Relationships
Alfie Kamitakahara • Ohanashi: The Story of Our Elders
This episode of Ohanashi: The Story of Our Elders profiles Alfie Kamitakahara.
Amma
A lovingly hand-drawn animation of a young girl's life and her magical connection to her grandmother.
Blue
A young girl, caught between the harsh realities of cultural traditions and generational conflict in her family, takes a stand against her tyrannical grandmother, changing their lives forever.
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The Boy Inside [43 min educational version with teacher's study guide]
Filmmaker Marianne Kaplan tells the personal and often harrowing story of her son Adam, a 12-year-old boy with Asperger Syndrome.
The Boy Inside [47 min version]
Filmmaker Marianne Kaplan tells the personal and often harrowing story of her son Adam, a 12-year-old boy with Asperger Syndrome.
Celesta Found
A chance discovery of journals written in the early 20th century by a woman who lived in Quebec's Eastern Townships enticed Rina Fraticelli on a journey of discovery.
The Commitment
This quietly eloquent narrative film is rooted in real life experience. Robert and Ethan are an interracial gay couple who long to adopt a child.
The Fast
The Fast follows Doreen Manuel on her journey into the Rocky Mountains for a four-day fasting ceremony to tap into her inner power as a storyteller.
Fate Scores
Two strangers, a guitarist and an introspective young woman, cross paths at a long bench along the side of a city building. One by one, additional strangers join the pair on the bench. Amidst a whirlwind of interactions that lead to both harmony and discord, the guitarist and the young woman eventually discover they have something special in common.
Fighting for the Family
Fighting for the Family profiles a number of cohabitation and parental arrangements to show that it is love and respect, and not preconceived notions, that make a family work.
Gay Spirit
Followers of different religions, six courageous individuals faced similar issues when they "came out". Gay Spirit reveals how they struggled to embrace their sexuality alongside their spirituality. They share their stories with candour and honesty.
the gesture
In this short drama, a young lesbian woman and an unforgiving grandmother are brought face to face when the grandmother suddenly shows up, hoping to make amends.
Hidden Legacies
This documentary, directed by Anishinaabe filmmaker Lisa Jackson, profiles young people whose parents and grandparents attended government-initiated, church-run, Indian Residential Schools.
Irene Tsuyuki • Ohanashi: The Story of Our Elders
This episode of Ohanashi: The Story of Our Elders profiles Irene Tsuyuki.
Kazue Oye • Ohanashi: The Story of Our Elders
This episode of Ohanashi: The Story of Our Elders profiles Japanese-Canadian, Kazue Oye.
The Light of Family Burnam
In this short drama, a 10-year-old boy facing a terminal illness works to help his father move beyond grief and loss.
LouLou: Prisonnière de ses Passions
Filmmaker Sylvie Peltier mixes reality and the fantastic in this poignant portrait of her grandmother. Her fusion of old photographs together with a newly created underwater dream sequence eloquently tells the story of her grandmother's dramatic love life.
Love at Second Sight
Facially different David Roche and his lovely wife Marlena Blavin share their stories with a spellbound middle-school audience.
Marie Katsuno • Ohanashi: The Story of Our Elders
This episode of Ohanashi: The Story of Our Elders profiles Japanese-Canadian, Marie Katsuno.
Mating Calls in the Urban Jungle
This engaging documentary provides insight into the world of dating in today's urban milieu.
May Komiyama • Ohanashi: The Story of Our Elders
This episode of Ohanashi: The Story of Our Elders profiles May Komiyama.
Me, Mom and Mona
In this evocative and entertaining documentary, Su Yee Shum and her two daughters Mina and Mona share in a discussion that reveals the impact of conflicting values on their lives. Patriarchal expectations imposed by cultural traditions and by Mr. Shum clash with each woman's independent identity and feminist aspirations.
