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.
Alethea Arnaquq-Baril · 2016 · 1h25m
Director Alethea Arnaquq-Baril joins fellow Inuit activists to challenge anti-sealing NGOs while correcting misrepresentations of sealing and Inuit culture.
Kirsten Johnson · 2016 · 1h42m
Kirsten Johnson has lensed politically provocative documentaries for 25 years. In this unforgettable film, she shares the moments that made their deepest marks.
Multiple Directors · 2016 · 52m
Six women directors follow female journalists who courageously and tirelessly work in their field despite a myriad of threats and challenges.
Santiago Bertolino · 2016 · 1h38m
Santiago Bertolino · 2016 · 1h38m
From Egypt to Turkey to Irak, passing through Israel and Palestine, this documentary captures the ups and downs of a new and unconventional kind of journalism.
Jonathan Grégoire · 2016 · 4m
A poetic reflection on the past and present of Innu-Assit.
Part of the First Peoples, First Screens 2 collection
Kathleen Foster · 2016 · 53m
PROFILED bears witness to the everyday racist violence experienced by PoC communities in the U.S. & gives us a window into one of the burning issues of our time.
On Demand
Joanna Sokolowski & Kate Trumbull-LaValle · 2016 · 1h12m
On Demand
Joanna Sokolowski & Kate Trumbull-LaValle · 2016 · 1h12m
A radical bicycle brigade of womxn of colour ride the streets of their neighbourhoods to fight patriarchy and organize alternative social structures.
Amanda Strong · 2016 · 13m
An animated short that explores the reclamation of language and Nationhood and peels back the layers of Canada's colonial history.
Part of the First Peoples, First Screens 2 collection
On Demand
Angélique Kourounis · 2016 · 1h30m
Fearless and ferocious filmmaking at its finest, GOLDEN DAWN bravely reveals the inner-workings of the modern day fascist movement in Greece.
Ameesha Joshi & Anna Sarkissian · 2016 · 1h31m
Three Indian women resist traditional gender roles to become world champion boxers and fight for recognition and dignity in their communities.
Roxann Whitebean & Brittany Leborgne · 2016 · 15m
Roxann Whitebean & Brittany Leborgne · 2016 · 15m
When diagnosed with breast cancer, a Mohawk mother struggles with the decision to undergo chemotherapy and risk losing her hair—a marker of identity and strength.
Mohamed Jabaly · 2016 · 1h20m
A perilous journey through Gaza with an ambulance crew attending to injured Palestinians while barely escaping death themselves.
Zaradasht Ahmed · 2016 · 1h26m
A visceral account of war-torn Iraq, told by Iraqi nurse Nori Sharif, who excels in his efforts to capture the tragedy and perseverance around him.
Pau Faus · 2016 · 1h26m
ADA FOR MAYOR follows Ada Colau on her frenetic one-year journey from activism to institutional politics.
Kami Chisholm · 2016 · 1h10m
Kami Chisholm · 2016 · 1h10m
Activists and artists resist assimilation, challenge the corporatization of LGBT politics, and fight the ongoing oppression of queer and trans people.
On Demand
Min Sook Lee · 2016 · 1h28m
A powerful documentary that exposes the under-told story of migrant agricultural workers struggling against Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program.
Part of the Nations and Migrations & FemDoc: Women & Documentary collections
