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.
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.
Introducing Cree vocabulary to young children, featuring words related to making art.
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.
Combining live action and animation, this film tells the wistful tale of a man who seeks the acquaintance of the face of the moon.
In this stop-motion animated film, a man encounters a treacherous half circle in a battle of wits.
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.
Filmmaker Annette Mangaard profiles acclaimed Canadian photographer, Arnaud Maggs in her film The Many Faces of Arnaud Maggs.
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.
The Marchand family, members of the Okanagan band in Vernon, BC, discuss the importance of their family roots and culture.
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.
This episode of Ohanashi: The Story of Our Elders profiles Japanese-Canadian, Marie Katsuno.
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 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.
This episode of Ohanashi: The Story of Our Elders profiles May Komiyama.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Life before puberty is spent waiting for womanhood. Life after menopause is supposedly fraught with insanity and brittle bones. This song begs to differ. This whimsical number features the work of animator Gail Noonan and the musical group She-B-She.
In this episode of Storytellers in motion, filmmaker and storyteller Catherine Martin is profiled.
Documentary on artist Michael Massie. His work includes drawing, carving in wood and stone and silversmithing and he has exhibited across North America and in Europe.
Through sardonic humour and a "home video" style, this presentation of family life illustrates interactions in a dysfunctional family in a unique and entertaining way.
A beautifully animated, evocative film that explores the area of "middle grays" - the undefinable reality that lies between black and white. Cut-out and rotoscope animation portray a woman in two areas of perceived reality.
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