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  • 1987
    First Journey, Fort William

    First Journey, Fort William

    First Journey, Fort William

    01987HD

    Set in 1815, this is the dramatic story of a child of the fur trade, son of a Native mother and a Scottish-Canadian fur trader. John Mackenzie's...

    First Journey, Fort William
  • 2019
    Daughter of the Crater

    Daughter of the Crater

    Daughter of the Crater

    5.52019HD

    A woman with a deep love of the land, Yolande Simard Perrault sees her life as having been shaped by a planetary upheaval in Charlevoix, Quebec,...

    Daughter of the Crater
  • 1984
    Behind the Veil: Nuns

    Behind the Veil: Nuns

    Behind the Veil: Nuns

    01984HD

    The history of nuns mirrors the history of all women -- in what we are taught about the past, women are almost invisible. Although today's one...

    Behind the Veil: Nuns
  • 1984
    The Masculine Mystique

    The Masculine Mystique

    The Masculine Mystique

    01984HD

    This feature-length drama explores the changing role of men in today's society by delving into the stories of 4 men and their relationships with...

    The Masculine Mystique
  • 1992
    The Boys of St. Vincent: 15 Years Later

    The Boys of St. Vincent: 15 Years Later

    The Boys of St. Vincent: 15 Years Later

    5.9171992HD

    Fifteen years after the events of The Boys of St. Vincent took place, the various boys involved are brought in to testify against the brothers, now...

    The Boys of St. Vincent: 15 Years Later
  • 1991
    Strings

    Strings

    Strings

    5.0361991HD

    This film explores the distant relationship between an elderly amateur musician, the woman who lives in the apartment above him, and the leaky...

    Strings
  • 1980
    Canada Vignettes: Under the Pole

    Canada Vignettes: Under the Pole

    Canada Vignettes: Under the Pole

    01980HD

    A team of divers to the Arctic Ocean places a Canadian flag at the North Pole.

    Canada Vignettes: Under the Pole
  • 1993
    Kanehsatake, 270 Years of Resistance

    Kanehsatake, 270 Years of Resistance

    Kanehsatake, 270 Years of Resistance

    7.41993HD

    In July 1990, a dispute over a proposed golf course to be built on Kanien’kéhaka (Mohawk) lands in Oka, Quebec, sets the stage for a...

    Kanehsatake, 270 Years of Resistance
  • 1973
    Action : The October Crisis of 1970

    Action : The October Crisis of 1970

    Action : The October Crisis of 1970

    7.51973HD

    A long and thoughtful look at those desperate days of October 1970, when Montréal awaited the outcome of FLQ terrorist acts. This film puts the...

    Action : The October Crisis of 1970
  • 1994
    A Case Study: Cambodia and East Timor

    A Case Study: Cambodia and East Timor

    A Case Study: Cambodia and East Timor

    01994HD

    A Case Study: Cambodia and East Timor
  • 1998
    Hitman Hart: Wrestling With Shadows

    Hitman Hart: Wrestling With Shadows

    Hitman Hart: Wrestling With Shadows

    7.51998HD

    This documentary follows superstar Bret Hart during his last year in the WWF. The film documents the tensions that resulted in The Montreal Screwjob,...

    Hitman Hart: Wrestling With Shadows
  • 1978
    The Champions, Part 1: Unlikely Warriors

    The Champions, Part 1: Unlikely Warriors

    The Champions, Part 1: Unlikely Warriors

    61978HD

    In Part 1 of this 3-part documentary series, director Donald Brittain chronicles the early years of Pierre Elliott Trudeau and René...

    The Champions, Part 1: Unlikely Warriors
  • 1986
    The Champions, Part 3: The Final Battle

    The Champions, Part 3: The Final Battle

    The Champions, Part 3: The Final Battle

    51986HD

    The final instalment of this 3-part documentary series about Pierre Elliott Trudeau and René Lévesque spans the decade between 1976 and...

    The Champions, Part 3: The Final Battle
  • 1979
    A Scream from Silence

    A Scream from Silence

    A Scream from Silence

    5.1431979HD

    A director and an editor, both women, cannot work on a movie presenting the rape of a nurse without reacting on the scenes they're working on, the...

    A Scream from Silence
  • 1948
    It's Fun to Sing

    It's Fun to Sing

    It's Fun to Sing

    01948HD

    A short film by Roger Blais.

    It's Fun to Sing
  • 1999
    The Big Snake of the World

    The Big Snake of the World

    The Big Snake of the World

    51999HD

    Tom Paradise, a young 40-something refusing to grow up, drives his bus endlessly through the city dreaming of the landscape of the American West that...

    The Big Snake of the World
  • 1966
    Stravinsky

    Stravinsky

    Stravinsky

    7.71966HD

    This documentary is an informal portrait of the great modern composer Igor Stravinsky. Proudly American, though still very much an Old World figure...

    Stravinsky
  • 1986
    The Adventure of Faustus Bidgood

    The Adventure of Faustus Bidgood

    The Adventure of Faustus Bidgood

    8.51986HD

    Faustus is a clerk in St. John's at the Newfoundland Department of Education. He dreams of becoming ruler of Newfoundland and seceding from Canada....

    The Adventure of Faustus Bidgood
  • 1964
    Such a Simple Game

    Such a Simple Game

    Such a Simple Game

    01964HD

    This short 1964 documentary depicts the national sport of French Canadians: hockey. Seen "from the inside" this seemingly simple game turns out to be...

    Such a Simple Game
  • 1988
    A Song for Quebec

    A Song for Quebec

    A Song for Quebec

    01988HD

    Produced in 1988, this feature documentary presents a living history of Quebec's last 40 years as seen through the eyes of one couple. Pauline Julien...

    A Song for Quebec