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The Queen of My Dreams 2024 star_border 7.2
Azra is worlds apart from her conservative Muslim mother. When her father suddenly dies on a trip home to Pakistan, Azra finds herself on a Bollywood-inspired journey through memories, both real and imagined; from her mother’s youth in Karachi to her own coming- of-age in rural Canada.

The Braid 2023 star_border 7.6
India. Smita is an untouchable. She dreams of seeing her daughter escape her miserable condition and enter school. Italy. Giulia works in her father’s workshop. When he has an accident, she discovers that the family business is ruined. Canada. Sarah, a successful lawyer, is about to be promoted to the head of her firm when she learns that she is ill. Three lives, three women, three continents. Three battles to fight. Although they don’t know each other, Smita, Giulia and Sarah are unknowingly linked by their most intimate and singular bond.

Ukrainian Mothers and the Children of War 2023
Amidst the devastating aftermath of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, this poignant documentary follows brave Ukrainian mothers who seek refuge in Canada, striving to rebuild their shattered lives and provide a new beginning for their children. The film also highlights the compassionate Canadian families who lend a helping hand to these war refugees, echoing their ancestors' past act of kindness. Through intimate storytelling, the series showcases the resilience of the human spirit as these families find hope and restoration in their shared journey towards a better future.

Après la Romaine 2023 star_border 7

Queen of the Deuce 2023 star_border 7.1
The unbelievable true story of Chelly Wilson, who escaped the Holocaust and built a porn cinema empire in New York City in the 1970s. Chelly was a Greek-born, Christmas-celebrating, Jewish grandma, who married men but was openly gay. This documentary charts her unlikely rise to wealth as a shrewd businesswoman on “The Deuce,” aka New York’s infamous 42nd Street.

Erin's Guide to Kissing Girls 2023 star_border 4.3
As middle school is ending, Erin, the only out person in her grade, and Liz, fellow comic nerd and track star, find their friendship tested when Liz is accepted to private high school and Erin falls hard for new girl and ex child-star, Sydni. Erin believes the only way to save herself from certain doom next year is to ask Sydni to the big dance and get in with the popular kids, but the plan goes awry when she starts to lose Liz along the way. Erin’s Guide To Kissing Girls is a story of friendship, first loves, and deciding what’s important to you when everything is changing, all told through a queer lens.

Strange Creatures of the Arctic 2022
Strange Creatures of the Arctic highlights five animal winter specialists who brave the harshest winters with amazing evolutionary adaptations. These inhabitants of the Arctic and Subarctic deal with extreme temperatures, predators, and a changing environment through a variety of unique tools. Explore their environments and the evolutionary pressures that have caused them to develop these adaptations.

Into the Weeds 2022 star_border 9
Dewayne Johnson, a Bay Area groundskeeper, suffered from rashes in 2014 and wondered if they were caused by the herbicide he'd been using for the past couple years. As his health deteriorated, Johnson became the face of a David-and-Goliath legal battle to hold a multi-national agrochemical corporation accountable for a product with allegedly misleading labelling.

The Retreat 2021 star_border 5
Renee and Valerie, a couple at a cross roads in their relationship, leave the city to spend the week at a remote cabin with friends. But when they arrive, their friends are nowhere to be found. As they stumble through their relationship woes, they discover they are being hunted by a group of militant extremists who are determined to exterminate them.

La vie secrète du hibou 2019

Assholes: A Theory 2019 star_border 4
Some people grapple with the moral challenges of treating human beings decently. Others are just… assholes. Inspired by Aaron James’ New York Times bestseller of the same name, this documentary investigates the breeding grounds of contemporary ‘asshole culture’ — and locates signs of civility in an otherwise rude and nasty universe. Venturing into predominantly male domain, this film moves from Ivy League frat clubs to the bratty princedoms of Silicon Valley and the bear pits of international finance. Why do assholes thrive in certain environments? What explains their perverse appeal? And how do they keep getting elected?

Catwalk: Tales from the Catshow Circuit 2018 star_border 5.9
Meet the fascinating felines and the people who pamper then in this whimsical look at the ins and outs of Canada's competitive cat show circuit, where the claws come out when a Turkish Angora and an adorable fluffy red Persian face off to take home the national award for Best in Show.

Unit 8200 2017
A story about the world's best Cyber spies. Their training in Israel's military, and their impact on the world we live in.

Beyond Trauma 2017
Most people experience trauma at least once. For many, the memories fade with time. But for some, they make it impossible to move beyond trauma.

Mostly Sunny 2017 star_border 6.4
Mostly Sunny is a documentary that tells the remarkable story of Sunny Leone, the Canadian-born, American-bred adult film star who is pursuing her dreams of Bollywood stardom.

All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone 2016 star_border 7.7
Vancouver-based filmmaker and TV news veteran Fred Peabody explores the life and legacy of the maverick American journalist I.F. Stone, whose long one-man crusade against government deception lives on in the work of such contemporary filmmakers and journalists as Laura Poitras, Glenn Greenwald, David Corn, and Matt Taibbi.

The Secret Path 2016 star_border 5
The Secret Path is an animated film adaptation of Gord Downie's album and Jeff Lemire's graphic novel. Working with Downie's poetry and music, Lemire has created a powerful visual representation of the life of Chanie Wenjack.

Sonic Magic: The Wonder and Science of Sound 2015 star_border 9
Though our world is full of sound, we only notice the noise. Sound can thrill, delight, warn, and scare us. But there's much more to the story. Sound can cure the sick and make the blind see.

The Nature of Things: The Antibiotic Hunters 2015 star_border 7
Dr. David Suzuki explains how antibiotics have been over prescribed for decades and it has led to the fact that now there are bacterial infections that are resistant to them, and people are dying by the thousands.

Quand la météo se détraque 2014

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The North Water 2021 star_border 7.4
Henry Drax is a harpooner and brutish killer whose amorality has been shaped to fit the harshness of his world, who will set sail on a whaling expedition to the Arctic with Patrick Sumner, a disgraced ex-army surgeon who signs up as the ship’s doctor. Hoping to escape the horrors of his past, Sumner finds himself on an ill-fated journey with a murderous psychopath. In search of redemption, his story becomes a harsh struggle for survival in the Arctic wasteland.

Wild Canadian Weather 2021
From award-winning nature filmmaker Jeff Turner comes an epic nature series that follows extreme weather that reshapes the landscape, drives wildlife life cycles and pushes people to their limits. This series explores the ways in which the landscape, wildlife and people of Canada are shaped by four key elements of weather - wind, rain, cold and sun. From polar vortex snowstorms to raging forest fires, the natural world has evolved and adapted to survive in some of the most extreme and dangerous weather conditions on the planet.

Nurses 2020 star_border 7.3
Follow five young nurses working on the frontlines of a busy hospital in downtown Toronto, dedicating their lives to helping others, while struggling to help themselves.

The Wild Canadian Year 2017
View Canada’s extraordinary wildlife through the lens of its four distinct seasons.

Second Jen 2016 star_border 2.7
In Toronto, best friends Jen and Mo decide to become roommates when Mo's parents move back to the Philippines and Jen takes the opportunity to live independent from her Chinese immigrant parents.

UFOs Declassified 2015 star_border 7.1
Investigates the mysteries behind declassified top secret government files with stunning details about the world's most credible UFO sightings and alien encounters. The series pieces together the data on these incidents, and tries to answer the question: what really happened?

Naked News Uncovered 2013 star_border 6.2
A funny behind the scenes series about Naked News as they battle to regain their former glory.

Trucks and Men 2013
The series takes us on a journey around some of the world’s most dangerous routes, with some rather unique truckers. As we accompany them on their everyday adventures, we will explore the most hostile regions, the most extreme conditions and the most unpredictable tracks. Consisting of three seasons, the series lets viewers discover landscapes, cultures and roads that stray from the beaten path.

Murdoch Mysteries 2008 star_border 7.7
A Victorian-era Toronto detective uses then-cutting edge forensic techniques to solve crimes, with the assistance of a female coroner who is also struggling for recognition in the face of tradition, based on the books by Maureen Jennings.

Degrassi: Minis 2006 star_border 9
A series of shorts related to Degrassi: The Next Generation (2001).