The Acadian Connection

While knitting, two women recall moments from their lives--memories of their neighbours, husbands, mothers, and of other women knitting.

A visually stunning film on acclaimed author David Adams Richards and his connection to one of Canada’s most overlooked yet breathtaking regions.

Combining interviews with teachers, admirers and musical peers, as well as footage from 40 years of performing, director Monique Leblanc's film captures singer/songwriter Édith Butler's moving artistry.

Why don't we do something to ease the suffering of the poor, the excluded? Because we live in fear of "the other," the stranger. Filmed a few months before the 2004 presidential election, On the Road with Mary is a gripping view of an America living in fear. From a miserable neighbourhood in Detroit ravaged by crack and violence, to the militarized border with Mexico, this potent road movie exposes the unbearable other side of the American Dream.

Many doors closed on April Hubbard when she became a wheelchair user. But one by one, she knocked them down anyway.

Sandra Laronde (Misko Kizhigoo Migizii Kwe, “Red Sky Eagle Woman”) is a champion of Indigenous arts and the founding artistic director of Red Sky Performance.

An adaptation of Louise Dupré’s acclaimed book of poetry, Higher Than Flames Will Go is a moving meditation on the vital importance of taking care of our children, a task that remains essential to humanity’s salvation.