Genre: Documentary
Grass
Director
Ron Mann
Writer
Solomon Vesta
Cast
Woody Harrelson
Producers
Sue Len Quon, Ron Mann
Genre
Documentary
Interests
History, Social Justice & Politics
Original Language
English
Canadian Distributor
Sphinx Productions
Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould
Directors
Peter Raymont
Raymont has produced and directed over 100 documentaries, which have earned more than 50 international awards. His producing credits include West Wind: The Vision of Tom Thomson, Guantanamo’s Child: Omar Khadr and Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band. He also directed the doc Margaret Atwood: A Word after a Word after a Word is Power, and produced Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On, which premiered at TIFF 2022.
Producers
Michèle Hozer, Peter Raymont
Genre
Documentary
Interests
Arts and Culture, Biography, Female Filmmaker, History
Original Language
English
Canadian Distributor
Union Pictures
The Frog Princes
Directors
Omar Majeed, Ryan Mullins
Producers
Omar Majeed, Bob Moore
Genre
Documentary
Interests
Arts and Culture, Asian Filmmaker
Original Language
English
Canadian Distributor
EyeSteelFilm Productions
Force of Nature: The David Suzuki Movie
Featuring stunning cinematography, a moving story, and an urgent call to action, this film perfectly captures everything that has made Suzuki such a beloved figure.
“...a crowd-pleaser for a reason: it’s grandly inspirational.” – Brian D. Johnson, Maclean’s
Director
Sturla Gunnarsson
Born in Iceland and raised in Vancouver, Gunnarsson earned an Oscar nomination for his debut feature doc, After the Axe. His films include Beowulf and Grendel, Force of Nature: The David Suzuki Movie and Monsoon, and he has directed hit TV shows such as Motive, Degrassi: The Next Generation, The Art of More, and most recently Schitt’s Creek and Ransom.
Cast
David Suzuki
Producers
Yves J. Ma, Sturla Gunnarsson, Janice Tufford
Genre
Documentary
Interests
Biography, BIPOC Stories, Environment, Global Experiences
Original Language
English
Canadian Distributor
eOne
- Own Voice
Muffins For Granny
Director
Nadia McLaren
Writer
Nadia McLaren
Producer
Nadia McLaren
Genre
Documentary
Interest
History
Original Language
English
Canadian Distributor
Mongrel Media
- Own Voice
Midnight Traveller
Director
Hassan Fazili
Writer
Emelie Coleman
Genre
Documentary
Interests
Asian Filmmaker, Discrimination, Family Relationships, Global Experiences, Social Justice & Politics
Original Languages
English, Other Language
Canadian Distributor
Doc & Film International
La mémoire des anges (The Memories of Angels)
Director
Luc Bourdon
Genre
Documentary
Interests
Arts and Culture, History
Original Languages
English, French
Canadian Distributor
National Film Board (NFB)
Martha of the North
Director
Marquise Lepage
Writer
Martha Flaherty (Inuk)
Genre
Documentary
Interests
Discrimination, History, Social Justice & Politics
Original Language
English
Canadian Distributor
National Film Board (NFB)
Fix: The Story of an Addicted City
Director
Nettie Wild
Writer
Nettie Wild
Cast
Phillip Owen, Ann Livingston, Dean Wilson
Genre
Documentary
Interests
Female Filmmaker, Social Justice & Politics
Original Language
English
Canadian Distributor
Canada Wild Productions
Made You Look: A True Story of Fake Art
Director
Barry Avrich
Prolific producer, director, and writer Avrich has made many acclaimed documentaries including The Last Mogul, Show Stopper: The Theatrical Life of Garth Drabinsky, David Foster: Off the Record, and Oscar Peterson: Black + White, for which he won a best direction CSA in 2022. Avrich has authored three books, and produced and directed several film adaptations of theatrical productions, such as the 2021 Stratford Festival production Edward Albee’s Three Tall Women, for which he was nominated for a CSA.
Writers
Melissa Hood, Barry Avrich
Cast
Perry Amsellem, Ann Freedman, M.H. Miller, Patricia Cohen
Producer
Barry Avrich
Genre
Documentary
Interests
Arts and Culture, History
Original Language
English
Canadian Distributor
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
Leave Them Laughing
Director
John Zaritsky
Cast
Carla Zilbersmith, Mac Zilber
Producer
Montana Berg
Genre
Documentary
Interests
Arts and Culture, Biography, Family Relationships, Global Experiences, Social Justice & Politics, Strong Female Leads
Original Language
English
Canadian Distributor
Point Grey Pictures Inc.
The Last White Knight
Director
Paul Saltzman
Writer
Paul Saltzman
Genre
Documentary
Interests
Discrimination, Social Justice & Politics
Original Language
English
Canadian Distributor
Dreamscape Media
Just Watch Me: Trudeau and the 70s Generation
Director
Catherine Annau
Genre
Documentary
Interests
Female Filmmaker, Social Justice & Politics
Original Language
English
Canadian Distributor
National Film Board (NFB)
Just Eat It
Director
Grant Baldwin
Writer
Jenny Rustemeyer
Genre
Documentary
Interest
Social Justice & Politics
Original Language
English
Canadian Distributor
Knowledge Network
Let There Be Light
Directors
Mila Aung-Thwin, Van Royko
Genre
Documentary
Interest
Environment
Original Language
English
Canadian Distributor
Eye Steel Film
The National Parks Project
Directors
Peter Lynch
Lynch earned international success with his wildly popular and critically-acclaimed Project Grizzly. His features include The Herd, Cyberman, A Whale of a Tale and Dem Bones. Lynch won a Genie for his short film Arrowhead. His most recent feature film, Birdland, was released in 2018.
Sturla Gunnarsson
Born in Iceland and raised in Vancouver, Gunnarsson earned an Oscar nomination for his debut feature doc, After the Axe. His films include Beowulf and Grendel, Force of Nature: The David Suzuki Movie and Monsoon, and he has directed hit TV shows such as Motive, Degrassi: The Next Generation, The Art of More, and most recently Schitt’s Creek and Ransom.
Hubert Davis
Davis’s first film, Hardwood, was nominated for an Oscar for Best Short Documentary. He went on to receive the Don Haig award at Hot Docs for Invisible City, and direct numerous award winning commercials, as well as the short films Aruba and Rivolta, which won a Cannes Film Lion, and the feature documentaries Giants of Africa and Black Ice, which premiered at TIFF in 2022 where it won the People’s Choice Documentary Award.
Zacharias Kunuk (Inuk)
In 2015, Atanarjuat was selected as TIFF’s number one Canadian film of all time. Kunuk has directed shorts such as Exile and Home and features such as Maliglutit, which was nominated for two CSAs. He recently directed the series Hunting With My Ancestors and executive produced SGaawaay K'uuna (Edge of the Knife). His latest feature, One Day in the Life of Noah Piugattuk, premiered at TIFF 2019. Most recently, he directed the short The Shaman’s Apprentice, which won the CSA for Best Animated Short among other awards at festivals worldwide.
Writer
Joel McConvey
Genre
Documentary
Interests
Black Filmmaker, Environment
Original Language
English
Canadian Distributor
FilmCAN
La résurrection d’Hassan (Resurrecting Hassan)
Director
Carlo Guillermo Proto
Writer
Carlo Guillermo Proto
Genre
Documentary
Interest
Arts and Culture
Original Languages
English, French, Other Language
Canadian Distributor
Les Films du 3 mars
Prisoner of Paradise
Director
Malcolm Clarke
Writers
Malcolm Clarke, Stuart Sender
Genre
Documentary
Interests
Arts and Culture, Biography, History
Original Language
English
Canadian Distributor
Cineplex Odeon Films
Pink Ribbons, Inc.
Director
Léa Pool
A Member of the Order of Canada, Pool has earned three Genie Award nominations for Best Direction. Her films include Emporte Moi, Mouvements du désir, Lost and Delirious, La dernière fugue, Et au pire, on se mariera and Hôtel Silence, as well as the documentaries Pink Ribbons, Inc and Double peine. La passion d'Augustine won 15 awards, among them six Prix Iris, including Best Film and Best Director.
Writers
Patricia Kearns, Nancy Guerin, Léa Pool
Producer
Ravida Din
Genre
Documentary
Interests
Female Filmmaker, Social Justice & Politics
Original Language
English
Canadian Distributor
National Film Board (NFB)
- Own Voice
Picturing a People: George Johnston, Tlingit Photographer
Director
Carol Geddess (Tlingit)
Writer
Carol Geddess (Tlingit)
Cast
Keith Smarch, Carol Geddess (Tlingit), Mark Porter, Sam Johnston
Producers
Sally Bochner, George Hargrave
Genre
Documentary
Interests
Arts and Culture, Biography, BIPOC Stories, Social Justice & Politics
Original Language
English
Canadian Distributor
National Film Board (NFB)