Original Language: English

The Cinnamon Peeler

Director Veronica Tennant
Year 2004
Run Time 3min
Genre Experimental
Michael Ondaatje reads his poem The Cinnamon Peeler accompanied by the choreographed movements of two dancers.

Director

Veronica Tennant

Writer

Michael Ondaatje

Cast

Gail Skrela, Sean Ling, Michael Ondaatje

Producers

Peter Gentile, Veronica Tennant

Genre

Experimental

Interests

Arts and Culture, Female Filmmaker, Literary Adaptation

Original Language

English

Ratings by Province

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Claddagh

Director Brett Ferster
Year 2016
Run Time 8min
Genre Drama
Truth and loyalty are tested when three brothers discover a dead body on their way to go swimming in the forest. Content Note: Violence

Director

Brett Ferster

Writers

Shaun Crawford, Brett Ferster

Cast

Dante Costello, Rob Hay

Producers

Brett Connors, Jayson Therrien

Genre

Drama

Interest

Family Relationships

Original Language

English

Ratings by Province

NR
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Covered

Director Jonathon M.B. Hunter
Year 2014
Run Time 7min
Genre Drama
Actors reinterpret a 1960s television interview with folk music legend and legendary Indigenous-rights activist Buffy Sainte-Marie.

Director

Jonathon M.B. Hunter

Writer

Tara Beier

Cast

Tara Beier, Tye Evans

Producer

Dennis Beier

Genre

Drama

Interests

Arts and Culture, BIPOC Stories, History

Original Language

English

Ratings by Province

NR
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The Creator’s Game

Director Candace Maracle (Mohawk)
Year 2011
Run Time 41min
Genre Documentary
After being denied entry into Europe because of their Haudenosaunee passports, the Iroquois Nationals lacrosse team are forced to forfeit their shot at the World Championship. A year later, we follow the team as they fight to bring the title and national sovereignty to their people.

Director

Candace Maracle (Mohawk)

Writer

Candace Maracle (Mohawk)

Producer

Candace Maracle (Mohawk)

Genre

Documentary

Interests

BIPOC Stories, Discrimination, Female Filmmaker, History, Indigenous Filmmaker, Social Justice & Politics, Sports

Original Language

English

Ratings by Province

NR
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NR
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NR
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NR
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NR
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NR
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Cry Rock

Director Banchi Hanuse (Nuxalk)
Year 2016
Run Time 29min
Genre Documentary
Fewer than 15 Nuxalk-language speakers and storytellers are left in Bella Coola, B.C. This thoughtful film explores what is lost from a culture when a language threatens to go extinct.

Director

Banchi Hanuse (Nuxalk)

Writer

Banchi Hanuse (Nuxalk)

Producer

Banchi Hanuse (Nuxalk)

Genre

Documentary

Interests

Arts and Culture, BIPOC Stories, Family Relationships, Female Filmmaker, Indigenous Filmmaker

Original Languages

English, Other Language

Ratings by Province

NR
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Yesterday In Rwanda

Director Davina Pardo
Year 2005
Run Time 14min
Genre Documentary
A documentary examining the resonant horrors of the Rwandan genocide — through the eyes of Claire Wihogora, a survivor now living in Ottawa.

Director

Davina Pardo

Cast

Marie Claire Wihogora

Producer

Davina Pardo

Genre

Documentary

Interests

Discrimination, Female Filmmaker, Global Experiences, Social Justice & Politics

Original Language

English

Ratings by Province

NR
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Wild Life

Directors Amanda Forbis, Wendy Tilby
Year 2011
Run Time 14min
Genre Animation, Drama
This Oscar-nominated animated short tells the story of a dapper young remittance man who is sent from England to Alberta to attempt ranching in 1909. However, his affection for badminton, bird watching and liquor leaves him little time for wrangling cattle. It soon becomes clear that nothing in his refined upbringing has prepared him for the harsh conditions of the New World. A film about the beauty of the prairie, the pangs of homesickness and the folly of living dangerously out of context.

Directors

Amanda Forbis, Wendy Tilby

Producers

Marcy Page, Bonnie Thompson

Genres

Animation, Drama

Interests

Female Filmmaker, History, Newcomer Stories

Original Language

English

Ratings by Province

NR
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Wildfire

Director Bretten Hannam (L'nu)
Year 2019
Run Time 12min
Genre Drama
On the run from their abusive father, two Mi’kmaq brothers befriend a hitchhiker who helps them connect to their identities.

Director

Bretten Hannam (L'nu)

Writer

Bretten Hannam (L'nu)

Cast

Guillermo Knockwood, Bobby Pierro

Producers

Bretten Hannam (L'nu), Gharrett Patrick Paon

Genre

Drama

Interests

BIPOC Stories, Family Relationships, Indigenous Filmmaker, LGBTQ2S+

Original Language

English

Ratings by Province

NR
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Where The River Widens

Director Zach Greenleaf (Mi’gmaq)
Year 2014
Run Time 5min
Genre Documentary
A lyrical ode to the hard work, determination, and kinship of the fisherman of Gesgapegiag First Nation.

Director

Zach Greenleaf (Mi’gmaq)

Writer

Zach Greenleaf (Mi’gmaq)

Genre

Documentary

Interests

BIPOC Stories, Indigenous Filmmaker

Original Language

English

Ratings by Province

NR
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When the Children Left

Director Charlene Moore (Cree)
Year 2019
Run Time 13min
Genre Documentary

With no high school in their community, the people of Shoal Lake 40 First Nation must send their children away from home at only 14 years old in order to access educational opportunities.

Director

Charlene Moore (Cree)

Producers

Charlene Moore (Cree), Ryan Cooper (Ojibwe)

Genre

Documentary

Interests

BIPOC Stories, Female Filmmaker, Indigenous Filmmaker, Social Justice & Politics

Original Language

English

Ratings by Province

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