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Made in China: The Story of Adopted Chinese Children in Canada

Karin Lee, Shan Tam

Made in China tells the story of several remarkable children from China between the ages of five and thirteen who make three regions of Canada-British Columbia, Québec, and Newfoundland-their new home.

Mahjong & Chicken Feet

Jacqueline Levitin, Soleil Films

Jacqueline Levitin, filmmaker and professor in Film and Women's Studies at Simon Fraser University travels to China to seek out traces of her family's past.

Making Art • Nehiyawetan: Let's Speak Cree (Series 3)

Jason Krowe, Loretta Sarah Todd, Nehiyawetan Productions

Introducing Cree vocabulary to young children, featuring words related to making art.

The Making of a Haida Totem Pole

Kelvin Redvers

Portrait of Haida artist Don Yeomans as he carves a totem pole for YVR. Yeomans explains his ideas about art and why he is moving away from some of the traditional conventions of Haida art.

Making the Most of Things: Elizabeth Gale, Furniture Maker

Gail Collins, Elizabeth Hagen

Portrait of Elizabeth Gale, an 81-year-old furniture maker. While raising a family in an isolated Newfoundland outport, she began making the furniture she needed. With just a few tools: an axe, pocket knife and saw, she made washstands, bureaus, couches, barrel chars, picture frames and other items.

The Man and the Moon

Amanda Forbis

Combining live action and animation, this film tells the wistful tale of a man who seeks the acquaintance of the face of the moon.

Man Versus Geometry

Patrick Jenkins

In this stop-motion animated film, a man encounters a treacherous half circle in a battle of wits.

Mandrake–A Magical Life

Mary Ungerleider, Make Believe Media, Lynn Booth

This documentary draws back the curtain once more for the great magician Leon Mandrake. The embodiment of his comic book double, Leon transformed himself as showbiz changed. From the carnivals and speakeasys to vaudeville, swanky night clubs and grand stages, and finally, to the television screen, Mandrake was a magician for all times.

The Many Faces of Arnaud Maggs

Annette Mangaard

Filmmaker Annette Mangaard profiles acclaimed Canadian photographer, Arnaud Maggs in her film The Many Faces of Arnaud Maggs.

The Maori Voice, Parts 1 & 2 • Storytellers in motion (Series 1)

Jeff Bear, Marianne Jones, Urban Rez Productions

This two-part episode from the Storytellers in motion series features the Maori storytellers of New Zealand: Barry Barclay, Merata Mita, Tainui Stephens, Don Selwyn, Carey Carter and Vanessa Rare.

Marchand of the Okanagan • A Family Tree Narrative

Martin de Valk, Chiaro Productions

The Marchand family, members of the Okanagan band in Vernon, BC, discuss the importance of their family roots and culture.

Marianne Matters

Amanda Richer, Sean Muscat

Marianne Matters is a documentary about a 51 year old woman who has schizophrenia. Without the help of her sister, she would have fallen through the cracks of society a long time ago.

Marie Katsuno • Ohanashi: The Story of Our Elders

Susanne Tabata, National Nikkei Museum & Heritage Centre

This episode of Ohanashi: The Story of Our Elders profiles Japanese-Canadian, Marie Katsuno.

Marie-Claire Blais: Illuminations

Suzette Lagacé, Connections Productions, MOZUS Productions, François Savoie

This documentary film profiles writer Marie-Claire Blais.

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

Moira Simpson, The May Street Group Ltd, Pamela Millar, Sher Morgan

This powerful documentary follows the seven-year struggle in Vancouver, British Columbia, to create the controversial Women's Monument in the wake of the massacre of 14 women at L'école polytechnique in Montréal.

Mary, Mary: My Last Act of Love in the World

Michael Mitchell, Sheila Murray, WakeRobin Pictures

Mary was an artist and teacher who lived for 12 years with a condition doctors called “palliative.” She recorded the process to share what she learned about the difference between the agony of death and the art of dying--a gift to those who live with terminal illness and loved ones who remain.

Mating Calls in the Urban Jungle

Barbara Anderson, Amazon Communications, Evelyn Victory

This engaging documentary provides insight into the world of dating in today's urban milieu.

May Komiyama • Ohanashi: The Story of Our Elders

Susanne Tabata, National Nikkei Museum & Heritage Centre

This episode of Ohanashi: The Story of Our Elders profiles May Komiyama.

Me, Masi & Mr. Clean

Nina Sudra, Patrick McLaughlin

In this short drama, Seema, a precocious 11-year-old is goaded about her dark skin by her auntie (Masi) and comes up with an unusual solution for the problem.

Me, Mom and Mona

Mina Shum

In this evocative and entertaining documentary, Su Yee Shum and her two daughters Mina and Mona share in a discussion that reveals the impact of conflicting values on their lives. Patriarchal expectations imposed by cultural traditions and by Mr. Shum clash with each woman's independent identity and feminist aspirations.

Men with Ties

Hans Samuelson, Lesley McCubbin

This hilarious upbeat collage animation with narration in Biblical style, tells a tongue-in-cheek modern-day parable of how men with ties colonize the planet.

menocracy: Gender Representation in Government

Gretchen Kelbaugh, Story First Productions

Why is representation of women in government worse in Canada, the USA and the UK than in many other democracies? An exploration of attitudes, political structures and different democratic voting systems that affect how many women get their names on the ballot reveals answers and solutions.

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