World

Travel, foreign culture and Canadian activity in the rest of the world.
  • film

    From Baghdad to Peace Country

    This is what happens when art and war collide.
    Watch this documentary about a Canadian artist who, in 1999, took a life-altering journey to Baghdad.
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    China Mission: The Chester Ronning Story (1980)

    Discover a hidden gem at the crossroads where East meets West
    Delve into the life of Chester Ronning – cowboy, ambassador, college president and missionary – and discover the man who dreamed of explaining China to the Western world.
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    Scared Sacred

    And then there was light
    By visiting some of the darkest moments in human history, Scared Sacred proves that people can rise above fear and tragedy and emerge with stories of hope and meaning.

Films

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The India Trip  

The India Trip

  • This documentary is a portrait of modern-day Pondicherry, an ancient city near ...
  • by Bill Davies,
  • 1971,
  • 49 min 30 s
Beirut! Not Enough Death to Go Round  

Beirut! Not Enough Death to Go Round

  • A moving and graphic portrait of the people of wartorn Beirut in ...
  • by Tahani Rached,
  • 1983,
  • 57 min 6 s
A Song for Tibet  

A Song for Tibet

  • Filmed in the Indian Himalayas and in Canada, A Song for Tibet ...
  • by Anne Henderson,
  • 1991,
  • 56 min 41 s
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Scared Sacred  
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Scared Sacred

  • Scared Sacred is a feature documentary that asks the question: Can we ...
  • by Velcrow Ripper,
  • 2004,
  • 104 min 53 s
War Hospital  
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War Hospital

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China Mission: The Chester Ronning Story  

China Mission: The Chester Ronning Story

  • Tom Radford's documentary chronicles the life of Chester Ronning, best remembered ...
  • by Tom Radford,
  • 1980,
  • 57 min 36 s
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Sad Song of Yellow Skin  

Sad Song of Yellow Skin

  • A film about the people of Saigon told through the experiences of ...
  • by Michael Rubbo,
  • 1970,
  • 58 min 5 s
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Waiting for Fidel  

Waiting for Fidel

  • This feature-length documentary from 1974 takes viewers inside Fidel Castro's Cuba ...
  • by Michael Rubbo,
  • 1974,
  • 57 min 50 s
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No More Hiroshima  

No More Hiroshima

  • This short documentary depicts the stories of two hibakusha, survivors of the ...
  • by Martin Duckworth,
  • 1984,
  • 25 min 52 s
An Ecology of Hope  

An Ecology of Hope

  • A documentary portrait of ecologist Pierre Dansereau, the film takes us from ...
  • by Fernand Dansereau,
  • 2001,
  • 84 min 1 s
A Time There Was: Stories from the Last Days of Kenya Colony  

A Time There Was: Stories from the Last Days of Kenya Colony

  • This autobiographical documentary revisits the Mau Mau Rebellion of the 1950s. More ...
  • by Donald McWilliams,
  • 2009,
  • 87 min
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Hungu  

Hungu

  • Under the African sun, a child walks in the desert with his ...
  • by Nicolas Brault,
  • 2008,
  • 9 min 9 s
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
In the Shadow of Gold Mountain  
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In the Shadow of Gold Mountain

  • Filmmaker Karen Cho travels from Montreal to Vancouver to uncover stories from ...
  • by Karen Cho,
  • 2004,
  • 43 min 4 s
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Tiger Spirit  
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Tiger Spirit

  • This full-length documentary tells the story of modern Korea, a nation divided ...
  • by Min Sook Lee,
  • 2008,
  • 73 min 19 s
Shoot and Cry  

Shoot and Cry

  • This 1988 documentary explores the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in the West Bank and ...
  • by Helene Klodawsky,
  • 1988,
  • 51 min 33 s
Soraida, a Woman of Palestine  

Soraida, a Woman of Palestine

  • This feature-length film introduces viewers to Soraida, a Palestinian woman who lives ...
  • by Tahani Rached,
  • 2004,
  • 119 min 8 s
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Bethune  

Bethune

  • This feature documentary is a biography of Dr. Norman Bethune, the Canadian ...
  • by Donald Brittain,
  • 1964,
  • 58 min 38 s
Dashan - Ambassador to China's Funny Bone  
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Dashan - Ambassador to China's Funny Bone

  • This documentary introduces us to Mark Rowswell, a Canadian comedian virtually unknown ...
  • by Guy Nantel,
  • 1996,
  • 50 min
Caught in the Crossfire  
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Caught in the Crossfire

  • Caught in the Crossfire is an in-depth and moving look at how ...
  • by Garth Pritchard,
  • 1995,
  • 47 min 50 s
In God's Command  
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In God's Command

  • This documentary introduces us to Captain Mark Sargent, chaplain to the Canadian ...
  • by Garth Pritchard,
  • 1995,
  • 47 min 50 s
The Price of Duty  
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The Price of Duty

  • A tribute to Canadian peacekeeper Mark Isfeld, or "Issy" as he was ...
  • by Garth Pritchard,
  • 1995,
  • 47 min 50 s
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My Son Shall Be Armenian  
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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
Baghdad Twist  

Baghdad Twist

  • Featuring a unique collection of archival images, home movies and family photographs ...
  • by Joe Balass,
  • 2007,
  • 33 min 35 s
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Reema, There and Back  
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Reema, There and Back

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From Baghdad to Peace Country  

From Baghdad to Peace Country

  • This documentary is about Canadian artist Deryk Houston, who in 1999, had ...
  • by Sherry LePage,
  • 2003,
  • 28 min 32 s
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Sleeping Tigers: The Asahi Baseball Story  

Sleeping Tigers: The Asahi Baseball Story

  • This feature-length documentary tells the story of the Asahi baseball team. In ...
  • by Jari Osborne,
  • 2003,
  • 50 min 47 s
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Thunderbirds in China  

Thunderbirds in China

  • In this documentary, the members of the University of British Columbia's ...
  • by Les Rose,
  • 1974,
  • 57 min 51 s
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They Chose China  
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They Chose China

  • In this feature documentary, Oscar®-nominated filmmaker Shuibo Wang (Sunrise Over Tiananmen ...
  • by Shui-Bo Wang,
  • 2005,
  • 52 min 26 s
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Sunrise Over Tiananmen Square  
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Sunrise Over Tiananmen Square

  • Shui-Bo Wang's feature documentary is a visual autobiography of an artist ...
  • by Shui-Bo Wang,
  • 1998,
  • 29 min 25 s