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.
Magnus Isacsson, Malcolm Guy & Anna Paskal · 1999 · 53m
Magnus Isacsson, Malcolm Guy & Anna Paskal · 1999 · 53m
How a Montreal citizen's network led a blockade in 1998 against an international agreement that would have been the blueprint for global free trade.
On Demand
Magnus Isacsson · 1999 · 1h15m
A feature-length documentary following the surprisingly successful career of a Montreal choir made up of homeless men.
Part of the La collection Magnus Isaacson & The Magnus Isaacson Collection collections
On Demand
Nettie Wild · 1998 · 1h32m
A powerful doc that sheds light on the world's first postmodern revolution
Part of the The Nettie Wild Collection collection
Jonathan Stack & Liz Garbus · 1998 · 1h28m
Day to day life in Angola Prison.
On Demand
Elaine Brière · 1997 · 56m
As Canadians we pride ourselves on our international reputation as peacekeeper and power broker. But there is a dark side to our foreign policy – a policy that encourages and subsi
On Demand
Magnus Isacsson · 1996 · 1m
On Demand
Magnus Isacsson · 1996 · 1m
A doc that follows the inside story of the Cree's battle to defend their land and rights against Hydro-Québec.
Part of the La collection Magnus Isaacson & The Magnus Isaacson Collection collections
On Demand
b.h. Yael · 1996 · 55m
On Demand
b.h. Yael · 1996 · 55m
A hybrid and personal video-essay that explores the dichotomies of Arab-Jewish identities, from Iraq to Palestine.
Part of the The b.h. Yael Collection collection
Terre Nash · 1995 · 1h34m
Terre Nash · 1995 · 1h34m
Alternative economist, politician and feminist Marilyn Waring explores the value of women's work.
On Demand
Nettie Wild · 1994 · 1h30m
A brutally honest depiction of tensions in the mid-nineties between the Gitxan Nation and white settlers in the mountains and valleys of British Columbia.
Part of the The Nettie Wild Collection collection
Mohamed Soueid · 1993 · 41m
A documentary on the journey of a young Syrian trans woman, following her journey from soldier to cabaret dancer in an effort to raise funds for her sex-change operation.
Part of the Queer for Palestine collection
Lynne Fernie & Aerlyn Weissman · 1992 · 1h24m
Lynne Fernie & Aerlyn Weissman · 1992 · 1h24m
This queer classic has been digitally remistressed and we are delighted to share with you these titillating tales of taboo lovers.
Part of the FemDoc: Women & Documentary collection
Mark Achbar & Peter Wintonick · 1992 · 2h47m
Mark Achbar & Peter Wintonick · 1992 · 2h47m
Democracy and freedom are more than values to be treasured, they may well be essential to survival.
On Demand
Barry Barclay · 1991 · 1h45m
Three young Māori activists move into Berlin to retrieve ancestral carvings which were stolen a century earlier. Are they heroes or terrorists?
Part of the The Māori-Made Collection collection
Derek May · 1991 · 53m
Artist Krzysztof Wodiczko, a Polish refugee living in New York, has taken his art out of museums and projected it on walls.
G.B. Jones · 1990 · 20m
Four down-on-their-luck characters surrounded by the vestiges of conspicuous consumption struggle to survive outside of society.
