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.
Jen Muranetz · 2024 · 1h18m
A gripping immersion into the frontlines of the historic Fairy Creek blockade, where thousands of activists participate in a do-or-die protest to save BC's old growth forests.
Ben Russell & Guillaume Cailleau · 2024 · 3h36m
This bold, politically charged film explores direct action against oppression through the life of a militant activist community in France.
Kim Mooyoung · 2024 · 1h54m
Kim Mooyoung · 2024 · 1h54m
The film traces the trajectory of cinema by uncovering the specific intersections shared within the historical context of "anti-communist art" during the Park Chung-hee regime.
Carol Mansour & Mona Khalidi · 2024 · 1h30m
Carol Mansour & Mona Khalidi · 2024 · 1h30m
From the under-resourced emergency rooms of the Al Shifa and Al Ahli hospitals, this rousing portrait follows a surgeon’s tireless efforts to save Palestinian lives.
Maryam Tafakory · 2024 · 28m
In the mesmerizing experimental film, Maryam Tafakory conjures an archival séance, unpacking the history of Iran’s first-ever women’s newspaper.
Mahdi Karirah · 2024 · 1h55m
An anthology of 22 short films by displaced Gaza filmmakers showcases diverse artistic expressions amidst genocide, from love to resistance.
Dan Habib & Samuel Habib · 2024 · 1h37m
Samuel Habib, a 21-year-old who uses a wheelchair and speech device, co-directs this film, featuring disability activists.
Jalena Keane-Lee · 2024 · 1h23m
A beautiful film that explores intergenerational healing through the lens of mothers and daughters in three Indigenous Hawaiian families fighting to protect their territory.
Ben Addelman & Ziya Tong · 2024 · 1h24m
An investigative doc that delves into the alarming levels of harmful plastics in our environment and our bodies.
Tasha Hubbard · 2024 · 1h38m
Richly visualised and deeply uplifting, SINGING BACK THE BUFFALO is an epic reimagining of North America through the lens of buffalo consciousness.
Malcolm Guy & Demetri Estdelacropolis · 2024 · 1h40m
A charming and rallying legacy of revolutionary Jose Maria Sison, the founder of the Communist Party of the Philippines, and his exile into the Netherlands after being designated.
Nishtha Jain · 2024 · 1h45m
An astonishing work of social movement cinema, this dynamic documentary captures the complexity and spirit of India’s largest farmers protest in history.
Carol Kunnuk & Lucy Tulugarjuk · 2023 · 1h22m
Tautuktavuk (What We See) explores issues of domestic violence and substance abuse from the perspective of two Inuit women.
Karrar Al-Azzawi · 2023 · 1h
A burning insider account of the hopes and dreams of Iraqi youth, led by a 19-year-old woman who faces the enormous consequences of fighting for democracy, freedom and a future.
Rehab Nazzal · 2023 · 16m
Vibrations from Gaza offers a glimpse into the experiences of Deaf children in the colonized and confined coastal territory of Gaza, Palestine.
Part of the Fluid Frames from the Palestinian Diaspora collection
Jean-Philippe Marquis · 2023 · 1h20m
An unusually intimate glimpse into modern forestry practices in BC, Silvicola is a sensorially immense contemplation on the psychic entanglement of humans, machines, and nature.
