Community dynamics
80:20—The Developing World (a 5-part series)
This compact and comprehensive series explores what could be done to improve living conditions in lesser-developed countries.
Abalone Odyssey
A chronicle of the Bamfield Huu-ay-aht Community Abalone Project, or BHCAP, a community stewardship project on Vancouver Island that couples First Nations wisdom with western science to revive the threatened population of the pinto abalone.
Action • Nehiyawetan: Let's Speak Cree (Series 1)
Introducing Cree vocabulary to young children, featuring words related to action.
Against the Current
Against the Current follows the struggle of a small native band in British Columbia, the Uchucklesaht on Vancouver Island, in their struggle to restore a once-healthy salmon run.
Animals • Nehiyawetan: Let's Speak Cree (Series 1)
Introducing Cree vocabulary to young children, featuring words related to animals.
Athlii Gwaii: The Line at Lyell, Parts 1 & 2 • Ravens and Eagles: Haida Art (Series 2)
In 1985, a small but resolute group of Haida elders joined the front lines to fight clearcutting on Lyell Island.
Ayaa: A Hero's Journey
In any small town, you quickly know who your neighbours are, but in a trailer park in Chase, British Columbia, two neighbours discovered a spiritual connection that spanned continents and time, miraculously reuniting them fifty years after their first encounter.
Being Healthy • Nehiyawetan: Let's Speak Cree (Series 3)
Introducing Cree vocabulary to young children, featuring words related to being healthy.
Bending the Rails
Residents of Toronto’s Junction Triangle work to stop Metrolinx and the Provincial Government’s joint plan to run more than 400 diesel trains a day through their neighbourhood.
Birdman
An astronaut reflects on his childhood experiences on planet Earth and the quirky neighbor known as “Bird Man” who dared to suggest suburban residents consider ecology.
The Boys Who Came to Play
Lois Bentley recalls the Golden Era of Prairie Baseball from 1948 to 1954, as she works to have African-American players Dirk Gibbons and Armando Vazquez, who came north to play for the Brandon Greys, inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Building Bridge: A Housing Project for Women
A documentary that profiles the creation of Bridge Housing for Women on Vancouver's downtown eastside.
Burning Rubber
When Ariella Pahlke leaves her house in rural Nova Scotia, she often encounters black marks that twist and turn along the road. Burning Rubber is an investigation into these marks, a provocative re-framing of burnouts and rural car culture.
Canoeing in the City • Nehiyawetan: Let's Speak Cree (Series 3)
Introducing Cree vocabulary to young children, featuring words related to canoeing.
Chiefly Possessions • Ravens and Eagles: Haida Art (Series 1)
Chief 7Idansuu (Edenshaw), Jim Hart, offers a glimpse into the Haida potlatch process, past and present.
Clothing • Nehiyawetan: Let's Speak Cree (Series 2)
Introducing Cree vocabulary to young children, featuring words related to clothing.
Colours • Nehiyawetan: Let's Speak Cree (Series 2)
Introducing Cree vocabulary to young children, featuring words related to colours.
Coyotes in the City • Nehiyawetan: Let's Speak Cree (Series 3)
Introducing Cree vocabulary to young children, featuring words related to coyotes.
Dawson Town Melted Down
"1,300 people, 2,000 dogs. Why did you move to Dawson City, Yukon?" Legendary local filmmaker Lulu Keating tries to answer that question in this playful (and hand-processed) romp through her new hometown.
Desperately Seeking Doctors
Canada's universal health care system was the envy of the world. But today five million Canadians don't have a family doctor. How did we get here? And how do we get back to the level of primary health care that we believe is our right as Canadian citizens?
Development and Debt • 80:20—The Developing World
Development and Debt looks at the history of the international development assistance that began in the early 1960s and conditions attached to that aid, often benefitting those providing it more than its recipients.
Do It with Joy!
This classic documentary from the 1970s tells the off-beat story of an itinerant group of tree planters in the wilds of northern British Columbia. Musicians, ex-loggers, environmentalists and a mime artist all come together for this uplifting film.
Down Here
Director Charles Wilkinson filmed eight residents of Vancouver's Downtown East Side, with dignity, in a quiet and safe environment. One-on-one conversations are combined with images of life on the street to create an intimate portrait of a sub-class living without the safety net that was once considered a fundamental human right.
Every Year the Salmon Come Back • SAMAQAN: Water Stories (Series 3)
Salmon were one of the most prolific species of fish in the ocean, common in all waters surrounding North America and as far south as New Zealand. Stocks have declined on the west coast and in Atlantic Canada, wild salmon are no longer available in the market place, having been replaced by the omni-present farmed fish.
