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Bad Coyote

Bad Coyote

It’s new, it’s fearless, and it’s very real. A hybrid type of coyote, thought to be part wolf, has migrated to Eastern Canada. After a deadly mauling of a young …

Jason Young
2013 | 51 min
Banquet of the Concubine

Banquet of the Concubine

In the year 746, during the Tang Dynasty, a banquet is given in the Imperial City in honour of Emperor Li’s favourite concubine. An unsatisfied craving, suspected infidelity and fevered …

Hefang Wei
2012 | 12 min
The End of Pinky

The End of Pinky

The End of Pinky revolves around three fallen angels seeking companionship and humanity in the shadows of Montreal’s red-light district. In the film’s mythic, magically realized world, coolly handsome thief …

Claire Blanchet
2013 | 8 min
The End of Time

The End of Time

Visionary filmmaker Peter Mettler takes on the elusive subject of time, and once again seeks to film the unfilmable on a journey that takes him to a particle accelerator in …

Peter Mettler
2012 | 1 h 53 min
The Fox and the Chickadee

The Fox and the Chickadee

A starving fox discovers a lone chickadee caught in a farmer’s trap. The hapless chickadee turns the tables by proposing a plan that would provide the fox with food for …

Evan DeRushie
2012 | 7 min
Hi-Ho Mistahey!

Hi-Ho Mistahey!

In 2010, a national movement for fairness in education for First Nations children, in safe and suitable schools, was born in the Cree community of Attawapiskat. This was Shannen’s Dream. …

Alanis Obomsawin
2013 | 1 h 39 min
Hue: A Matter of Colour

Hue: A Matter of Colour

Hue, by renowned director and cinematographer Vic Sarin, is a personal investigation into the history and often tragic effects of colourism—the phenomenon whereby people within the same ethnic group discriminate …

Vic Sarin
2013 | 1 h 25 min
Impromptu

Impromptu

Impromptu reminds us of the redemptive power of food, wine, music and love, as seen through the eyes of a modern man. While preparing yet another gourmet dinner for his …

Bruce Alcock
2013 | 10 min
Island Green

Island Green

Prince Edward Island has long been famous for its spuds and red mud. But in the last 50 years since industrialized farming took root, this small, predominantly agricultural island has …

Millefiore Clarkes
2013 | 25 min
It's a Dog's Life

It's a Dog's Life

This short animation features Fifi the dog, who fantasizes about interstellar travel as an escape from his day-to-day existence as the family scapegoat. While doing whatever it takes to please …

Julie Rembauville & Nicolas Bianco-Levrin
2012 | 7 min
Last Chance

Last Chance

This feature documentary tells the stories of 5 asylum seekers who flee their native countries to escape homophobic violence. They face hurdles integrating into Canada, fear deportation and anxiously await …

Paul Émile d'Entremont
2012 | 1 h 24 min
Legend of a Warrior

Legend of a Warrior

In this feature length documentary, filmmaker Corey Lee attempts to reconnect with his father, renowned martial artist Frank Lee. Frank's status as legendary street fighter and coach have kept him …

Corey Lee
2012 | 1 h 18 min
Mary & Myself

Mary & Myself

Mary & Myself is a story within a story, a meta-narrative about two Chinese-Canadian women making their theatrical debut playing “comfort women” in The Vagina Monologues. Fusing activism and performance, …

Sam Decoste
2013 | 6 min
Soup of the Day

Soup of the Day

Set to a rollicking doo-wop song by Canadian songwriter Alexander “Zander” Ary, this animated short tells the amusing story of the dilemma a husband and wife face every time they …

Lynn Smith
2013 | 3 min
Stories We Tell

Stories We Tell

Stories We Tell is an inspired, genre-twisting film by Oscar®-nominated director Sarah Polley, and produced by Anita Lee for the NFB. Her playful investigation into the elusive truth buried within …

Sarah Polley
2012 | 1 h 48 min
Subconscious Password

Subconscious Password

In the middle of a crowded bar, Charles is feeling increasingly desperate. The cause of his misery is his old friend... you know... what’s-his-name... Directed by Chris Landreth, the filmmaker …

Chris Landreth
2013 | 10 min
We Were Children

We Were Children

In this feature film, the profound impact of the Canadian government’s residential school system is conveyed through the eyes of 2 children who were forced to face hardships beyond their …

Tim Wolochatiuk
2012 | 1 h 22 min
The Wings of Johnny May

The Wings of Johnny May

The first Inuit bush pilot in Nunavik, Johnny May has lived through adventures worthy of the novels of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. While his exploits have made him a legend among …

Marc Fafard
2013 | 1 h 23 min