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1972
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A Memo from Fogo
A Memo from Fogo1 1972 HD
A retrospective look at Fogo Island, Newfoundland, four years after the original Newfoundland Project series was made. This is an assessment of the...
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1963
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30 Minutes, Mister Plummer
30 Minutes, Mister Plummer1 1963 HD
This film profiles Canadian actor Christopher Plummer of the Shakespearean Theatre, Stratford, Ontario. As the minutes tick by, cameras register the...
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1992
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La vie fantôme
La vie fantôme2.00 1992 HD
Pierre is in love with two women and has a stable relationship with both of them. His wife, all by herself, makes him feel whole. However, he has the...
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2001
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Westray
Westray1 2001 HD
In this feature documentary, filmmaker Paul Cowan offers an innovative, moving account of the Westray coal mine disaster that killed 26 men in Nova...
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1974
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The Spring and Fall of Nina Polanski
The Spring and Fall of Nina Polanski1 1974 HD
An animation film depicting the life of a certain Nina Polanski, who could be any woman. She marries amidst much fanfare and photo-snapping, and...
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2019
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Where the Land Ends
Where the Land Ends8.50 2019 HD
A documentary that explores what it means to be a young person in Quebec after the dissolution of the Quebec sovereignty movement.
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2014
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Out of Mind, Out of Sight
Out of Mind, Out of Sight6.00 2014 HD
Four-time Emmy winner John Kastner was granted unprecedented access to the Brockville facility for 18 months, allowing 46 patients and 75 staff to...
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1990
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Uranium
Uranium1 1990 HD
Explores the consequences of uranium mining in Canada. Toxic and radioactive waste pose profound, long-term environmental hazards. Miners suffer a...
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2010
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Jelena's Song
Jelena's Song5.00 2010 HD
In this short lyrical film, haunting childhood memories, photographs and family stories form the heart of a woman's search for transformation. A...
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1974
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In Praise of Hands
In Praise of Hands1 1974 HD
This short documentary pays tribute to the craftsmen everywhere whose work adds color and richness to life. Filmed in the Canadian Arctic, Finland,...
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1965
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The Merry World of Leopold Z
The Merry World of Leopold Z6.60 1965 HD
On Christmas Eve, snowplow driver Leo races to clear the streets of Montreal and complete his holiday shopping in time for midnight Mass. The feature...
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2008
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Indigenous Plant Diva
Indigenous Plant Diva1 2008 HD
Kamala Todd's short film is a lyrical portrait of Cease Wyss, of the Squamish Nation. Wyss is a woman who understands the remarkable healing powers...
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1973
Movies
Grierson
Grierson6.50 1973 HD
A portrait of John Grierson, the first Canadian Government Film Commissioner and founder of the National Film Board in 1939. Interweaving archival...
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2000
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Rocks at Whiskey Trench
Rocks at Whiskey Trench6.30 2000 HD
The fourth film in Alanis Obomsawin's landmark series on the Oka crisis uses a single, shameful incident as a lens through which to examine the...
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2003
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Totem: The Return of the G'psgolox Pole
Totem: The Return of the G'psgolox Pole1 2003 HD
This feature-length documentary traces the journey of the Haisla people to reclaim the G'psgolox totem pole that went missing from their British...
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2020
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Thursday
Thursday1 2020 HD
Thursday shot from filmmaker Galen Johnson's high-rise apartment during COVID-19 “lockdown” in Winnipeg, captures people going about...
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2006
Movies
This Beggar's Description
This Beggar's Description1 2006 HD
It's a sensitive, moving doc chronicling the life of Tétrault's brother Philip , a Montreal poet, musician and diagnosed paranoid...
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1966
Movies
The Devil's Toy
The Devil's Toy6.30 1966 HD
This short 1966 documentary dedicated "to all victims of intolerance” depicts the dawn of skateboarding in Montreal. A new activity frowned...
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1991
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The Irises
The Irises6.00 1991 HD
An animated recreation of Van Gogh's "Les iris" is juxtaposed with audio from the auction of the piece for millions of dollars more than the artist...
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2023
Movies
Anything for Fame
Anything for Fame1 2023 HD
In the ruthless attention economy of the Internet, young influencers gamble everything for fame and fortune. A startling and timely study of...