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.
Janelle Wookey & Jeremie Wookey · 2014 · 48m
Janelle Wookey & Jeremie Wookey · 2014 · 48m
A journey to the Lake St. Martin First Nation that explores the political spider web that has entangled this community and prevents them from going home.
Part of the First Peoples, First Screens 1 collection
Patricio Henriquez · 2014 · 1h39m
Patricio Henriquez · 2014 · 1h39m
This feature documentary recounts the incredible odyssey of 22 men from China’s persecuted Uyghur minority who were detained in Guantánamo as terrorists.
Nancy Nicol · 2014 · 1h30m
NO EASY WALK TO FREEDOM documents the growth of queer organizing in India in an attempt to overturn a colonial-era law criminalizing homosexuality.
Gerson J. Peña · 2014 · 19m
Centered around the story of Lazaro Moran, a man seeking refugee status in Canada, the film investigates gender violence in El Salvador.
Susan Avingaq & Marie-Hélène Cousineau · 2014 · 1h16m
A quiet meditation on the devastation of Inuit suicide, SOL confronts the legacy of colonization and urgently demands justice for Canada's Indigenous Peoples.
Part of the FemDoc: Women & Documentary collection
Dominic Champagne · 2014 · 1h21m
This doc captures the tensions and contradictions inherent at every ground zero of environmental exploitation.
Nicolas Paquet · 2014 · 1h13m
Nicolas Paquet · 2014 · 1h13m
LIVING LIKE THE LAND gives an authentic look at the life of the Dene people, the last indigenous of Canada to deal with the white settlers.
Pauline Voisard · 2014 · 37m
Pauline Voisard · 2014 · 37m
The story of Claude lacaille, a priest of the foreign mission Society, an indignant, passionate, idealistic man.
On Demand
Rémy Huberdeau · 2014 · 45m
On Demand
Rémy Huberdeau · 2014 · 45m
A story of love and life, sharing the struggles and strengths of several trans women and trans men navigating different stages of parenting.
Part of the FemDoc: Women & Documentary collection
On Demand
Magnus Isacsson & Jocelyne Clarke · 2014 · 1h18m
On Demand
Magnus Isacsson & Jocelyne Clarke · 2014 · 1h18m
Spanning 10 years, this film follows several passionate, activist grandmothers and their “gaggles” as they fight for peace, social justice and the environment.
Part of the The Magnus Isaacson Collection collection
On Demand
Hernán Vilchez · 2014 · 2h5m
The urgent story of the mystical Wixarika People and their struggle against the Mexican government and Canadian mining companies.
Part of the Divine Interventions: Documentary, Spirituality and Social Justice collection
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
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.
On Demand
Himiona Grace · 2014 · 1h33m
An energetic, uplifting road movie capturing the best of New Zealand's culture and music, while exploring themes of Māori identity and friendship.
Part of the The Māori-Made Collection collection
On Demand
Diana Whitten · 2014 · 1h28m
Brave activists sail across the world to provide abortions to women with no access to them, and to exchange expertise with local reproductive rights groups.
Part of the 20 Years, 20 Films: Commemorating Two Decades of Screening Truth to Power at Cinema Politica collection