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Ariel
When Ariel was just 33, his legs were shredded by an industrial dough mixer in Mendoza, Argentina. He became a living embodiment of the ongoing duel between man and machine ...
Atanasoff
Significant inventions tend to make their creators famous. Most people know who invented the telephone, the light bulb, the airplane. But what about the digital computer? Who invented one of ...
Bad Coyote
It’s new, it’s fearless and very real. Following a deadly coyote attack in the Cape Breton wilderness, Maritimers react to the perceived threat and infiltration of what is ...
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 ...
The End of Pinky
This short animation adapted from a short story by writer Heather O’Neill tells the story of 3 fallen angels seeking companionship in Montreal’s red-light district. The survivor of ...
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 ...
The Fox and the Chickadee
This charming stop-motion animated fable tells the story of a starving fox, who stumbles upon a lone chickadee caught in a farmer’s trap. Despite his hapless predicament, the chickadee ...
Hi-Ho Mistahey!
In her documentary Hi-Ho Mistahey!, Alanis Obomsawin tells the story of Shannen’s Dream, a national campaign to provide equitable access to education for First Nations children, in safe and ...
Hue: A Matter of Colour
Hue, by renowned director and cinematographer Vic Sarin, is a personal, heartfelt investigation into the history and often-tragic effects of colourism—the phenomenon whereby people within the same ethnic group ...
Impromptu
Impromptu takes a look at the redemptive power of food, wine, music and love through the eyes of a modern man. Chuck is in his element, cooking and listening to ...
Island Green
Faced with the worrisome reality of PEI’s current monocropping practices, Island Green presents a poignant story of hope and healthy promise for Canada’s smallest province by asking: What ...
It's a Dog's Life
FFifi the dog dreams of interstellar travel and seeking out strange new worlds. While doing whatever it takes to please Mom, Dad and the kids, he tries to make off ...
Journey to Oblivion: The Empress of Ireland Story
Journey to Oblivion is the definitive documentary about the Empress of Ireland’s ill-fated voyage—an essential film for anyone interested in discovering one of history’s greatest shipwrecks on ...
Last Chance
Last Chance 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 a ...
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 ...
Mary & Myself
This short animated documentary tells the story of 2 Chinese Canadian women making their theatrical debut playing “comfort women” in Eve Ensler’s The Vagina Monologues. Jia Tsu Thompson and ...
Meltdown
With the last of the arctic ice disappearing, a polar bear decides to try his luck finding a job in the big city. It’s hard fitting into the human ...
Meltdown
This short documentary examines the nuclear disaster that followed the 11 March 2011 earthquake and tsunami that rocked Japan’s Fukushima Prefecture. That day, Japan is hit with the 5th-strongest ...
Science at the Top of the World
The Canadian Arctic is ground zero for understanding our rapidly changing environment. Working in remote regions, to a backdrop of some of the world’s most breathtaking landscapes, scientists in ...
Soup of the Day
Set to a rollicking doo-wop song by Canadian songwriter Zander Ary, the animated short Soup of the Day tells the amusing story of the dilemma a husband and wife face ...
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 ...
Subconscious Password
In this short animation, Oscar®-winning director Chris Landreth uses a common social gaffe - forgetting somebody’s name - as the starting point for a mind-bending romp through the unconscious. Inspired ...
We Were Children
Warning: This film contains disturbing content. Parental discretion, and/or watching this film within a group setting, is strongly advised. If you need emotional support, please contact Health Canada.
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The Wings of Johnny May
Johnny May is the first Inuit bush pilot in Nunavik—and a legend among his people. During the 34,000 hours of flight time he’s logged, May has lived ...
