Genres: documentary

  • Jack

    Six months after his long voyage into this world, Jack takes his place in the high chair. While reproduction is his birthright, he is puzzled by a strange creature with glass eyes, with a motor in place of a heart. For months there was only sound and now there are only pictures.

  • Skingames

    In 1994, film director Steve James introduced the world to his documentary “Hoop Dreams.” The film follows two inner-city teenagers on the courts of Chicago, who dream of playing professional basketball. Those same dreams are explored right here in Canada in “Skingames”, as the NBA dream is now one step closer since 1995 expansion agreement that welcomed the Toronto Raptors and the Vancouver Grizzlies as the 28th and 29th teams to the NBA. With the changing demographics and the NBA presence in Canada comes growing concerns that thousands of black kids are being drawn away from the classroom and toward…

  • Friend

    Relationships are never simple. Something as seemingly simple as “friend” is complex and layered. Through personal Super 8 footage, the filmmaker examines his relationship with someone who is more than “just a friend,” uncovering the things that held the two together and the things that drew them apart.

  • Réveille (Wake Up)

    This simple and engaging animated film tells of an event which changed the course of French history in North America: the deportation of the Acadians, or “neutralist French,” from Nova Scotia by the English and Americans. The French Canadians are burned out of their homes, displaced to Louisiana. The image of soldiers/oppressors transformed into children’s toy soldiers has been called one of the most quietly powerful moments in animation history. The anger and poinancy of “Reveille” is enhanced by a haunting Acadian folk song.

  • Spike

    Spikey has two mommies. A light-hearted look at the joys and anxieties of lesbian parenting.

  • Tourbillon, Le

    Over and over I am mesmerized by Jeanne Moreau’s presence in cinema. Enigmatic, gutsy, provocative, she defines the true female avant-garde artist. (LB) English and French with subtitles.

  • Nicky

    Nicky is a portrait of my big sister, told in the form of a personal letter, emphasizing the strong influence she has had on my life and work. (RK)

  • Prom Fight: The Marc Hall Story

    Over the years conventional wisdom on Homosexuality has changed dramatically and a more liberal attitude of acceptance and tolerance has evolved. But no one seems to have told the Durham Catholic School Board in the province of Ontario.. “I am writing to request that the school board reverse the policy taken to deny me the opportunity to attend my school prom with the person of my choice, my boyfriend. That’s all I want: to go to the prom with my date, like everybody else, and to make sure that no other student of the Durham Catholic School Board will never…

  • Play, She Said

    A look at the effects of an eccentric and loving mother on a mind warped from the womb.

  • Promised Land

    “Promised Land” is an experimental documentary film that mixes the personal and the political. It follows the story of my family in Peru, from the middle of the last century through to the present day. It is told from a personal point of view and also in relation to the political developments taking place throughout the Latin American continent. This film waves together these various viewpoints, forming a unique perspective on memory, history and identity. (MA)