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  • 1997
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    Project Grizzly

    Project Grizzly

    5.80 1997 HD

    Documentary about the lifelong project of Troy Hurtubise, a man who has been obsessed with researching the Canadian grizzly bear up close, ever since...

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  • 2022
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    The Colour of Ink

    The Colour of Ink

    3.00 2022 HD

    A feature film that follows Jason Logan, who creates unique inks for some of the world’s most celebrated artists by using highly unconventional...

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  • 2017
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    Window Horses

    Window Horses

    6.65 2017 HD

    Rosie Ming, a young Canadian poet, is invited to perform at a Poetry Festival in Shiraz, Iran, but she’d rather be in Paris. She lives at home...

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  • 2004
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    Two Worlds Colliding

    Two Worlds Colliding

    7.00 2004 HD

    This documentary chronicles the story of Darrell Night, an Indigenous man who was dumped by two police officers in a barren field on the outskirts of...

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  • 1974
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    Mr. Symbol Man

    Mr. Symbol Man

    1 1974 HD

    Examines the system of symbol communication devised by Charles Bliss for use by speech handicapped and deaf individuals. Profiles the life and work...

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  • 2018
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    What Is Democracy?

    What Is Democracy?

    6.00 2018 HD

    A vast, timely, and often chilling investigation into the idea and practice of democracy, ranging from Ancient Greece and Renaissance Europe to civil...

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  • 2018
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    Freaks of Nurture

    Freaks of Nurture

    6.50 2018 HD

    Freaks of Nurture is an animated short about a neurotic mother-daughter relationship inspired by the filmmaker’s own unorthodox upbringing with...

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  • 1971
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    Mon oncle Antoine

    Mon oncle Antoine

    6.92 1971 HD

    Set in cold rural Quebec at Christmas time, we follow the coming of age of a young boy and the life of his family which owns the town's general store...

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  • 1999
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    Sam's Army

    Sam's Army

    10.00 1999 HD

    Canada was led to war by a bigoted, ignorant, self-obsessed Minister of Militia, who may well have been clinically insane, but the importance of...

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  • 1987
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    In Bed with an Elephant

    In Bed with an Elephant

    7.00 1987 HD

    This feature documentary provides a gripping retrospective of United States-Canada relationships through a study of successive presidents and prime...

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  • 1958
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    Western Brigade

    Western Brigade

    1 1958 HD

    This short dramatic film illustrates a cooperative program of fire protection that was carried out across Alberta in the late 1950s. It presents the...

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  • 2024
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    7 Beats Per Minute

    7 Beats Per Minute

    1 2024 HD

    Freediving champion Jessea Lu nearly died during a world-record attempt. She revisits the site of her near-death in this documentary, facing past...

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  • 2015
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    Debris

    Debris

    1 2015 HD

    This short film is a portrait of Tofino, BC intertidal artist Pete Clarkson as he crafts his most ambitious and personal project to date: a memorial...

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  • 2001
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    Everest from Within

    Everest from Within

    1 2001 HD

    This feature-length documentary retraces the journey of 4 Canadians who set off to climb the perilous north side of Mount Everest without the use of...

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  • 2012
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    Stories We Tell

    Stories We Tell

    7.09 2012 HD

    Canadian actress and filmmaker Sarah Polley investigates certain secrets related to her mother, interviewing a group of family members and friends...

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  • 1972
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    Beyond Kicks

    Beyond Kicks

    1 1972 HD

    In the early 1970s, a group of young volunteers, the Free Youth Clinic of Winnipeg, operated a "crisis bus" to rescue young people experiencing bad...

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  • 1986
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    The Decline of the American Empire

    The Decline of the American Empire

    6.75 1986 HD

    Four very different Montreal university teachers gather at a rambling country house to prepare a dinner. Remy (married), Claude (a homosexual),...

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  • 2024
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    WaaPaKe (Tomorrow)

    WaaPaKe (Tomorrow)

    1 2024 HD

    WaaPaKe is a story about resilience, love and transformation. Examined through an Indigenous lens, the stories of residential school...

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  • 2019
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    nîpawistamâsowin : We Will Stand Up

    nîpawistamâsowin : We Will Stand Up

    8.30 2019 HD

    On August 9, 2016, a young Cree man named Colten Boushie died from a gunshot to the back of his head after entering Gerald Stanley's rural property...

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  • 2017
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    Nadine

    Nadine

    6.00 2017 HD

    From out of nowhere, the most beautiful girl in the world sits at the table across from me at the library. Is this a stroke of good luck or bad? Her...

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