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.
Marc Silver · 2015 · 1h38m
3 1/2 MINUTES chronicles the racialized murder of 17-year old Jordan Davis and the subsequent trial of the white assailant.
Alex Williams · 2015 · 51m
Through Elders stories of resistance and survival, THE PASS SYSTEM illuminates a shocking period in Canada’s history when it embraced racial segregation.
Olivier D. Asselin · 2015 · 1h28m
Olivier D. Asselin · 2015 · 1h28m
Où est aujourd’hui le pouvoir dans nos démocraties? Le film sollicite notre conscience citoyenne à l’heure des grands enjeux planétaires.
George Amponsah · 2015 · 1h25m
THE HARD STOP contextualizes the UK #BlackLivesMatter movement, moving past riot headlines and into the community affected by the police killing of Mark Duggan.
Part of the Nations and Migrations collection
Nupur Basu · 2015 · 7m
What new skills do we need for a turbulent future?
Avi Lewis · 2015 · 1h29m
Avi Lewis and Naomi Klein are back with another powerhouse documentary - this time based on Klein’s bestselling book on capitalism vs. the climate.
Mina Shum · 2015 · 1h21m
A chronicle of a troubled chapter in Concordia University’s history where black students occupy the Hall building to protest institutionalized racism.
Part of the FemDoc: Women & Documentary collection
Kim Webby · 2015 · 1h22m
An arresting portrait of Tūhoe activist Tame Iti and other Māori activists accused of terrorism in New Zealand.
Amanda Strong & Bracken Hanuse Corlett · 2015 · 8m
A young Indigenous female street artist named Mia’ walks through the city streets painting scenes rooted in the supernatural history of her people.
Roxann Whitebean · 2015 · 17m
When violence erupts in her community, Otsi:tsa, a young Mohawk girl, stands between her people and the might of colonial oppression.
Costa Boutsikaris · 2015 · 1h32m
The innovative folks in this uplifting doc remind us that using eco-design to shift from destructive to regenerative impact is only a branch or vegetable away.
Jeff Barnaby · 2015 · 5m
Etlinisigu’niet (Bleed Down) destroys any remaining shreds of the mythology of a fair and just Canada. Jeff Barnaby's message is clear: we are still here.
On Demand
Monica Gutierrez · 2015 · 10m
On Demand
Monica Gutierrez · 2015 · 10m
The film explores foreign investment conflicts, and the role and impacts to trade union members in a country labelled as the most dangerous for trade unionists.
On Demand
Dean Spade · 2015 · 56m
Queer activists fight against the Israeli pinkwashing propaganda in their community and provide a strategic primer on intersectional social justice activism.
On Demand
Jerry Rothwell · 2015 · 1h50m
Members of Greenpeace reflect upon their collective past in which they transformed from flower children into “a seagoing gang of ecological bikers.”
On Demand
Jared P. Scott, Peter D. Hutchison & Kelly Nyks · 2015 · 1h13m
On Demand
Jared P. Scott, Peter D. Hutchison & Kelly Nyks · 2015 · 1h13m
REQUIEM FOR THE AMERICAN DREAM is the definitive discourse with Noam Chomsky, widely regarded as the most important intellectual alive, on the defining characteristic of our time.