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The Milk Act of 1938 made it illegal to sell raw (unpasteurized) milk in Canada. In November 2006, twenty-five armed officers staged a raid at Michael Schmidt’s farm, confiscating milk, equipment, computers and files. This film follows an activist farmer...
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The Meaning of Life (2009)
The Meaning of Life is an 82- minute documentary which looks at a very unusual prison, and at a fascinating model for rehabilitating prisoners - a collaboration between the Chehalis Nation of British Columbia and Correctional Service of Canada....
Directed by Hugh Brody
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Pico Meter (2012)
Dr. Rodney Herring, of the Advanced Microscopy Facility at the University of Victoria, has realized his childhood dream of building the worlds most powerful electron microscope. With this instrument, he will be gazing into the subatomic world and...
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In My Parents' Basement (2002)
In My Parents’ Basement is an award-winning documentary that explores with sensitivity, humour and depth the stories of three adult children who have returned to their parents’ home to live. As we watch each of the subjects and their families grapple...
Directed by Maureen Judge
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A legend to his legions of fans, Spawn creator Todd McFarlane is the most successful comic book artist in history. Over the past decade, this shrewd and enigmatic entrepreneur has grown his business into a multi-million dollar entertainment empire...
Directed by Kenton Vaughan
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Arktika traces the ambitious and disasterous Soviet attempt to conquer a vast arctic region spanning half of the top of the world. Shouldering aside native hunters and herders, the Soviets built an industrial empire and moved two million people and a...
Directed by Gary Marcuse
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Transfixed (2012)
What happens when two people are so unique, so different, that they break every possible convention?
Transfixed tells the story of a highly unconventional romance. Martine Stonehouse and John Gelman are engaged and living with each other - and both...
Directed by Alon Kol
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25 to Leh (2012)
The Himalayan Mountains are one of the most remote and seldom visited regions of the world. It is a land of great spiritual strength for the few who call it home and the even fewer that travel there to find that strength within themselves. That inner...
Directed by
Daniel Todorov |
The Last Conversation (2005)
As the last companion of Molinari, Jo Légaré was a privileged witness of his final years. Listening to him speak of his life and his work, she came to realise she would one day make a film about him. On screen, Molinari brings to life his childhood, his...
Directed by Jo Légaré
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Scared Sacred (2004)
ScaredSacred deftly weaves together stunning footage with haunting memories, inspirational stories, and an evocative soundscape. Featuring an engaging, first-person narrative, this film is an exquisite portrait of a search for meaning in times of turmoil...
Directed by Velcrow Ripper
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Diamond Road (2008)
Every year, worldwide, 24 tons of diamonds are teased from the heart of the earth. Once mined they begin their year-long journey through the "pipeline," a vast, secretive network encompassing five continents and a diverse cast of characters. By...
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The Night Cook (2010)
Involved in an uprising against the Soviet invaders of (his homeland) Czechoslovakia in 1968, George Golias was forced to flee his country as a refugee. In doing so, he left behind a wife, a daughter, his parents and seven siblings. Thirty-seven years...
Directed by Jay Irving
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Dean Wilson used to be an IBM salesman. Now he is possibly the most outspoken drug addict in Canada. As president of the Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users (VANDU) he is a loud and articulate advocate for street addicts from Vancouver's Downtown...
Directed by Nettie Wild
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Saving Luna (2008)
Luna, a wild baby killer whale, gets separated from his family and seeks friendship from people, but when officials try to stop him, his life becomes a saga of conflict, loneliness, sorrow and love.
Directed by
Michael Parfit |
Forgetful Not Forgotten (2008)
Forgetful Not Forgotten A documentary by Chris Wynn In 1999, at the young age of fifty-seven, my father became one of the nearly 100,000 Canadians diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. Forgetful Not Forgotten is our family’s story. Having watched and...
Directed by Chris Wynn
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A revealing look at the outspoken, flamboyant founder of the Playboy empire. With humour and insight, the film captures Hefner's fierce battles with the government, the religious right and militant feminists. Rare footage and compelling interviews...
Directed by Brigitte Berman
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Discover an American master portrait photographer, his influence on the modern Manhattan art world, and the legacy he left behind in his hometown of Heber Springs, Arkansas. This feature documentary discovers an American master, his influence on the...
Directed by Martin Lavut
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A series of three videos that illuminate Canada's father of palliative medicine, Dr. Balfour Mount, whose own brushes with death have shaped a career that has fundamentally changed the way we care for people at the end of life. Poignant and often...
Directed by Garry Beitel
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Stacked Like Me (2005)
Can a woman have intelligence, happiness AND big boobs? Stacked Like Me reveals the world of women whose breast size defines their lives. Some are considering breast reductions. Others have discovered comfort and even power in their pneumatic pulchritude...
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Spirit of the Game (2003)
SPIRIT OF THE GAME ~ co-produced with the National Film Board of Canada and Global Television ~ follows a group of young dedicated athletes, their ‘tears and triumphs’, over 2 years time, as they travel to the North American Indigenous Games. Spirit...
Directed by Annie Frazier Henry
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Remembering Arthur (2006)
Remembering Arthur is a feature-length documentary about an influential yet little-known Canadian filmmaker.
Although the Montreal-born artist's work won many awards and received an Oscar nomination, his life ended tragically in suicide. This...
Directed by Martin Lavut
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ULTIMATE AFRICA (2007)
A behind the scenes look at conservation in Africa.
Directed by Michael Dalton-Smith
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Shooting For Change (2007)
Plagued by a reputation of gun violence and drugs, a community fights back with an unusual weapon
The youth of Toronto’s infamous neighbourhood of Regent Park are used to being labeled and having others making decisions for them. But through a unique...
Directed by Lalita Krishna
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Grenada: The Maroon Spirit (2006)
Grenada: The Maroon Spirit was filmed on the island of Grenada in the eastern Caribbean in November 2004, two months after Hurricane Ivan "mashed up" the island. The film documents the massive destruction a class 3 hurricane can bring to a...
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