Original Language: English
The Arrow
Based on the true story of how Canada built — and then destroyed — the world’s most advanced fighter plane at the height of the Cold War, this gripping and critically acclaimed miniseries follows the Avro team under the leadership of charismatic president Crawford Gordon (Aykroyd), as they race to build the supersonic jet. Unfortunately, conflicting political agendas and pressure from the US ultimately unravel their dream, and the program is cancelled in 1959. Though the record-breaking Arrow itself does not survive, its creation remains a high benchmark in Canadian and international aerospace achievement.
The Arrow won nine awards, including six Geminis. Please note the long running time of this film.
The Arrow was originally aired as a miniseries and can be watched as a film or in two parts.
Directors
Genre
Drama
Interest
History
Original Language
English
O Canada
Director
Jerry Popowich
Genre
Animation
Interest
Arts and Culture
Original Language
English
- Own Voice
What Are You?
The mixed-race identity is explored through a series of interviews recounting the isolation, discrimination and self-discovery that come from being stuck between two cultures.
Director
Richard Pierre
Genre
Documentary
Interests
Biography, BIPOC Stories, Social Justice & Politics
Original Language
English
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
- Own Voice
To Wake Up the Nakota Language
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
- Own Voice
Take Me to Prom
The high school tradition of prom is explored through a series of interviews with LGBTQ+ students over the years, sharing their own diverse stories and perspectives.
Director
Andrew Moir
Producer
Andrew Moir
Genre
Documentary
Interests
BIPOC Stories, LGBTQ2S+
Original Language
English
- Own Voice
Fast Horse
Director
Alexandra Lazarowich (Cree)
Producer
Niobe Thompson
Genre
Documentary
Interests
BIPOC Stories, Female Filmmaker, Indigenous Filmmaker, Sports
Original Language
English
- Own Voice
Lake
Director
Alexandra Lazarowich (Cree)
Writer
Alexandra Lazarowich (Cree)
Producer
David Christensen
Genre
Documentary
Interests
Arts and Culture, BIPOC Stories, Environment, Female Filmmaker, Indigenous Filmmaker
Original Language
English
- Own Voice
Hyphen: Gabriela’s Story
Renaud explores her hyphenated identity through a portrayal of the complexities of her multiracial family.
Director
Gabriela Warrior Renaud
Writer
Gabriela Warrior Renaud
Genre
Documentary
Interests
BIPOC Stories, Female Filmmaker
Original Languages
English, French
Language Version
EN Subtitles
- Own Voice
Hard Learning
Director
Daniel Fortin
Writers
Paul Neary, Daniel Fortin
Producer
Daniel Fortin
Genre
Documentary
Interests
BIPOC Stories, Family Relationships, Indigenous Filmmaker
Original Language
English
- Own Voice
Mni Wiconi: Mitakuyelo (Water is Life)
Director
Victoria Anderson-Gardner (Ojibwe)
Producers
Victoria Anderson-Gardner (Ojibwe), K.J. Edwards, Tash Naveau
Genre
Documentary
Interests
BIPOC Stories, Female Filmmaker, History, Indigenous Filmmaker
Original Language
English
- Own Voice
Cry Rock
Director
Banchi Hanuse (Nuxalk)
Writer
Banchi Hanuse (Nuxalk)
Producer
Banchi Hanuse (Nuxalk)
Genre
Documentary
Interests
Arts and Culture, BIPOC Stories, Family Relationships, Female Filmmaker, Indigenous Filmmaker
Original Languages
English, Other Language
- Own Voice
When the Children Left
With no high school in their community, the people of Shoal Lake 40 First Nation must send their children away from home at only 14 years old in order to access educational opportunities.
Director
Charlene Moore (Cree)
Producers
Charlene Moore (Cree), Ryan Cooper
Genre
Documentary
Interests
BIPOC Stories, Female Filmmaker, Indigenous Filmmaker, Social Justice & Politics
Original Language
English
I’m Scared Too
Directors
Nadia Lakhdari, Caroline Lavergne
Writer
Nadia Lakhdari
Genre
Animation
Interests
BIPOC Stories, Discrimination, Female Filmmaker, Global Experiences, Social Justice & Politics
Original Language
English
- Own Voice
Thunderbird
The amazing story of Steven Collins, a First Nations ski jumper who competed in the Olympics when he was only 15 years old.
Director
Erin Collins (Anishinaabe)
Genre
Documentary
Interests
Biography, BIPOC Stories, Female Filmmaker, History, Indigenous Filmmaker, Sports
Original Language
English
- Own Voice
Air Show
Director
Maya Bastian
Writer
Maya Bastian
Producer
Maya Bastian
Genre
Drama
Interests
BIPOC Stories, Female Filmmaker, Global Experiences
Original Language
English
- Own Voice
Jordan Gordon’s Guide to Kuujjuaq
Director
Jordan Gordon (Inuk)
Writer
Jordan Gordon (Inuk)
Genres
Comedy, Documentary
Interests
Biography, BIPOC Stories, Environment, Indigenous Filmmaker
Original Language
English
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
- Own Voice
Hole
Director
G. Goletski
Writer
G. Goletski
Genres
Animation, Drama
Interest
BIPOC Stories
Original Language
English
Sharkwater Revolution Saipan
Director
Rob Stewart
Stewart was an award-winning journalist and filmmaker, whose docs Sharkwater, and Revolution earned awards at festivals worldwide. A tireless activist, Stewart was credited with saving a third of the world’s sharks. He tragically passed away in 2017, while filming Sharkwater: Extinction, which was completed posthumously and premiered at TIFF 2018.
Genre
Documentary
Interest
Environment
Original Language
English