro.
On Demand
Reina Gossett & Sasha Wortzel · 2018 · 14m
When young street queen Marsha Johnson fights back against a routine police raid of a gay bar in 1969, she gives birth to a movement.
On Demand
Zacharias Kunuk · 2018 · 43m
On Demand
Zacharias Kunuk · 2018 · 43m
A heartbreaking and shocking story of involuntary displacement, one that is all too common for Inuit across the Arctic.
Part of the First Peoples, First Screens 2 collection
On Demand
Bretten Hannam · 2018 · 8m
A pair of Mi’kmaw helpers travel the land, removing toxic remnants of the past.
Part of the Documentary Futurism: The Next 150 collection