Saskatchewan River Delta explores this vast region in four seasons from the perspectives of culture, science, and nature. Traveling by air, ground, and water with the many people who live and work there, we visit Canada’s largest inland delta – one of the largest unbroken wetlands left on…
The Nature of Inspiration travels from coast to coast, documenting the country’s great artists and spectacular locations. Shot over a period of six years by Gemini Award-winning documentrarian Ian Toews, the program offers an unprecedented glimpse into the minds of artists and their muse, the…
Trailer in English, full movie with Hungarian Subtitles http://www.ava-scheiner.ch How do we get across the monstrosity of the Holocaust today? Have we reached the end of remembrance? This is the existential question the film asks. January 27, 2011: 66 years after the liberation of Auschwitz,…
Private screening only. For any public screenings or institutional use, please contact us to clear the rights at: hoteldieu.film@gmail.com *** THE LAST BREATH, AT THE HEART OF THE HÔTEL-DIEU DE MONTRÉAL Founded by Jeanne Mance in 1642 at the same time as the city, the Hôtel-Dieu…
A look inside the flourishing, intimate world of experiential performance and immersive theater, through the creative process of one of the form’s top innovators, Third Rail Projects – including their long-running hit Then She Fell, and featuring interviews with artists, critics, and producers. A…
A look at the life of legendary cartoonist John Callahan. Paralysed from the waist down in a car accident aged 21, cartoonist John Callahan uses drawing as his outlet. Despite having limited use of his hands, he sketches cynical, ruthless observations pointing out the hypocrisy of mankind. ‘Touch…
LE DERNIER CONTINENT, Vincent LAPIZE - 2015 En coproduction avec Réel Factory, Télénantes, et l’Union des chaînes locales de Bretagne, TVR Rennes35Bretagne, TébéO et TébéSud. Avec le soutien du CNC, de la Région Bretagne, de la…
Set in a tiny Philippine village, the inimitable Kidlat Tahimik’s film focuses on a family that makes paper-mache animals to sell during the traditional Turumba festivities. One year, a department store buyer purchases all their stock. When she returns with an order for 500 more (this time with…
Two Trains Runnin’ is a feature-length documentary directed by acclaimed filmmaker Sam Pollard, narrated by Common and featuring the music of Gary Clark Jr. The film pays tribute to a pioneering generation of musicians and cuts to the heart of our present moment, offering a crucial vantage from…
Quakers in history and today. A celebration of 350 Years of the Quakers in Britain, in Songs of Praise. Although there is very rarely any singing during Quaker Meetings for Worship, this programme intersperses hymns between descriptions of Quaker history and their activities today, which sometimes…
The practice of using shackles and chains to physically restrain people with mental illness (known as pasung) is widespread in Indonesia (as in many other developing/low middle income countries) and almost universally ignored. This observational ethnographic documentary explores the beliefs and social…
What is fame, and how does someone become famous? After hearing about Japan's obsession with foreign talents, three Aussie filmmakers embark on an outrageous mission to find fame in Tokyo. Along the way, they meet a cast of eccentric characters who have found stardom within Japanese culture as foreigners.…
