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Still from Sonny Side Up
Still from Sonny Side Up
Sonny Papatie  ·  2015  ·  6m
Sonny Papatie  ·  2015  ·  6m

After a difficult period in his life, Sonny reconnects with his culture and finds serenity.

Still from Mobilize (https://carolinemonnet.ca/Mobilize)
Still from Mobilize (https://carolinemonnet.ca/Mobilize)
Caroline Monnet  ·  2015  ·  4m
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.

Still from Manoir
Still from Manoir
Martin Fournier & Pier-Luc Latulippe  ·  2015  ·  1h23m
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.

Still from Nallua
Still from Nallua
Christian Mathieu Fournier  ·  2015  ·  1h16m
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.

Still from Las Sandinistas
Still from Las Sandinistas
Jenny Murray  ·  2015  ·  1h36m
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.

Fiona Rayher & Damien Gillis  ·  2015  ·  1h20m
Fiona Rayher & Damien Gillis  ·  2015  ·  1h20m

Caleb Behn is an Indigenous lawyer from BC devoted to fighting the gas fracking industry. This is his remarkable and inspiring story.

Sandrine Feydel & Denis Delestrac  ·  2015  ·  1h28m
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.