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
Nishtha Jain · 2012 · 1h36m
The true story of Sampat Pal and the legendary Gulabi Gang who fight gender violence in India with great ferocity.
Luc Renaud & Martin Bureau · 2012 · 1h21m
Travelling and being a tourist: two ways to consider the geopolitical dynamics of our travels.
Part of the The Commons collection
On Demand
Antoine Bourges · 2012 · 43m
A quiet portrait of the rituals around receiving methadone for opioid dependence in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.
Part of the ArtDox collection
On Demand
Velcrow Ripper · 2012 · 1h35m
A journey deep inside the global revolution of the heart that is erupting around the planet.
Part of the Divine Interventions: Documentary, Spirituality and Social Justice collection
Amie Williams · 2012 · 1m
Inspiring and rabble-rousing, this doc about the precursor to Occupy beautifully captures a moment and movement of democracy from the ground up.
On Demand
Myriam Fougère · 2012 · 1h3m
Chronicles the lesbian activists in Canada and the United States who created women-only communities starting in the 1970s. Includes archival footage, interviews, and photographs.
Marielle Nitoslawska · 2012 · 1h40m
A portrait of painter, filmmaker, poet and performance artist Carolee Schneemann who challenges assumptions of feminism, gender, sexuality, and identity
Part of the ArtDox collection
On Demand
Kelly Anderson & Allison Lirish Dean · 2012 · 1h16m
A look at the economic and political forces that push residents out of working class neighbourhoods in Brooklyn to make room for luxury condos.
Kelvin Redvers · 2012 · 7m
Two worlds collide in an unnerving musical number exploring the dark side of justice and the power of authority.
Part of the First Peoples, First Screens 1 collection
On Demand
Jean-Philippe Tremblay · 2012 · 1h33m
A scathing critique of a mainstream media industry that is beholden to corporate sponsorship and ultimately threatens the very foundations of democracy.
Magnus Isacsson · 2012 · 1h30m
Drugs, delinquency, dysfunctional families, abandonment, poverty: “real life” is tough for young people in Montréal-Nord.
Part of the The Commons collection
Mathieu Roy · 2011 · 1h23m
A cinematic contemplation on our evolution from cave-dwellers to space explorers.
Part of the The Commons collection
Rozenn Potin · 2011 · 50m
A doc that profiles five young activist feminists in Montreal
Part of the FemDoc: Women & Documentary collection
Mia Donovan · 2011 · 1h21m
An empathetic & personal film about a resilient woman who emerges from the adult entertainment industry after contracting HIV.
Part of the FemDoc: Women & Documentary collection
Omar Majeed & Ryan Mullins · 2011 · 1h8m
A doc about a Concordia theatre troupe that overcomes all obstacles to put on a play for the public
On Demand
Emily James · 2011 · 1h30m
A fun and feisty look at UK climate change activists who use direct action tactics between cups of tea.
