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.
On Demand
Petra Sališkar · 2016
Through satirical poems and songs from the 1950s and 60s which sound more urgent than ever, Ježek shows how you can love the humankind and be critical of society and the system.
Sherien Barsoum · 2016 · 23m
A cross-Canada cycle tour with CFL prospect Curtis Carmichael raises awareness on racism and racialized youth in the country.
Part of the Bring it Black: Films by Black Artists in Canada collection
Noncedo Khumalo · 2016 · 3m
A gorgeous animated vision of Black queer community and solace.
Part of the Bring it Black: Films by Black Artists in Canada collection
Tiffany Hsiung · 2016 · 1h44m
The personal journeys of three women who were among 200,000 to be kidnapped and forced into military sexual slavery by the Imperial Japanese Army during WWII.
Charles Officer · 2016 · 1h25m
A slow, artful and introspective look at a predominantly Black community in Toronto that is faced with forced relocation.
Jorge Thielen Armand · 2016 · 1h29m
Thielen Armand’s gorgeous film is a nuanced exploration of race and class that is remarkable for its keen sense of place and character.
Jason O'Hara · 2016 · 1h28m
Communities band together to fight forced eviction to make way for a sports stadium.
On Demand
S. Leo Chyang & Johnny Simons · 2016 · 1h15m
OUT RUN provides a unique look into the challenges LGBTQ+ people face as they transition into the mainstream and fight for dignity, legitimacy, and acceptance across the globe.
Alexander Kvatashidze · 2016 · 1h9m
An intimate & complex story of war, journalism, ethics and relationships, this award-winning film lays bare the toll of violent conflict.
Cecilia Aldarondo · 2016 · 1h12m
Cecilia Aldarondo · 2016 · 1h12m
A filmmaker uncovers the buried past of her uncle who died of AIDS and whose lover is now a Franciscan monk with his own stories of faith, love and regret.
· 2016 · 56m
A fresh & exuberant doc that reminds us of the many colours of human living as we travel the streets to meet activists involved in the 2013 Gezi Park protests.
Craig Atkinson · 2016 · 1h13m
DO NOT RESIST surfs the dystopian material and mental scapes of America at the intersection of race, policing and surveillance.
Kevin Papatie & Veronique Papatie · 2016 · 5m
An exploration of Canada's failures with regards to the respect of the ancestral rights of Indigenous communities.
Part of the First Peoples, First Screens 2 collection
Sylvia Hamilton · 2016 · 21m
Sylvia Hamilton · 2016 · 21m
The untold story of Thomas Peters, leader of the Black Loyalists in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, and his quest for freedom for Black Loyalists.
Part of the The Sylvia Hamilton Collection collection
Neal Livingston · 2016 · 1h10m
Predatory capitalism, renewable energy, and the fight against fracking, in an often humorous exploration of contemporary life in Atlantic Canada.
Rahul Jain · 2016 · 1h15m
An intensely evocative and hypnotic representation of textile factory workers in India’s Gujarat region and a deeply political message for worker's rights.
