In this short documentary, a Musqueam elder rediscovers his Native language and traditions in the city of Vancouver, in the vicinity of which the Musqueam people have lived for thousands of years. Writing the Land captures the ever-changing nature of a modern city - the glass and steel towers cut against the sky, grass, trees and a sudden flash of birds in flight and the enduring power of language to shape perception and create memory.

Western culture treats mental disorders primarily through biomedical psychiatry, but filmmakers Phil...

In 150 years, twice marked by total destruction —a terrible earthquake in 1923 and incendiary bombin...

Every winter for decades, the Northwest Territories, in the Canadian Far North, changes its face. Wh...

Israeli-born director Tamara Erde visits six independently-run Israeli and Palestinian schools to in...

A documentary recounting the kidnappings of British Trade Commissioner James Cross and Quebec Vice-P...
Captures the highlights of the weekend in July of 2000 when 80 of the world's tall ships arrived in ...

The last two surviving members of the Piripkura people, a nomadic tribe in the Mato Grosso region of...

The world's largest island has been part of Denmark since 1721, but a significant majority of the 56...

This feature documentary retraces the century of haggling by successive federal and provincial gover...

In 2007 the legendary American duo White Stripes toured Canada. Besides playing the usual venues the...

One of the earliest Cirque du Soleil releases, filmed during a tour of the troupe's native Canada in...

After the 1999 premiere of the first Matrix movie, it became a pop culture phenomenon. A special doc...

In this searing documentary, Indigenous people share heartbreaking stories that reveal the injustice...

As a sea nomad, Hook grew up with the ocean as his universe. Now he must make a courageous voyage to...
A jetliner spans the miles, sheering through clouds to open sky and scenic vistas of the provinces b...

After losing part of her memory in an accident, Leila, a young French woman of Iraqi origin, reconst...
A documentary on the massacre of Planas in the Colombian east plains in 1970. An Indigenous communit...

Sean and Adrian, a Two-Spirit couple, are determined to rewrite the rules of Native American culture...

A young and ambitious team of chefs face the life-changing challenges of competing in the world's mo...