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An unexpected email from Sweden sparks a global journey.
"Edna’s Bloodline" follows Edna Elias & Fredrik Norberg as they trace their great-grandfather’s 1800s journey from Sweden to Canada’s far North.

Dir: Eva Wunderman Watch now for $5! Link in bio.

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“Flat Rocks” weaves together breathtaking present-day footage of Kahnawake with archival photos dating back over 80 years revealing the community's way of life threatened by the St. Lawrence Seaway.

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#IndigenousPeoplesDay

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Me and my Teeth 🦷

Filmmaker Anna Quon shares her experience with systemic neglect through mental and dental health. This mixed media documentary is a poetic plea to embrace our shared human imperfections.

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"Chiefs and Champions: Gino Odjick" (1970-2023)

The "Algonquin Assassin." Vancouver Canucks enforcer and fan favourite. Off the ice, he dedicated his life to inspiring First Nations youth to reach their goals.

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“Chicken”
A recently single Sam is forced to move back into her childhood home with her mother and her brother, Emmett, who has Down syndrome. Sam struggles to reconnect with her family and herself.

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"Freedom Babies" tells the powerful and resilient story of a Secwepemc First Nation family's journey toward decolonialism. Discover their inspiring efforts to protect the earth and raise their children in harmony with nature.

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Dir: Doreen Manuel

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"Incorrigible: A Film About Velma Demerson"
In 1939, 18-year-old Velma was jailed just because her fiancé was Chinese. This is the powerful story of her wrongful imprisonment and 68-year fight for justice. A testament to courage and human rights.

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"Who Killed Miracle?" uncovers the dramatic rescue, controversial life in captivity, and mysterious death of Miracle, a rescued baby orca who became a national sensation.

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Directed by: Scott Renyard

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"The Prop Master’s Dream" follows Rosa Cheng's inspiring mission to revive Cantonese Opera by honoring the legacy of legendary prop master Wah-Kwan Gwan with a masterful blend of traditional melodies, jazz, blues, and Indigenous rhythms.

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"Children of Redress."

In 1942, 22,000 Japanese Canadians were forcibly uprooted. This film documents the generation that fought back and won the 1988 Redress victory. A vital look at justice and resilience.

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#History #SocialJustice

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"The Klondike Viking"

From a freight train stowaway at 13 to a Dawson City pioneer, Bill Hakonson’s journey is one of pure resilience. Director Lulu Keating captures his rise from a troubled childhood to Yukon gold mining success.

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#YukonFilm

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Dive into Charlotte Perkins Gilman's "The Yellow Wallpaper" in this haunting animated short by Anne Koizumi. A visceral look at 19th-century patriarchy.

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(French subs available)

#TheYellowWallpaper #Animation #ShortFilm

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For #TransDayOfVisibility, highlighting the 2004 documentary "100% Woman." The film follows trans mountain biker Michelle Dumaresq’s rise to the World Championships. A raw look at the scrutiny she braved for future trans athletes. 🏳️‍⚧️🚵‍♀️

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"One of Ours" uncovers the life of Private Fred Lee, a Kamloops-born soldier of Chinese descent who fought for Canada in the First World War. From the gold rush to WWI, the film reveals a forgotten chapter of Canadian history.

Directed by Jack Gin

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"Mixed Match" follows mixed-race blood cancer patients navigating identity, genetics, and the urgent search for life-saving bone marrow donors. Revealing that being mixed-race is not just about identity, but survival.

Directed by @meditatingbunny

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"Signal Fire"
A young man joins his stoic Chinese grandfather-in-law to visit a loved one’s grave, only to realize how little he understands the rituals before him.

Directed by Alice Il Shin

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"Wildflowers" retraces the 1908 Rockies expedition of Mary Schäffer Warren, a recently widowed woman who defied Victorian norms to become an adventurer and photographer.

Directed by @trixiepacis

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“Different Kind of Sick” Six year old Lily faces overwhelming changes, a new home, a new school, and her birthday. When she witnesses her parents argue, Lily begins to uncover a hidden truth, revealing the emotional weight of an invisible illness.

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“February Sixteenth Nineteen Forty-Seven” is a four minute animated documentary in which Inuk Elder Levinia Brown shares the story of her birth during a dogsled journey across the winter tundra.

Directed and produced by Jessica Miinguuaqtii.

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“Lost & Found” follows beachcombers who trace tsunami debris back to Japan, reuniting people with pieces of their past. Across three countries and two continents, memories, grief, and joy connect strangers through extraordinary acts of human kindness.

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