The Music of Madness
Composer Adrian Ellis attempts to score the strangest film with the strangest possible instruments-including power saws, hammer drills, fishing wire and crowbars. A creative documentary about the power of experimentation.
Alumination
For nearly a century, the image of the Airstream travel trailer, with sunlight gleaming off the aluminum of its sleek silver-bullet body, has evoked the romance of escape and the…
Flying Padre
Two days in the life of priest Father Fred Stadtmuller whose New Mexico parish is so large he can only spread goodness and light among his flock with the aid…
To the Arctic 3D
A journey into the lives of a mother polar bear and her two seven-month-old cubs as they navigate the changing Arctic wilderness they call home.
The World’s Fattest Man- 10 Years On
This documentary, filmed over 11 years, charts how Paul Mason took his life to the extreme, reaching nearly 80 stone as his food addiction became out of control.
The Carter Effect
In his latest documentary, Sean Menard gives viewers an unprecedented look at Vince Carter: the six-foot-six, eight-time NBA All-Star from Daytona Beach who made waves in the Canadian basketball scene…
Pencils Vs Pixels
A documentary told from the voices of the “second golden age” of animation in the 1990s and 2000s about the rise, fall and rise again of hand-drawn animation. They were…
Hashish
A small village high up in the mountains of Ketama, Northern Morocco. The life of the people here has been shaped by the drug hashish for centuries. Hashish as daily…
Inside the Iranian Uprising
In September 2022, a 22-year-old Iranian woman, Mahsa Amini, died in police custody. She had been arrested by Iran’s religious police, accused of not wearing her hijab properly. The authorities…
The Dads
On a fishing trip with Matthew Shepard’s father, five disparate dads discuss their love, hopes and fears for their trans kids in this short documentary.
Carts of Darkness
In the picture-postcard community of North Vancouver, filmmaker Murray Siple follows men who have turned bottle-picking, their primary source of income, into the extreme sport of shopping cart racing. Enduring…
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
An exploration of the history, artistry and emotional power of cinema sound, as revealed by legendary sound designers and visionary directors, via interviews, clips from movies, and a look at…
Capturing the Friedmans
An Oscar nominated documentary about a middle-class American family who is torn apart when the father Arnold and son Jesse are accused of sexually abusing numerous children. Director Jarecki interviews…