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In My Mother's Garden
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"Through conversations regarding my mother’s gardening practice, we explore subjects of loss, growth, and care. Filming her as she weeds, the process of clearing out overgrowth and invasive plants, I follow her around the garden she has upkept these last twenty-five years. Slowly, I begin to realize, what grounds me here isn’t the rosebush I’ve known since infancy, but the person who planted it...
Urban Forests
Duration: 3h10
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While green spaces have long been neglected in cities, community-led efforts in recent years have helped restore the many benefits of urban forests. Through a number of innovative nature restoration projects in cities across Canada—from Montreal to Vancouver, via Toronto, Laval, Varennes, and New Westminster—this documentary explores initiatives aimed at bringing nature back into the urban envi...
People's Park
Duration: 1h17
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A mesmerizing, one-of-a-kind window into modern China, _People's Park_ is an exhilarating single shot documentary that immerses viewers in an unbroken journey through a famous urban park in Chengdu, Sichuan Province. The film explores the dozens of moods, rhythms, and performances coexisting in tight proximity within the park's prismatic social space. A sensory meditation on cinematic time and ...
The Woods Dreams Are Made of
Duration: 2h26
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There are days when we’ve had enough of the city, when our eyes can’t stand seeing nothing but buildings, and our ears can no longer bear hearing the sound of engines. So we leave. We move from the sidewalk to the trail, and suddenly we’re in the woods. The hum of the city fades away; we’re in a meadow far, far away. It’s the countryside, the forest, childhood returning. We believe it; we’re th...
Feu fantôme
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"A long time ago, I was raped by a boy I really liked. A few years later, he reached out to me again to take responsibility for his actions. This film is our open letter to rape culture." — Morgane Ambre
Diary
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Larissa faces the many hardships of post-Soviet life: poverty, an alcoholic husband, and an uncertain future. By chance, she discovers her grandmother’s diary, in which she had recorded a dream that seems strangely connected to her own life. A poetic film about memory, family, and the traces of the past.
Colour Poems
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"Nine linked short films. Memory, chance observation, and the subsuming of one in the other. [...] A poem started in words is continued by the picture, part of another poem is read for the last of the nine. Some images are formed by direct-on-film animation, others are found by the camera." – Margaret Tait
Aerial
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"There’s a general theme of the four elements, earth, air, fire and water – in a different order – air, water, earth, fire and then air again, with all the elements intermingled. But just as a sort of song or even a kind of nursery rhyme. Although I don’t understand musical structure – I can’t really follow the structure of piece of music when I’m listening to it – but I think that film- struct...
A Portrait of Ga
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"My mother seemed a good subject for a portrait, (she was there), and I thought it offered a chance to do a sort of 'abstract film', in the sense that it didn’t have what you might call 'the grammar of film'. It’s mostly discontinuous shots linked just by subject, in one case by colour, only rarely by movement." – Margaret Tait
A Sound Of My Own
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After the death of her father, Marja Burchard followed in his footsteps and became the leader of the legendary krautrock collective Embryo. While carrying on his musical legacy, she also strives to forge her own path in a male-dominated industry. _A Sound of My Own_ immerses viewers in Marja's sonic world, where images and sounds from the past and present merge into a composition of her life—un...
Upstairs With David Amram
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Before her illustrious career as one of Canada’s foremost documentary filmmakers, Alanis Obomsawin was an acclaimed singer and musician at the forefront of the Indigenous rights movement in North America. During this unprecedented time, she befriended fellow musician and activist David Amram, often described as the “Renaissance man of American music.” A legendary talent and multi-instrumentalis...
Christmas at Moose Factory
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Filmed at Christmastime in a residential school in Northern Ontario, this first short film by Alanis Obomsawin is composed entirely of drawings and stories told by young Cree children. The film gives voice to the many children forced to attend this residential school, revealing their beauty and resilience.
Unakuluk, Dear Little One
Rooted in tradition, adoption is a reality that all Inuit families have experienced. In Inuit culture, adopting a child from a relative, friend or acquaintance is a common practice. This documentary explores Inuit family relations through the personal histories of women who have experienced adoption in one way or another.
Sol
Solomon Tapatsiaq Uyarasuk was a charismatic young Inuk – an amateur acrobat, musician and poet. A beautiful soul, tormented by his people’s lot, who died far too young. This film is a stirring tribute to the young man. Starting with a celebration of Sol’s life, which ended suddenly in a holding cell under suspicious circumstances, the filmmakers shift into an investigative mode, seeking to unc...
The First Indigenous Female Pornographer
The First Indigenous Female Pornographer
Duration: 13 minutesSubscription access
_The First Indigenous Female Pornographer_ centers on Audrey Little-breast, a native woman whose life and work defies categorization. During a candid interview, she unravels the mysterious settler desire and sexual appetite for “imaginary Indians” that guided her pornographic work in the 1970s and contemplates its impact on Indigenous sexuality. This mockumentary blends and bends archival foota...
The Algerian Novel
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_The Algerian Novel_ is a film devised in three chapters that offers a sensitive explanation of a nation’s complex relations with its history and the role of images in the construction of its national novel and archetypes.
Después del Silencio
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If an abuser’s power lies in the victim’s silence, speaking out is an essential weapon for the victim to break free. After the silence comes the journey toward liberation.
Clémence
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This documentary gives voice to the parents and close friends of Clémence Beaulieu-Patry, who was the victim of a femicide in 2016. Through memories and tributes, we dive into the complexity of mourning a loved one who has disappeared in violence. With great sensitivity, we accompany her loved ones as they share with us the importance of talking about her while celebrating her life.
The Andrea Doria's Last Message
The Andrea Doria's Last Message
Duration: 6 minutesSubscription access
An Italian grandmother tells the story of her immigration to North America, shaped by a last-minute decision that altered her fate. By changing her journey, she narrowly avoids a tragic voyage tied to the Andrea Doria, revealing how a single choice can shape generations.
In My Mother's Garden
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"Through conversations regarding my mother’s gardening practice, we explore subjects of loss, growth, and care. Filming her as she weeds, the process of clearing out overgrowth and invasive plants, I follow her around the garden she has upkept these last twenty-five years. Slowly, I begin to realize, what grounds me here isn’t the rosebush I’ve known since infancy, but the person who planted it...
Urban Forests
Duration: 3h10
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While green spaces have long been neglected in cities, community-led efforts in recent years have helped restore the many benefits of urban forests. Through a number of innovative nature restoration projects in cities across Canada—from Montreal to Vancouver, via Toronto, Laval, Varennes, and New Westminster—this documentary explores initiatives aimed at bringing nature back into the urban envi...
People's Park
Duration: 1h17
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A mesmerizing, one-of-a-kind window into modern China, _People's Park_ is an exhilarating single shot documentary that immerses viewers in an unbroken journey through a famous urban park in Chengdu, Sichuan Province. The film explores the dozens of moods, rhythms, and performances coexisting in tight proximity within the park's prismatic social space. A sensory meditation on cinematic time and ...
The Woods Dreams Are Made of
Duration: 2h26
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There are days when we’ve had enough of the city, when our eyes can’t stand seeing nothing but buildings, and our ears can no longer bear hearing the sound of engines. So we leave. We move from the sidewalk to the trail, and suddenly we’re in the woods. The hum of the city fades away; we’re in a meadow far, far away. It’s the countryside, the forest, childhood returning. We believe it; we’re th...
Feu fantôme
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"A long time ago, I was raped by a boy I really liked. A few years later, he reached out to me again to take responsibility for his actions. This film is our open letter to rape culture." — Morgane Ambre
Diary
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Larissa faces the many hardships of post-Soviet life: poverty, an alcoholic husband, and an uncertain future. By chance, she discovers her grandmother’s diary, in which she had recorded a dream that seems strangely connected to her own life. A poetic film about memory, family, and the traces of the past.
Colour Poems
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"Nine linked short films. Memory, chance observation, and the subsuming of one in the other. [...] A poem started in words is continued by the picture, part of another poem is read for the last of the nine. Some images are formed by direct-on-film animation, others are found by the camera." – Margaret Tait
Aerial
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"There’s a general theme of the four elements, earth, air, fire and water – in a different order – air, water, earth, fire and then air again, with all the elements intermingled. But just as a sort of song or even a kind of nursery rhyme. Although I don’t understand musical structure – I can’t really follow the structure of piece of music when I’m listening to it – but I think that film- struct...
A Portrait of Ga
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"My mother seemed a good subject for a portrait, (she was there), and I thought it offered a chance to do a sort of 'abstract film', in the sense that it didn’t have what you might call 'the grammar of film'. It’s mostly discontinuous shots linked just by subject, in one case by colour, only rarely by movement." – Margaret Tait
A Sound Of My Own
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After the death of her father, Marja Burchard followed in his footsteps and became the leader of the legendary krautrock collective Embryo. While carrying on his musical legacy, she also strives to forge her own path in a male-dominated industry. _A Sound of My Own_ immerses viewers in Marja's sonic world, where images and sounds from the past and present merge into a composition of her life—un...
Upstairs With David Amram
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Before her illustrious career as one of Canada’s foremost documentary filmmakers, Alanis Obomsawin was an acclaimed singer and musician at the forefront of the Indigenous rights movement in North America. During this unprecedented time, she befriended fellow musician and activist David Amram, often described as the “Renaissance man of American music.” A legendary talent and multi-instrumentalis...
Christmas at Moose Factory
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Filmed at Christmastime in a residential school in Northern Ontario, this first short film by Alanis Obomsawin is composed entirely of drawings and stories told by young Cree children. The film gives voice to the many children forced to attend this residential school, revealing their beauty and resilience.
Unakuluk, Dear Little One
Rooted in tradition, adoption is a reality that all Inuit families have experienced. In Inuit culture, adopting a child from a relative, friend or acquaintance is a common practice. This documentary explores Inuit family relations through the personal histories of women who have experienced adoption in one way or another.
Sol
Solomon Tapatsiaq Uyarasuk was a charismatic young Inuk – an amateur acrobat, musician and poet. A beautiful soul, tormented by his people’s lot, who died far too young. This film is a stirring tribute to the young man. Starting with a celebration of Sol’s life, which ended suddenly in a holding cell under suspicious circumstances, the filmmakers shift into an investigative mode, seeking to unc...
The First Indigenous Female Pornographer
The First Indigenous Female Pornographer
Duration: 13 minutesSubscription access
_The First Indigenous Female Pornographer_ centers on Audrey Little-breast, a native woman whose life and work defies categorization. During a candid interview, she unravels the mysterious settler desire and sexual appetite for “imaginary Indians” that guided her pornographic work in the 1970s and contemplates its impact on Indigenous sexuality. This mockumentary blends and bends archival foota...
The Algerian Novel
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_The Algerian Novel_ is a film devised in three chapters that offers a sensitive explanation of a nation’s complex relations with its history and the role of images in the construction of its national novel and archetypes.
Después del Silencio
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If an abuser’s power lies in the victim’s silence, speaking out is an essential weapon for the victim to break free. After the silence comes the journey toward liberation.
Clémence
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This documentary gives voice to the parents and close friends of Clémence Beaulieu-Patry, who was the victim of a femicide in 2016. Through memories and tributes, we dive into the complexity of mourning a loved one who has disappeared in violence. With great sensitivity, we accompany her loved ones as they share with us the importance of talking about her while celebrating her life.
The Andrea Doria's Last Message
The Andrea Doria's Last Message
Duration: 6 minutesSubscription access
An Italian grandmother tells the story of her immigration to North America, shaped by a last-minute decision that altered her fate. By changing her journey, she narrowly avoids a tragic voyage tied to the Andrea Doria, revealing how a single choice can shape generations.
