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Call from Josie

Mark Sawers, Justine Warrington, Natalie Moon

Darlene has made a momentous decision about her lengthy illness. Just as she and a very unusual in-home service converge, a frantic call from her strong-willed daughter threatens to derail her plans.

Call It A Day

Jason DaSilva

Voice over spoken work and a simple piano score combine to create a contemplative essay on everyday existence.

Call It Karma

Geoff Browne

This documentary focuses on Tibetan monk Gyalten Rinpoche, who, after establishing a Buddhist centre in the West, returns to Nepal for an emotional reunion with his Master.

Camilla Singh • The Artist's Life (Series 1)

Michael Glassbourg, TickleScratch Productions

This episode of The Artist's Life profiles artist and curator, Camilla Singh

Designed as a companion piece to Canadian Pacific II, this film was shot near the artist's studio, from a window two storeys below on the second floor of a next-door building, between December, 1974, and February, 1975. It can be projected alone or in double-screen format with Canadian Pacific II.

Canadian Pacific II

David Rimmer

Designed as a companion piece to Canadian Pacific I, this film was shot near the artist's studio, from a window two storeys higher on the fourth floor of a next-door building, between December, 1974, and February, 1975. It can be projected alone or in double-screen format with Canadian Pacific I.

Canadian Steel, Chinese Grit

Julia Ningyu Li, Karin Lee, David Choi, Jan Walls

This documentary, released for distribution in November 2000, delves into the history of the Chinese workers without whom Canada's national railway could never have been realized.

Candida Girling • The Artist's Life (Series 1)

Michael Glassbourg, TickleScratch Productions

This episode of The Artist's Life profiles painter, Candida Girling.

The Canneries

Bonni Devlin, Stephen Insley, Tracey Jeffrey

The Canneries is a historical exploration of the salmon canning industry along the coast of British Columbia.

Canoe

Donna Szoke

The barely visible canoeist melds with the moving water and sky.

Canoeing in the City • Nehiyawetan: Let's Speak Cree (Series 3)

Jason Krowe, Loretta Sarah Todd, Nehiyawetan Productions

Introducing Cree vocabulary to young children, featuring words related to canoeing.

Canyon War: The Untold Story

Eva Wunderman, Canyon War Productions, Wunderman Film Inc

Canyon War covers the tumultuous events of 1858 in British Columbia-events which led to a little-known war that could have escalated, had it not been for the persuasive diplomacy of Chief Spintlum of the Nlaka'pamux First Nation.

Captured: From Footbinding to Stilettos

Dr. Launette Rieb, M.D., Peg Campbell

Just as the practice of footbinding was followed for centuries in China, the practice of wearing high heels has been promoted in the western world as a symbol of feminine beauty and desirability. But what happens to the body when they are worn?

The Caretakers

David Goldberg, Eli Hirtle, Jay Trusler, Victor Prokopowicz

In 2014, actiivists of all ages, ranging from First Nations people to long-time Vancouver residents and new Canadians, ascended Burnaby Mountain in Canada's third largest city. There they made camp on the proposed route of a future pipeline. Their determination to do whatever it takes to keep the project from going forward springs from a firm belief in the need to protect this area of unceded Coastal Salish people for future generations.

CARRY THE FIRE: The Life and Time of Raoul McKay

Dino Schiavone, Monique McKay, Céleste McKay

This tribute to Métis leader Raoul McKay (1934-2014) pays tribute to a prolific storyteller, filmmaker, educator and leader who advocated tirelessly for the rights of Indigenous people both in his home province of Manitoba and across Canada.

Carrying on the Tradition • Ravens and Eagles: Haida Art (Series 1)

Jeff Bear, Marianne Jones

Influenced and influential, April Churchill and Gladys Vandal stand out as highly gifted and talented Haida artists, both of whom have worked to preserve the Haida weaving tradition.

cArtographies

Brian Johnson, Twofold Films, Leah Mallen

This playful and inspiring "mapping" of 23 British Columbia artists working in a stunning cross-section of media reflects the nature, isolate, community and social climate in which they work.

A Case of Rape

Jonathan Amitay

Jonathan Amitay uses coloured sand in stop-motion animation to tell a story of sexual assault. The story is based on experience, as relayed to him by a friend.

Cassiar, British Columbia • Ghost Towns of Canada

Maryvonne Micale, Insight Film & Video Productions, Leigh Badgley

This episode of Ghost Towns of Canada explores Cassiar, British Columbia, where in 1952 one of the world's best known asbestos mine was opened. By the 1970s, with a new awareness of the health risks associated with asbestos the future of the Cassiar did not look bright.

Castaways

George Ashcroft

This beautifully animated film sensitively portrays an experience of alcoholism in the family from a child's perspective. A stimulating and serious film for discussions on alcoholism and the children affected by substance abuse.

The Cave

Scott Belyea, Dereck Toker

The Cave is an account of one man's journey towards enlightenment ansd the true nature of a philosopher king. The film contrasts ancient Greek dialogue from Plato's Republic with modern day existence.

Cedar and Bamboo

Diana E. Leung, Kamala Todd, Chinese Canadian Historical Society of BC, Jennifer Lau, Karin Lee

Four people of mixed Chinese and First Nations heritage talk about their heritage and identity.

Cedar Bark Weaver: Victoria Moody • Ravens and Eagles: Haida Art (Series 1)

Jeff Bear, Marianne Jones, Ravens and Eagles Productions

A weaver from Skidegate, British Columbia, Vicki Moody uses cedar bark in the creation of a new style of art that brings together bold designs with her political views.

Celesta Found

David McIlwraith, Wild Zone Films, Rina Fraticelli

A chance discovery of journals written in the early 20th century by a woman who lived in Quebec's Eastern Townships enticed Rina Fraticelli on a journey of discovery.

Le cercle imparfait: la colonisation (La Voix des Mechif, Series 1)

Brian Rougeau, Dr. Raoul McKay

This third documentary from Series 1 of La Voix des Mechif, explores the history of Canada's Métis people, dispossessed from land allocated to them in Manitoba as they moved across the prairies into Saskatchewan and later Alberta. The contrast between how the Alberta Government handled the situation from that of Saskatchewan and Manitoba provincial governments reverberates today in the treatment of the Métis people.

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