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Sacred Head Waters: Loveman Nole • SAMAQAN: Water Stories (Series 1)

Sacred Head Waters: Loveman Nole visits a vast territory in northern British Columbia where a watershed is now threatened by an open pit mining operation.

Sacred Seven

Jordan Molaro, Sami Tesfazghi

In this short evocative drama, a young girl living in a difficult foster home situation ground herself in seven sacred teachings, described in the writing The Seven Teachings by David Courchene Jr, elder of the Ashinabe Nation in Manitoba.

The Saint Soldier

Kathryn Newsom, Rocky Cove Pictures, Raj Paul Dhillon

In The Saint Soldier, Sikhs talk about their lives and their faith. From a nationally honoured teacher to a controversial female radio personality, a temple elder to a high-tech entrepreneur and an elderly immigrant who first abandoned the symbols of his religion to try and assimilate, they all explore what it means to be a Sikh in Canada today.

Saint-Laurent Goes to Washington

Beatrice Gaudet, Dr. Raoul McKay, Jim Compton, First Voice Multimedia Inc

This documentary captures the enthusiasm of the small Métis commnunity from Manitoba who had the opportunity to present an exhibit for the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C.

SAMAQAN: Water Stories (Series 1--13 parts)

Marianne Jones, Jeff Bear, Kristy Assu

North America's Indigenous people have always had a sacred relationship with water. This series shows their perspective on a most precious resource––a resource to be protected, not a commodity to be exploited.

SAMAQAN: Water Stories (Series 2--13 parts)

Jeff Bear, Marianne Jones, Kristy Assu

North America's Indigenous people have always had a sacred relationship with water. This series shows their perspective on a most precious resource––a resource to be protected, not a commodity to be exploited.

SAMAQAN: Water Stories (Series 3--13 parts)

Jeff Bear, Marianne Jones, Kristy Assu

This is the third of four documentary series on water--its role in culture, spirituality and life itself for North America's First Nations people.

SAMAQAN: Water Stories (Series 4--13 parts)

Jeff Bear, Marianne Jones, Kristy Assu

The fourth and final series examining the role of water in culture and spirituality of Indigenous people has a focus on stewardship and the efforts mounted to balance respect for environment with development. Four films visit New Zealand where the Maori have worked hard in the courts to ensure the rights of water in the face of industrial pressures. In Canada and Washington state, the role of First Nations in ensuring sustainability in their use of what water can offer is inspirational and a contrast with what happened with government and industry when millions of gallons of toxic chemicals were discharged into pristine wilderness from a breach of the dam at British Columbia's Mount Polley mine.

Sandon, British Columbia • Ghost Towns of Canada

Maryvonne Micale, Insight Film & Video Productions, Leigh Badgley

This episode of Ghost Towns of Canada explores Sandon, British Columbia, a silver town in southeastern B.C. At its peak, Sandon was the alcohol, gambling and sex capital of Canada's own Wild West. Despite producing more wealth than the California, Klondike and Cariboo gold rushes combined, Sandon's silver mines would go into decline by the turn of the century.

Sarah Jane Gorlitz • The Artist's Life (Series 2)

Michael Glassbourg, TickleScratch Productions

This episode of The Artist's Life profiles painter, Sarah Jane Gorlitz.

SAVAGE

Lisa Jackson, Lauren Grant, Lori Lozinski

This short drama, described by the creators as "a residential school musical," evokes memories of the residential school experience as children in a classroom make their imaginary escape from bitter realities of their daily experiences.

Saving Our Tongues

Anastasia Riehl, Monica Mak

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.

Scary Stuff • Nehiyawetan: Let's Speak Cree (Series 3)

Jason Krowe, Loretta Sarah Todd, Nehiyawetan Productions

Introducing Cree vocabulary to young children, featuring words related to scary stuff.

School of Secrets

Melanie Wood, Bossy Boots Productions, Stranger Productions, Eunice Lee

Students were told to keep their sexual relationship with their teacher a secret...now almost two decades later, these women are ready to expose the lessons they learned in school.

The Score

Kim Collier, Screen Siren Pictures Inc, Leah Mallen, Trish Dolman

Based on the award-winning play by the Electric Company Theatre, this musical drama centers on Dr. Lynn Magnusson, a brilliant geneticist racing to isolate a cancer-causing gene.

Sean Couchie • From the Spirit

Bill Stewart, Raymond Yakeleya, Earth Magic Media

Documentary on artist Sean Couchie. He creates highly detailed works, incorporating different media and techniques such as oils, acrylics, pen and ink, scratchboard and wood burning.

Seashore

David Rimmer

"The basic image derives from a shot depicting women in (Edwardian era) dresses standing along the edge of the ocean. Within this eight second loop, he cuts shorter ones. For example, the activity of a central group of three women is cut so that the figures repeat certain motions over and over again ..."
- Kristina Nordstrom

Seasons • Nehiyawetan: Let's Speak Cree (Series 2)

Jason Krowe, Kamala Todd, Nehiyawetan Productions, Loretta Sarah Todd

Introducing Cree vocabulary to young children, featuring words related to the seasons.

Second Nature

Daniel Conrad, Rhodopsin Productions, Kunal Sen

Second Nature features dancers Linda Arkelian and Wei Wen Wang in a pas de deux choreographed by Judith Marcuse.

A Second Skin

Shawn Kosmerly, Eric McKenzie

Christin Milloy was the first transgendered person to run for office in the Ontario Provincial government in 2011. Although she was not elected, she continues to work tirelessly for the rights of transgendered people in Canada. The Ontario Human Rights code was recently amended to include transgendered people with the passage of Toby's Law.

Secret War: The Odyssey of the Suffield Volunteers

Maryvonne Micale, Insight Film & Video Productions, Kirk Shaw

Secret War: The Odyssey of the Suffield Volunteers is the story of four Canadian soldiers-four of more than two thousand-who between 1941 and 1945 volunteered to be `human guinea pigs', testing deadly mustard gas at a military camp in Suffield, Alberta.

Seducing the Guard

Daniel Conrad, Rhodopsin Productions

Seducing the Guard investigates the purpose of art and finds deep connections between art and science.

Seed

Amnon Buchbinder

Haunting music by Holly Cole combines with striking metaphoric imagery to create a powerful, evocative creation story at the end of history. The film portrays a dream of some children, a wasteland, and an unexpected gift. Accompanied by a discussion guide.

Seeds of Hope

Katerine Giguère, Films du Rapide-Blanc, Sylvie Van Brabant

Seeds of Hope takes a look at a unique development project in Indonesia started by two Canadians.

Seeing in the Rain

Chris Gallagher

Shot through the windshield of a Vancouver city bus, Seeing in the Rain transforms the linear narrative of an ordinary bus ride by inserting images from past and future to the rhythm of the bus's windshield wipers.

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