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
Rachel Lears & Robin Blotnick · 2014 · 1h24m
On Demand
Rachel Lears & Robin Blotnick · 2014 · 1h24m
A positive(!) and inspiring story of undocumented yet empowered migrant workers demanding labour justice in New York City.
blair dorosh-walther · 2014 · 1h15m
This doc looks at the case of four black lesbians who were unfairly convicted of assault in a case of self-defense against a violent homophobic attacker.
On Demand
Greg Elmer & Andy Opel · 2014 · 41m
A look into the “Miami-Model” of protest policing, a set of strategies developed in the wake of 9/11 to preempt forms of mass protest at major events worldwide.
On Demand
2014 · 1h10m
Produced in secret and on a shoestring budget, this disquieting doc exposes the plight and champions the fight of LGBTQ youth in Russia.
Joshua Oppenheimer · 2014 · 1h43m
What is the toll for survivors living alongside the perpetrators of the Suharto dictatorship's anti-Communist purges?
Rehad Desai · 2014 · 1h26m
Rehad Desai · 2014 · 1h26m
In August 2012, mineworkers in one of South Africa’s biggest platinum mines began a wildcat strike for better wages.
Part of the Black History Month Collection & FemDoc: Women & Documentary collections
Dominic Champagne · 2014 · 1h21m
This doc captures the tensions and contradictions inherent at every ground zero of environmental exploitation.
On Demand
Arash Riahi & Arman T. Riahi · 2014 · 1h52m
On Demand
Arash Riahi & Arman T. Riahi · 2014 · 1h52m
From The Yes Men and Femen, to the Spanish Indignados, this inspiring film travels the globe to highlight creative nonviolent resistance and civil disobedience.
Alain Margot · 2014 · 1h35m
A doc that chronicles the radical politics and controversial direct actions of Ukrainian feminists Femen.
Part of the Divine Interventions: Documentary, Spirituality and Social Justice collection
Marissa Aroy · 2014 · 30m
Marissa Aroy · 2014 · 30m
DELANO MANONGS explores the little known history of the Filipinos involved in the United Farm Workers Union (UFW).
Part of the FemDoc: Women & Documentary collection
James McDougall · 2014 · 4m
A man travels his community by bike, along the memories and disturbing events that have marked its history.
Part of the First Peoples, First Screens 1 collection
Shane Belcourt · 2014 · 45m
KAHA:WI is a performance film that perpetuates Iroquoian cultural knowledge, traditional æsthetics and expression in a contemporary form.
Part of the First Peoples, First Screens 1 collection
Damon Gameau · 2014 · 1h30m
Damon Gameau embarks on a unique experiment, consuming only foods that are commonly perceived as ‘healthy’.
Julien Cadieux · 2014 · 52m
Julien Cadieux · 2014 · 52m
The story of Guilda, the timeless beauty of the golden age of Montreal cabaret culture
Part of the FemDoc: Women & Documentary collection
Rosie Dransfeld · 2014 · 58m
41-year old Chris Hoard has spent half of his life behind bars. But now, the charismatic and streetwise ex-convict wants to ‘do the right thing'.
