Grade: Grade 6
- Own Voice
Don’t Tell Santa You’re Jewish!
Director
Jody Kramer
Writer
Jody Kramer
Producer
Jody Kramer
Genre
Animation
Interests
Arts and Culture, Female Filmmaker
Original Language
English
Director
Jobie Weetaluktuk (Inuk)
Writer
Jobie Weetaluktuk (Inuk)
Producers
Kat Baulu, Joe MacDonald, Vanessa Loewen
Genre
Documentary
Interests
Arts and Culture, BIPOC Stories, History, Indigenous Filmmaker, Social Justice & Politics
Original Language
No Dialogue
Canadian Distributor
National Film Board (NFB)
- Own Voice
Astronaut
Director
Ian Keteku
Genre
Animation
Interests
BIPOC Stories, Black Filmmaker
Original Language
English
Directors
Germaine Arnattaujuq, Louise Flaherty (Inuk), Neil Christopher
Genre
Animation
Interests
BIPOC Stories, Female Filmmaker, Indigenous Filmmaker
Original Language
Inuktitut
- Own Voice
Breakaway (Short Film)
Director
Jenny Lee-Gilmore
Writer
Jenny Lee-Gilmore
Cast
Kingston Chan, Kailee Lowe
Producer
Dide Su Bilgin
Genre
Drama
Interest
BIPOC Stories
Original Language
English
Fit to be Tied
Directors
James Cooper, Jess Hayes
Writer
James Cooper
Genre
Documentary
Interest
Arts and Culture
Original Language
English
Cross-Country Snowboarding
Directors
Adam Brodie, Dave Derewlany
Genre
Comedy
Interest
Sports
Original Language
English
- Own Voice
How To Be Alone
Narrated by Tanya Davis to beautiful hand-drawn illustrations by Dorfman, Davis’s eloquent poem is full of powerful truths. With over 9.5 million views on YouTube, the film is an online sensation.
Director
Andrea Dorfman
Writer
Tanya Davis
Producers
Walter Forsyth, Andrea Dorfman
Genres
Animation, Experimental
Interest
Female Filmmaker
Original Language
English
Language Version
EN CC
And That’s Remarkable
Director
Linnea Ritland
Genres
Animation, Drama
Interests
Bullying, Female Filmmaker
Original Language
English
Language Version
EN CC
Handsome and Majestic
Directors
Nathan Drillot, Jeff Petry
Writers
Nathan Drillot, Jeff Petry
Producers
Nathan Drillot, Jeff Petry
Genre
Documentary
Interest
LGBTQ2S+
Original Language
English
Bus No. 9
Director
Michael Downing
Cast
Chinny Hoan, Marc Roumy
Producers
Jonathan Orson, Joel Awerbuck
Genres
Drama, Experimental
Interest
Arts and Culture
Original Language
English
Baba (Dance)
Director
Jonathan Lawley
Writer
Jonathan Lawley
Cast
Stacey Armstrong, Cassidy DeFreitas, Alana Elmer
Producer
Wayne Lawley
Genre
Experimental
Interests
Arts and Culture, BIPOC Stories
Original Language
Other Language
Director
Shane Belcourt (Métis)
Writers
Shane Belcourt (Métis), Duane Murray
Cast
Jennifer McEwan, Arnold Pinnock
Producer
Lea Marin
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Interests
BIPOC Stories, Discrimination, Indigenous Filmmaker, Social Justice & Politics
Original Language
English
Language Version
FR Subtitles
In this metaphoric tale of timeless wisdom and beauty based on the eponymous short story by Georgi Gospodinov, filmmaker Theodore Ushev reminds us of the importance of keeping our sights on the present moment.
Director
Theodore Ushev
Writers
Georgi Gospodinov, Theodore Ushev
Cast
Caroline Dhavernas
Producers
Marc Bertrand, Julie Roy
Genres
Animation, Drama
Interests
Arts and Culture, Global Experiences, Literary Adaptation
Original Languages
English, French
Director
André Leduc
Cast
Rod Charlebois
Producer
David Verrall
Genre
Comedy
Interest
Arts and Culture
Original Languages
English, French
Canadian Distributor
National Film Board (NFB)
Director
Robert Verrall
Producers
Robert Verrall, Joseph Koenig
Genres
Animation, Documentary
Interest
Classics
Original Language
No Dialogue
Canadian Distributor
National Film Board (NFB)
Big Girl
Director
Renuka Jeyapalan
Writer
Renuka Jeyapalan
Cast
Kris Holden-Ried, Samantha Weinstein, Patricia Fagen
Producers
Michael Gelfand, Anneli Ekborn
Genre
Drama
Interests
Family Relationships, Female Filmmaker
Original Language
English
Canadian Distributor
Canadian Film Centre
An exhilarating voyage through the def ining moments of black history.
Director
Martine Chartrand
Writer
Martine Chartrand
Producers
Yves Leduc, Pierre Hébert, Marcel Jean
Genres
Animation, Documentary, Drama
Interests
BIPOC Stories, Female Filmmaker, Global Experiences
Original Languages
English, French
Canadian Distributor
National Film Board (NFB)
- Own Voice
Grandfather on the Prairies
Jason meets his great-great-greatgrandfather and soon finds himself in a hilarious debate about what it means to be a hunter.
Director
Andrew Genaille (Sto:lo & Ojibway)
Writer
Andrew Genaille (Sto:lo & Ojibway)
Cast
Andrew Genaille (Sto:lo & Ojibway)
Producers
Andrew Genaille (Sto:lo & Ojibway), Lisa Genaille (Sto:lo & Ojibway), Robert Genaille (Sto:lo & Ojibway)
Genres
Animation, Experimental, Family
Interests
BIPOC Stories, Family Relationships, History, Indigenous Filmmaker
Original Language
English
Language Version
None
- Own Voice
Four Faces of the Moon
Director
Amanda Strong (Michif)
Writers
Amanda Strong (Michif), Bracken Hanuse Corlett (Wuikinuxv-Klahoose)
Cast
Gail Maurice (Cree/Métis)
Producer
Bracken Hanuse Corlett (Wuikinuxv-Klahoose)
Genres
Action/Adventure, Animation, Documentary, Family
Interests
BIPOC Stories, Discrimination, Family Relationships, Indigenous Filmmaker
Original Language
Other Language
Language Version
EN Subtitles