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.
Peter Bratt · 2017 · 1h38m
Peter Bratt · 2017 · 1h38m
Sí, se puede! Audiences will be yelling this famous chant, coined by labour & civil rights activist Dolores Huerta, after watching this riveting biography.
Asinnajaq · 2017 · 14m
Asinnajaq plunges us into a sublime universe of luminescent, archive-inspired cinema that recast the past, present and future of Inuit in a radiant new light.
John Little & Kenn Little · 2017 · 1h10m
A film that challenges the R*dskins and explores the history of Native American based mascots while highlighting Indigenous perspectives on the issues.
Lynn Zhang & Heather White · 2017 · 1h29m
A structurally damning and captivating exposé of China’s electronics industry, where teenaged laborers suffer chemical poisoning while making Apple gadgets.
Multiple Directors · 2017 · 1h26m
Eight uniquely eclectic & mesmerizing shorts make up this film about a small boy’s death in a community grappling with shame, yet rising with wisdom and courage.
On Demand
Orban Wallace · 2017 · 1h24m
A fascinating interrogation of the discordant lived realities of refugees on their perilous journey to and across Europe and the news workers who follow them.
Dieudo Hamadi · 2017 · 1h12m
The portrait of an extraordinarily brave and tenacious woman, who fights for justice to be done for the women and children of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
On Demand
Keri Pickett · 2017 · 1h34m
On Demand
Keri Pickett · 2017 · 1h34m
This riveting portrait offers a window into the life and work of Winona LaDuke, a formidable economist, writer, agriculturalist, and fierce Ojibwe politico.
Julia Bacha · 2017 · 1m
Chronicling the remarkable journey of activist Naila Ayesh, this inspiring doc traces the central role Palestinian women played in the First Intifada.
On Demand
Kalina Bertin · 2017 · 1h4m
Montreal-based director Kalina Bertin takes the viewer on a spellbinding exploration into mental health.
On Demand
Bojana Burnać · 2017 · 1h15m
How much can you fit between two breaths?
Ashton Janvier · 2017 · 4m
Ashton Janvier · 2017 · 4m
An attempt to inspire the young generation to care about our lands and culture that also raises awareness about the ravages of uranium mining.
Part of the First Peoples, First Screens 2 collection
Beth Wishart MacKenzie · 2017 · 37m
Cree artist Lana Whiskeyjack explores the inter-generational effects of Canada’s Indian Residential School system through her sculpture, Lost My Talk.
Julia Barnes · 2017 · 1h28m
Julia Barnes embarks on an epic journey around the world to save the ecosystems we depend on, as we come closer to causing a mass extinction in the oceans.
On Demand
Paola Rosà & Antonio Senter · 2017 · 44m
On Demand
Paola Rosà & Antonio Senter · 2017 · 44m
Along almost 1000km of a proposed gas pipelines route, Indigenous people and settlers oppose developments & find new ways to fight for the land and the future.
Louise BigEagle · 2017 · 6m
Louise BigEagle · 2017 · 6m
One of the last fluent Nakota speakers in Pheasant Rump First Nation is commited to revitalizing his language and culture for future generations.
Part of the First Peoples, First Screens 2 collection