Grade: Grade 11
- Own Voice
Honey For Sale
Director
Amanda Strong (Michif)
Writers
Amanda Strong (Michif), John Sedore
Producer
Amanda Strong (Michif)
Genre
Documentary
Interests
BIPOC Stories, Environment, Female Filmmaker, Indigenous Filmmaker
Original Language
English
Canadian Distributor
Vtape
- Own Voice
The Life You Want
Director
Michelle Derosier (Anishinaabe)
Writers
Michelle Derosier (Anishinaabe), Dave Clement
Producers
Michelle Derosier (Anishinaabe), Irene Dubé
Genre
Documentary
Interests
BIPOC Stories, Female Filmmaker, Indigenous Filmmaker
Original Language
English
Canadian Distributor
Thunderstone Pictures
- Own Voice
Overburden
Directors
Warren Cariou (Métis), Neil McArthur
Genre
Documentary
Interests
BIPOC Stories, Environment
Original Language
English
Language Version
None
Canadian Distributor
Winnipeg Film Group
Gloria Victoria
Recycling elements of surrealism and cubism, this Genie-nominated animation explores relationships between art and war. Content Note: Violence
Director
Theodore Ushev
Producer
Marc Bertrand
Genre
Experimental
Interest
Arts and Culture
Original Language
No Dialogue
Language Version
None
Canadian Distributor
NFB
Flux
Director
Christopher Hinton
Writer
Christopher Hinton
Producer
David Verrall
Genres
Animation, Drama
Interests
Family Relationships, Global Experiences
Original Languages
English, French
Canadian Distributor
NFB
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Indigo
Director
Amanda Strong (Michif)
Writer
Daniel T. Fischer
Producers
Luke Sargent, Brett Long, Amanda Strong (Michif)
Genre
Experimental
Interests
Arts and Culture, BIPOC Stories, Family Relationships, Female Filmmaker, Indigenous Filmmaker
Original Language
English
Canadian Distributor
Vtape
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InukShop
Director
Jobie Weetaluktuk (Inuk)
Writer
Jobie Weetaluktuk (Inuk)
Producers
Kat Baulu, Joe MacDonald, Vanessa Loewen
Genre
Documentary
Interests
Arts and Culture, BIPOC Stories, History, Indigenous Filmmaker, Social Justice & Politics
Original Language
No Dialogue
Canadian Distributor
NFB
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Anirniq (Breath)
Director
RJ Sauer
Writer
RJ Sauer
Producers
RJ Sauer, Amy Jones
Genre
Drama
Interests
Arts and Culture, BIPOC Stories, Indigenous Filmmaker
Original Language
Inuktitut
Language Version
EN Subtitles
Canadian Distributor
Brüdder Productions
Dimanche (Sunday)
A young boy is bored during a visit to his grandparents’ house in small-town Quebec, so he goes outside in search of adventure. Nominated for an Oscar.
Director
Patrick Doyon
Writer
Patrick Doyon
Producers
Marc Bertrand, Michael Fukushima
Genres
Animation, Drama
Interest
Family Relationships
Original Language
No Dialogue
Canadian Distributor
NFB
The Danish Poet
In this Oscar-winning short, a young woman tells the story of how the Danish poet Kasper Jørgensen found inspiration and ultimately caused her parents to find one another.
Director
Torill Kove
Writer
Torill Kove
Producers
Lise Fearnley, Marcy Page
Genres
Animation, Drama
Interests
Arts and Culture, Family Relationships, Female Filmmaker, Global Experiences
Original Languages
English, French
Canadian Distributor
NFB
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The Basketball Game
When nine-year-old Hart attends Jewish summer camp, his group must play an epic basketball game against the students of a notorious Holocaust denier. What awaits him on the court?
Director
Hart Snider
Writer
Hart Snider
Producer
Yves J. Ma
Genres
Animation, Drama
Interests
Bullying, Discrimination, Social Justice & Politics, Sports
Original Language
English
Language Version
FR Subtitles
Canadian Distributor
NFB
The Stone of Folly
Director
Jesse Rosensweet
Writers
Alastair Dickson, Jesse Rosensweet
Producer
Jesse Rosensweet
Genres
Animation, Drama
Original Language
English
Starlight and Other Sounds
Governor General Award-winning composer Alexina Louie shares her process for creating her engaging and often eclectic works.
Director
Josephine Anderson
Writer
Josephine Anderson
Producer
Shirley Vercruysse
Genre
Documentary
Interests
Arts and Culture, Biography, Female Filmmaker
Original Language
English
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Bundle
Director
Jamie Whitecrow (Anishinaabe)
Genre
Experimental
Interests
Arts and Culture, BIPOC Stories, Female Filmmaker, Indigenous Filmmaker
Original Language
English
- Own Voice
Wash Day
As they get ready for the day, three young Black women discuss the public perception of their Blackness in relation to their personal journeys of cultivating a strong sense of self.
Director
Kourtney Jackson
Writer
Kourtney Jackson
Genre
Documentary
Interests
BIPOC Stories, Discrimination, Female Filmmaker
Original Language
English
Fit to be Tied
Directors
James Cooper, Jess Hayes
Writer
James Cooper
Genre
Documentary
Interest
Arts and Culture
Original Language
English
- Own Voice
Not Just a MMIW
Director
Ulivia Uviluk (Inuk)
Genre
Documentary
Interests
BIPOC Stories, Discrimination, Family Relationships, Female Filmmaker, Indigenous Filmmaker, Social Justice & Politics
Original Language
English
Turning Tables
Director
Chrisann Hessing
Producers
Chrisann Hessing, Tanya Hoshi
Genre
Documentary
Interests
Arts and Culture, BIPOC Stories, Female Filmmaker
Original Language
English
- Own Voice
With Love From Munera
Munera Yusuf, a spirited young storyteller, revisits the spaces that have shaped her healing and growth from some of the most trying moments of her past.
Content note: Mention of attempted suicide.
Director
Yazmeen Kanji
Writer
Yazmeen Kanji
Genre
Documentary
Interests
BIPOC Stories, Female Filmmaker, Strong Female Leads
Original Language
English
- Own Voice
Sober House: A Sign of Change in Cree Nation
Director
Wendell G. Collier (Mi’kmaw)
Producer
Wendell G. Collier (Mi’kmaw)
Genre
Documentary
Interests
BIPOC Stories, Indigenous Filmmaker, Social Justice & Politics
Original Language
English