Storyville
The first class of Dalit caste students take on the ISC high school graduation exams to find a brighter future for themselves and help their families out of the destitution they've been in for...
Directed by Elle-Maija Tailfeathers, the city before the city tells the story of the Musqueam First Nation's 200-day vigil to halt a Vancouver condo development that unearthed ancestral remains....
From Los Angeles to Vancouver, this documentary showcases the pioneers of West Coast Modernist Architecture and the homes that have become their legacies.
Follows three families who have been confronted with the difficult decision of whether or not to be tested for Huntington's disease.
Follows a Canadian filmmaker throughout Asia as she examines her 73-year-old father's romantic relationship with a 23-year-old woman from the Philippines.
Terminal cancer patient James Pollard, a seasoned theatre producer, rallies his family and friends to turn death on its head and stretch his final years into an unconventional project.
Diagnosed with ALS, Gloria Taylor publicly fought for the legal right to die with dignity. BC filmmaker David McIlvride chronicles her perseverance, day-to-day struggles and their growing bond....
Director Charles Wilkinson's film explores the breathtakingly beautiful archipelago off BC's northwest coast - home to a dedicated community uniting to protect land and sea for the next generation...
Cathy and Martin Ward of Surrey, BC, adopt five siblings from a Ukrainian orphanage. As the eldest child struggles to adjust, it becomes the ultimate test of her adoptive parents' unconditional...
Follows the dramatic coming-of-age story of prodigal pianist Marika Bournaki, from age 12 to 20, whose life has focused on becoming a world-class concert pianist since the age of five.
Follows a Vancouver couple as they decide to eat only rescued food for six months. What they find is shocking: truckloads of perfectly edible food destined for the landfill.
Turkish soap operas are enormously popular, conquering the hearts of millions of viewers in the Middle East, North Africa, the Balkans and Asia.
Set in the traditional territory of the Tahltan First Nation, director Nettie Wild's film captures beauty and complexity as one of Canada's vast wildernesses undergoes irrevocable change.
Profiles the life and musical career of transgendered Calgary singer-songwriter Rae Spoon, told through bus trips and small-town gigs across rural Alberta.
Twenty-four-year-old Jacob Nossell suffers from cerebral palsy and stages a play to examine what it means to be handicapped, questioning his very existance in the process.
Five oil patch workers compete in a karaoke contest in one of the most controversial places on the planet - northern Alberta's oil sands.
BC filmmaker Jeff Chiba Stearns embarks on a journey of self-discovery to find out why everyone in his Japanese - Canadian family married interracially after his grandparents' generation.
After discovering his great-grandfather's love letters, Italy's Nicola Moruzzi arrives in Canada in search of his heritage and to discover how his grandfather died in Revelstoke.
A powerful and intimate look at acclaimed international spoken word artist Shane Koyczan's emotional journey to reconnect with the father he never knew as he prepares for his most important poem...
My Prairie Home
Expires on Jun 28