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

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...

Raised between dining rooms and take–out counters, the children of Halifax’s Chinese restaurateurs share stories of family, hard work and...

A documentary on young black children living in Toronto public housing.

A young man has lost his will to live. He feels trapped, like a mouse in a cage endlessly spinning his wheel. His prison is an internal one.

Built on a layer of frozen earth, Dawson City, Yukon, Canada has subarctic winters where temperatures routinely drop below −40°C. Meet the...

A documentary film about a group of hunters who gather annually to hunt moose near Maniwaki, Quebec.

Love has packed up and left the castle. The queen has snuck back to her Kingdom of Skedaddle. But one person’s loss is a scoundrel’s...

A disturbing exploration of what it means to be a man Desert Wind unveils the innermost thoughts of 13 men about their lives and male identity,...

This short film is an introduction to oyster farming in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Showing the various stages of oyster cultivation, the film...

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

Fleeing the Quebec winter and her professional and romantic disappointments, the young filmmaker Sophie Bédard Marcotte embarks with her...

Documentary about men who break the silence about their homosexuality. They talk about their difficulty to accept and to make others accept their...

What makes a fridge cool? A clip from the Science Please! collection.

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

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

In the face of the environmental threat presented by the polluting tar sands industry, Pipelines, Power and Democracy reminds us that power doesn't...

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...

What do X-rays, microwaves and light have in common? Part of the Science Please! collection for children.

A child founds a strange ball.