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When the Yugoslav Wars engulfed central Europe, an international tribunal was established to prosecute war criminals...
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...
Amy Tan’s first novel, The Joy Luck Club, established her as a leading literary voice. Using home movies, photographs...
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...
This intimate portrait chronicles the personal and professional triumphs and tragedies of visionary Vancouver-based...
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...
Sickened by toxic hair products, stylist Mona Leung travels from Vancouver to California and Nepal on a quest to find a...
Chinatowns are under threat of disappearing - and along with them, the rich history of communities who fought for a...
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...
One of the world's most beautiful women, Hedy Lamarr, starred in Hollywood movies during the day, but she moonlighted as...
This film follows Basquiat's life pre-fame and explores how New York City, the times, the people and the movements...
Indigenous, Chinese, Japanese, Punjabi, Black, and European stories are woven together to present an astute look at the...
From Los Angeles to Vancouver, this documentary showcases the pioneers of West Coast Modernist Architecture and the...
The largest concentration of sacred rock art in the world lies in the Burrup Peninsula in Western Australia. Waves of...
Filmmaker Stuart Gillies goes on a journey of discovery through British Columbia to learn what we can do as individuals...
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...
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...
Vancouver filmmaker Julia Kwan captures the subtle nuances of a culturally diverse neighbourhood - Vancouver's Chinatown...
Wildlife cinematographer Phil Timpany, who has spent much of his life studying and filming grizzlies, is on a mission to...
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...
A mysterious nanny, who secretly took over 100,000 photographs that were hidden in storage lockers and discovered...
With the story of three brothers at its heart, this documentary chronicles the rise of Australia's Bangarra Dance...
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...
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...
This is the definitive exploration of Leonard Cohen as seen through the prism of his internationally renowned song...
This poetic documentary tells the parallel stories of two First Nations men who returned home, and the ancient song that...
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...
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...
Jimmy Carter's lifelong passion for music and friendships with the likes of Bob Dylan, the Allman Brothers and Willie...
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...
Filmmaker Cheryl Foggo re-examines the mythology surrounding John Ware, the Black cowboy who settled in Alberta before...
One of music's most notorious rebels, Johnny Cash, is celebrated through his greatest songs and the perspectives of...
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...
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...
Leslie Caron is one of the last witnesses to the Golden Age of American cinema. Discover the secrets of her work and...
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...
A small but proud group of LGBTI+ activists in Tbilisi, Georgia, face overwhelming opposition as they attempt to hold...
Actress Mary Pickford soared to fame in the early days of silent film. But when talking pictures made their appearance...
Mohawk filmmaker Courtney Montour shares the powerful story of activist Mary Two-Axe Earley, who fought for more than...
The story of the rise, fall and redemption of Canadian track and field star Harry Jerome.
Haida filmmaker Christopher Auchter revisits a monumental event in 1969, when a visionary young artist, Robert Davidson...
In interviews filmed after his fatal diagnosis, neurologist and author Oliver Sacks shares intimate details of his...
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...
As Peggy Guggenheim moved through the cultural upheaval of the 20th century, she collected modern art as well as the...
Artist Carey Newman - Ha̱yałka̱ng̱a̱me’ (Kwakwak'awakw/Coast Salish) creates a piece called the "Witness Blanket" that...
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...
Cree filmmaker Neil Diamond takes an entertaining and insightful look at the "Hollywood Indian," exploring the portrayal...
Many artists and musical forms played a role in the creation of rock, but Native American influence is an integral part...
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...
Knowledge Original series follows the heroic members of Canada's busiest volunteer search and rescue team as they help...
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...
Two gritty teams of hobbyist cavers attempt to break records for the longest and deepest caves in Canada.
Paralyzed from the waist down, athlete Leo Sammarelli attempts to become the first person to climb Vancouver's gruelling...
Some 70 years after the Japanese Army forced them into sexual slavery during WWII, three former "comfort women" share...
A biography of the brazen and controversial industrialist Charles Bedaux, who undertook an outlandish trek over 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'...
Acclaimed filmmaker Werner Herzog pays homage to Katia and Maurice Krafft, legendary French volcanologists and...
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...
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...
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...
Follow patients undergoing urgently needed organ transplants in British Columbia and see first-hand the remarkable work...
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...
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...
At a prison in the foothills of the Colorado Rocky Mountains, hardcore criminals are taught the training methods of...
Some 70 years after the Japanese Army forced them into sexual slavery during WWII, three former "comfort women" share their stories in the hopes that their horrific past will never be repeated.
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.
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.