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.
Melissa Mollen Dupuis · 2013 · 4m
Everything that happens to the Earth befalls the son of the Earth.
Part of the First Peoples, First Screens 1 collection
On Demand
Iara Lee · 2013 · 12m
Can Kalash traditions withstand the challenges brought by globalization and religious tensions in Pakistan's Chitral Valley?
Samuel López & Jorge Manzano · 2013 · 58m
Samuel López & Jorge Manzano · 2013 · 58m
Fearing for his life, Joaquín, a member of the HIV+ gay community and Salvadorian political activist, sets in motion a desperate attempt to seek asylum in Canada.
On Demand
Ahmed Nour · 2013 · 1m
A deeply personal film that reflects on revolution in Egypt as the lens lyrically moves among rich, captivating images, which are framed by thoughtful narration.
Rachel Schmidt · 2013 · 41m
A look into the lives of defenders in the resistance who struggle to reclaim their ancestral lands and seek justice for human rights violations.
Part of the FemDoc: Women & Documentary collection
John Walker · 2013 · 1h35m
Confronting a history of oppression and subjugation, "arctic defenders" set out to create the new territory of Nunavut in this inspiring doc.
Twyla Roscovich · 2013 · 1h9m
Tracking the future of BC's endangered wild salmon through courtrooms, remote rivers, grocery stores and sushi restaurants.
Amy Miller · 2013 · 1h15m
A hard-hitting film which explores sustainable small scale agriculture and the urgent call for an end to corporate global land grabs.
Part of the FemDoc: Women & Documentary collection
On Demand
Kathy Wazana · 2013 · 1h14m
A myth-shattering documentary that gives voice to those who resisted and continue to resist the separation of Arab and Jew, from Morocco to Palestine.
Part of the Divine Interventions: Documentary, Spirituality and Social Justice collection
Réal Junior Leblanc · 2013 · 7m
A young Innu returns to the sight of the Indian Residential School in Sept-Îles to deliver a poetic tribute to its victim.
Part of the Divine Interventions: Documentary, Spirituality and Social Justice collection
On Demand
Petra Sališkar · 2013 · 1h30m
Mother Europe takes a look at Europe through the eyes of a six year old child, Terra.
Geoff Murphy · 2013 · 1h47m
Geoff Murphy's original 1983 classic take on the great New Zealand colonial epic, digitally re-mastered to glorious effect.
On Demand
Jessica Habie · 2013 · 1h15m
A stunning work of political fiction inspired by the real-life of a Palestinian artist.
Part of the ArtDox collection
Martha Stiegman · 2013 · 21m
Martha Stiegman · 2013 · 21m
This doc showcases the struggles of First Nations activists, their commitment to sustainability and their resistance against state oppression.
Beth Wishart MacKenzie · 2013 · 49m
Beth Wishart MacKenzie · 2013 · 49m
A documentary exploration of the journey of healing in a people wounded by the Canadian Indian Residential School system.
Part of the Divine Interventions: Documentary, Spirituality and Social Justice collection
Jason Osder · 2013 · 1h35m
A compelling deployment of archival materials sets the tone for a disturbing and haunting exploration of a dark chapter in US race history.
Part of the Divine Interventions: Documentary, Spirituality and Social Justice collection
