A BC book spawned the Satanic Panic that spread across the world in the '80s and '90s. This is the untold story of...
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Historian David Olusoga traces the events, the people and the forces that transformed four separate nations into a...
Wolves live in habitats where humans are encroaching, including parts of Vancouver Island. This documentary explores our...
Diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy type 2 as a child, Ari Kinarthy has outlived doctors' predictions. As his health...
Vancouver director Manny Mahal realized he knew little about his tight-lipped, traditional and somewhat grumpy dad. So...
In the northern landscape of Yellowknife, a mother and child navigate the complexities of gender identity together. This...
Sarah, a Jewish lesbian mom, navigates the complexities of identity after finding out she's predisposed to breast cancer...
Dakelh filmmaker Joy Haskell explores the intricate spiritual and cultural relationship between wild salmon and...
Cowichan filmmaker Harold C. Joe explores how the cedar tree is central to the cultural life of West Coast First Nations...
A new generation of chefs are reclaiming and reinventing Indigenous cuisine. Travelling to communities in BC and Alberta...
Two doctors share their stories of displacement during the Second World War - Henry Shibata, a Japanese Canadian born in...
Chinatowns are under threat of disappearing - and along with them, the rich history of communities who fought for a...
Filmmaker Keira Loughran and Helen Lee examine the legacy of their grandmothers - women of indomitable spirit who fought...
Designer and chef Jackie Kai Ellis takes a delicious journey to small-town Chinese restaurants in BC and Alberta. She...
Dene-Kwagul photographer Ryan Dickie and conservationist/guide Wayne Sawchuk take a horseback journey through the...
Quebec filmmaker Éli Laliberté embarks on a touching journey with his son Lucas, who has Down syndrome, to explore...
Legendary folk singer and activist Joan Baez reflects on her life on and off the stage - from her lifelong emotional...
Based on renowned writer and civil rights activist James Baldwin’s final unfinished manuscript, Raoul Peck’s Oscar...
A photograph of his great-grandfather sends filmmaker Sherman De Jesus to New York to discover the legacy of James Van...
Razed in the late 1960s, Hogan's Alley was once the heart of a thriving Black community in Vancouver, known for its...
Injured servicemen and women reclaim their lives on and off the court as they battle for a chance to play on Australia's...
Established in 1992, Canada’s Live-In Caregiver Program spurred a wave of immigration from the Philippines. North...
For 40 years, Magnum photographer Larry Towell has chronicled humankind's deepest struggles. Drawing on his vast archive...
Follow patients undergoing urgently needed organ transplants in British Columbia and see first-hand the remarkable work...
With China's influence greater than ever before, this series explores its rise as an economic superpower and the...
From the Great War to the modern day, this series explores the impact of war on Australia's veterans and how profoundly...
Three teenage girls from Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, join a local surf club and fight insurmountable odds to achieve their...
Ten years after the Arab Spring uprising, journalist and former political prisoner Luna Watfe follows the trial of two...
As a new approach to mental health emerges that puts the patient first and uses medication cautiously, Myriam Anouk and...
Journalist Sathnam Sanghera examines the Amritsar massacre on April 13, 1919, when troops under British command shot and...
Stories of hope and homecoming intersect as changemakers Ecko Aleck of the Nlaka'pamux Nation (Lytton), Alfonso Salinas...
Italy has never really dealt with its fascist past. Which is why the mayor of Predappio, the hometown of Mussolini...
Filmmaker Marie Clements gives us a joyful look into the mind of Niall McNeil, an artist, playwright and performer with...
Inspired by John Valliant's award-winning book The Golden Spruce, this docudrama tells the story of an unthinkable act...
Filmmaker Rachel Perkins tells the story of Australia's First Wars - the brutal conflicts that emerged from Indigenous...
Fuelled by a drive to take the lead, Rach McBride comes out as the first non-binary professional triathlete. Can the...
A small but proud group of LGBTI+ activists in Tbilisi, Georgia, face overwhelming opposition as they attempt to hold...
Anishinaabe humorist and author Drew Hayden Taylor explores different aspects of Indigenous life, from the weird and...
On a journey to become his true authentic self, Vancouver-based fashion model Krow transitions from female to male and...
Comedian Zoe Coombs Marr wipes away the straightwashing and peers into the untold and frankly fascinating queer history...
Chronicles the love, life and legacy of Art Johnston and Pepe Pena, Chicago LGBTQ+ pioneers and owners of the iconic...
This intimate portrait explores the bonds of family as a young Siksika woman prepares for one of the most dangerous...
In this intimate portrait of renowned Haida artist Bill Reid, Alanis Obomsawin weaves together voice recordings of her...
Curators of archives across BC that represent traditionally marginalized or excluded communities - Indigenous, Queer...
When the Yugoslav Wars engulfed central Europe, an international tribunal was established to prosecute war criminals...
Latif Al Ani photographed Iraq before the wars. He travels back in search of the people and places in his pictures...
Emerging from years in isolation to an enraptured crowd, a transgender, septuagenarian musical genius finds his place in...
An exploration of the relationship between jazz trumpeter Lee Morgan and his common-law wife Helen, who was implicated...
A striking portrait of celebrated African-American art star David Hammons, whose elusive, rule-breaking practice offers...
Examines the cultural shift in North American beauty standards towards embracing Black female aesthetics and features...
This Oscar-nominated documentary follows Ranjit, a farmer in Jharkhand, India, who takes on the fight of his life when...
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...
Drop into the studios of thirteen Indigenous artists as they share personal stories, creative approaches to their art...
Photojournalist Rita Leistner explores the physical and emotional challenges experienced by a community of BC tree...
Follow the heartwarming stories of job seekers determined to show that having a physical disability or neurological...
Filmmaker Michelle Melles follows her daughter's journey from the confines of psych wards and diagnostic labels towards...
Diving into the dating game, single blind millennials are on a mission to find true love. But is dating different when...
Jaimen Hudson's breathtaking aerial whale and dolphin photos are viewed by millions online. Quadriplegic for 12 years...
A glimpse of the real Marilyn Monroe is revealed through the interviews she gave, books she wrote and the fragments she...
British Paralympian Ellie Simmonds investigates a controversial drug that could bring an end to dwarfism, while asking...
When his son's progressive hearing loss prompts comedian John Bishop to learn more about the deaf community, he sets a...
Since the dawn of civilization, people in power have played with the truth, danced with deception and altered reality to...
Olympian Spencer O'Brien was on her way to becoming the best female snowboarder in the world when rheumatoid arthritis...
Wolves live in habitats where humans are encroaching, including parts of Vancouver Island. Follow the stories of people...
Inspired by his father's childhood memories of Iran, an artist creates an installation that he hopes will lead to a...
In 1939, Velma Demerson was sentenced to one year in prison for her relationship with a Chinese man. Decades later, she...
Stories from the frontlines of climate change merge with recollections from filmmaker Jennifer Abbott's childhood on...
Malian musician Inna Modja takes us on an epic journey along Africa's Great Green Wall - an ambitious vision to grow an...
Climate change activist Melina Laboucan-Massimo travels to Indigenous communities to discover innovative clean energy...
Archaeologist/artist Kris Nahrgang and dancer/activist Sarain Carson Fox explore the revitalization of Indigenous...
Filmmaker Trish Neufeld embarks on a heart-wrenching journey of love, loss and atonement with her mother, Pat, as they...
Armed with a copy of Conrad's Heart of Darkness, a British Nigerian university student goes in search of the legacy of...
The first Black writer to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, Toni Morrison exposed the fault lines of racial prejudice...
Filmmaker Cheryl Foggo re-examines the mythology surrounding John Ware, the Black cowboy who settled in Alberta before...
A Czech-born mining engineer and his fast-talking protege are on a mission to link the United States and Russia with a...
Exiled journalist and activist Masih Alinejad, who has millions of followers on Instagram, amplifies the voices of...
Mohawk activist Mary Two-Axe Earley fought for more than two decades against gender discrimination in Canada's Indian...
With the story of three brothers at its heart, this documentary chronicles the rise of Australia's Bangarra Dance...
Kayden, Jag and Amar share their often heart-wrenching stories of awakening to and expressing their sexuality within...
This film follows the parallel journeys of a gay asylum seeker from Uganda and a group of strangers from Vancouver’s...
What defines a national identity? Is it an anthem? A flag? In the '60s and '70s, these questions were answered by an...
Cambodian refugee Ted Ngoy arrived in 1970s Los Angeles and built a multimillion-dollar donut empire that scared Dunkin'...
An archive of vintage home movies reveals the everyday experiences of a Chinese American family during the Depression...
Master carver and land defender Joe Martin reconciles his past as a logger by revitalizing the traditional ancestral...
Mohawk filmmaker Sonia Bonspille Boileau explores the profound impact of the 1990 Oka Crisis - a 78-day stand-off...
Artist Carey Newman - Ha̱yałka̱ng̱a̱me’ (Kwakwak'awakw/Coast Salish) creates a piece called the "Witness Blanket" that...
Filipino workers who have immigrated to remote Labrador struggle with the unexpected costs of living far from family and...
Indigenous, Chinese, Japanese, Punjabi, Black, and European stories are woven together to present an astute look at the...
Four siblings who were separated by Canada's "Sixties Scoop" reunite as adults and share what they know about their...
Vancouver filmmaker Baljit Sangra turns her lens on an Indo-Canadian family in small-town BC coming to terms with a...
In the early 1970s, Afghanistan was at a crossroad between modernity and tradition, Islam and communism. When the...
The largest concentration of sacred rock art in the world lies in the Burrup Peninsula in Western Australia. Waves of...
No. 5 Road in Richmond, BC, is known as the "Highway to Heaven" for hosting multiple houses of worship side by side...
Honing in on political and social crises on the eve of the first Trump presidency, this film reflects on the very idea...
A look at the issues surrounding the repatriation of Indigenous artifacts and human remains during a pending transfer...
An intimate window into the journey of a young gay musician after an attack that left him paralyzed from the waist down.
Haida filmmaker Christopher Auchter revisits a monumental event in 1969, when a visionary young artist, Robert Davidson...
In the 50 years since he carved his first totem pole and saw it raised on Haida Gwaii, Robert Davidson has come to be...
In the midst of a raucous civic election, can this ultra-liberal, hippy, pot-producing oasis deal with an encroaching...
Renowned for her extensive use of polka dots, contemporary artist Yayoi Kusama's fierce determination and creative...
Filmmaker Naomi Mark reconnects with her father over three beekeeping seasons as he passes his knowledge of bees to her...
A new generation of Inuit, armed with social media and a sense of humour and justice, are challenging anti-sealing...
Colonization and religion have shamed and erased many traditional Inuit beliefs around sexuality and family structure...
Follow paramedics and dispatchers at British Columbia's Emergency Health Services, from the highly pressurized dispatch...
High in the snowy peaks of BC, adventurers, nuns, artists and photographers feel the draw of the mountains so strongly...
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...
Director Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers (Blood Tribe, Blackfoot Confederacy / Sámi) tells the story of the Musqueam's 200-day...
Acclaimed spoken word artist Shane Koyczan prepares for his most personal poem yet as he embarks on a journey to...
Explores the role of photography in shaping the identity, aspirations and social emergence of Black Americans.
Urban design expert Mikael Colville-Andersen explores cities around the world, meeting citizens and urban activists who...
Terminal cancer patient James Pollard, a seasoned theatre producer, rallies his family and friends to turn death on its...
Director Mina Shum reopens the file on a watershed moment in Canadian race relations - the infamous Sir George Williams...
Historian David Olusoga explores Britain's history of slavery and its abolition, and the choice by the government of the...
This investigative doc reveals the environmental and economic costs of our extreme dependence on goods manufactured...
From a group of Chilean rappers who fuse their Mapuche music with modern beats to a Mi’kmaq healer using traditional...
The first class of Dalit caste students take on the ISC high school graduation exams to find a brighter future for...
Explores the breathtakingly beautiful archipelago off BC's northwest coast - home to a dedicated community uniting to...
Vancouver filmmaker Julia Kwan captures the subtle nuances of a culturally diverse neighbourhood - Vancouver's Chinatown...
At a prison in the foothills of the Colorado Rocky Mountains, hardcore criminals are taught the training methods of...
Narrated by William Shatner, this unsettling documentary recounts the design, development, production and testing of...
A Vancouver couple decides to eat only rescued food for six months. What they find is shocking: truckloads of perfectly...
Highlights the unique history of the Great Depression in Vancouver and the influx of transient men that arrived with it.
Spanning three centuries of BC history, from Indigenous economies to Operation Solidarity, this series explores the true...
Emergency Room: Life and Death at VGH follows a dedicated medical team as they face the challenges of working in British...
What does home mean to you? For each person, it's different and so personal. Knowledge Network profiles 36 British...
Follows the remarkable story of Indian activist Vinay Shetty, who is fighting to save two children who are dying from...
Over 45 years, street photographer Foncie Pulice snapped thousands of photos of people in downtown Vancouver, capturing...
Rock Hudson was one of Hollywood's most iconic stars, but behind Hudson's public image was a private life full of...
Our First Voices explores the creative efforts being made by 13 First Nations communities in BC to preserve and...
Following the Second World War, thousands of Canadian Indigenous men and women who had fought alongside non-Indigenous...
Over the past 30 years, 500 Indigenous women have gone missing or have been murdered in Canada. We go straight into the...
The Haisla people struggled to recover their traditional mortuary totem pole from a Swedish museum. In 2007, the museum...
In 1929, the Haisla people returned from a fishing trip to find a totem pole, known as the G'psgolox pole, cut at the...
Indigenous leaders are seeking justice to establish dialogue with the Canadian government. They trace the history of...
Following a historic court case filed by the Assembly of First Nations and the Child and Family Caring Society of Canada...
In support of his son, who has progressive hearing loss, comedian John Bishop delivers a signed stand-up comedy routine...
Paralyzed from the waist down, athlete Leo Sammarelli attempts to become the first person to climb Vancouver's gruelling...
The injustice of the Japanese internment is explored through the story of Kyuichi Nomoto, one of the first Japanese...
Alanis Obomsawin shares a powerful 2016 speech by the Ojibwe senator and former Truth and Reconciliation Commission...
How the life of Jordan River Anderson initiated a battle for the right of First Nations children to receive the same...
Drew explores the relationship between Indigenous Peoples and the sacred elements of water and fire. He visits the ocean, the forest and the rushing water of Niagara Falls.
In the wake of an inquest into the deaths of seven First Nations high school students in Thunder Bay, Anishinaabe journalist Tanya Talaga examines what, if anything, has changed since they died.
Drew travels to Canada’s largest urban woodlot to meet with Indigenous carver “Sawmill Sid.” Later, he visits an Inuk artist and sculptor who casts their own bronze.
In 1959, the Inuit of the northern Labrador community of Hebron were forced to leave their land and their lives behind. Holly Andersen explores what makes a place a home as she learns more about her community's connection to the displaced Inuit.
This is the story of Evelyn Campbell, a trailblazer for an Inuit-led educational system in the small community of Rigolet, Labrador. Part oral history and part visual poem, it's directed by her granddaughter Heather Campbell.
When unexpected events pull director Larry Weinstein into his documentary about Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, his film about war, hope and music’s relevance to our society becomes a deeply personal exploration.
Drew meets with two aspiring Indigenous filmmakers and photographers. Later, he tries his hand at acting in a new film by Roger Boyer.
In 1967, Charlie Bittern was forced to run 80 km through a blizzard by the principal of the Birtle Indian Residential School in Manitoba. 55 years later, he's embarking on the same journey with his family at his side.
Drew heads to Peigan Nation in southern Alberta to meet with two Indigenous stuntmen. Later, he hits a pro-wrestling ring and trains with an undefeated Muay Thai champion.