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Flat Rocks
Seventy-nine-year-old Louis Diabo battles against the construction of Canada’s St. Lawrence Seaway during the 1950s to save his farm and the Kahnawake Mohawk community.
Haïti Trahie
Haïti trahie raconte l'histoire d'un mouvement populaire national pour une société plus juste et plus équitable. C’est un réquisitoire virulent contre le rôle du Canada dans le sabotage de ce mouvement et des aspirations des Haïtiens à une vie meilleure.
Haiti Betrayed
Haiti Betrayed reveals how Canada, in contravention of international law, colluded with the US and France to overturn the elected government in Haiti in 2004. This brought an end to a decade of democracy in Haiti and progressive reforms for the impoverished majority. It's the first time Canada has played a strategic and military role in the removal of a democratically elected government.
Save the Planet Already!
The planet’s ecosystem might be in trouble, but at least we can laugh a little about our environmental woes. Seven comedians perform live at the Kino Café in Vancouver, British Columbia with jokes, songs and even a powerpoint about climate change, fracking and even straws up turtles noses.
The World According to Amazon
The World According to Amazon reveals how one man is taking control of how we shop, how we run our economy and the data that defines us.
SuperKids 2
In 2004, a small group of elementary students were identified as gifted, and the filmmakers documented their search for the right high school. Ten years later, those filmmakers went back to find them and ask ... "Are they still gifted?"
The Least We Can Do
The Least We Can Do tells the story of Canada's response to the Yazidi genocide, the decision to bring Yazidi women and girl survivors to Canada as refugees, and the failure to provide them with promised trauma care. The film chronicles the activism of a small group of BC women who organize Canadians across the country to come together to urge the government to keep its promise.
Shadow Trap
Northern British Columbia, 1908... Gitxsan Indigenous businessman-turned-outlaw Simon Gunanoot - labelled a "terrible savage" for allegedly killing two white men - is hiding out during a brutally cold winter.
The Return
There is something astonishing happening within the city of Vancouver. Largely unnoticed amidst rush hour traffic, industrial sites and condo construction, wild salmon are returning to their ancient spawning.
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.
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