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Best, Dr. Carrie - Order of Canada - That Lonesome Road, Clarion Pub. 1977 p.v
Best, Dr. Carrie - Order of Canada - That Lonesome Road, Clarion Pub. 1977 p.v

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Sylvia Hamilton  ·  2017  ·  1h

On Demand

Sylvia Hamilton  ·  2017  ·  1h

This series of short vignettes takes us into the world of Carrie M. Best, showing us her legacy as a journalist, author, broadcaster and human rights activist.

Katharina Stieffenhofer  ·  2017  ·  1h27m
Katharina Stieffenhofer  ·  2017  ·  1h27m

In this uplifting eco-doc, two opera singers-turned-agriculture workers try to sustain a Manitoban organic farm against the ravages of climate change.

Still from Food Coop
Still from Food Coop
Tom Boothe  ·  2016  ·  1h37m
Tom Boothe  ·  2016  ·  1h37m

With a healthy dose of insight and wit, FOOD COOP takes the viewer into the belly of one of the most successfully implemented socialist experiences in the United States.

Still from #Direnayol
Still from #Direnayol
  ·  2016  ·  56m
  ·  2016  ·  56m

A fresh & exuberant doc that reminds us of the many colours of human living as we travel the streets to meet activists involved in the 2013 Gezi Park protests.

Still from Angry Inuk
Still from Angry Inuk
Alethea Arnaquq-Baril  ·  2016  ·  1h25m
Alethea Arnaquq-Baril  ·  2016  ·  1h25m

Director Alethea Arnaquq-Baril joins fellow Inuit activists to challenge anti-sealing NGOs while correcting misrepresentations of sealing and Inuit culture.

Still from Cameraperson
Still from Cameraperson
Kirsten Johnson  ·  2016  ·  1h42m
Kirsten Johnson  ·  2016  ·  1h42m

Kirsten Johnson has lensed politically provocative documentaries for 25 years. In this unforgettable film, she shares the moments that made their deepest marks.

Still from Ambulance
Still from Ambulance
Mohamed Jabaly  ·  2016  ·  1h20m
Mohamed Jabaly  ·  2016  ·  1h20m

A perilous journey through Gaza with an ambulance crew attending to injured Palestinians while barely escaping death themselves.

Still from Thunder Blanket
Still from Thunder Blanket
Roxann Whitebean & Brittany Leborgne  ·  2016  ·  15m
Roxann Whitebean & Brittany Leborgne  ·  2016  ·  15m

When diagnosed with breast cancer, a Mohawk mother struggles with the decision to undergo chemotherapy and risk losing her hair—a marker of identity and strength.

Still from Machines
Still from Machines
Rahul Jain  ·  2016  ·  1h15m
Rahul Jain  ·  2016  ·  1h15m

An intensely evocative and hypnotic representation of textile factory workers in India’s Gujarat region and a deeply political message for worker's rights.

Still from a Birth Of A Family
Still from a Birth Of A Family

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Tasha Hubbard  ·  2016  ·  1h19m

On Demand

Tasha Hubbard  ·  2016  ·  1h19m

At once a devastating tale of an Indigenous family ripped apart by the Canadian government’s “Sixties Scoop,” and a deeply moving moment of hope and resilience.

Still from Nowhere To Hide
Still from Nowhere To Hide
Zaradasht Ahmed  ·  2016  ·  1h26m
Zaradasht Ahmed  ·  2016  ·  1h26m

A visceral account of war-torn Iraq, told by Iraqi nurse Nori Sharif, who excels in his efforts to capture the tragedy and perseverance around him.

Still from The Apology
Still from The Apology
Tiffany Hsiung  ·  2016  ·  1h44m
Tiffany Hsiung  ·  2016  ·  1h44m

The personal journeys of three women who were among 200,000 to be kidnapped and forced into military sexual slavery by the Imperial Japanese Army during WWII.