Language
GiiahlGalang: The State of the Haida Language • Ravens and Eagles: Haida Art (Series 2)
Fears that the indigenous people of Haida Gwaii on Canada's Northwest coast will lose a unique worldview embodied in a fading indigenous tongue, lead community members such as Diane Brown, coordinator of the Skidegate Haida Immersion Program to work to teach the native language to young people.
Nu Shu: A Hidden Language of Women in China
This insightful documentary focuses on 86-year old Huan-yi yang, the last remaining resident who still practices the art of Nu Shu (meaning female writing), exploring the role of Nu Shu in women's lives and revealing a women's subculture born of their resistance to male dominance.
Our First Voices
Our First Voices is a series of shorts that celebrate BC First Nations language and pays tribute to the drive to preserve and revitalize the languages for future generations.
Québec My Country Mon Pays
Director John Walker reflects on his complex relationship with Québec, charting the course of rapid change wrought by the Quiet Revolution: from the separatist movement, FLQ crisis and political referenda to the exodus of half a million people from Québec.
The QuébeCanada Complex
This bold documentary provides a humorous perspective on the threat of the Québec/Canada split.
Saving Our Tongues
Arcangelo, Zouriya and Rita all live in Toronto and speak languages under threat of extinction: Franco-Provencal, Sri Lanka Malay and Urhobo. This short documentary, co-directed by Anastasia Riehl, highlights their efforts to preserve these endangered languages before it's too late.
