BC Stories

The untold story of Michelle Remembers, a now-discredited BC bestseller that spawned the worldwide Satanic Panic in the 1980s and '90s.

The stranger-than-fiction story of an entrepreneur's dream of developing an island on Okanagan Lake into a Middle Eastern-themed amusement park.

For 30 years, eclectic vintage boutique Burcu's Angels has been a haven for the 2SLGBTQIA+ community in Vancouver.

As development encroaches on once-pristine lands across BC, a Tsay Keh Dene man and his Grandfather reflect on the past and future of caribou.

The daughters of Mimie Ho, a driving force in the annual Vancouver Chinatown parade, navigate the choice between honouring their past and letting it go.

Filipino Canadian filmmaker Kent Donguines returns home to learn about the ancient art of Kalinga tattooing from 108-year-old Apo Whang-od.

Emily Carr's unconventional life and her connection to the First Nations peoples of the northwest coast of BC deeply influenced her art.

Deep in the Great Bear Rainforest, a former hunter who traded his gun for a camera comes to terms with his past.

Vancouver ornithologist and artist Dr. Rob Butler explores the lives of crows while looking back on a lifetime of corvid obsession.

A message in a bottle is at the heart of the bizarre mystery of Biker Bob and his posthumous journey across Vancouver Island.

Chinese Canadian dance artist Tony Chong dives into his family’s history to find his place in the world.

Director lori lozinski processes the grief of losing her parents as she rides from Vancouver to her family home in northern Alberta.

The Fort Nelson First Nation attempts to restore decades of industrial impacts to help stabilize boreal caribou populations.

Nearly 75 years ago, Kwakwaka’wakw Chief Mungo Martin and Jewish ethnomusicologist Ida Halpern saved over a hundred Kwak'wala songs from being lost forever.

The remarkable story of the Asahi baseball team, who won the prestigious Pacific Northwest Championship for five straight years.

Victoria-based composer Ari Kinarthy, who has a rare genetic condition, sets out to create a musical score that captures his life experiences.

A thriving community of poets in Vernon, BC, share their evocative poetry and what drives them to put words on the page.

Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun's surrealist canvases deal with land claims, Indigenous rights, clear-cut logging and racism.

Loretta Todd profiles four female Indigenous artists who seek to find a continuum from traditional to contemporary forms of expression.

Director Gil Cardinal documents the events of the final journey of the G'psgolox totem pole as it returns home to Kitamaat and the Haisla people.

Director Gil Cardinal traces the efforts of the Haisla people to reclaim the G'psgolox totem pole taken from their village in 1929.

Sarah, a Jewish lesbian mom living in Vancouver, navigates the complexities of identity after finding out she's predisposed to breast cancer.

In the northern landscape of Yellowknife, a mother and child navigate the complexities of gender identity together.

Michael Fukushima chronicles the story of his father Minoru, who was sent to internment camps during the Second World War.

Tofino artist Pete Clarkson crafts his most ambitious project to date: a memorial to the 2011 Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami.

In this stop-motion animated film, ‘Nakwaxda’xw Elder Colleen Hemphill tells the story of growing up on a tiny float-house in the Pacific Northwest.

Haida filmmaker Christopher Auchter chronicles the 1985 logging blockade on Lyell Island, when the Haida Nation took a stand for the future.

Dakelh filmmaker Joy Haskell explores the intricate spiritual and cultural relationship between wild salmon and Indigenous people in BC.

Cowichan filmmaker Harold C. Joe explores how the cedar tree is central to the cultural life of West Coast First Nations.

Travelling to communities in BC and Alberta, Indigenous chefs Cezin Nottaway, Rich Francis and Shane Chartrand discover a people's story on a plate.

Two doctors share their stories of displacement during the Second World War - a Japanese Canadian man born in Vancouver, and a Canadian born in Japan.

Filmmaker Karen Cho explores community efforts to save Chinatowns in Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal and New York.

Designer and chef Jackie Kai Ellis explores Chinese Canadian history through the world of small-town Chinese restaurants in BC and Alberta.

Filmed during BC's worst fire season on record, this series follows the brave firefighters on the frontlines of wildfires.

Explore cities and communities across Canada and find out what makes each of them unique with poet and writer Therese Estacion.

A Dene-Kwagul photographer and a conservationist/guide take a horseback journey through BC's pristine Muskwa-Kechika wilderness.

An Indo-Canadian family in small-town BC try to come to terms with the sexual abuse of three sisters by an older relative.

As Chinese Canadian hockey player Kelley Lee prepares to compete at the Canada 55+ Games, she reflects on her career and the barriers she's faced.

This portrait chronicles the highs and lows of visionary Vancouver-based architect Arthur Erickson's personal and professional life.

Hogan's Alley was once the heart of a thriving Black community in Vancouver. Now a new generation is trying to carve out new spaces for community.

Filmmaker Thea Loo takes a deeply personal look at the lingering toll of a flawed immigration pathway between the Philippines and Canada.

Canadian architect Raymond Moriyama overcame injustice and went on to design groundbreaking works, including the Canadian War Museum.

Follow the human stories behind the life-and-death stakes of organ transplants in British Columbia.

Follow patients and health care providers at HOpe Centre in North Vancouver as they work together on a bold approach to mental health.

Stories of hope and homecoming intersect as three Indigenous changemakers in BC learn and document the teachings of their Elders.

This docudrama tells the story of logger-turned-environmentalist Grant Hadwin's destruction of a 300-year-old tree held sacred by the Haida.

Fuelled by a drive to take the lead, Vancouver's Rach McBride comes out as the first non-binary professional triathlete.

On a journey to become his true authentic self, Vancouver-based fashion model Krow transitions from female to male and conquers the runways of Paris.

Follow volunteer members of North Shore Rescue as they help people in distress in the mountains, canyons and forests of North and West Vancouver.

Curators of community archives across BC are working to preserve a more inclusive history, bringing to light untold stories from the past.

Filmmaker Julia Kwan captures the subtle nuances of a culturally diverse neighbourhood - Vancouver's Chinatown.

Alanis Obomsawin weaves together voice recordings of her friend, Haida artist Bill Reid, recounting episodes from his life.

Haida filmmaker Christopher Auchter revisits the 1969 raising of Robert Davidson's totem pole on Haida Gwaii - the first in almost a century.

Part genealogy, part biography, this series delves into the family history of seven prominent Indigenous Canadians.

The injust Japanese internment is explored through the story of Kyuichi Nomoto, one of the first Japanese Canadians to graduate from UBC.

Two gritty teams of hobbyist cavers attempt to break records for the longest and deepest caves in Canada.

Explore the groundbreaking work of 13 Indigenous artists whose work transcends boundaries and reclaims cultural narratives.

Photojournalist Rita Leistner explores the physical and emotional challenges experienced by a community of BC tree planters.

Stone sheep, found in the wilderness of northwestern BC, are providing a rare look at the influence of geology on the genetics of a species.

Mount Edziza, a glacier-capped, semi-active volcano in northwestern BC, is one of the most complex and intriguing habitats on the planet. This film profiles not only its biology, but how its obsidian spawned a far-reaching Indigenous trading circuit.

The Sacred Headwaters, a pristine wilderness in northern BC, is home to one of the largest grizzly bear populations in the world.

Historians and First Nations Elders recount the near-mythic life of Tzouhalem, Chief of the Cowichan First Nation during the mid-1800s.

Paralyzed from the waist down, Leo Sammarelli attempts to become the first person to climb Vancouver's Grouse Grind on his hands.

Sidelined by rheumatoid arthritis, Olympic snowboarder Spencer O’Brien finds the strength to re-enter the sport through her Indigenous culture.

An ethnobotanist contemplates her relationship with plants as she comes to a deeper understanding of her identity as a Skwxwu7mesh woman.

This BC documentary explores our relationship to the wild through the stories of people who have brought wolves into their lives.

The remarkable story of a unique group of artists who used photography to launch Vancouver into the fine arts stratosphere.

Researchers and volunteers working on a collaborative mule deer research project in BC are guided by their common love of wildlife.

Nestcam technology gives a view of bald eagles in a Vancouver suburb, while experts and enthusiasts provide insights into our wild neighbours.

Three siblings whose mother was from the Musqueam First Nation travel to their father's ancestral village in China for the first time.

Highlights the unique history of the Great Depression in Vancouver and the influx of transient men that arrived with it.

Largely unnoticed amidst Vancouver's traffic, industrial sites and construction, salmon are returning to their ancient spawning grounds.

Indigenous artist Carey Newman creates a piece called The Witness Blanket to commemorate the experiences of residential school survivors across Canada.

The history of British Columbia is retold from a diverse and inclusive perspective by those who have lived it and those who have studied it.

In the early 1900s, photographer Senjiro Hayashi took images of people of every race, class and gender in Cumberland, BC.

A biography of the controversial industrialist Charles Bedaux, who in 1934 attempted an outlandish trek over the Rockies to Telegraph Cove, BC.

This short film distills Bill Reid's voice as a master Haida goldsmith and artist, while incorporating aspects of his personal origin story and the Haida creation myth.

Director Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers tells the story of the Musqueam's vigil to halt a Vancouver condo development that unearthed ancestral remains.

No. 5 Road in Richmond, BC, is known as the "Highway to Heaven" for hosting multiple houses of worship side by side.

Vancouver-born director Hubert Davis, the son of former Harlem Globetrotter Mel Davis, delves into his father's past.

From acclaimed filmmaker Charles Officer comes the story of Harry Jerome, Canada's record-setting track and field star.

Our First Voices explores the creative efforts being made by 13 First Nations communities in BC to preserve and revitalize their languages.

A look at some of the musicians, deejays, gigs and clubs that made British Columbians swing and shout since the 1930s.

Ten short films showcase the people, places and things that have left their mark on BC's design and architecture history.

From BC joining Canada in 1871 to Expo 86, we see over a century of British Columbian life through fascinating archival records.

BC has a history of unique coastal communities and cultures like Coast Salish wool workerss, utopian colonies and a surfer havens.

Nelson filmmaker Amy Bohigian explores the history of the Kootenays through the stories of people who have lived there over the past century.

Discover lesser-known stories from BC history, including the Candy Bar Strike of 1947 and the tale of Vancouver's first lifeguard, Joe Fortes.

This collection of shorts tells ten stories, each centered around a different BC building - from the starkly simple to the grandiose.

Ten short films celebrate authors, writing and the book culture that has helped shape BC's unique identity.

Explores BC's culture of innovation by profiling leading-edge thinkers, entrepreneurs, artists, educators and activists who are working to create a better world.

BC floatplane pilots share their passion for the iconic coastal planes in this look at the "forgotten art" of floatplane flying.

A look at the issues surrounding the repatriation of artifacts and human remains to their rightful Indigenous communities.

A unique population of mountain goats live along the vertical walls of Canada's "Grand Canyon" in northwestern BC.

How legendary artist Robert Davidson became one of the world's foremost modern artists and a leading figure in the revival of Haida culture.

Amidst a raucous civic election, can the people of Nelson deal with a wave of global populism encroaching on their counter-culture haven?

Peek inside the studios and homes of artisans on Gabriola Island in this intimate portrait of their craft, way of life and community.

BC scientist Rob Butler takes us on a sailing journey through the Salish Sea, meeting people who are deeply connected to the natural world.

Follow paramedics and dispatchers at BC Emergency Health Services, from the high-pressure control centre to the crews on Lower Mainland streets.

High in the snowy peaks of BC, adventurers, nuns, artists and photographers are drawn to a life in the mountains.

From Los Angeles to Vancouver, this film showcases the homes built by the pioneers of West Coast Modernist architecture.

Spoken word artist Shane Koyczan prepares for his most personal poem yet as he embarks on a journey to reconnect with the father he never knew.

In Canada’s UNESCO Biosphere Reserves, communities try to strike a balance between environmental conservation and economic prosperity.

A dedicated medical team faces the challenges of working in Vancouver General Hospital's emergency department, one of the busiest in BC.

This groundbreaking three-part series shares the amazing stories of workers, industries and events spanning three centuries of British Columbia's history.

What does home mean? For each person, it's different and so personal. In Take Me Home, prominent British Columbians reflect on what home means to them.