This collection, which features both fiction and non-fiction films, explores issues relating to mental health. Some of the films address these issues overtly, some more subtly. What the they do all have in common, however, is that they each offer a compassionate, empathetic perspective on those c...

LAND connects us to our ancestors, both future and past. As time spirals forward, it is the land that continues to ground us. Exploring the interactions and relationships between LAND, stewardship, cultures, communities, and Nations by Indigenous filmmakers from around the World.

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This collection celebrates films which swing for the fences, taking bold, idiosyncratic approaches to storytelling. These films are linked by the filmmaker's willingness to challenge audience expectations and play with genre conventions, resulting in daring, fantastical and, occasionally, downrig...

A collection of cinema that pushes traditional narrative structures and chooses to expand our understanding of storytelling. Allow yourself to let go of ways you interpret film while watching any of these films that either experiment, combine documentary and fiction, contort plots and characters,...

A collection of films exploring 2SLGBTQ+ stories from around the globe. Documentaries, shorts and features that delve into joy, freedom, love, as well oppressive societies, lived trauma and overcoming daily fear. Come along for the journey with some amazing complicated characters and subjects who...

Founded by Leah Meyerhoff in 2013, Film Fatales supports an inclusive community of women feature film and television directors who meet regularly to share resources, collaborate on projects and build an environment in which to make their films. In the past ten years the organization has expanded ...

Things are going bump in the night in black and white in this collection of classic horror, which features icons of the genre, Vincent Price, Lon Chaney and Bela Lugosi.

This collection of films from around the world - Europe, Asia, North America and Africa are represented - looks at childhood and adolescence. Featuring both fiction and non-fiction films, they examine themes such as vulnerability, identity, innocence and victimization, as well as tenacity, courag...

This collection is personal.

I’m Ukrainian-Canadian. Ukrainian was my first language, I grew up in the Ukrainian community that included many activities and events that celebrated Ukrainian culture.

When I went to Ukraine for the first time when I was 15 years old, it felt like I was coming hom...

Each of the films in this collection see filmmakers directing the camera towards their own families - their parents, siblings, or their extended families. This provides them with a unique level of access to their subjects which, in turn, creates an intimacy that any other director would be unlike...

This collection of documentaries examines the lives of people, either from a biographical, observational or historical standpoint. These stories of musicians, artists, activists, and others, offer up portraits of individuals whose lives inspire, and provide audiences with an insight into how othe...

A collection of documentaries that look at the environments in which we live, from both a macro and micro perspective. From workplaces to communities to countries, these films offer a look at how the with the spaces and places in which we live, work and engage with others impact our lives.

From issues relating to LGBTQ2S+ rights, the rights of Indigenous peoples to the right to free speech and the right to a fair trial, these films provide valuable insights into the lives of people fighting for justice for themselves, for others and for their communities.

"What I want is to make people feel the passing of time."

These words of Chantal Akerman run like a thread through this program selection. For more than two decades, directors from around the world have used time and long duration to investigate and explore what it means to be human today. Yet, ...

These films aren't your ordinary love stories. Enjoy a myriad of cinema that explores romance, relationships and all the emotions and complications that come with them. Featuring a range of films exploring sweet love and romance, what it means to be hurt and the consequences of revenge, and docum...

The team here at Highball TV are always drawn to films which celebrate art and illustrate the power of creativity. This collection features a number of films which do just that. Between them, they portray the ways in which theatre, film, dance, art and music can inspire others, give a voice to th...

Do you find shorts too short? Don't have enough time for a feature length film? We've got you covered. This collection of fiction films and documentaries highlights movies that fall somewhere between the two, with running times from 30 minutes to an hour.

Initially known as the National Film Commission, the National Film Board of Canada was created in 1939. Its mandated mission is to provide new perspectives on Canada and the world from Canadian points of view, perspectives that are not provided by anyone else and that serve Canadian and global au...

Exploring the healing abilities and gifts that our surroundings can provide us, Territory and Environment Programme Two is made up of short films that show us how we can rise up and show up for the world around us, and how in exchange it can do the same for its people.

A programme made up of short films that dive into the importance of land and water protection, and the connections they have with Indigenous culture and traditions, as well the respect and love for the territories that is expressed through language, action, and art.

Wapikoni Indigenous Women Programme Two is composed of short films about women who challenge stereotypes, are revisiting old traditions, and who are the focal point and pillars of their communities.

A collection of short films that centre Indigenous women and the vital and grounding roles they play in Indigenous communities and in maintaining and passing along important traditions and teachings to the generations to come.

A collection of Wapikoni shorts, made by Indigenous filmmakers that have played renowned festivals including Sundance, RIDM, imagineNATIVE Film and Media Arts Festival, and ReelWorld Film Festival. Exploring the importance of various traditions including the connections to tools, clothing and Thr...