Cowichan filmmaker Harold C. Joe explores how the cedar tree is central to the cultural life of West Coast First Nations...
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When the Yugoslav Wars engulfed central Europe, an international tribunal was established to prosecute war criminals...
In the early 1970s, Afghanistan was at a crossroad between modernity and tradition, Islam and communism. When the...
Armed with a copy of Joseph Conrad's classic novel Heart of Darkness, a British-Nigerian university student goes in...
This intimate portrait explores the bonds of family as a young Siksika woman prepares for one of the most dangerous...
A new generation of Inuit, armed with social media and a sense of humour and justice, are challenging anti-sealing...
Chronicles the love, life and legacy of Art Johnston and Pepe Pena, Chicago LGBTQ+ pioneers and owners of the iconic...
From the Great War to the modern day, this series explores the impact of war on Australia's veterans and how profoundly...
The first class of Dalit caste students take on the ISC high school graduation exams to find a brighter future for...
Three teenage girls from Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, join a local surf club and fight insurmountable odds to achieve their...
Exiled journalist and activist Masih Alinejad, who has millions of followers on Instagram, amplifies the voices of...
Vancouver filmmaker Baljit Sangra turns her lens on an Indo-Canadian family in small-town BC coming to terms with a...
A glimpse of the real Marilyn Monroe is revealed through the interviews she gave, books she wrote and the fragments she...
Chinatowns are under threat of disappearing - and along with them, the rich history of communities who fought for a...
In this intimate portrait of renowned Haida artist Bill Reid, Alanis Obomsawin weaves together voice recordings of her...
Four siblings who were separated by Canada's "Sixties Scoop" reunite as adults and share what they know about their...
Diving into the dating game, single blind millennials are on a mission to find true love. But is dating different when...
Follows the remarkable story of Indian activist Vinay Shetty, who is fighting to save two children who are dying from...
Indigenous, Chinese, Japanese, Punjabi, Black, and European stories are woven together to present an astute look at the...
Highlights the unique history of the Great Depression in Vancouver and the influx of transient men that arrived with it.
The largest concentration of sacred rock art in the world lies in the Burrup Peninsula in Western Australia. Waves of...
Filmmaker Trish Neufeld embarks on a heart-wrenching journey of love, loss and atonement with her mother, Pat, as they...
What defines a national identity? Is it an anthem? A flag? In the '60s and '70s, these questions were answered by an...
Filmmaker Michelle Melles follows her daughter's journey from the confines of psych wards and diagnostic labels towards...
Master carver and land defender Joe Martin reconciles his past as a logger by revitalizing the traditional ancestral...
Framed around the pending transfer from the Royal BC Museum back to their rightful Indigenous community, we are taken...
An entrepreneur's obsessive dream of developing an island on Okanagan Lake into a Middle Eastern-themed amusement park...
British Paralympian Ellie Simmonds investigates a controversial drug that could bring an end to dwarfism, while asking...
Kayden, Jag and Amar share their often heart-wrenching stories of awakening to and expressing their sexuality within...
Emergency Room: Life and Death at VGH follows a dedicated medical team as they face the challenges of working in British...
Follow the heartwarming stories of job seekers determined to show that having a physical disability or neurological...
Vancouver filmmaker Julia Kwan captures the subtle nuances of a culturally diverse neighbourhood - Vancouver's Chinatown...
Filmmaker Keira Loughran and Helen Lee examine the legacy of their grandmothers - women of indomitable spirit who fought...
Injured servicemen and women reclaim their lives on and off the court as they battle for a chance to play on Australia's...
Inspired by his father's childhood memories of Iran, an artist creates an installation that he hopes will lead to a...
With the story of three brothers at its heart, this documentary chronicles the rise of Australia's Bangarra Dance...
Filmmaker Rachel Perkins tells the story of Australia's First Wars - the brutal conflicts that emerged from Indigenous...
Using the street photography of Foncie Pulice, this documentary traces a timeline through the heart of Vancouver...
Terminal cancer patient James Pollard, a seasoned theatre producer, rallies his family and friends to turn death on its...
Photojournalist Rita Leistner explores the physical and emotional challenges experienced by a community of BC tree...
This investigative doc reveals the environmental and economic costs of our extreme dependence on goods manufactured...
Explore the work of seven accomplished Indigenous architects, including world-renowned Anishinaabe architect Douglas...
Archaeologist/artist Kris Nahrgang and dancer/activist Sarain Carson Fox explore the revitalization of Indigenous...
Anishinaabe humorist and author Drew Hayden Taylor explores how Indigenous people and communities are shaping...
This docudrama tells the story of an unthinkable act: logger-turned-environmentalist Grant Hadwin's destruction of Kiidk...
Explores the breathtakingly beautiful archipelago off BC's northwest coast - home to a dedicated community uniting to...
In the 50 years since he carved his first totem pole and saw it raised on Haida Gwaii, Robert Davidson has come to be...
No. 5 Road in Richmond, BC, is known as the "Highway to Heaven" for hosting multiple houses of worship side by side...
Alanis Obomsawin shares a powerful 2016 speech by the Ojibwe senator and former Truth and Reconciliation Commission...
Designer and chef Jackie Kai Ellis takes a delicious journey to small-town Chinese restaurants in BC and Alberta. She...
Filmmaker Naomi Mark reconnects with her father over three beekeeping seasons as he passes his knowledge of bees to her...
Based on renowned writer and civil rights activist James Baldwin’s final unfinished manuscript, Raoul Peck’s Oscar...
An exploration of the relationship between jazz trumpeter Lee Morgan and his common-law wife Helen, who was implicated...
Dene-Kwagul photographer Ryan Dickie and conservationist/guide Wayne Sawchuk take a horseback journey through the...
Established in 1992, Canada’s Live-In Caregiver Program spurred a wave of immigration from the Philippines. North...
In 1939, Velma Demerson was sentenced to one year in prison for her relationship with a Chinese man. Decades later, she...
Jaimen Hudson's breathtaking aerial whale and dolphin photos are viewed by millions online. Quadriplegic for 12 years...
Nearing the end of a 60-year musical career, legendary folk singer and activist Joan Baez reflects on her life on and...
When his son's progressive hearing loss prompts comedian John Bishop to learn more about the deaf community, he sets a...
In support of his son, who has progressive hearing loss, comedian John Bishop delivers a signed stand-up comedy routine...
Filmmaker Cheryl Foggo re-examines the mythology surrounding John Ware, the Black cowboy who settled in Alberta before...
How the life of Jordan River Anderson initiated a battle for the right of First Nations children to receive the same...
A Vancouver couple decides to eat only rescued food for six months. What they find is shocking: truckloads of perfectly...
Trevor Solway explores the life and lessons of his grandfather, a lifelong rancher whose strong work ethic and quiet...
Emerging from years in isolation to an enraptured crowd, a transgender, septuagenarian musical genius finds his place in...
In the early days of the AIDS epidemic, Gaetan Dugas, an openly gay French-Canadian flight attendant, was vilified after...
Filmmaker Elle-Maija Tailfeathers explores the impacts of substance use on her community, the Kainai First Nation, and...
From a group of Chilean rappers who fuse their Mapuche music with modern beats to a Mi’kmaq healer using traditional...
On a journey to become his true authentic self, Vancouver-based fashion model Krow transitions from female to male and...
Renowned for her extensive use of polka dots, contemporary artist Yayoi Kusama's fierce determination and creative...
Two doctors share their stories of displacement during the Second World War - Henry Shibata, a Japanese Canadian born in...
Filmmaker Marie Clements gives us a joyful look into the mind of Niall McNeil, an artist, playwright and performer with...
Filmed over a full year at the HOpe Centre in North Vancouver, follow patients and health care providers as they work...
Métis/Dene filmmaker Marie Clements navigates the cultural complexities stemming from American photographer Edward...
Quebec filmmaker Éli Laliberté embarks on a touching journey with his son Lucas, who has Down syndrome, to explore...
Mohawk filmmaker Courtney Montour shares the powerful story of activist Mary Two-Axe Earley, who fought for more than...
Director Mina Shum reopens the file on a watershed moment in Canadian race relations - the infamous Sir George Williams...
The injustice of the Japanese internment is explored through the story of Kyuichi Nomoto, one of the first Japanese...
Haida filmmaker Christopher Auchter revisits a monumental event in 1969, when a visionary young artist, Robert Davidson...
In the midst of a raucous civic election, can this ultra-liberal, hippy, pot-producing oasis deal with an encroaching...
Celebrates thirteen BC First Nations languages and a drive to preserve them for future generations. Directed by Lisa...
Follow paramedics and dispatchers at British Columbia's Emergency Health Services, from the highly pressurized dispatch...
Wolves live in habitats where humans are encroaching, including parts of Vancouver Island. Follow the stories of people...
Drop into the studios of thirteen Indigenous artists as they share personal stories, creative approaches to their art...
Artist Carey Newman - Ha̱yałka̱ng̱a̱me’ (Kwakwak'awakw/Coast Salish) creates a piece called the "Witness Blanket" that...
Climate change activist Melina Laboucan-Massimo travels to Indigenous communities to discover innovative clean energy...
Olympian Spencer O'Brien was on her way to becoming the best female snowboarder in the world when rheumatoid arthritis...
Fuelled by a drive to take the lead, Rach McBride comes out as the first non-binary professional triathlete. Can the...
Comedian Zoe Coombs Marr wipes away the straightwashing and peers into the untold and frankly fascinating queer history...
An archive of vintage home movies reveals the everyday experiences of a Chinese American family during the Depression...
A new generation of chefs are reclaiming and reinventing Indigenous cuisine. Travelling to communities in BC and Alberta...
Rock Hudson was one of Hollywood's most iconic stars, but behind Hudson's public image was a private life full of...
Stories of hope and homecoming intersect as changemakers Ecko Aleck of the Nlaka'pamux Nation (Lytton), Alfonso Salinas...
As a new approach to mental health emerges that puts the patient first and uses medication cautiously, Myriam Anouk and...
Acclaimed spoken word artist Shane Koyczan prepares for his most personal poem yet as he embarks on a journey to...
This film follows the parallel journeys of a gay asylum seeker from Uganda and a group of strangers from Vancouver’s...
When police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in New York's Greenwich Village, on June 28, 1969, it sparked days of...
Examines the cultural shift in North American beauty standards towards embracing Black female aesthetics and features...
What does home mean to you? For each person, it's different and so personal. Knowledge Network profiles 36 British...
Paralyzed from the waist down, athlete Leo Sammarelli attempts to become the first person to climb Vancouver's gruelling...
With China's influence greater than ever before, this series explores its rise as an economic superpower and the...
Director Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers (Blood Tribe, Blackfoot Confederacy / Sámi) tells the story of the Musqueam's 200-day...
Cambodian refugee Ted Ngoy arrived in 1970s Los Angeles and built a multimillion-dollar donut empire that scared Dunkin'...
Malian musician/activist Inna Modja takes us on an epic journey along Africa's Great Green Wall - an ambitious vision to...
Ten years after the Arab Spring uprising, journalist and former political prisoner Luna Watfe follows the trial of two...
Urban design expert Mikael Colville-Andersen explores cities around the world, meeting citizens and urban activists who...
Stories from the frontlines of climate change merge with recollections from filmmaker Jennifer Abbott's childhood on...
For 40 years, Magnum photographer Larry Towell has chronicled humankind's deepest struggles. Drawing on his vast archive...
Journalist Sathnam Sanghera examines the Amritsar massacre on April 13, 1919, when troops under British command shot and...
The mayor of Predappio, the hometown of Mussolini, embarks on his most ambitious project yet - to create Italy's first...
A striking portrait of celebrated African-American art star David Hammons, whose elusive, rule-breaking practice offers...
Mohawk filmmaker Sonia Bonspille Boileau explores the profound impact of the 1990 Oka Crisis - a 78-day stand-off...
Filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin exposes the housing crisis and poor living conditions faced by 1,700 Cree in northern Ontario...
A photograph of his great-grandfather sends filmmaker Sherman De Jesus to New York to discover the legacy of James Van...
With humour and nuanced insight, Anishinaabe author Drew Hayden Taylor investigates how and why Indigenous identity...
Dakelh filmmaker Joy Haskell explores the intricate spiritual and cultural relationship between wild salmon and...
A Czech-born mining engineer and his fast-talking protege are on a mission to link the United States and Russia with a...
High in the snowy peaks of BC, adventurers, nuns, artists and photographers feel the draw of the mountains so strongly...
This Oscar-nominated documentary follows Ranjit, a farmer in Jharkhand, India, who takes on the fight of his life when...
The first Black writer to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, Toni Morrison exposed the fault lines of racial prejudice...
Follow patients undergoing urgently needed organ transplants in British Columbia and see first-hand the remarkable work...
Indigenous leaders are seeking justice to establish dialogue with the Canadian government. They trace the history of...
Narrated by William Shatner, this unsettling documentary recounts the design, development, production and testing of...
Colonization and religion have shamed and erased many traditional Inuit beliefs around sexuality and family structure...
Curators of community archives across British Columbia are working to create a more inclusive history, bringing to light...
Razed in the late 1960s, Hogan's Alley was once the heart of a thriving Black community in Vancouver, known for its...
Following a historic court case filed by the Assembly of First Nations and the Child and Family Caring Society of Canada...
In the Filipina journalist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa and her team fight for democracy against right-wing...
Honing in on political and social crises on the eve of the first Trump presidency, this film reflects on the very idea...
Who controls the resources we need to survive? This impeccably researched series travels around the world to examine the...
At a prison in the foothills of the Colorado Rocky Mountains, hardcore criminals are taught the training methods of...
This three-part series shares the stories of workers, industries and events spanning three centuries of BC history.
In the aftermath of the massive 2016 wildfire, chef Cezin Nottaway finds a deep connection between food and healing, combining her signature bush cooking style with a traditional beaver tail recipe.
Director Mina Shum reopens the file on a watershed moment in Canadian race relations - the infamous Sir George Williams riot.
Chef Shane Chartrand is at the iconic North Pacific Cannery, where he cooks a seal meat stew, gets a hand-poked tattoo and prepares a salmon tasting menu.
Chef Rich Francis cooks moose nose ragu and moose leg salad for the youth of Maskwacis, who are re-writing their future following an epidemic of suicides and gun violence.
Dakelh filmmaker Joy Haskell explores the intricate spiritual and cultural relationship between wild salmon and Indigenous people on a breathtaking journey from BC's West Coast through the Chilcotin to Stuart Lake (Nak'albun).
When police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in New York's Greenwich Village, on June 28, 1969, it sparked days of riots and launched the gay rights movement in the United States.
Cowichan filmmaker Harold C. Joe explores how the cedar tree is central to the cultural life of West Coast First Nations and how Elders, artists and practitioners are sharing their knowledge to revitalize culture.
Coming to grips with his inner demons, chef Rich Francis travels to Osoyoos to cook with an ingredient he's never used before - cougar.
This intimate portrait explores the bonds of family as a young Siksika woman prepares for one of the most dangerous horse races in the world - the Indian Relay.
Explore the work of seven accomplished Indigenous architects, including world-renowned Anishinaabe architect Douglas Cardinal, who are creating extraordinary sustainable structures across North America.
Trevor Solway explores the life and lessons of his grandfather, a lifelong rancher whose strong work ethic and quiet determination helped shape Trevor's identity as a Blackfoot man.
From Earth to Sky
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Explore the work of seven accomplished Indigenous architects, including world-renowned Anishinaabe architect Douglas...