
After being given an enigmatic locket to protect, a detective encounters strange phenomena and beings from the afterlife in this surrealistic animated film noir story.
Strolling with his master through a constantly shifting landscape of corridors and stairs, a beret-capped canine discusses life, philosophy, and his master.

Like polished gems, these middle-aged women are splendid, ripening but not fading. They are rich in intelligence, beauty and charm. So why are they unattached?

In this episode from the Writers' Confessions series, well-known Canadian authors delve into the significance of the land in Canadian literature, the sacredness of writing, and the responsibility writers feel to contribute to the greater world.
Using fixed frame time lapse photography, Landscape compresses 15 hours into eight minutes of sea, mountains, and sky. It was designed to be rear-projected by a continuous loop projector onto a plexiglass screen framed by a traditional wooden picture frame on a false wall.

This documentary focuses on cherished West Coast artist, Toni Onley, his contemplative artistic process and his provocative public life, including recent interviews with the late artist at work.

The Last Chinese Laundry relates the story of the Chinese in Newfoundland since their first arrival in 1895. Forced to leave their wives and children behind in China, the men endured both loneliness and prejudice as they toiled for a meagre living in the hand laundries of St. John's.

This rich and evocative epic of a Japanese-Canadian experience following World War II is filled with the vibrant intensity of one family's struggle to rebuild their lives and to be accepted as Canadians.

This episode of The Artist's Life profiles mixed media artist, Laura Hollick.


In this episode of Storytellers in motion, independent producer Laura Milliken is profiled.


Documentary on artist LauraLee K. Harris. She has studied at the Ontario College of Art & Design and creates unique paintings on wood, utilizing and incorporating the natural grain to create beautiful, organic works.


The Lavallee family, members of the Piapot reserve in Saskatchwan's Qu'Apelle Valley, discuss the importance of their family roots and culture.


Documentary on artist Lee Claremont. A member of the Iroquois Grand River Six Nations in Oshweken, Ontario, she says, “my art making takes me to a place of creation, soaring with Skywoman to create an eclectic perception of nature, people, spirituality and Mother Earth.”
The Legacy of Colonialism examines the role worldview played in the 500 years of colonization that began in the 15th century, tracing historical structures contributing to the current status of many lesser-developed countries.

With a critical eye, Lest We Forget looks at the issues of race, human rights and homeland security post-911 in the United States and Canada.


North America's Indigenous people have always had a sacred relationship with water. This series shows their perspective on a most precious resource–a resource to be protected, not a commodity to be exploited.

In this documentary, two crystal meth addicts discuss the struggle to get and stay clean.

Almost a year after the American invasion of Iraq and ousting of Saddam Hussein, Kurdish-Canadian filmmaker Jiyar Gol takes an unpredictable journey into the heart of the war-torn country.


One of Canada's greatest artists, Daphne Odjig, is a Potowatomi from Manitoulin Island. Her work, based on Indigenous traditions and way of life, spans over four decades. This epic goes beyond her paintings and drawings and looks at the forces that molded her spirit and her keen interest in art.

A documentary that traces the beginnings of the Woodland Artists, a group of seven First Nations artists working together in the 1970s.


In this short drama, a 10-year-old boy facing a terminal illness works to help his father move beyond grief and loss.

This two-part series considers the fierce, wondrous power we call light.


In this episode from the Storytellers in motion series, filmmaker Tantoo Cardinal is profiled.

the lines i draw upon my body by Jody Franklin and Dena Ashbaugh is a deeply personal account of one woman's 20-year struggle with eating disorders.

Animator and experimental filmmaker Ann Marie Fleming blends narrative and unique visual treatment in this mystery fiction film. A lipless woman, out of work, becomes a private detective and is forced to grapple with her own vulnerability in the world.
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