Marker of Change: The Story of the Women's Monument

On Dec. 6, 1989, 14 women were murdered at Montréal’s École Polytechnique. A band of Vancouver feminists set out to create a national monument to name and remember the women. But when its inscription "For all women murdered by men" became known to the media, all hell broke loose. 

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Homecoming Song

Homecoming Song tells the story of the ancient song that Angela Sidney sang for her son Pete when he returned home after being away at war for six years. This poetic documentary combines historical footage, live action and animation to tell parallel stories from the Yukon about two Indigenous men who were away a long time before returning home.

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Bye Buy World: The Battle of Seattle

Nov 1999: thousands of activists, workers, students, environmentalists, and farmers gather in Seattle to protest the WTO’s new round of trade negotiations.  Through interviews with activists, labour leaders, environmentalists, farmers and international advocates, this film captures the “Battle of Seattle”: a significant moment in the growing global movement against corporate-led trade and globalization.

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Arctic Shadows: The Arctic Journeys of Dr. RM Anderson

Dr. Rudolph Martin Anderson spent seven winters and ten summers north of the Arctic circle, contributing to science, conservation and cultural knowledge. This documentary brings his remarkable expeditions to life through archival film, photographs, and stunning wildlife footage.

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Let's Speak Cree - Nehiyawetan S3E11: Scary Stuff

There’s something spooky in the air. Kai and Kayla learn the words for scary stuff and test their nerves in a haunted house. Musical guest Jason Burnstick returns with a song about not being scared.

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Lucía

After nearly a year of living together, a young couple is separated when one partner is refused entry to Canada at the border, surfacing the possibility of an indefinite period apart.
 

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Dark Pines: a documentary investigation into the death of Tom Thomson

On a rainy summer day in 1917, beloved Canadian painter Tom Thomson paddled alone onto Canoe Lake in Algonquin Park and was never seen again. This rich docudrama reconsiders his untimely end with performances from some of Canada's best actors.

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Birdman

An astronaut reflects on his childhood experiences on planet Earth and the quirky neighbor known as "Birdman" who dared to suggest suburban residents consider ecology.

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The Gardener and the Dictator

A loving slice-of-life portrait of Xianzhuang Kuai and Zhongxian Wang, a married couple living in Wuhan while sharing shocking and inspiring accounts of decades of political and cultural upheaval.

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We Remember

The remastered 1978 film, We Remember directed by Raymond Yakeleya documents his travels to communities in the Mackenzie Delta in the Northwest Territories of Canada. We Remember is a significant time capsule that reflects on the history of these people whose lives were forever altered by settlers and Treaty 11.

The first edition paperback book, We Remember: The Coming of The White Man, provides an in-depth history of the Dene People in the early twentieth century. Includes the oral histories by ten Elders in Gwich'in Dene and English language.

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