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
Astrid Schau-Larsen · 2014 · 59m
An epic journey from Montreal to Fort McMurray, examining the human rights violations of Statoil, an 'ethical' oil company operating in Alberta.
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
Ari A. Cohen · 2014 · 1h10m
Food issues around health, the environment, access and empowerment are at the heart of this exceptional farm doc.
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
Shane Belcourt · 2013 · 11m
Shane Belcourt · 2013 · 11m
A poetic exploration of the multi-generational affects of Canada's Indian Residential School system, based on the personal trials of playwright Yvette Nolan.
Part of the First Peoples, First Screens 2 collection
On Demand
Jason O'Hara · 2013 · 29m
Through riotous music and performance art, artists in Rio de Janeiro resist the controversial Pacifying Police Units that have unleashed police brutality in the favelas.
Skawennati · 2013 · 1h15m
This project re-orients the subjectivity of indigenous lived experience & fantasy through movie-making in a virtual environment.
Part of the First Peoples, First Screens 1 & ArtDox collections
Shane Kelsey · 2013 · 5m
Shane Kelsey · 2013 · 5m
The duo of Kelsey and Cory Shanke Golder presents a creation that reflects the reality of urban Aboriginal youth.
Part of the First Peoples, First Screens 1 collection
On Demand
Sylvie Lapointe · 2013 · 53m
A film about the decolonizing education and the Zapatistas' community-based model of learning in Chiapas.
Chelsea McMullan · 2013 · 1h16m
A loving portrait of trans-identity, MY PRAIRIE HOME follows Calgary-born musician Rae Spoon as they make their way across Canada’s prairies.
Part of the 20 Years, 20 Films: Commemorating Two Decades of Screening Truth to Power at Cinema Politica collection
On Demand
Martha Stiegman · 2013 · 59m
A powerful doc following new Algonquin leaders, as their community fights to protect their land, their way of life, and their language.
Zacharias Kunuk & Neil Diamond · 2013 · 46m
Zacharias Kunuk & Neil Diamond · 2013 · 46m
Zacharias Kunuk and Neil Diamond team up to research the events and historical impacts of an 18th century war between Inuit and Cree in Northern Québec.
Part of the First Peoples, First Screens 1 collection
On Demand
subMedia tv · 2013 · 34m
In Street Politics 101, subMedia.tv features some of the best footage from what some called “the maple spring.”
On Demand
Lia Tarachansky · 2013 · 1h22m
A look at Israelis’ collective amnesia of the fateful events of 1948, when the state of Israel was born and most of the Palestinians became refugees.
Part of the FemDoc: Women & Documentary collection
On Demand
Liz Miller · 2013 · 35m
This inspiring doc follows a Nicaraguan women’s rights group, Puntos de Encuentro, as it works to end sexual violence at home, in bed and in the streets.
Part of the ArtDox collection
On Demand
Fahim Alam · 2013 · 1h12m
This powerful doc reframes England's 2011 riots through diverse voices of resistance, challenging mainstream media and government narratives.
