Hot Topics

Documentaries about current affairs and controversial stories.
  • film

    Crapshoot: The Gamble with Our Wastes

    Where does it all go?
    Filmed in Italy, India, Sweden, the United States and Canada, this bold documentary questions our fundamental attitudes to waste.
  • film

    Shredded

    From boys to men
    What length are teenage boys will to go to in order to emulate the muscled bodies of their media heroes?
  • film

    Doctors without Residency

    Is systemic racism interfering with health care?
    This short film explores the fact that foreign-trained doctors are prevented from practicing in Canada. Who's to blame – the doctors or the system?

Films

No Address  

No Address

  • This feature-length documentary by Alanis Obomsawin examines the plight of Native people ...
  • by Alanis Obomsawin,
  • 1988,
  • 55 min 58 s
Available for download
Carts of Darkness  
Available with closed captioning

Carts of Darkness

  • Murray Siple's feature-length documentary follows a group of homeless men who ...
  • by Murray Siple,
  • 2008,
  • 59 min 34 s
Finding Dawn  

Finding Dawn

  • Acclaimed Métis filmmaker Christine Welsh presents a compelling documentary that puts a ...
  • by Christine Welsh,
  • 2006,
  • 73 min 29 s
Worst Case Scenario  
Available with closed captioning

Worst Case Scenario

  • This documentary looks at the risks of a proposed sour gas well ...
  • by Glynis Whiting,
  • 2001,
  • 43 min 54 s
Available for download
Discordia  
Available with closed captioning

Discordia

Available for download
My Son Shall Be Armenian  
Available with closed captioning

My Son Shall Be Armenian

  • Exploring the question of Armenian identity, My Son Shall Be Armenian follows ...
  • by Hagop Goudsouzian,
  • 2004,
  • 80 min 43 s
The Hasty Man Drinks His Tea with a Fork  

The Hasty Man Drinks His Tea with a Fork

  • A blend of drama and documentary, this film follows several people caught ...
  • by Sylvie Groulx,
  • 2003,
  • 83 min 45 s
Almost Real: Connecting in a Wired World  

Almost Real: Connecting in a Wired World

  • This documentary presents a few individuals for whom the Internet has become ...
  • by Ann Shin,
  • 2002,
  • 47 min 17 s
Sharia in Canada, part 2: The Pitfalls of Diversity  
Available with closed captioning

Sharia in Canada, part 2: The Pitfalls of Diversity

  • Sharia in Canada is a 2-part documentary series that delves into the ...
  • by Dominique Cardona,
  • 2005,
  • 44 min 3 s
Sharia in Canada, part 1: Something to Fear?  
Available with closed captioning

Sharia in Canada, part 1: Something to Fear?

  • Sharia in Canada is a 2-part documentary series that delves into the ...
  • by Dominique Cardona,
  • 2005,
  • 44 min 3 s
Available for download
Me and the Mosque  
Available with closed captioning

Me and the Mosque

  • Using original animation, archival footage and personal interviews, this full-length documentary portrays ...
  • by Zarqa Nawaz,
  • 2005,
  • 52 min 45 s
Available for download
Flipping the World - Drugs Through a Blue Lens  
Available with closed captioning

Flipping the World - Drugs Through a Blue Lens

  • Inspired by the hit documentary Through a Blue Lens, Flipping the World ...
  • by Moira Simpson,
  • 2000,
  • 30 min
Doctors Without Residency  

Doctors Without Residency

  • This short documentary highlights how discrimination prevents foreign-trained doctors from practising in ...
  • by Tetchena Bellange,
  • 2010,
  • 9 min 57 s
Jaded  
Available with closed captioning

Jaded

  • This sharp and funny mockumentary uses role reversal to illustrate the realities ...
  • by Cal Garingan,
  • 2010,
  • 14 min 46 s
The Colour of Beauty  
Available with closed captioning

The Colour of Beauty

The Strangest Dream  

The Strangest Dream

  • This is the story of Joseph Rotblat, the only nuclear scientist to ...
  • by Eric Bednarski,
  • 2008,
  • 89 min 28 s
Available for download
Kanehsatake 270 Years of Resistance  
Available with closed captioning Available with described video

Kanehsatake 270 Years of Resistance

  • On a July day in 1990, a confrontation propelled Native issues in ...
  • by Alanis Obomsawin,
  • 1993,
  • 119 min 15 s
Available for download
Who's Counting? Marilyn Waring on Sex, Lies and Global Economics  

Who's Counting? Marilyn Waring on Sex, Lies and Global Economics

  • In this feature-length documentary, Marilyn Waring demystifies the language of economics by ...
  • by Terre Nash,
  • 1995,
  • 94 min 3 s
Available for download
If You Love This Planet  

If You Love This Planet

  • This Oscar®-winning short film is comprised of a lecture given to ...
  • by Terre Nash,
  • 1982,
  • 25 min 50 s
Available for download
Hofmann's Potion  
Available with closed captioning

Hofmann's Potion

  • This documentary offers a compassionate, open-minded look at LSD and how it ...
  • by Connie Littlefield,
  • 2002,
  • 56 min 35 s
Available for download
10-7 for Life  
Available with closed captioning

10-7 for Life

  • 10–7 for Life is a funny, raw and occasionally violent chronicle ...
  • by Cynthia Banks,
  • 1995,
  • 56 min 52 s
Available for download
Through a Blue Lens  

Through a Blue Lens

  • Constable Al Arsenault, along with six other policemen, document the people on ...
  • by Veronica Alice Mannix,
  • 1999,
  • 52 min 13 s
Available for download
RiP! A Remix Manifesto  
Available with closed captioning

RiP! A Remix Manifesto

The Weight of the World  

The Weight of the World

  • This fascinating documentary looks at obesity. Stockholm’s Dr. Stephan Rossner, an ...
  • by Glynis Whiting,
  • 2003,
  • 51 min 10 s
Available for download
Sexy Inc. Our Children Under Influence  

Sexy Inc. Our Children Under Influence

  • Sophie Bissonnette's documentary analyzes the hypersexualization of our environment and its ...
  • by Sophie Bissonnette,
  • 2007,
  • 35 min 27 s
Available for download
Shredded  
Available with closed captioning

Shredded

Children of Alcohol  

Children of Alcohol

  • This short documentary focuses on the children of alcoholics. In the relaxed ...
  • by Gil Cardinal,
  • 1984,
  • 18 min 10 s
Available for download
Crapshoot: The Gamble with Our Wastes  
Available with closed captioning

Crapshoot: The Gamble with Our Wastes

  • A hazardous mix of waste is flushed into the sewer every day ...
  • by Jeff McKay,
  • 2003,
  • 52 min 43 s