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A poor boy’s love for a girl whose tears turn to pearls leads him into a perilous bargain between love, greed, and survival.

Every child knows full well that losing a tooth is only the prologue to a magical experience—namely, a night-time visit from the tooth fairy...

While on an airplane, a traveller's spirit plunges into a dream world. Here, under the influence of the unknown, the logic of his desires prevails,...

A sudden rainstorm is unleashed on a city. Everyone seeks refuge. When the clouds thin out, life continues.

Explores the consequences of uranium mining in Canada. Toxic and radioactive waste pose profound, long-term environmental hazards. Miners suffer a...

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...

For Indigenous peoples the totem pole is the symbol of life, portraying the relationship between humans and animals. Fitting into the landscape of...

Two sisters who had been adopted internationally explore and compare their respective pasts for the first time. Their candid discussion reveals both...

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...

Layering real-life details with an otherworldly magic, Thanadoula recounts the story of an end-of-life doula brought to her calling through the loss...

Striking images, rare archival footage and interviews underpin this analysis of Canadian mining companies' profits, impact on the environment and on...

Bad Seeds takes us to a bizarre world populated by carnivorous plants that can change shapes the way a chameleon changes colours. The veteran...

A pair of unlikely travellers encounter a young man on the highway who seems to have forgotten that he can be seen. Collector explores the concept of...

Two little men float into the deep blue sky, tied to balloons. But then each decides the sky belongs to him. This film was made as part of the fourth...

Strength. Challenges. Courage.  Modern Alchemy depicts a quest for self-knowledge that revolves around resilience, reconstruction and rebirth....

An animated film about one man's attempt to bring about changes in his community through participation with fellow citizens and the local government....

A young Canadian poet with Chinese and Persian parents travels to Iran to perform at a poetry festival.

A film about urbanity and Indigeneity dedicated to Kamala Todd's child.

A group of actors putting on an interpretive Passion Play in Montreal begin to experience a meshing of their characters and their private lives as...

An unapologetic confrontation of cultural appropriation and everything that’s wrong with hipsters in headdresses. The takeaway? Just don't do...