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OCD: The War Inside
- This feature documentary explores the daily lives of individuals living with Obsessive ...
- 2001,
- 70 min 40 s
Women on Patrol
- This feature documentary follows Canadian police constables Martine LeRoyer of Montreal and ...
- by Barry Lank,
- 2004,
- 54 min
Black Sugar
- This feature documentary offers a shocking look at the living and working ...
- by Michel Régnier,
- 1988,
- 57 min 50 s
Bearing Witness: Luke Melchior
- This feature documentary is a portrait of Luke Melchior who, at 26 ...
- by Dan Curtis,
- 2003,
- 51 min 10 s
A Child Unlike Any Other
- In this short documentary about autism, director Anna Barczewska examines the complex ...
- by Anna Barczewska,
- 2005,
- 11 min 20 s
Toward Intimacy
- Women with disabilities are working towards full participation in all areas of ...
- by Debbie McGee,
- 1992,
- 61 min 46 s
Exiles in Lotusland
- This feature documentary tells the story of 2 teens who head out ...
- 2005,
- 70 min 49 s
View from the Summit
- This feature documentary takes us back to April 20, 2001, as Quebec ...
- 2002,
- 75 min 15 s
Carts of Darkness
- Murray Siple's feature-length documentary follows a group of homeless men who ...
- by Murray Siple,
- 2008,
- 59 min 34 s
Finding Dawn
- Acclaimed Métis filmmaker Christine Welsh presents a compelling documentary that puts a ...
- by Christine Welsh,
- 2006,
- 73 min 29 s
Worst Case Scenario
- This documentary looks at the risks of a proposed sour gas well ...
- by Glynis Whiting,
- 2001,
- 43 min 54 s
Discordia
- On September 9, 2002, a scheduled appearance by former Israeli prime minister ...
- by Ben Addelman & Samir Mallal,
- 2004,
- 68 min 40 s
My Son Shall Be Armenian
- Exploring the question of Armenian identity, My Son Shall Be Armenian follows ...
- by Hagop Goudsouzian,
- 2004,
- 80 min 43 s
Sharia in Canada, part 2: The Pitfalls of Diversity
- Sharia in Canada is a 2-part documentary series that delves into the ...
- by Dominique Cardona,
- 2005,
- 44 min 3 s
Sharia in Canada, part 1: Something to Fear?
- Sharia in Canada is a 2-part documentary series that delves into the ...
- by Dominique Cardona,
- 2005,
- 44 min 3 s
Me and the Mosque
- Using original animation, archival footage and personal interviews, this full-length documentary portrays ...
- by Zarqa Nawaz,
- 2005,
- 52 min 45 s
Flipping the World - Drugs Through a Blue Lens
- Inspired by the hit documentary Through a Blue Lens, Flipping the World ...
- by Moira Simpson,
- 2000,
- 30 min
Doctors Without Residency
- This short documentary highlights how discrimination prevents foreign-trained doctors from practising in ...
- by Tetchena Bellange,
- 2010,
- 9 min 57 s
Jaded
- This sharp and funny mockumentary uses role reversal to illustrate the realities ...
- by Cal Garingan,
- 2010,
- 14 min 46 s
The Colour of Beauty
- Renee Thompson is trying to make it as a top fashion model ...
- by Elizabeth St. Philip,
- 2010,
- 16 min 50 s
The Strangest Dream
- This is the story of Joseph Rotblat, the only nuclear scientist to ...
- by Eric Bednarski,
- 2008,
- 89 min 28 s
Kanehsatake 270 Years of Resistance
- On a July day in 1990, a confrontation propelled Native issues in ...
- by Alanis Obomsawin,
- 1993,
- 119 min 15 s
Who's Counting? Marilyn Waring on Sex, Lies and Global Economics
- In this feature-length documentary, Marilyn Waring demystifies the language of economics by ...
- by Terre Nash,
- 1995,
- 94 min 3 s
If You Love This Planet
- This Oscar®-winning short film is comprised of a lecture given to ...
- by Terre Nash,
- 1982,
- 25 min 50 s
Hofmann's Potion
- This documentary offers a compassionate, open-minded look at LSD and how it ...
- by Connie Littlefield,
- 2002,
- 56 min 35 s
10-7 for Life
- 10–7 for Life is a funny, raw and occasionally violent chronicle ...
- by Cynthia Banks,
- 1995,
- 56 min 52 s
Through a Blue Lens
- Constable Al Arsenault, along with six other policemen, document the people on ...
- by Veronica Alice Mannix,
- 1999,
- 52 min 13 s
RiP! A Remix Manifesto
- Join filmmaker Brett Gaylor and mashup artist Girl Talk as they explore ...
- by Brett Gaylor,
- 2008,
- 86 min 24 s
The Weight of the World
- This fascinating documentary looks at obesity. Stockholm’s Dr. Stephan Rossner, an ...
- by Glynis Whiting,
- 2003,
- 51 min 10 s
Sexy Inc. Our Children Under Influence
- Sophie Bissonnette's documentary analyzes the hypersexualization of our environment and its ...
- by Sophie Bissonnette,
- 2007,
- 35 min 27 s
Shredded
- This short film follows a group of teenage boys eager to emulate ...
- by Richard Gaudio & Douglas C. Taplin,
- 2005,
- 22 min
Crapshoot: The Gamble with Our Wastes
- A hazardous mix of waste is flushed into the sewer every day ...
- by Jeff McKay,
- 2003,
- 52 min 43 s
