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.
A haunting plunge into the Canadian archive, recapturing a 1969 student protest at Montreal’s Sir George Williams University against the administration’s anti-Black racism.
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.
Leena Manimekalai · 2015 · 1h10m
A powerful documentary feature on enforced disappearances in Sri Lanka following seven characters from the families of the disappeared.
On Demand
Richard Brouillette · 2015 · 1h19m
Economist Bernard Maris unveils his ideas on the enslavement of science to economics, reflecting on an era of intellectual resignation and economic austerity.
Victoria Lean · 2015 · 1h26m
A damning indictment of the de Beers diamond company and Canadian government's complicity in the oppression of Canada’s Indigenous people.
Part of the FemDoc: Women & Documentary collection
Nneka Onuorah · 2015 · 1h18m
This documentary delves into politically charged black lesbian communities in the US.
Darryl Nepinak · 2015 · 2m
At the Canadian National Spelling Bee, speller Darryl Nepinak stumbles upon a familiar word.
Part of the First Peoples, First Screens 2 collection
Jenny Murray · 2015 · 1h36m
¡LAS SANDINISTAS! uncovers the untold stories of women who shattered barriers to lead combat and social reform during Nicaragua’s 1979 Sandinista Revolution.
Sam Karney · 2015 · 3m
A filmmaker and poet journey to Winnipeg's North End, dispelling many of their preconceptions of the people who call the place home.
Part of the First Peoples, First Screens 2 collection
Martin Fournier & Pier-Luc Latulippe · 2015 · 1h23m
With the pending closure of their housing centre Gaulin Manor, erstwhile patients of Saint-Hyacinthe psychiatric hospital are forced to reshuffle their lives.
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.
Nupur Basu · 2015 · 7m
What new skills do we need for a turbulent future?
On Demand
2015 · 1h31m
Bikes vs Cars depicts a global crisis that we all deep down know we need to talk about: climate, earth's resources, cities where the entire surface is consumed
Cailleah Scott-Grimes · 2015 · 53m
A young woman sets out to find pioneering women in the gaming industry who are changing a toxic social climate through innovation and collaboration.
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.
Sandrine Feydel & Denis Delestrac · 2015 · 1h28m
An alarming exposé on the financialization of the natural world via the emerging trend of turning wildlife and the environment into instruments of profit.
Christian Mathieu Fournier · 2015 · 1h16m
NALLUA brings us into the life of the last survivor of Qarmaarjuit, a Nunavut village that once saw over half of its population die within the span of a few days.
