Ranjit, a farmer in India, takes on the fight of his life when he demands justice for his 13-year-old daughter, the victim of a brutal gang rape. His decision to support his daughter is virtually unheard of, and his journey unprecedented.
Im kanadischen Yukon-Gebiet lebt Norman Winther, einer der letzten ursprünglichen Trapper Nordamerikas. Gemeinsam mit seiner Frau Nebraska bewohnt er eine aus Baumstämmen gezimmerte Blockhütte und verbringt seine Tage mit dem Aufstellen und Kontrollieren zahlreicher Fallen, in denen er ausgesuchten Pelztieren des Waldes den Garaus bereitet. Werden diese von der Holzindustrie in andere Gebiete vertrieben, müssen auch die Winthers ihr Ränzlein schnüren und den Tieren Richtung Norden folgen.
Leolos Welt ist die der Phantasie. Er verwandelt die Wirklichkeit in Lüge. Er glaubt, daß seine Mutter von einer verseuchten Tomate schwanger war, und der Arzt nicht den Mut hatte, ihr das zu sagen. Er ist auch fest überzeugt davon, daß alle in der Familie vom Großvater eine kleine Zelle zuviel im Gehirn abbekommen haben. Deshalb auch der Psychiater. Seine Familie ist ein einziger Alptraum. Da hilft nur noch die Liebe zu Bianca, der Kleinen aus der Nachbarschaft. Wenn es sein müßte, würde Leolo für sie seine ganze, bescheuerte Familie umbringen.
Kurz vor dem Ersten Weltkrieg beginnt Elzear Bouffier Eichen zu pflanzen. In drei Jahren pflanzt er in Höhenlagen, auf denen seit Jahrzehnten nichts gewachsen war, 100.000 Eichen. Und auch nach 30 Jahren ist die Anzahl der gepflanzten Bäume lediglich wie ein Tropfen auf den heißen Stein. Doch in diesen Landstrichen leben wieder Tiere und Menschen. Dieses ökologische Märchen mit den Bildern des hoch talentierten Frédéric Back ist eine Freude für Auge und Ohr, ganz im Stil großer impressionistischer Meister.
Doku-Essay, in dem Sarah Polley in ihrer Familiengeschichte forscht und Überraschendes, Tragisches und Komisches zutage fördert.
With "sealfies" and social media, a new tech-savvy generation of Inuit is wading into the world of activism, using humour and reason to confront aggressive animal rights vitriol and defend their traditional hunting practices. Director Alethea Arnaquq-Baril joins her fellow Inuit activists as they challenge outdated perceptions of Inuit and present themselves to the world as a modern people in dire need of a sustainable economy.
The evolution of the depiction of Native Americans in film, from the silent era until today, featuring clips from hundreds of movies and candid interviews with famous directors, writers and actors, Native and non-Native: how their image on the screen transforms the way to understand their history and culture.
A film about the noted American linguist/political dissident and his warning about corporate media's role in modern propaganda.
A submarine crew, a feared pack of forest bandits, a famous surgeon, and a battalion of child soldiers all get more than they bargained for as they wend their way toward progressive ideas on life and love.
In this Oscar-winning short film, Norman McLaren employs the principles normally used to put drawings or puppets into motion to animate live actors. The story is a parable about two people who come to blows over the possession of a flower.
Centring around Canadian animator Ryan Larkin. Who in later years lived on skid row in Montreal following a history of drug and alcohol abuse.
After literally swimming across the Atlantic Ocean, an Englishman takes a country trip across Canada on a railcar.
They belong to the armed wing of the PKK, the Kurdistan Workers' Party, which is also an active guerrilla movement. The mission of these female fighters? Defend Kurdish territory in Iraq and Syria, and defeat ISIS (the armed militants of the so-called Islamic State group), all while embodying a revolutionary ideal advocating female empowerment. As filmmaker Zaynê Akyol follows their highly regimented lives, seasoned fighters like Rojen and Sozdar openly share with us their most intimate thoughts and dreams. Even as fighting against ISIS intensifies in the Middle East, these women bravely continue their battle against barbarism. Offering a window into this largely unknown world, Gulîstan, Land of Roses exposes the hidden face of this highly mediatized war: the female, feminist face of a revolutionary group united by a common vision of freedom.
Five animals meet regularly to discuss their inner angst in a group therapy session led by Dr. Clement, a canine psychotherapist. The group includes Lorraine, a leech who suffers from separation anxiety; Cheryl, a praying mantis who can’t seem to keep a man; Todd, a pig with an eating disorder; Jeffrey, a bird with guilt issues; and Linda, an obsessive-compulsive cat.
In den siebziger Jahren hat Bruder Peter Lavin (Henry Czerny) die Knaben seines kirchlichen Waisenhauses missbraucht. Erst 15 Jahre später kommt der Fall vor Gericht. Doch Lavin, inzwischen selbst Vater, behät die Kontrolle... Der meisterliche Zweiteiler überrascht im zweiten Teil auch mit einem faszinierenden Psychogramm des Täters. Teil 2 'Späte Wahrheit - 15 Jahre später': Peter Lavin, ehemals Bruder Lavin aus dem Waisenhaus St. Vincent, wird 15 Jahre später wegen Körperverletzung und Vergewaltigung von Kindern verhaftet. Doch der wichtige Kronzeuge Kevin Reevey weigert sich zunächst auszusagen. Als der Jugendliche Steven Lunny unter dem Druck der Verhandlung Selbstmord begeht, bestätigt Reevey schließlich doch alle Vorwürfe gegen Lavin, der Prozess nimmt eine dramatische Wendung, und weitere skandalöse Vergehen werden enthüllt.
Madame Tutli-Putli boards the Night Train, weighed down with all her earthly possessions and the ghosts of her past. She travels alone, facing both the kindness and menace of strangers. As day descends into dark, she finds herself caught up in a desperate metaphysical adventure.
Set in cold rural Quebec at Christmas time, we follow the coming of age of a young boy and the life of his family which owns the town's general store and undertaking business.
A couple has a fight over a game of Scrabble unaware that a full-scale nuclear war has started.
My Brand New is a Canadien television series that premiered on YTV on July 4, 2004. The series brings together kids from different backgrounds and experiences and invites them to switch lives.
Awkward, shy and delightfully funny, Polly Vandersma is an "organizationally impaired" temporary assistant who finally gets her first permanent job at the age of 31. While she works for the curator of an art gallery, Polly narrates her own story, sharing the comical and bittersweet pretensions of the art world. At the same time, she reveals a special part of her own private world, taking the viewer to enchanted places in this quiet assault on the notion of authority everywhere.
Two ballet dancers perform a dance enhanced with surreal after-image visuals.
RiP!: A Remix Manifesto is a 2008 open source documentary film about the "the changing concept of copyright" directed by Brett Gaylor.
A pesky yellow cat becomes the bane of Mr. Johnson's life as it constantly outsmarts his increasingly desperate attempts to get rid of it.
In this animated short, Roch Carrier recounts the most mortifying moment of his childhood. At a time when all his friends worshipped Maurice "Rocket" Richard and wore his number 9 Canadiens hockey jersey, the boy was mistakenly sent a Toronto Maple Leafs jersey from Eaton's. Unable to convince his mother to send it back, he must face his friends wearing the colours of the opposing team. This short film, based on the book The Hockey Sweater, is an NFB classic that appeals to hockey lovers of all ages.
Die Geschichte einer Frau, die die Vergangenheit und Zukunft, aber nie die Gegenwart sieht.
This film deals with a Jewish family in Montreal, Canada as they care for a dying grandmother and the young boy who is impatient to get the room he was promised as soon as she kicks the bucket.
Während die World Wrestling Federation damit zu kämpfen hatte, daß Ted Turners Konkurrenzliga WCW ihr viele Topstars wegkaufte, begleitete ein Kamerateam mehrere Monate den WWF Star Bret "The Hitman" Hart. Dabei gibt es Einblicke hinter die Kulissen, wie sie bis dahin noch nie zu sehen waren. Unter anderem waren die Kameras backstage dabei, als WWF Besitzer Vince McMahon Bret beim unter Wrestlingfans berühmten "Montreal Screwjob" vor laufenden Kameras hinterging.
The Flying Sailor is based on the Halifax explosion of 1917 when two ships collided in the Halifax Harbour causing the largest accidental explosion in history. Among the tragic stories of the disaster is the remarkable account of a sailor who, blown skyward from the deck of a British cargo steamer, flew over 2 km before landing completely unharmed, but naked except for his boots.