Cultural Diversity
Alice in Big Noses' Land
This documentary follows filmmaker Nicole Giguere and her adopted Chinese daughter Alice, as they and many of their friends face the challenges of living in North America within a hybrid family.
All ah We
Second-generation Caribbean Canadian Karen Chapman undergoes a cultural transformation into a carnival masquerader at Toronto’s Caribana Parade. On this colourful journey, she discovers her Afro and Indo-Caribbean heritage while asking, “Can you call a place home if you have never been there?”
Alwyn Morris • Chiefs and Champions
This episode of the Chiefs and Champions series profiles Olympic champion kayaker, Alwyn Morris.
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AMPLIFY HER: motion comics
This compilation of six animated motion comics is based on the rise of female DJ's, each climbing the ranks of the international electronic music scene while wrestling with their own personal struggles. Based on the feature documentary AMPLIFY HER, it shifts the women's stories into a graphic novel esthetic, imagined by 16 female artists.
Angela Chalmers • Chiefs and Champions
This episode of the Chiefs and Champions series profiles distance runner Angela Chalmers.
Assu of Cape Mudge • A Family Tree Narrative
The Assu family, members of the We Wai Kai band in Cape Mudge, BC, discuss the importance of their family roots and culture.
Awakening the Dragons
Documentary about the first all Chinese-Canadian women's dragon boat racing team.
Bak Wo Son (Reflections): Jeff Bear, Parts 1 & 2 • Storytellers in motion (Series 2)
In this episode of Storytellers in motion, director and producer Jeff Bear is profiled.
Barry Barclay 1944-2008: A Requiem Parts 1 & 2 • Storytellers in motion (Series 3)
In this episode of Storytellers in motion, filmmaker Barry Barclay is profiled.
Beauty Lies
Karen Chapman examines media representation of beauty and hair, in particular. She interviews a number of women from the African and Caribbean Canadian community and in her journey to explore the relationship of hair to beauty shaves her head, only to experience a new sense of freedom.
Beyond the Gardens' Wall: The Immigrant Workers of Tod Inlet
Stories of early 20th century Sikh and Chinese immigrants who built first a cement plant, and then the Butchart Gardens, enriches the history of Vancouver Island, while illustrating the harsh impact Canada's restrictive immigration laws had on those communities.
Billy Two Rivers • Chiefs and Champions
This episode of the Chiefs and Champions series profiles wrestler Billy Two Rivers.
Bowl of Bone: Tale of the Syuwe
An intriguing film that defies classification and combines biography, dreams, documentary, and journalistic narration, Bowl of Bone was directed by Jan-Marie Martell in collaboration with Interior Salish (Nlaka'pamux) herbalist Annie Zetco York.
Call It Karma
This documentary focuses on Tibetan monk Gyalten Rinpoche, who, after establishing a Buddhist centre in the West, returns to Nepal for an emotional reunion with his Master.
Chief Roger Adolph • Chiefs and Champions
This episode of the Chiefs and Champions series profiles champion boxer, Chief Roger Adolph.
Chiefs and Champions (12 Parts)
Chiefs & Champions takes an intimate look at twelve exceptional Canadian Aboriginal athletes. Besides being world class performers in their chosen sport, they have gone on to become leaders in their communities, as well as role models and advocates on the international level.
CHILDREN OF REDRESS
In 1942 the Canadian Government ordered the uprooting of 22,000 men, women, and children in one of the nations' largest and cruelest dispossessions and dispersals ever. A generation later, Japanese Canadians fought back and won. Twenty-five years later, Children of Redress uncovers the struggle in detail.
Comrade Dad
Writer/director Karin Lee reflects on her father Wally Lee and the communist bookstore that he ran on Vancouver's Skid Row from the mid-1960s until the early 1980s.
Culture Shock in Alert Bay: Barb Cranmer • Storytellers in motion (Series 1)
This celebration of the work of 'Namgis filmmaker Barb Cranmer (1960-2019) or Alert Bay, British Columbia, features commentary from the filmmaker and clips of her work.
Danis Goulet • Storytellers in motion (Series 3)
In this episode of Storytellers in motion, filmmaker Danis Goulet is profiled.
Darren Zack • Chiefs and Champions
This episode of the Chiefs and Champions series profiles Fastpitch Softball player Darren Zack.
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Dear PETA: What the seal means to the Jerry Cans
"The Jerry Cans" are a modern musical grup from Iqaluit, Nunavut who reflect a strong Inuit culture. Core to the Inuit culture is a relationship with the land and hunting for food, the seal in particular. This documentary explores how the judgment of Southerners on this practice conflicts with traditions that are centuries long.
Dennis Jackson & Melanie Jackson • Storytellers in motion (Series 3)
In this episode of Storytellers in motion, award-winning indigenous writers, producers, and directors Dennis Jackson and Melanie Jackson are profiled.
Dion of the Kehewin • A Family Tree Narrative
The Dion family, members of the Kehewin Reserve in Alberta's northeast corner, discuss the importance of their family roots and culture.
Dorion of Prince Albert and Cumberland House • A Family Tree Narrative
The Dorion family, Metis from Prince Albert and Cumberland House, Saskatchewan, discuss the importance of their family roots and culture.
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