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The World Is Bright
When an only child dies mysteriously abroad, his parents leave Beijing to find out why. Answers don't come easily in a 10-year journey that exposes flawed immigration policies, a systemic stigma of mental illness, and a Kafkaesque state bureaucracy at the heart of global migration.
The Heart of the Fraser
The Heart of the Fraser highlights the continuing destruction of the culturally rich ecosystem in the gravel reach of the lower Fraser River from Hope to Mission, British Columbia and what needs to happen to save this significant ecosystem from environmental collapse.
Fierce Girls
Cross-platform storytelling follows the adventures of two teenage girls--one Cree, the other Maori--who share life experiences across the globe and address life's challenges in a creative and empowering way.
Cesna'em, the city before the city
Members of the Musqueam First Nation reflect on the 24-hour, 200-day occupation in Vancouver, British Columbia to protect their 4,000-year-old ancestral village from destruction by a condo development.
The Bus Stop
Michelle is struggling to manage family and rejoin the workforce, all while dealing with her mother's advancing dementia.
The Fifth Region
Canada's Arctic is divided into four territories. Inuit children were affected greatly by the 60s Scoop and a large number of Inuit people now live in the South, which they call "the fifth region." Two young urban Inuit people share their personal journeys to reconcile mixed identities and reconnect with tradiional Inuit culture far from home.
Foretold
In this mixed-media animation, Lulu Keating ponders a prescient dream and ruminates on mortality, alongside artistic output and worth.
Homecoming Song
Homecoming Song tells the story of the ancient song that Angela Sidney sang for her son Pete when he returned home after being away at war for 6 years.
I See Stars
A fluke brain injury begins a young woman's lifelong battle with addiction, depression and medication.
Our Home
A Latin American family is celebrating the birthday of their youngest child, until they get rudely interrupted by two immigration officers.
Chanterelle Rain
Chanterelle Rain is an evocative, animated love song to the summer rains that give us the treasured culinary gift of chanterelle mushrooms.
Sourdough Starter
Sourdough Starter is an animated musical tribute to discovering love and leavening.
Agawa Canyon
In this collaboration with Lorna Boschman's Digital Stories project, Harris Taylor recalls the influence of her family's connection to the Agawa Canyon in Northeastern Ontario.
Gratitude
A community of Syrian women hold a dinner for the homeless in Saint John, New Brunswick as a gesture of gratitude for what Canada and the community have offered them as refugees.
Home Care
This short drama follows an elderly woman who feels the need to strike out on her own. Little does she expect that she will be the one who is struck by her controlling husband.
Relatively Speaking
A candid and often humorous monologue creates an off-beat portrait of a young woman who speaks about the evolution of her lesbian identity, homophobia, her first relationship and grief.
It's Only Monday
A harrowing tale of two women on a quest to have an uninterrupted conversation--a short fiction set in the future, with all the familiarity of the present.
ABCAM
Found footage from a TV movie superimposes, loops and repeats revealing the angles, the set-ups and the conventions of a cinematic scene. And in that, reveals the entire movie in unusual detail.
ANDALUSIAN DOG
An old man with a divining rod roams the Andalusian desert in search of inspiration, visions, and movie sets.
South Lakewood North
A poetic exploration of time and the landscape from a veranda on South Lakewood Street in Vancouver.
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