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Examination of the international social, political and musical impact of radio station CKLW during the 1960s and 70s. CKLW was the sonic mirror of Windsor's sister city, separated by a half mile of dirty Detroit River water – reflecting excitement, soul, creativity – and bloody murder.

The title says it all. Divine! We were able to see Ginette in full passionate mode, along with her personality shining through. Recommended to any Ginette Reno fan and music lover. See her full spectrum is a treasure and enjoy over and over.

A lyrical gaze at the city of Toronto as seen one September not long ago.

Moments before boarding a plane to Toronto, the Director's boyfriend handed her the challenge of documenting her six day journey. The result is a six minute sense-weaving experience.

Two iconic mascots dish it out open mic

The video depicts three teenagers (two boys and one girl) on a carefree summer road trip, driving a 1970s Chevrolet Monte Carlo. The concept aimed for a universal feeling of melancholy and romantic nostalgia, mixing US and French suburban styles. The video was shot on 16mm film.

"I dedicate this to all the artists who feel like they're under the stairs, a hundred words away from their masterpiece. It doesn't take a hundred words, it only takes three. I. Love. Me."

Colorful, musical experimental film, recently restored.

Those sensual machines, steam tractors, reveal a remarkable ability to perform to music.

A young musician lives in an apartment where noise is duly prohibited by her neighbors and she is thus forced to live in silence. One day, a new tenant moves into the apartment above. Also a musician, he does not intend to live by the neighbors’ complaints.

The Heist is a dance film about a robbery wrong. In this high-heeled caper, four glamorous voguing cat burglars attempt to break into a prestigious gallery to attain their final score—a diamond studded shoe.

"ina unt ina" euro-electro-pop divas are back from windy tropical islands to offer you this perfect pop illusion for pleasure. The music is music, You are feeling the feeling.

Continuing his performance-based documentary work, Michael V. Smith has created a confessional nude dance video. Invitation chronicles the artist’s relationship to his body, welcoming the audience to celebrate and bear witness.

Unmapping Desire is an experimental video-poem exploring separation, political borders and social boundaries, which keep women from loving women. Set to evocative images and music, the poem unfolds charting the journey of two South Asian women and their victory of through imagining "borderless countries in a county-less world."

Marlene and Re:Tired traverse a febrile, digital landscape in the search of their voices. The gender-less duo thrive quite well off their diet of mayonnaise and discount window cleaner. Accompanied by one sentient—and very much exasperated—HedCam, hijinks ensue.

Four popular songs, with animated backgrounds, sung by the Four Gentlemen Quartet. The songs include: My Wild Irish Rose, En roulant ma boule, Clementine, and I've Got Sixpence.

A documentary that follows artists and educators in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. A city that should be full of opportunity but instead is full of dead ends and people looking for a way out.

Can’t Close Your Eyes is a video series that Ethan Hib has created to show off both local and international punk/hardcore acts. Each episode features performance clips, interviews with bands, artists, and/or other people involved in the scene.

A student film parody of the Sopranos opening sequence, with a funny twist.

A serenade to life and virtue with the luscious tune of the alto saxophone. They said he couldn't do it, they said he wouldn't... He did. They didn't know what to say.

The song “Cadet Rousselle”, illustrated with drawings by Jean Dallaire and sung by Félix Leclerc.

Rainy Town is a tribute to my Vancouver neighbourhood in all its seedy glory; to better days, and to seeing beauty, even when the weather is at its worst.

Adapted from a work by The Holy Body Tattoo, this stunning performance-film, featuring Noam Gagnon, suggests a struggle with the past as we are taken away from it.

Water as a symbol of rebirth.

A rather liberal and pictorial interpretation of a number of Western musical forms with a considerable homosexual bias. Playing largely off the mood of different musical genres, it is a humorous commentary on musical association, and a celebration and critique of "gay identity."

Four popular songs with animated backgrounds, sung by the Four Gentlemen Quartet: Oh Susanna, with a short cartoon sequence of two couples in a square dance, Carry On, Short'nin Bread, and Pack Up Your Troubles.

Legendary Brazilian composer and singer Antônio Carlos Jobim delivers a masterful performance at the world famous Montreal Jazz Festival in July 1986.

A contemplative short capturing the present and a predictive vision of the future-world.

Gifted jazz singer Judi Singh defied expectations as a Punjabi-Black artist stepping onto the stage in the late 1950s. Weaving together moments of struggle and resilience, the film reintroduces a forgotten artist to the spotlight.

In the jungle, a monstrous bird tries to seduce a female bird with an odd dance. Her initial disgust quickly turns into interest.

Using chlorophyll printing, hand-drawn and digitally assembled animation frames printed on to beds of leaves.

A feature film that takes us on an intimate journey with queer, immigrant Ethiopian-Eritrean artist, Witch Prophet as she navigates newfound momentum in the music industry. After a decade of making music she is now on the heels of critical acclaim and nominations, finally getting the validation and support she needs to embark on the creation of the album of her prophecies. Canada has been known for exporting some of the biggest international names in music from Drake to Kaytranada; with growing public demand for more diverse voices, whose music will shape the next era of artists from Canada?

This dance short film brings three sensual and brutal duets to the screen. Three stories overlap to tell the memory; what remains of the nostalgic feelings of their union. The choreographies sublimate the cracks that human experience generates and which settle in us like so many emotional vestiges.

Eris was on a journey across the stars when she crashed. What will she find in this new place? The voids?

Mockumentary short music film: After leaving Berlin, French multidisciplinary artist Golden Tuna surfs Montreal's cold and dark wave to find inspiration.

Brave Step is the first collaborative project by The Halluci Nation, formerly A Tribe Called Red. Founded in 2008 by DeeJay Frame, DeeJay NDN and Bear Witness, The Halluci Nation showcases Aboriginal DJ talent and Native urban culture. Aside from DJing the collective also produces their own music and remixes, fusing Electronica and Traditional. As part of their event, The Electric Pow wow, they produce a visual performance, which is projected live on stage that remixes images of Aboriginal people from popular culture.

Meet Montreal's Mambo Drag Kings, a dapper group of lip synching lesbians who entertain in style. This part documentary, part performance tape apes family value sitcoms by inserting black and white parodies of television shows starring the Kings.

Tragic lesbian love songs and lipstick falling through the sky; as seen through the eyes of Queenie Quintessential.

6 year old Kait Bell finds a hotel and 2 dogs.

The usual cast of characters set examples of proper young-lady behavior on this 12- song collection culled from the Madeline cartoon series.

Original music by David Van Tieghan punctuates the breathtaking movement of the dancers as they draw us into the dialogue that can only be described as La La La Human Sex. Bernar Hebert has directed this beautifully crafted document.

A youth group parties all night at their summer retreat; dancing, singing and swimming (captured in three atmospheric vignettes).

A chance encounter with the daughter of one of her victims forces Undead Skye Wallace to confront the dark reality of her existence.

Documentary about the life of Haitian musician and song writer, Emmanuel Charlemagne. That artist was an important element of the popular Haitian socio-political movements in the 1980's and 1990's. His music had a strong presence and certainly influenced Haitian history prior to the departure of Jean-Claude Duvalier.

The visual presentation of Glutenhead's still unreleased strange and wild debut album.

This video showcases a cozy and stylish room that offers comfort and elegance. The room features a fireplace that provides warmth and ambiance, as well as a window that displays the beautiful sunset scenery. The video also includes lofi music.

SWEAT tells the story of a group of women working in the garment industry and sets their individual aspirations against the demands of global capitalism.

Visually luscious and aurally-fixated, this short narrative tape offers a poetic and funky celebration of the Bisexual Queendom. A sequel to Bristol's title "videobut", it's her first tape that you can dance to.

COMMUTED performing on a rooftop in downtown Toronto on September 26th, 2020.

A group of old-time favourite sing-along songs is presented. Included are Put on Your Old Grey Bonnet and The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze.

Spiritbox - "The Mara Effect" performed in it's entirety live at Silverside Sound in Cobble Hill, BC Canada.

Musical culture is part of the DNA in the Nova Scotia Acadian community of Baie Sainte-Marie. Brimming with talent, members of the local music scene are reinventing tradition and taking their vibrant rhythms far beyond the region’s boundaries. Rich in dialect and bursting with local tunes, Trécarré invites us to discover the magic of music that asks us not just to listen, but to share it, dance to it, and live it.