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
Nadine Valcin · 2015 · 1m
A poetic moment paused for Black motherhood, for Black bodies and Black resilience.
Part of the Bring it Black: Films by Black Artists in Canada collection
On Demand
Lucile Alemany & Lamia Chraibi · 2015 · 52m
On Demand
Lucile Alemany & Lamia Chraibi · 2015 · 52m
In Amazonia, Ecuador, Indigenous communities in a region devastated by Chevron Texaco try to make their voices heard to denounce the damage done by oil extraction
On Demand
Lucius Dechausay · 2015 · 15m
KETTLE peers at policing in Toronto, where peaceful demonstrations are met with police violence.
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
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.
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.
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.
Sean McAllister · 2015 · 1h16m
A profound, intimate and powerful story about hope, dreams, political struggle and despair, and the devastating effects of war on family, love and friendship.
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.
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
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
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
On Demand
Sandra Bastašić & Damian Nenadić · 2015 · 30m
What happens when 11 world-renowned avant-garde artists are invited to a luxurious resort in the Adriatic where they can do nothing but rest?
Simon Beaulieu · 2014 · 1h15m
Simon Beaulieu · 2014 · 1h15m
Un interrogation sur la possibilité de survie de la culture d’ici dans un monde de plus en plus global.
Roy Dib · 2014 · 19m
In this film on love and place, a Lebanese gay couple decides to take a road trip to Ramallah.
Part of the Queer for Palestine collection
· 2014 · 4m
An old abandoned airstrip on unceded territory acts as a metaphor of the impact of clear cutting on the ability to live a traditional lifestyle.
