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.
Wayne Wapeemukwa · 2015 · 10m
A powerful dance used to illustrate the life of a First Nations sex worker.
Part of the First Peoples, First Screens 1 collection
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
George Kurian · 2015 · 55m
This film travels land and sea with Syrian refugees who give a firsthand account of harrowing journeys to new countries and their feats of struggle and hope.
Part of the Nations and Migrations collection
On Demand
Lucius Dechausay · 2015 · 15m
KETTLE peers at policing in Toronto, where peaceful demonstrations are met with police violence.
On Demand
Janelle Wookey & Jeremie Wookey · 2015 · 49m
Exposing the frightening realities of food insecurity faced by two of Canada’s most isolated First Nation communities in Northern Manitoba.
Part of the FemDoc: Women & Documentary collection
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.
Dean Puckett · 2015 · 55m
Despite international and local pressure, the Sengwer forest people of Cherangani Hills, Kenya, will not accept to be evicted from their ancestral land.
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
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
Sonny Papatie · 2015 · 6m
After a difficult period in his life, Sonny reconnects with his culture and finds serenity.
Caroline Monnet · 2015 · 4m
A journey by canoe into the city creates a dynamic connection between natural and urban spaces and celebrates the fierce resourcefulness of Indigenous people.
Part of the First Peoples, First Screens 1 collection
Multiple Directors · 2015 · 37m
Is Canada the welcoming country for migrants it likes to call itself?
Part of the FemDoc: Women & Documentary collection
Nneka Onuorah · 2015 · 1h18m
This documentary delves into politically charged black lesbian communities in the US.
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.
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.
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