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French Enough

New - Exploring belonging and bilingualism on the Prairies

French Enough

Join singer-songwriter Alexis Normand at her family’s summer cabin in this short doc illuminating the struggle and triumph of reclaiming francophone identity on the Prairies.


New Releases

  • French Enough
    French Enough
    Alexis Normand 
    2022 | 18 min
  • Wintopia
    Wintopia
    Mira Burt-Wintonick 
    2020 | 1 h 28 min
  • Heartbeat of a Nation
    Heartbeat of a Nation
    Eric Janvier 
    2022 | 20 min
  • Arctic Song
    Arctic Song
    Germaine Arnattaujuq, Neil Christopher, … 
    2021 | 6 min
  • Alambic: Solid Ground
    Alambic: Solid Ground
    Beatriz Carvalho 
    2022 | 2 min
  • Alambic : Modern Alchemy
    Alambic : Modern Alchemy
    Bren López Zepeda 
    2022 | 2 min
  • Alambic : By Winds and Tides
    Alambic : By Winds and Tides
    Bogdan Anifrani-Fedach 
    2022 | 2 min
  • The Flying Sailor
    The Flying Sailor
    Amanda Forbis & Wendy Tilby 
    2022 | 7 min

Francophones Across Canada

  • French Enough
    French Enough
    Alexis Normand 
    2022 | 18 min
  • In Full Voice
    In Full Voice
    Saida Ouchaou-Ozarowski 
    2021 | 52 min
  • Instant French
    Instant French
    David Bairstow 
    1965 | 21 min
  • Flowing Home (Như một dòng sông)
    Flowing Home (Như một dòng sông)
    Sandra Desmazières 
    2021 | 15 min
  • Jack Kerouac's Road - A Franco-American Odyssey
    Jack Kerouac's Road - A Franco-American Odyssey
    Herménégilde Chiasson 
    1987 | 54 min
  • The Gossips
    The Gossips
    Phil Comeau 
    1978 | 57 min
  • The Silence
    The Silence
    Renée Blanchar 
    2021 | 1 h 48 min
  • Moments of Life
    Moments of Life
    Samuel-A. Caron & France Gallant 
    2020 | 20 min

Studio D: The Women’s Film Studio

  • Kathleen Shannon: On Film, Feminism & Other Dreams
    Kathleen Shannon: On Film, Feminism & Other Dreams
    Gerry Rogers 
    1997 | 49 min
  • Under the Willow Tree: Pioneer Chinese Women in Canada
    Under the Willow Tree: Pioneer Chinese Women in Canada
    Dora Nipp 
    1997 | 51 min
  • Listening for Something... Adrienne Rich and Dionne Brand in Conversation
    Listening for Something... Adrienne Rich and Dionne Brand in Conversation
    Dionne Brand 
    1996 | 55 min
  • Motherland: Tales of Wonder
    Motherland: Tales of Wonder
    Helene Klodawsky 
    1994 | 1 h 29 min
  • Hands of History
    Hands of History
    Loretta Todd 
    1994 | 51 min
  • Long Time Comin'
    Long Time Comin'
    Dionne Brand 
    1993 | 52 min
  • Return Home
    Return Home
    Michelle Wong 
    1992 | 29 min
  • Forbidden Love: The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives
    Forbidden Love: The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives
    Aerlyn Weissman & Lynne Fernie 
    1992 | 1 h 24 min

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New releases - Interactive works

  • Worlds of Ice (Omni)
    Worlds of Ice (Omni)
    Philippe Baylaucq
    2022 | 11 h
  • Plastisapiens
    Plastisapiens
    Miri Chekhanovich and Édith Jorisch with Dpt.
    2022 | 15 h
  • CHOM5KY vs CHOMSKY: A playful conversation on AI
    CHOM5KY vs CHOMSKY: A playful conversation on AI
    Created by Sandra Rodriguez
    2022 | 1 h
  • Traces : Expo 2020 Dubaï
    Traces : Expo 2020 Dubaï
    Kanva
    2022 | 3 h 37 min
  • Similkameen Crossroads
    Similkameen Crossroads
    Tyler Hagan
    2022 | 6 h
  • Vimy: A Living Memorial – The Digital Pilgrimage
    Vimy: A Living Memorial – The Digital Pilgrimage
    Anne Lagacé, Gonzalo Soldi, Claude Guilmain, Sylvain Bellemarre
    2022 | 15 h
  • The Orchid And The Bee
    The Orchid And The Bee
    Frances Adair McKenzie
    2022 | 5 h
  • Brainstream
    Brainstream
    Caroline Robert
    2021 | 20 h
  • Charity
    Charity
    Parastoo Anoushahpour, Faraz Anoushahpour, Ryan Ferko
    2021 | 12 h
  • Wayfinder
    Wayfinder
    Matt DesLauriers
    2021 | 10 h
  • Otherly
    Otherly
    Mirusha Yogarajah, Em Yue, Jess Murwin, Tristan Angieri, Grace An, Joanne Lam, Jackie! Zhou
    2021 | 10 h
  • Far Away from Far Away
    Far Away from Far Away
    Bruce Alcock and Jeremy Mendes
    2021 | 6 h
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    Women in film

    • Magical Caresses | Playhouse
      Magical Caresses | Playhouse
      Lori Malépart-Traversy 
      2022 | 3 min
    • Meneath: The Hidden Island of Ethics
      Meneath: The Hidden Island of Ethics
      Terril Calder 
      2021 | 19 min
    • Saturday Night
      Saturday Night
      Rosana Matecki 
      2021 | 15 min
    • In Full Voice
      In Full Voice
      Saida Ouchaou-Ozarowski 
      2021 | 52 min
    • What Walaa Wants
      What Walaa Wants
      Christy Garland 
      2018 | 1 h 23 min
    • As the Crow Flies
      As the Crow Flies
      Tess Girard 
      2016 | 1 h 34 min
    • Highway to Heaven
      Highway to Heaven
      Sandra Ignagni 
      2019 | 16 min
    • Old Dog
      Old Dog
      Ann Marie Fleming 
      2020 | 3 min

    Oscar ® winners and nominees

    • The Flying Sailor
      The Flying Sailor
      Amanda Forbis & Wendy Tilby 
      2022 | 7 min
    • Affairs of the Art
      Affairs of the Art
      Joanna Quinn 
      2021 | 16 min
    • Animal Behaviour
      Animal Behaviour
      Alison Snowden & David Fine 
      2018 | 14 min
    • Blind Vaysha
      Blind Vaysha
      Theodore Ushev 
      2016 | 8 min
    • Wild Life
      Wild Life
      Amanda Forbis & Wendy Tilby 
      2011 | 13 min
    • Sunday
      Sunday
      Patrick Doyon 
      2011 | 9 min
    • Madame Tutli-Putli
      Madame Tutli-Putli
      Chris Lavis & Maciek Szczerbowski 
      2007 | 17 min
    • The Danish Poet
      The Danish Poet
      Torill Kove 
      2006 | 15 min

    Spring Break

    • Alambic : Modern Alchemy
      Alambic : Modern Alchemy
      Bren López Zepeda 
      2022 | 2 min
    • Hothouse 13 - The Commute
      Hothouse 13 - The Commute
      Tarun Padmakumar 
      2022 | 1 min
    • Arctic Song
      Arctic Song
      Germaine Arnattaujuq, Neil Christopher, … 
      2021 | 6 min
    • Hot Stuff
      Hot Stuff
      Zlatko Grgić 
      1971 | 9 min
    • The Flying Sailor
      The Flying Sailor
      Amanda Forbis & Wendy Tilby 
      2022 | 7 min
    • Old Dog
      Old Dog
      Ann Marie Fleming 
      2020 | 3 min
    • Mamie
      Mamie
      Janice Nadeau 
      2016 | 6 min
    • The Sound Collector
      The Sound Collector
      Lynn Smith 
      1982 | 11 min

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