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Acadiana
Amusement park rides swing and swoop to the backdrop of giddy chatter. People wearing crawfish-printed outfits solemnly sway to country music. It's just another surreal day in America at the famed annual Crawfish Festival in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana.
| | Runtime: | 9 | | Copyright: | 2019 | | Country Listing: | Canada | | Premiere Status: | Toronto Premiere | | Rating: | G | | | Festival Year: | 2019 | | Language: | English | | Program Category: | Shorts | | | Director(s): | Samuel Matteau | | Yannick Nolin | | Guillaume Fournier | | Producer(s): | Jean-Pierre Vézina | | Editor(s): | Samuel Matteau | | Writer(s): | Guillaume Fournier | | Cinematography: | Yannick Nolin | | Composer: | Mathieu Robineau |
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Advocate
As one of the few Israeli human-rights lawyers willing to defend Palestinians, Lea Tsemel has been defying hostility and vitriol from the public and press for nearly 50 years to fight for clients in a stacked system.
| | Runtime: | 105 | | Copyright: | 2019 | | Country Listing: | Israel | | Canada | | Switzerland | | Premiere Status: | Canadian Premiere | | Rating: | PG | | | Festival Year: | 2019 | | Language: | Hebrew | | Arabic | | Accessibility: | Full Subtitles | | Program Category: | Special Presentations | | Film Subjects: | Crime & Justice | | Jewish Interest | | War, Conflict & the Military | | Women Trailblazers & Rule Breakers | | Middle East | | | Director(s): | Rachel Leah Jones | | Philippe Bellaïche | | Producer(s): | Joëlle Bertossa | | Paul Cadieux | | Editor(s): | Yael Bitton |
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ahkameyimo nitanis / Keep Going My Daughter
A young couple narrate a poetic and hopeful love letter to their young daughter, reflecting the dreams of a new generation of Indigenous parents still healing from the traumas of colonialism.
| | Runtime: | 12 | | Copyright: | 2019 | | Country Listing: | Canada | | Premiere Status: | World Premiere | | Rating: | G | | | Festival Year: | 2019 | | Language: | English | | Program Category: | Shorts | | | Director(s): | Candy Fox | | Producer(s): | Chris Ross | | Editor(s): | Jackie Dzuba | | Candy Fox | | Writer(s): | Candy Fox | | Cinematography: | Aaron Bernakevitch | | Composer: | David Roman | | Sound: | Muskwa Lerat | | Cory Rizos | | David Roman |
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And That Is How the Rivers Came To Be
The enchanting Peruvian legend of a Kukama god comes alive in this animated film about the creation of the vast, winding rivers of the Amazon, reminding us of our sacred, unbreakable connection to water.
| | Runtime: | 3 | | Copyright: | 2019 | | Country Listing: | Canada | | USA | | Peru | | Premiere Status: | Canadian Premiere | | Rating: | G | | | Festival Year: | 2019 | | Language: | Kukama | | Accessibility: | Full Subtitles | | Program Category: | Shorts | | | Director(s): | Miguel Araoz Cartagena | | Producer(s): | Stephanie Boyd | | Editor(s): | Fabricio Deza | | Sound: | Cesar Centeno |
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Anthropocene: Carrara
Follow blocks of prized Carrara marble as they are hewn from pristine peaks in Tuscany and travel down the mountainside to artisans' studios and out into the global export economy.
| | Runtime: | 9 | | Copyright: | 2018 | | Country Listing: | Canada | | Premiere Status: | Canadian Premiere | | Rating: | Not rated | | | Festival Year: | 2019 | | Language: | English | | Program Category: | DocX | | Website: | https://theanthropocene.org/ | | | Director(s): | Nicholas de Pencier | | Jennifer Baichwal | | Edward Burtynsky | | Producer(s): | Nicholas de Pencier | | Nadia Tavazzani | | CSC Featuring: | Franco Barattini | | Editor(s): | Andrew Beach | | 360 Cinematography: | Nicolas Jolliet | | Silvio Repetto | | Additional Cinematography: | Nicholas de Pencier | | Sound: | Matthew Chan | | Graham Rogers |
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Anthropocene: Dandora
The hills and canyons of a massive Kenyan landfill represent an emerging microeconomy where the discarded plastic is both a commodity and a future geological marker of humanity's time on Earth.
| | Runtime: | 7 | | Copyright: | 2018 | | Country Listing: | Canada | | Premiere Status: | Canadian Premiere | | Rating: | Not rated | | | Festival Year: | 2019 | | Language: | English | | Program Category: | DocX | | Website: | https://theanthropocene.org/ | | | Director(s): | Nicholas de Pencier | | Jennifer Baichwal | | Edward Burtynsky | | Producer(s): | Nicholas de Pencier | | Nadia Tavazzani | | CSC Featuring: | Rose Wanjiru | | Editor(s): | Andrew Beach | | 360 Cinematography: | Nicolas Jolliet | | Additional Cinematography: | Nicholas de Pencier | | Sound: | Matthew Chan | | Graham Rogers |
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Anthropocene: Ivory Burn
Witness the largest ivory burn in history, when over a hundred tons of confiscated elephant tusks and rhino horns were torched in Nairobi National Park to send a deeply symbolic and visceral message to poachers and illegal trade syndicates.
| | Runtime: | 7 | | Copyright: | 2018 | | Country Listing: | Canada | | Premiere Status: | Canadian Premiere | | Rating: | Not rated | | | Festival Year: | 2019 | | Language: | English | | Program Category: | DocX | | Website: | https://theanthropocene.org/ | | | Director(s): | Nicholas de Pencier | | Jennifer Baichwal | | Edward Burtynsky | | Producer(s): | Nicholas de Pencier | | Nadia Tavazzani | | CSC Featuring: | Winnie Kiiru | | President Uhuru Kenyatta | | Editor(s): | Andrew Beach | | Cinematography: | 360º Cinematography: Nicolas Jolliet | | Additional Cinematography: Nicholas de Pencier CSC | | 360 Cinematography: | Nicolas Jolliet | | Additional Cinematography: | Nicholas de Pencier | | Sound: | Matthew Chan | | Graham Rogers |
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Assholes: A Theory
Inspired by the NYT bestselling book, this lively philosophical investigation into the rise of asshole behaviour across the world asks: What does it mean to be an asshole, and more importantly, how do we stop their proliferation?
| | Runtime: | 81 | | Copyright: | 2019 | | Country Listing: | Canada | | Premiere Status: | North American Premiere | | Rating: | PG | | | Festival Year: | 2019 | | Language: | English | | Italian | | Accessibility: | Partial Subtitles | | Program Category: | Special Presentations | | Film Subjects: | Politics & Political Intrigue | | Technology & Culture | | | Director(s): | John Walker | | Producer(s): | Ann Bernier | | John Walker | | Annette Clarke | | Editor(s): | Jeff Warren | | Writer(s): | John Walker | | Robert Sandler | | Cinematography: | Paul McCurdy | | Composer: | Sandy Moore | | Sound: | Alex Salter |
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Because We Are Girls
Haunted by a childhood secret, courageous Indo-Canadian sisters from small-town British Columbia finally face their abuser in court, exposing how their rigidly sexist upbringing—reinforced even by the Bollywood films they loved as girls—conditioned them as victims.
| | Runtime: | 85 | | Copyright: | 2019 | | Country Listing: | Canada | | Premiere Status: | World Premiere | | Rating: | PG | | | Festival Year: | 2019 | | Language: | English | | Punjabi | | Accessibility: | Partial Subtitles | | Program Category: | Persister | | Film Subjects: | Canada | | Children & Youth | | Families & Family Relationships | | Gender & Sexuality | | Survivor Stories | | South & Central Asia | | | Director(s): | Baljit Sangra | | Producer(s): | Selwyn Jacob | | Executive Producer(s): | Shirley Vercruysse | | Writer(s): | Baljit Sangra | | Cinematography: | Grant Baldwin | | Composer: | Genevieve Vincent | | Sound: | Eva Madden |
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Big Ideas presented by Scotia Wealth Management: Gordon Lightfoot: If You Could Read My Mind
One of Canada's most beloved musical icons joins Gordon Lightfoot: If You Could Read My Mind directors Joan Tosoni and Martha Kehoe to share stories about his unparalleled career, his inspired songwriting and his connection to Toronto, the city that loves him back.
| | Runtime: | 90 | | Copyright: | 2018 | | Country Listing: | Canada | | Premiere Status: | World Premiere | | Rating: | PG | | | Festival Year: | 2019 | | Language: | English | | Program Category: | Special Events & Big Ideas Series | | Film Subjects: | Aging & the Elderly | | Canada | | Music & Musicians | | Popular Culture | | | Director(s): | Joan Tosoni | | Martha Kehoe | | Producer(s): | Joan Tosoni | | Martha Kehoe | | Executive Producer(s): | John Brunton | | John Murray | | Gary Slaight | | Editor(s): | Alex Shuper | | Writer(s): | Joan Tosoni | | Martha Kehoe | | Cinematography: | Kristoff Rochon | | Composer: | John Welsman |
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Big Ideas presented by Scotia Wealth Management: Toxic Beauty
Whistleblower Deane Berg, along with Dr. Daniel Cramer of the Harvard Cancer Center and Dr. Ami Zota of George Washington University, join Toxic director Phyllis Ellis to discuss the public heath risks of the beauty products we use daily and the explosive lawsuit that's bringing them to light.
| | Runtime: | 90 | | Copyright: | 2019 | | Country Listing: | Canada | | Premiere Status: | World Premiere | | Rating: | PG | | | Festival Year: | 2019 | | Language: | English | | Program Category: | Special Events & Big Ideas Series | | Film Subjects: | Capitalism & Big Business | | Crime & Justice | | Health & Healthcare | | | Director(s): | Phyllis Ellis | | Producer(s): | Peter Raymont | | Barri Cohen | | Executive Producer(s): | Steve Ord | | Cheryl Staurulakis | | Peter Raymont | | Editor(s): | James Yates | | Cinematography: | Iris Ng |
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Big Ideas presented by Scotia Wealth Management: Willie
In 1958, Willie O'Ree broke the colour barrier in hockey and went on to become an inspiration for generations of players. He joins Willie director Laurence Mathieu-Leger and some very special guests to discuss his remarkable life and career and his dedication to eradicating racism in the sport he loves.
| | Runtime: | 89 | | Copyright: | 2018 | | Country Listing: | USA | | Canada | | Premiere Status: | World Premiere | | Rating: | G | | | Festival Year: | 2019 | | Language: | English | | Program Category: | Special Events & Big Ideas Series | | Film Subjects: | America | | Black Cultures & Issues | | Race & Racism | | Sports & Recreation | | Website: | http://www.williedoc.com | | | Director(s): | Laurence Mathieu-Leger | | Producer(s): | Laurence Mathieu-Leger | | Bryant McBride | | Ebyan Bihi (associate producer) | | Executive Producer(s): | Bryant McBride | | Editor(s): | Rosella Tursi | | Laurence Mathieu-Leger | | Cinematography: | Ninon Pednault | | Laurence Mathieu-Leger | | Composer: | Justin Melland |
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Camera Test
What gets lost when female voices are stymied during the creative process? Pairing intimate interviews with absurdist re-enactments, Joyce Wong crafts a tartly subversive look at patriarchy and racism in the film industry.
| | Runtime: | 5 | | Copyright: | 2019 | | Country Listing: | Canada | | Premiere Status: | World Premiere | | Rating: | Not rated | | | Festival Year: | 2019 | | Language: | English | | Program Category: | Redux | | | Director(s): | Joyce Wong | | Producer(s): | Justine Pimlott | | Executive Producer(s): | Anita Lee | | Editor(s): | Avril Jacobson | | Writer(s): | Joyce Wong | | Cinematography: | Maya Bankovic |
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Capturing Reality: The Art of Documentary
The late Pepita Ferrari seats 33 leading documentarians—from the iconic Alanis Obomsawin to iconoclast Werner Herzog—in front of the camera to delve into the unique challenges and ethical entanglements of documentary filmmaking.
| | Runtime: | 97 | | Copyright: | 2008 | | Country Listing: | Canada | | Rating: | G | | | Festival Year: | 2009 | | Language: | English | | French | | Accessibility: | Partial Subtitles | | Program Category: | Redux | | Film Subjects: | Filmmakers & Filmmaking | | | Director(s): | Pepita Ferrari | | Producer(s): | Michelle van Beusekom |
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Cavebirds
Intrigued by her aging father's return to rural Malaysia to launch an edible bird nest farm, a Montreal filmmaker follows him seeking answers and instead discovers truths about home and heritage that help bridge the gap between them.
| | Runtime: | 81 | | Copyright: | 2019 | | Country Listing: | Canada | | Premiere Status: | World Premiere | | Rating: | G | | | Festival Year: | 2019 | | Language: | Mandarin | | English | | Hokkien | | French | | Accessibility: | Full Subtitles | | Program Category: | Canadian Spectrum | | Film Subjects: | Aging & the Elderly | | Agriculture & Fishing | | Canada | | Personal Histories | | Southeast Asia | | | Director(s): | Emily Gan | | Producer(s): | Emily Gan | | Cinematography: | Emily Gan | | Thomas Kimmerlin | | Composer: | Emily Gan | | Sound: | Christian Olsen |
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Conviction
Dreaming of a society that empowers rather than jails the marginalized, a group of incarcerated women in Canada joins forces with an advocacy organization, determined to author their own stories and rebuild their communities from the inside out.
| | Runtime: | 78 | | Copyright: | 2019 | | Country Listing: | Canada | | Premiere Status: | World Premiere | | Rating: | PG | | | Festival Year: | 2019 | | Language: | English | | Program Category: | Canadian Spectrum | | Film Subjects: | Advocacy & Activism | | Canada | | Crime & Justice | | Women & Women's Stories | | Poverty | | Website: | http://www.convictiondocumentary.com | | | Director(s): | Ariella Pahlke | | Nance Ackerman | | Teresa MacInnes | | Producer(s): | Teresa MacInnes | | Annette Clarke | | Executive Producer(s): | Annette Clarke | | Writer(s): | Nance Ackerman | | Ariella Pahlke | | Teresa MacInnes | | Cinematography: | Nance Ackerman | | Sound: | Judith Gruber-Stitzer |
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The Corporate Coup D'État
Piercing insights from journalist Chris Hedges and philosopher John Ralston Saul dissect America at a troubling crossroads, exposing Trump's MAGA doctrine as a symptom of a broken democracy where power now lies with corporations, not citizens.
| | Runtime: | 90 | | Copyright: | 2018 | | Country Listing: | Canada | | Premiere Status: | Canadian Premiere | | Rating: | PG | | | Festival Year: | 2019 | | Language: | English | | Program Category: | Special Presentations | | Film Subjects: | America | | Capitalism & Big Business | | Politics & Political Intrigue | | Website: | http://www.whitepinepictures.com/project/the-corporate-coup-detat | | | Director(s): | Fred Peabody | | Producer(s): | Peter Raymont | | Executive Producer(s): | Jeff Cohen | | Hans Robert Eisenhauer | | Fred Peabody | | Peter Raymont | | Steve Ord | | Editor(s): | James Yates | | Cinematography: | John Westheuser | | Composer: | Michelle Osis | | Sound: | Ben Chesneau | | Johnathan Fuhrer |
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The Daughter Tree
In this evocative study of gender in India, where a cultural preference for baby boys has forced a seismic population imbalance, villages cope with their male surpluses and a midwife fearlessly advocates for unborn girls.
| | Runtime: | 88 | | Copyright: | 2018 | | Country Listing: | Canada | | Premiere Status: | World Premiere | | Rating: | PG | | | Festival Year: | 2019 | | Language: | English | | Accessibility: | Full Subtitles | | Program Category: | Canadian Spectrum | | Film Subjects: | Families & Family Relationships | | Gender & Sexuality | | Women & Women's Stories | | South & Central Asia | | | Director(s): | Rama Rau | | Editor(s): | Rob Ruzic | | Cinematography: | Nagaraj Diwakar | | Composer: | Ken Myhr | | Sound: | Lalit Malik |
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The Day Don Died
When a condo community learns of a neighbour's death, the dramatic retelling of his disappearance and demise takes on a life of its own. Each version of the story sounds stranger than the last, until an Easter Monday revelation takes everyone by complete surprise.
| | Runtime: | 13 | | Copyright: | 2018 | | Country Listing: | Canada | | Premiere Status: | Toronto Premiere | | Rating: | G | | | Festival Year: | 2019 | | Language: | English | | Program Category: | Shorts | | Website: | https://www.nootkastreet.co/the-day-don-died | | | Director(s): | Steve J. Adams | | Sean Horlor | | Producer(s): | Sean Horlor | | Steve J. Adams | | Ana Carrizales | | Editor(s): | Gregory J. Brown | | Writer(s): | Sean Horlor | | Steve J. Adams | | Cinematography: | Gregory J. Brown | | Composer: | Mark Dolmont | | Sound: | Mark Dolmont |
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Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief
Veteran Tlingit filmmaker Carol Geddes tells the story of five Indigenous women across Canada who have risen to the top of their chosen trades—from a deck hand on a fishing boat, to a band council chief, to a minister of the Yukon legislature—and become inspirational leaders in their communities.
| | Runtime: | 28 | | Copyright: | 1986 | | Country Listing: | Canada | | Rating: | G | | | Festival Year: | 2019 | | Language: | English | | Program Category: | Redux | | | Director(s): | Carol Geddes | | Producer(s): | Barbara Janes |
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