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.
Dima Abu Ghoush · 2016 · 52m
This contemplative film delves into the throes of collective memory in the symbolic reconstruction of Emwas, a Palestinian village destroyed by Israel in 1967.
Jorge Thielen Armand · 2016 · 1h29m
Thielen Armand’s gorgeous film is a nuanced exploration of race and class that is remarkable for its keen sense of place and character.
On Demand
Nettie Wild · 2016 · 1h36m
On Demand
Nettie Wild · 2016 · 1h36m
KONELĪNE transports us to the wilderness as a vivid elemental force that dominates the experience of both Tahltan First Nation and the settlers who carve out their lives there.
Part of the The Nettie Wild Collection collection
On Demand
S. Leo Chiang & Johnny Symons · 2016 · 1h15m
OUT RUN provides a unique look into the challenges LGBTQ+ people face as they transition into the mainstream and fight for dignity, legitimacy, and acceptance across the globe.
On Demand
Ivan Ramljak · 2016 · 35m
A poetic documentary about the lost film culture in small villages on Croatian islands, during the second half of the last century.
Kevin Papatie & Veronique Papatie · 2016 · 5m
An exploration of Canada's failures with regards to the respect of the ancestral rights of Indigenous communities.
Part of the First Peoples, First Screens 2 collection
Jonathan Grégoire · 2016 · 4m
A poetic reflection on the past and present of Innu-Assit.
Part of the First Peoples, First Screens 2 collection
Kami Chisholm · 2016 · 1h10m
Kami Chisholm · 2016 · 1h10m
Activists and artists resist assimilation, challenge the corporatization of LGBT politics, and fight the ongoing oppression of queer and trans people.
Craig Atkinson · 2016 · 1h13m
DO NOT RESIST surfs the dystopian material and mental scapes of America at the intersection of race, policing and surveillance.
Paige L'Hirondelle & Sharon Somer · 2016 · 55m
Paige L'Hirondelle & Sharon Somer · 2016 · 55m
Through the lens of a camera, Indigenous youth explore intergenerational trauma, Indigenous resistance and resilience.
Kathleen Foster · 2016 · 53m
PROFILED bears witness to the everyday racist violence experienced by PoC communities in the U.S. & gives us a window into one of the burning issues of our time.
Ashley Duong · 2016 · 1h22m
Mutang, a former activist for the indigenous peoples of Sarawak, returns home for the first time since his exile in 1992.
Amanda Strong · 2016 · 13m
Amanda Strong · 2016 · 13m
An animated short that explores the reclamation of language and Nationhood and peels back the layers of Canada's colonial history.
Part of the First Peoples, First Screens 2 collection
David Lavallée · 2016 · 1h30m
This commanding exposé uncovers how the harvest of extreme fuel amounts to human and ecological devastation in the name of status quo extraction & consumption.
Ameesha Joshi & Anna Sarkissian · 2016 · 1h31m
Three Indian women resist traditional gender roles to become world champion boxers and fight for recognition and dignity in their communities.
Neal Livingston · 2016 · 1h10m
Predatory capitalism, renewable energy, and the fight against fracking, in an often humorous exploration of contemporary life in Atlantic Canada.