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After literally swimming across the Atlantic Ocean, an Englishman takes a country trip across Canada on a railcar.

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Buster Keaton

Canadian actress and filmmaker Sarah Polley investigates certain secrets related to her mother, interviewing a group of family members and friends...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Michael Polley

The story of an imaginative boy who pretends he is the child of a sperm-laden Sicilian tomato upon which his mother accidentally fell.

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Gilbert Sicotte

In this animated short, Roch Carrier recounts the most mortifying moment of his childhood. At a time when all his friends worshipped Maurice "Rocket"...

Genre: Animation

Cast: Roch Carrier

In this short, an artist creates a painting of the landscape he sees, then finds he can literally climb into the picture to see the fantastic world...

Genre: Animation

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With "sealfies" and social media, a new tech-savvy generation of Inuit is wading into the world of activism, using humour and reason to confront...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Alethea Arnaquq-Baril

Ranjit, a farmer in India, takes on the fight of his life when he demands justice for his 13-year-old daughter, the victim of a brutal gang rape. His...

Genre: Documentary

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In this Oscar-winning short film, Norman McLaren employs the principles normally used to put drawings or puppets into motion to animate live actors....

Genre: Animation

Cast: Grant Munro

Fifteen years after the events of The Boys of St. Vincent took place, the various boys involved are brought in to testify against the brothers, now...

Genre: Drama

Cast: David Hewlett

The story of one shepherd's single-handed quest to re-forest a desolate valley in the foothills of the French Alps throughout the first half of the...

Genre: Animation

Cast: Philippe Noiret

Toronto filmmaker Charles Officer profiles the young people of Villaways Park, a housing project on brink of historic change.

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Francine Valentine

"The Apology" explores the lives of former "comfort women," the more than 200,000 girls forced into sexual slavery during World War II. Today, they...

Genre: Documentary

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This short film retraces the life of Herman Smith Johannsen – the man who introduced the sport of cross-country skiing to Canadians. From past...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Stanley Jackson

A cinematic portrait of people walking in their individual ways.

Genre: Animation

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This animated short follows an unwanted baby who is passed from house to house. The film is the Canadian contribution to an hour-long feature film...

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Bernard Carez

Humanity’s ascent is often measured by the speed of progress. But what if progress is actually spiraling us downwards, towards collapse? Ronald...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Stephen Hawking

Nigeria's film industry, Nollywood, is the third-largest in the world--an unstoppable economic and cultural force that has taken the continent by...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Osita Iheme

Five animals meet regularly to discuss their inner angst in a group therapy session led by Dr. Clement, a canine psychotherapist. The group includes...

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Ryan Beil

Amidst a grotesque but slickly animated menagerie of extreme plastic surgery, a man demands an operation that will realize his inner butterfly.

Genre: Animation

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A submarine crew, a feared pack of forest bandits, a famous surgeon, and a battalion of child soldiers all get more than they bargained for as they...

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Roy Dupuis