On Demand
In Southern India, family disputes are settled by Jamaats—all male bodies which apply Islamic Sharia law to cases without allowing women to be present, even to defend themselves.
A film on the censorship of pro-Palestinian voices on US campuses and the resistance of students and professors.
Delicately explored and deftly crafted, FLYING HANDS is a story of commitment and how integration and equal opportunities for everyone directly benefit the co-existence of society.
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A riveting portrait of a family history cast against the 1974 Ethiopian Revolution, telling the story of an upper-class woman who became a communist rebel.
On Demand
Karine Rosso & Fernando Garcia Blanes · 2011 · 1h25m
On Demand
Karine Rosso & Fernando Garcia Blanes · 2011 · 1h25m
Witness a growing movement through the eyes of various militant anarchists from Quebec.
Part of the The Commons collection
Joel Heath · 2011 · 1h30m
A voyage through time into the world of Inuit on the Belcher Islands in Hudson Bay.
Part of the The Commons collection
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Alethea Arnaquq-Baril · 2011 · 50m
On Demand
Alethea Arnaquq-Baril · 2011 · 50m
A young woman is on a journey to revive the ancient Inuit tradition of face tattooing, an art-form forbidden by the Canadian government for a century and almost forgotten.
Part of the FemDoc: Women & Documentary collection
Guy Davidi & Emad Burnat · 2011 · 1h30m
Inspiring, devastating and exquisite, this doc is part home movie, part resistance journal, part memorial and part impossible collaboration.
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Fernand Melgar · 2011 · 1h40m
A chilling observational doc about undocumented migrants detained and scheduled for deportation in Switzerland.
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Iara Lee · 2011 · 1h13m
A global look at the diverse resistance tactics deployed by people committed to progressive change.
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Franklin López · 2011 · 1h55m
An examination of our culture’s addiction to systematic violence and environmental exploitation, and the heroism of those who confront it head-on.
On Demand
Tusi Tamasese · 2011 · 1h50m
A contemporary drama about courage, forgiveness and love in which a man confronts self-doubt, distrust and prejudice to speak up for those he loves.
Richard Boyce · 2011 · 52m
A journey into the forests of Canada's Pacific Coast where modern logging practices are contrasted against the ancient practices of the First Nations community.
Part of the The Commons collection
Charles Wilkinson · 2011 · 1h20m
On the top left corner of North America an energy bonanza of unimaginable proportions is taking place – far away from the eyes of the world.
Part of the The Commons collection
On Demand
Catherine Scott · 2011 · 1h46m
Australian activist & sex worker Rachel Wotton fights for sex worker rights and sexual expression for those who are differently abled.
Luc Côté · 2010 · 1h40m
The story of Canadian Omar Khadr, detained at Guantánamo for almost a decade without charges.
Rohan Fernando · 2010 · 1h12m
A timely and vital film that challenges our deeply held assumptions of progress.
Part of the The Commons collection
On Demand
Zacharias Kunuk & Ian Mauro · 2010 · 1h
Inuit culture and expertise regarding environmental change and Indigenous ways of adapting to it.
Part of the The Commons collection
Nicolas Boisclair & Alexis de Gheldere · 2010 · 1h20m
Activists interrogate the Quebec Provincial energy company’s predilection for hydro-dams that wreak havoc on pristine ecosystems.
Part of the The Commons collection
