Nowhere to Hide
Nowhere to Hide follows male nurse Nori Sharif through five years of dramatic change in the war-torn Diyala-province in central Iraq, providing unique access into one of the world’s most dangerous and inaccessible areas – the “triangle of death”. Initially filming stories of survivors and the hope of a better future as American and Coalition […]
Two Worlds Colliding
This documentary chronicles the story of Darrell Night, a Native man who was dumped by two police officers in a barren field on the outskirts of Saskatoon in January 2000, during -20° C temperatures. He found shelter at a nearby power station and survived the ordeal, but he was stunned to hear that the frozen […]
Manor (Manoir)
The old Gaulin Manor, that since 1990 has hosted former patients of the psychiatric hospital in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, is in its last days. About thirty souls live in this otherworldly establishment, filled with a contagious sadness. This alternative lodging space, 60 km from Montreal, proved to be their salvation after the wave of deinstitutionalization that […]
Mia’ (Salmon)
A young Indigenous female street artist named Mia’ walks through the city streets painting scenes rooted in the supernatural history of her people. Lacking cultural resources and familial connection within the city, she paints these images from intuition and blood memory. She has not heard the stories from her Elders lips, but has found her […]
Angry Inuk
Photo: © Qajaaq Ellsworth Seal meat is a staple food for Inuit, and many of the pelts are sold to offset the extraordinary cost of hunting. Inuit are spread across extensive lands and waters, and their tiny population is faced with a disproportionate responsibility for protecting the environment. They are pushing for a sustainable way […]
Cameraperson
What does it mean to film another person? How does it affect that person – and what does it do to the one who films? A boxing match in Brooklyn; life in postwar Bosnia and Herzegovina; the daily routine of a Nigerian midwife; an intimate family moment at home: these scenes and others are woven […]
Thunder Blanket (Episode 1)
THUNDER BLANKET is a 5-part series that explores a young Mohawk woman’s battle against breast cancer and the complexity of being a traditionalist searching for a cure in a modern world. Roxann Karonhiarokwas Whitebean, a young mother and independent filmmaker, finds her career grinding to a halt when she is diagnosed with breast cancer a […]
Stolen
STOLEN is a dramatic short film that follows troubled, 14-year old, Shayna Hill as she is admitted and runs away from her group-home. Roughly inspired by the recent murders and attacks on Native girls, it is a small glimpse into a typical Native girl’s life before becoming one of 1200+ Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women in […]
With This Ring
Filmed over the course of six years, WITH THIS RING follows the meteoric rise of three Indian women who sidestep traditional roles to become world champion boxers. Worried that boxing will disfigure their faces and hurt their chances of getting married, their parents are reluctant to embrace their chosen careers. Facing pressure to conform, the women […]
This Changes Everything
Directed by Avi Lewis and produced in conjunction with Lewis’ partner Naomi Klein’s bestselling book of the same name, This Changes Everything is an urgent dispatch on climate change that eschews the abstract and rhetorical in favour of the personal and immediate. With Klein serving as narrator and guide, the film explores how our violent […]
Ninth Floor
February, 1969. Two years after Expo 67 and its sixty-plus national pavilions, public figures were taking turns declaring that Quebec was a fine example of a society open to different cultures from all over the world. And yet, an incident on the Sir George Williams campus of Concordia University casts a shadow over the official […]
Tunniit: Retracing the Lines of Inuit Tattoos
TUNNIIT: RETRACING THE LINES OF INUIT TATTOOS is a personal and political documentary from Inuit filmmaker Alethea Arnaquq-Baril, whose latest film ANGRY INUK has won numerous awards. For over a century, traditional Inuit face tattoos had been forbidden by the Canadian government and the art-form almost forgotten. Arnaquq-Baril, together with long-time friend and activist Aaju Peter, […]
Mobilize
Guided expertly by those who live on the land and driven by the pulse of the natural world, Caroline Monnet’s MOBILIZE takes us on an exhilarating journey from the far north to the urban south. Over every landscape, in all conditions, everyday life flows with strength, skill and extreme competence. Hands swiftly thread sinew through […]
Living Like the Land (Ceux comme la terre)
On the shore of the Great Slave Lake, the Denes survived more than 100 years of colonialism. Even today, they have to face massive challenges in order to regain pride and the connection to the land. Through encounters with young Denes, this documentary illustrates how they still try to live the Dene way of life. […]
The Price of Peace
Through the story of the trial of the ‘Urewera Four’ and its aftermath, THE PRICE OF PEACE presents an enlightening and moving portrait of Tūhoe activist, artist and kaumātua Tame Iti. Director Kim Webby outlines the perils of surveillance in her account of the trial, in which Iti and three others were accused of plotting terrorist activities […]
Migrant Dreams
MIGRANT DREAMS tells the undertold story of migrant agricultural workers struggling against Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) that treats foreign workers as modern-day indentured labourers and ties low-wage migrants to one employer. Min Sook Li’s incisive film exposes the underbelly of the Canadian government labour program that has built a system designed to empower […]