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.

Historical heritage documentary about the disease that, 100 years ago, occurred during and after the...

This documentary accompanies the journey of artists who exalt and celebrate ancestry and the orishas...

The challenges of the present, expectations for the future, and the dreams of those who experience t...

Hot Docs will commemorate Canada's 150th anniversary of Confederation with the commissioning of In t...

Michel Thomas is one of the most brilliant language teachers in the world. His usual clients are mov...

Three college students start a social experiment to prove that reality changes according to the word...

Every year, around 3000 Indigenous students receive scholarships to attend some of Australia’s most ...

The Mentuwajê Guardians of Culture (a group of young Krahô filmmakers) invite the Beture Collective ...
The purpose of Rise Above the Mark, narrated by Peter Coyote, is to educate the general public about...

Two thousand Canadians suffered the longest incarceration anywhere in the Second World War, a bitter...

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...

The filmed account of a large Canadian rock festival train tour boasting major acts. In the summer ...

A documentary about a teacher who sends a group of pupils out of the classroom when one of them does...

It is estimated that 40% of the world’s population lack the opportunity to be educated in their own ...

A hard-hitting documentary that tackles head-on a controversial but increasingly alarming subject: y...

Legendary Canadian documentarian Alanis Obomsawin digs into the tangled history of Treaty 9 — the in...