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A rising hockey star is introduced to the history of the Black hockey league in Atlantic Canada to inspire him to pursue his dreams in a sport where Black athletes like him remain underrepresented.

Director

Sandamini Rankaduwa

Writer

Sandamini Rankaduwa

Producer

Rohan Fernando

Genre

Documentary

Interests

BIPOC Stories, Discrimination, Female Filmmaker, History, Social Justice & Politics, Sports

Original Language

English

Language Version

FR Subtitles

A traveller wanders deep into the forest to visit Baba Yaga, a mysterious woman who is said to possess the powers of life and death.

Directors

Sylvie Trouvé, Dale Hayward

Writers

Lanan Adcock, Dale Hayward, Sylvie Trouvé

Cast

Rafael Petardi, Renee Madeline Le Guerrier

Producers

Michael Fukushima, Jelena Popovic

Genres

Animation, Sci-Fi/Fantasy

Interests

Arts and Culture, Female Filmmaker, Global Experiences

Original Language

English

When it comes to conflict, even chameleons won't change! Peace in the rain forest is disrupted when two chameleons literally get stuck in a conflict, with catastrophic results. Relationships are severed, opportunities are lost, innocent bystanders are harmed and violence seems imminent. Luckily for the lizards, a frog turns into exactly what they need - no, not a prince - a mediator. This animation tackles conflict in a lively, humorous and provocative way and was part of a series on conflict resolution that received support from UNICEF and Justice Canada.

Director

Janet Perlman

Writer

Janet Perlman

Producer

Barrie McLean

Genre

Comedy

Interest

Female Filmmaker

Original Language

English

Canadian Distributor

National Film Board (NFB)

Jaime, a young Chinese-Canadian girl, finds a unique way to cope with the absence of her father as he travels overseas for work.

Director

Lillian Chan

Writer

Lillian Chan

Genre

Animation

Interests

Family Relationships, Female Filmmaker

Original Language

English

The inability to remember someone’s name sends Charles on a journey into his brain to crack the code in this cerebral rendition of the popular game show Password.

Director

Chris Landreth

Writer

Chris Landreth

Cast

Don McKellar

Producers

Mark Smith, Marcy Page

Genres

Animation, Comedy

Interest

Arts and Culture

Original Language

English

Canadian Distributor

National Film Board (NFB)

After receiving the Governor General’s Lifetime Achievement Award Colm Feore visits the Afterlifetime Achievement Agency, where he receives absolutely terrible post-career advice.

Director

Hannah Cheesman

Writer

Hannah Cheesman

Cast

Colm Feore

Producer

Justine Pimlott

Genre

Comedy

Interest

Female Filmmaker

Original Language

English

An award-winning adaptation of a story by Canadian author Mordecai Richler about how families deal with older relatives, and the emotions surrounding a grandmother’s death.

Director

Caroline Leaf

Writer

Mordecai Richler

Producer

Guy Glover

Genres

Animation, Drama

Interests

Classics, Family Relationships, Female Filmmaker, Literary Adaptation

Original Language

English

Canadian Distributor

National Film Board (NFB)

Roger and Doris get more than they bargained for when a peculiar child appears at their doorstep. Nominated for an Oscar.

Director

Cordell Barker

Writer

Cordell Barker

Producers

Jennifer Torrance, Cordell Barker

Genres

Animation, Drama

Interest

Family Relationships

Original Language

English

Canadian Distributor

National Film Board (NFB)

How does a predominantly white community react when an Indigenous construction team arrives to build a pipeline through their backyard?

Director

Trevor Carroll (Ojibway)

Writer

Trevor Carroll (Ojibway)

Cast

Lorne Cardinal (Cree)

Producer

Ben Mallin

Genre

Comedy

Interests

BIPOC Stories, Environment, Indigenous Filmmaker, Social Justice & Politics

Original Language

English

A man made of sand makes other sand creatures in this inventive, Oscar-winning stop-motion film.

Director

Co Hoedeman

Producer

Gaston Sarault

Genre

Animation

Interest

Classics

Original Language

No Dialogue

Canadian Distributor

National Film Board (NFB)

Gleeful train passengers cavort to a jaunty jazz score in this fun animation, but when their driver disappears, the careless ride turns darkly funny.

Director

Cordell Barker

Writer

Cordell Barker

Cast

Richard Condie, Leonard Waldner, Muriel Hogue

Producers

Michael Scott, Derek Mazur

Genres

Animation, Comedy, Drama

Interest

Arts and Culture

Original Language

English

Canadian Distributor

National Film Board (NFB)

A brilliant stop-motion animation that follows a man made of metal who’s caught in the machine of daily routine.

Director

Jesse Rosensweet

Writer

Jesse Rosensweet

Cast

Aaron Abrams, Linda Ballantyne

Producer

Steven Hoban

Genres

Animation, Drama

Original Language

English

Canadian Distributor

National Film Board (NFB)

On the eve of his birthday, 12-year-old child prodigy Oliver Bump is pretty sure he's about to die. Spurred by their demanding parents, his three brothers and sisters lived lives of endless intellectual toil until their inexplicable deaths at the exact moment they turn thirteen. Oliver is fated to be next. He spends his final hours with his parents in rigid preparations for his funeral. But with his new friend Sally at his side, the mysterious solution Oliver’s been working on might help him to escape his impending demise.

Director

Jordan Canning

Writer

Simon McNabb

Cast

Jason Spevack, Reiya Downs, Steve Cumyn

Producers

Mark Purdy, Jessica Cheung

Genres

Action/Adventure, Comedy

Interest

Family Relationships

Original Language

English

Canadian Distributor

Canadian Film Centre

This compassionate animation looks at the consequences of war through the lens of two little girls who become friends despite their upbringing in opposing clans.

Directors

Nicola Lemay, Janice Nadeau

Writer

Marie-Francine Hébert

Producer

Marc Bertrand

Genres

Animation, Drama, Family

Interests

Female Filmmaker, Global Experiences, Social Justice & Politics

Original Languages

English, French

Canadian Distributor

National Film Board (NFB)

In this Oscar-nominated short, a seven-year-old girl asks for a bicycle, knowing that her loving yet unconventional parents have other ideas.

Director

Torill Kove

Writer

Torill Kove

Producers

Lise Fearnley, Marcy Page, David Verrall

Genre

Animation

Interests

Family Relationships, Female Filmmaker, Global Experiences

Original Language

English

Canadian Distributor

National Film Board (NFB)

At 69 years old Armand McArthur is one of the last fluent Nakota speakers in Saskatchewan, but he has dedicated his life to passing down his teachings so that the language and culture survive for generations to come.

Director

Louise BigEagle (Nakota/Cree)

Writer

Louise BigEagle (Nakota/Cree)

Producer

Jon Montes

Genre

Documentary

Interests

Arts and Culture, BIPOC Stories, Female Filmmaker, Indigenous Filmmaker

Original Language

English

This poignant take on “O Canada” adapts the national anthem to the reality of the First Nations of Canada, and provides a rallying song for all peoples.

Director

Virginie Michel (Innu)

Genre

Documentary

Interests

Arts and Culture, BIPOC Stories, Female Filmmaker, Indigenous Filmmaker, Social Justice & Politics

Original Language

Other Language

Language Versions

EN Subtitles, FR Subtitles

Canadian folk icons Kate and Anna McGarrigle sing along to the animated tale of a young girl who loves to dance and chooses to marry a dancing log driver over her more well-to-do suitors.

Director

John Weldon

Cast

Kate McGarrigle, Anna McGarrigle

Producer

David Verrall

Genre

Animation

Interest

Classics

Original Language

English

Canadian Distributor

National Film Board (NFB)

Three Black women in Montreal share their individual journeys of having to fight against societal pressure when they decide to embrace their natural hair.

Director

Aïcha Morin-Baldé

Writer

Aïcha Morin-Baldé

Producer

Fabienne Colas

Genre

Documentary

Interests

BIPOC Stories, Discrimination, Female Filmmaker, Social Justice & Politics

Original Language

French

Language Version

EN Subtitles

A look at how Columbian refugee Anderson Losada’s dreams of skiing on the Canadian Paralympic team helped to change an obscure law that barred him from pursuing Canadian citizenship.

Director

Kaio Kathriner

Writers

Kaio Kathriner, Tom Malenica

Producers

Matt Drake, Tony Cerciello, Kaio Kathriner

Genre

Documentary

Interests

Biography, BIPOC Stories, Discrimination, Global Experiences, Newcomer Stories, Social Justice & Politics, Sports

Original Language

English

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Bone Mother

Dinner for Two

Jaime Lo, Small and Shy

Subconscious Password

The Afterlifetime of Colm Feore

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Strange Invaders

No Reservations

The Sand Castle

Runaway

Paradise

Oliver Bump’s Birthday

No Fish Where To Go

Me And My Moulton

To Wake Up the Nakota Language

Ute Kanata (Here in Canada)

The Log Driver’s Waltz

Noeuds (Knots)

Refuge in the Rockies

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