A powerful film that sneaks up on you, combining personal reflection and experience with a wider critique of power and corruption in Lebanon.
On Demand
A short manifesto of collective resistance to police oppression in the wake of the historic 1977 raid on the Montreal gay bar Truxx.
Peter Bratt · 2017 · 1h38m
Peter Bratt · 2017 · 1h38m
Sí, se puede! Audiences will be yelling this famous chant, coined by labour & civil rights activist Dolores Huerta, after watching this riveting biography.
On Demand
Sonya Mwambu · 2017 · 3m
This experimental film unraveling layers of Black history and artistry against the racial bias of Kodak's "Shirley" skin-tone cards.
Part of the Bring it Black: Films by Black Artists in Canada collection
On Demand
Sabrina Naz Comănescu · 2017 · 12m
The politics of perseverance, revealed through the imagination of dance and performance.
Part of the Bring it Black: Films by Black Artists in Canada collection
On Demand
Keri Pickett · 2017 · 1h34m
On Demand
Keri Pickett · 2017 · 1h34m
This riveting portrait offers a window into the life and work of Winona LaDuke, a formidable economist, writer, agriculturalist, and fierce Ojibwe politico.
On Demand
Sarah Barton · 2017 · 1h25m
A fiercely defiant history of disability activism in Australia, the US & the UK bursts alive with creative energy & political will in this exhilarating doc.
Sylvia Hamilton · 2017 · 1h
Sylvia Hamilton · 2017 · 1h
This series of short vignettes takes us into the world of Carrie M. Best, showing us her legacy as a journalist, author, broadcaster and human rights activist.
Part of the The Sylvia Hamilton Collection collection
Courtney Montour · 2017 · 10m
In the 1950's, a man battles against the construction of Canada’s St. Lawrence Seaway to save his farm and the Kahnawake Mohawk community.
Adam Khalil, Zack Khalil & Jackson Polys · 2017 · 10m
Adam Khalil, Zack Khalil & Jackson Polys · 2017 · 10m
An urgent reflection on indigenous sovereignty, the undead violence of museum archives, and post-mortem justice through the case of the “Kennewick Man”.
Part of the First Peoples, First Screens 2 collection
Conor McNally · 2017 · 40m
Drawing on the tradition of oral storytelling, ôtênaw is a philosophical and creative treatment of land rights, territory, history and culture.
Rehab Nazzal · 2017 · 3m
An artistic study of the bodily movement of the Palestinian youth while protesting the Israeli military occupation forces during the 2015-2016 Uprising.
Part of the Fluid Frames from the Palestinian Diaspora collection
On Demand
b.h. Yael · 2017 · 15m
A playful animation exploring the family dynamics of a polygamous household through the eyes of an adolescent girl.
Part of the The b.h. Yael Collection collection
Imre Azem · 2017 · 52m
This urgent film follows Erdogan's ascendance to power and Turkish activists' formidable groundwork to regain freedom for the academic press and minorities.
Julia Bacha · 2017 · 1m
Chronicling the remarkable journey of activist Naila Ayesh, this inspiring doc traces the central role Palestinian women played in the First Intifada.
Reuben Atlas & Sam Pollard · 2017 · 1h24m
Reuben Atlas & Sam Pollard · 2017 · 1h24m
ACORN AND THE FIRESTORM tells the story of a scandalous Conservative sting operation on the community organizing group ACORN.
Louise BigEagle · 2017 · 6m
Louise BigEagle · 2017 · 6m
One of the last fluent Nakota speakers in Pheasant Rump First Nation is commited to revitalizing his language and culture for future generations.
Part of the First Peoples, First Screens 2 collection
