Language Version: EN CC
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Roses Sing on New Snow
Director
Yuan Zhang
Genre
Animation
Interests
BIPOC Stories, Global Experiences
Original Languages
English, French
Language Versions
EN CC, FR CC
Hockey Night
A Canadian sports classic, Hockey Night features the on-screen debut of Yannick Bisson (Murdoch Mysteries) and memorable performances from Rick Moranis and Megan Follows (Anne of Green Gables).
Director
Paul Shapiro
Writers
Jack Blum, Paul Shapiro
Cast
Megan Follows, Rick Moranis, Gail Youngs
Producer
Martin Harbury
Genres
Drama, Family
Interests
Classics, Discrimination, Sports, Strong Female Leads
Original Language
English
Language Version
EN CC
Big Drive
Stuck in a seemingly endless car ride with nothing to do, four sisters use their imagination to create something amazing together.
Director
Anita Lebeau
Writer
Anita Lebeau
Cast
Nathalie Daudet, Emma Collins, Annie Rose Daudet, Maggie Collins, Anita Lebeau
Producer
Derek Mazur
Genres
Animation, Family
Interests
Family Relationships, Female Filmmaker
Original Language
English
Language Version
EN CC
Canadian Distributor
National Film Board (NFB)
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Forgotten Warriors
Thousands of Indigenous people enlisted and fought for Canada in World War II, even though they could not be conscripted. While they fought for the freedom of others, they were being denied their rights back home.
As a reward for service, veterans were allowed to buy land at a cheap price. However, many Indigenous soldiers were never told about the land entitlement, and some returned home to find the government had seized parts of their reserve lands to compensate non-Indigenous veterans.
Narrator Tootoosis gives a historical overview, while Indigenous veterans share their poignant and unforgettable war memories, and the ways in which they have healed.
Director
Loretta Todd (Cree/Métis)
Writer
Loretta Todd (Cree/Métis)
Cast
Nathaniel Arcand (Cree), Gordon Tootoosis (Cree), Michèle Audette (Innu)
Producers
Michael Doxtater (Haudenosaunee), Carol Geddess (Tlingit), Jerry Krepakevich
Genre
Documentary
Interests
BIPOC Stories, Classics, Female Filmmaker, History, Indigenous Filmmaker, Social Justice & Politics
Original Language
English
Language Versions
EN CC, FR Subtitles
Canadian Distributor
National Film Board (NFB)
Dystopianest Dystopia Ever
Director
Jon Murray
Writer
Jon Murray
Producer
Jon Murray
Genre
Comedy
Interests
Arts and Culture, Social Justice & Politics
Original Language
English
Language Version
EN CC
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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
Volta
In this gorgeously shot documentary, Ryan Mullins is guided by a former projectionist on a tour of a derelict movie theatre in rural Ghana that is now serving as a make-shift school.
Director
Ryan Mullins
Producers
Noah Dumahasi, Ryan Mullins
Genre
Documentary
Interests
Arts and Culture, BIPOC Stories, Global Experiences
Original Language
English
Language Version
EN CC
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Ways of Yesterday
Director
Elliott Simon (Anishinaabe)
Cast
Curtis Kagige, Naiemah Kagige, Elliott Simon (Anishinaabe), Brandon Assinewai, Malakai Jacko
Genre
Documentary
Interests
Arts and Culture, BIPOC Stories, Indigenous Filmmaker
Original Language
English
Language Version
EN CC
Canadian Distributor
Wapikoni Mobile
The Girl Who Hated Books
Director
Jo Meuris
Writer
Sugith Varughese
Cast
Michael Rudder, Elizabeth Lofranco, Harry Standjofski, Thor Bishopric
Producer
Tamara Lynch
Genre
Family
Interests
Family Relationships, Female Filmmaker, Strong Female Leads
Original Languages
English, French
Language Versions
EN CC, FR CC
Canadian Distributor
National Film Board (NFB)
The Dingles
Director
Les Drew
Cast
Emma Levine, Christine Olivier
Producer
William Pettigrew
Genre
Family
Interests
Family Relationships, Literary Adaptation
Original Languages
English, French
Language Versions
EN CC, FR CC
Canadian Distributor
National Film Board (NFB)
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Where The River Widens
Director
Zach Greenleaf (Mi’gmaq)
Writer
Zach Greenleaf (Mi’gmaq)
Genre
Documentary
Interests
BIPOC Stories, Indigenous Filmmaker
Original Language
English
Language Version
EN CC
Canadian Distributor
Wapikoni Mobile
Yellow Sticky Notes
Director
Jeff Chiba Stearns
Producer
Jeff Chiba Stearns
Genres
Animation, Drama
Interest
Arts and Culture
Original Language
English
Language Version
EN CC
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The Skin We’re In
An urgent exploration of race relations, this documentary from acclaimed director Charles Officer follows award-winning journalist and activist Desmond Cole as he pulls back the curtain on racism in Canada, inviting all Canadians to understand the experience of being in his skin. Cole won a National Magazine Award for his impactful and incisive Toronto Life cover story about carding and racial profiling. Now, in Officer’s starkly honest doc, he journeys across North America, exploring what it’s really like to be Black in the 21st century.
“Cole’s journey is not just toward discovery, but toward the unveiling of a desperate, hidden truth: the truth about the skin he’s in. And the Canada we thought we knew.” – CBC.ca
Director
Charles Officer
Actor, writer and filmmaker Officer’s first feature, Nurse.Fighter.Boy, was nominated for 10 Genies, winning one. Officer also directed the docs Mighty Jerome, The Skin We're In, Unarmed Verses, and Invisible Essence: The Little Prince, as well as the feature Akilla's Escape, which won five CSAs. He has recently directed episodes of Coroner, and executive produced and co-directed The Porter. He’s also the executive producer of the upcoming docs The Art of Dance and Emmanuel.
Cast
Desmond Cole
Producer
Stuart Henderson
Genre
Documentary
Interests
BIPOC Stories, Discrimination, Social Justice & Politics
Original Language
English
Language Version
EN CC
Canadian Distributor
CBC
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Mr. Sanderson
Directors
Ray Sanderson, Terrie McIntosh (Ojibwe)
Genre
Documentary
Interests
Indigenous Filmmaker, Social Justice & Politics
Original Language
English
Language Version
EN CC
Lights for Gita
Director
Michel Vo
Genre
Animation
Interests
BIPOC Stories, Global Experiences
Original Languages
English, French
Language Versions
EN CC, FR CC
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Now Is the Time
Director
Christopher Auchter (Haida)
Writer
Christopher Auchter (Haida)
Producer
Selwyn Jacob
Genre
Documentary
Interests
BIPOC Stories, History, Indigenous Filmmaker
Original Language
English
Language Versions
EN CC, FR Subtitles
SARS-CoV-2
We have been changed in innumerable ways by the historical event of SARS-CoV-2. Ways that we haven’t begun to comprehend. In this short, an individual reflects on the chaos and monotony of the past year.
Director
Andrew Huculiak
Writer
Andrew Huculiak
Cast
Emily Schoen
Producer
Josh Huculiak
Genre
Documentary
Interest
Global Experiences
Original Language
English
Language Version
EN CC
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Mohawk Girls
With insight, humour and heart, director Tracey Deer (who left Kahnawake to attend school and pursue filmmaking) returns to her community to follow these Mohawk girls and tell their stories. Her deeply emotional documentary reveals the complex hope, heartache and promise of growing up Indigenous in the 21st century.
Director
Tracey Deer (Mohawk)
In 2008, Deer won a Gemini Award in Best Documentary Writing, for Club Native. Her debut doc was the award-winning Mohawk Girls, which she adapted into a TV series that ran for five seasons and was nominated for seven CSAs. Beans has won eleven awards, including Best Picture at the CSAs. Most recently, she directed episodes of the series Three Pines, and is currently working on the feature Thorpe, about Native American Olympic gold medalist Jim Thorpe.
Writer
Tracey Deer (Mohawk)
Producers
Christina Fon, Linda Ludwick, Adam Symansky, Joanne Robertson
Genre
Documentary
Interests
Biography, BIPOC Stories, Female Filmmaker, Indigenous Filmmaker
Original Language
English
Language Version
EN CC
Canadian Distributor
National Film Board (NFB)
Spinster
On her 39th birthday, Gaby (Chelsea Peretti) finds that she's hit a crossroad in her life. Fresh off of yet another failed relationship, everyone in her life is asking when she's going to settle down. It doesn't help that as a wedding caterer, she's constantly reminded of this pressure. With the dating scene looking bleaker than ever, Gabye begins to wonder whether she'd be happier if she never finds 'the one'.
Andrea Dorfman’s clever twist on the romantic comedy genre features a brilliant performance from Chelsea Peretti (Brooklyn Nine Nine), who brings a touching depth of character along with her trademark acerbic wit.
Director
Andrea Dorfman
Writer
Jennifer Deyell
Cast
Chelsea Peretti
Producers
Jay Dahl, Bill Niven, Marc Tetreault, William Woods
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Interest
Female Filmmaker
Original Language
English
Language Version
EN CC
Canadian Distributor
Game Theory Films