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.
Ric Esther Bienstock · 2006 · 1h28m
A gripping documentary exposé inside the global sex slave trade in women from the former Soviet Bloc.
Tracey Deer · 2005 · 1h2m
A look inside the lives of three Mohawk teenagers as they tackle issues of identity, culture and family.
· 2005 · 8m
A short that is a brave and honest autobiographical vignette in three chapters about Kai Ling’s relationships, self discoveries, passions, secrets and dreams.
Part of the FemDoc: Women & Documentary collection
On Demand
Nadja Drost · 2005 · 1h6m
On Demand
Nadja Drost · 2005 · 1h6m
A doc about ecuadorian farmers who fight against the Canadian Oil company, EnCana, to protect their land, their livelyhoods, and their future.
Alex Lisman · 2005 · 28m
Will Canada give US war resisters refuge from a war they deem illegal?
On Demand
Taika Waititi · 2004 · 18m
TAMA TŪ captures the humour and heart of Māori men of the 28th Battalion, who fought the Axis forces in Greece, North Africa and Italy.
Part of the The Māori-Made Collection collection
On Demand
Taika Waititi · 2004 · 11m
A boy and a girl meet in the carpark of a rural pub while waiting for their parents, we learn that love can be found in the most unlikely of places.
Part of the The Māori-Made Collection collection
Kevin McMahon · 2004 · 1h14m
A documentary about the journey of the Haida people to bring home skeletal remains that were stolen from their villages a century ago.
Part of the The Commons collection
Magnus Isacsson & Sophia Southam · 2004 · 53m
The dramatic and entertaining story of a student activist who attempts to meet Canadian Finance Minister Paul Martin and won't take no for an answer.
Part of the The Magnus Isaacson Collection collection
On Demand
Ali Kazimi · 2004 · 1h27m
Continuous Journey is a complex tale of hope, despair, treachery and tragedy.
Tasha Hubbard · 2004 · 49m
An inquiry into what came to be known as Saskatoon's infamous "freezing deaths" and the schism between an Aboriginal community and a police force.
Part of the 20 Years, 20 Films: Commemorating Two Decades of Screening Truth to Power at Cinema Politica collection
On Demand
Elaine Brière · 2004 · 56m
BETRAYED: THE STORY OF THE CANADIAN MERCHANT SEAMAN'S UNION" tells the story of the little-known struggle to save the merchant fleet and the livelihood of merchant seamen.
On Demand
Avi Lewis · 2004 · 1h27m
In suburban Buenos Aires, thirty unemployed auto-parts workers walk into their idle factory, roll out sleeping mats and refuse to leave.
Walter Miale · 2004 · 1h30m
A cinematic discussion of war and terrorism.
Mahmoud Kaabour & Tim Schwab · 2004 · 45m
An intimate exploration of six men with highly diverse backgrounds, interests and personalities, united by their first names.
