Look Away Look Away (2021)
Can’t Feel Nothing (2024)
An eye-opening film about numbness in the age of social media. The diagnosis is alarming, but it is made with understated humour and energy by director David Borenstein, himself a…
Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport (2000)
In the nine months prior to World War II, 10.000 innocent children left behind their families, their homes, their childhood, and took the journey… to Britain to escape the Nazi…
Tiny: The Life of Erin Blackwell (2016)
Filmmaker Martin Bell chronicles the life of Erin Blackwell, mother of 10 children, from the time she was a 14-year-old prostitute through her battle with drug addiction, poverty and parenting.
There’s Something in the Water (2019)
Elliot Page brings attention to the injustices and injuries caused by environmental racism in his home province, in this urgent documentary on Indigenous and African Nova Scotian women fighting to…
Masterpiece: Frank Miller’s The Dark Knight Returns (2013)
This is the master-crafted work of the legendary writer and artist Frank Miller. The film encapsulates, and celebrates the stunning achievement of Batman: the Dark Knight Returns, galvanizing the reason…
Philosopher of the Sea (2023)
Elderly sailor Sven Yrvind takes on a daring solo voyage from Ireland to New Zealand. What seems like a reckless journey on the unforgiving seas is also inner journey that…
Life in the Doghouse (2018)
Life in the Doghouse tells the inspiring story behind Danny & Ron’s Rescue, a dog rescue centre. Started by life partners Ron Danta and Danny Robertshaw, the two men were…
The White Helmets (2016)
As daily airstrikes pound civilian targets in Syria, a group of indomitable first responders risk their lives to rescue victims from the rubble.
The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life (2013)
The story of Alice Herz-Sommer, a German-speaking Jewish pianist from Prague who was, at her death, the world’s oldest Holocaust survivor. She discusses the importance of music, laughter, and how…
An Indian Story (1962)
Still photographs and narration give an overview of the history of the American Indian.
Covid Diaries NYC (2021)
Five young filmmakers share stories of their families, who were on the frontlines during the first wave of the Coronavirus. These intimate accounts shine a light on families caught in…
In Waves and War (2024)
Three Navy SEALs leave their tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan with treatment-resistant, unrelenting psychological pain. They find themselves at the cutting edge of a different frontline: a lifesaving…