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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...
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...
A glimpse of the real Marilyn Monroe is revealed through the interviews she gave, books she wrote and the fragments she...
In this intimate portrait of renowned Haida artist Bill Reid, Alanis Obomsawin weaves together voice recordings of her...
In this intimate portrait of renowned Haida artist Bill Reid, Alanis Obomsawin weaves together voice recordings of her...
Diving into the dating game, single blind millennials are on a mission to find true love. But is dating different when...
From the Jamaican Maroons who helped to build Halifax to the free Black Californians who settled in British Columbia...
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...
Filmmaker Julia Kwan captures the subtle nuances of a culturally diverse neighbourhood - Vancouver's Chinatown.
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...
Discover the mechanics and perils of cargo shipping: a key player in the world economy whose hidden costs affect us all.
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...
Alanis Obomsawin shares a powerful 2016 speech by the Ojibwe senator and former Truth and Reconciliation Commission...
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...
Filmmaker Thea Loo takes a deeply personal look at the lingering toll of flawed immigration pathways between the...
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...
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...
A Vancouver couple decides to eat only rescued food for six months. What they find is shocking: truckloads of perfectly...
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...
Set in the traditional territory of the Tahltan First Nation, director Nettie Wild's film captures beauty and complexity...
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...
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...
Mohawk filmmaker Courtney Montour shares the powerful story of activist Mary Two-Axe Earley, who fought for more than...
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...
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...
In 1960s Toronto, an underground music scene emerged from a group of Jamaicans who brought Caribbean vibes and rhythms...
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...
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...
A gay asylum seeker from Uganda and a group from Vancouver's queer community tasked with supporting his resettlement...
Australian artist Leon Pericles is putting on an exhibition of his life's work, but with his wife and creative counsel...
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...
Journalist Afua Hirsch explores why people are uncomfortable with the true history and legacy of Britain's heroes.
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'...
Survivors of a decades-long homosexual witch hunt recount their personal stories of betrayal at the hands of the...
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 how the Oka Crisis, triggered by the planned expansion of a golf...
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...
Anishinaabe author Drew Hayden Taylor investigates how and why Indigenous identity, culture and art are being...
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 Philiippines, journalist Maria Ressa and her team fight for democracy and take a stand against President Duterte...
Coming at a time of political and social crisis, this film takes a philosophical journey that explores the very meaning...
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.
Nearing the end of a 60-year musical career, legendary folk singer and activist Joan Baez reflects on her life on and off the stage - from her lifelong emotional struggles to her civil rights work with Martin Luther King, Jr. and a heartbreaking romance with a young Bob Dylan.
In 1960s Toronto, an underground music scene emerged from a group of Jamaicans who brought Caribbean vibes and rhythms to their new home. This is the story of how they made an indelible mark on Canadian music and culture, told through the life of beloved Jamaican Canadian singer Jay Douglas.
Hogan's Alley was once the heart of Vancouver's Black community, which traces its roots to the 1850s, when James Douglas invited Black settlers from California to Vancouver Island.
Montreal's Little Burgundy neighbourhood was home to railway porters who organized the first Black trade union in North America.
Based on renowned writer and civil rights activist James Baldwin’s final unfinished manuscript, Raoul Peck’s Oscar-nominated documentary is an unflinching examination of race relations in America that connects the past of the civil rights movement to the present of #BlackLivesMatter.
Descendents of the Black Loyalists, Jamaican Maroons and Black Refugees represent Canada's largest Black population, whose story begins in Nova Scotia in the 1700s.
A photograph of his great-grandfather sends filmmaker Sherman De Jesus to New York to discover the legacy of James Van Der Zee, a Black photographer whose images captured the people of Harlem and their proud, resilient spirit. De Jesus explores how that spirit is still alive today.
Razed in the late 1960s, Hogan's Alley was once the heart of a thriving Black community in Vancouver, known for its restaurants and speakeasies. In this beautiful portrait, filmmaker Jamila Pomeroy reveals how a new generation is trying to reclaim its former glory and carve out new spaces for community in the city.
We catch up with Bruce, the boarding school boy who was filmed at age seven missing his dad. Growing up, he longed to...