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East of Toronto on the shore of Lake Ontario, is the Pickering Generating Station, one of the world's largest nuclear power stations. Here it is used to explain how a nuclear power station works, showing the fuel bundles, calandria, fuelling machines, boilers, control room, turbine-generator and spent fuel bay. Part of the multimedia kit The Energy Crisis?. Produced by the NFB for Energy, Mines and Resources Canada.

Between the 1970s and the 1990s, we saw the birth of a movement, believing that extraterrestrials used Mount Saint-Hilaire as a base. Between mystery and science, you'll discover what gave birth to this fascination that people of the region.

Fifteen-year-old Lily Rosenberg challenges ableism in the fashion industry as her mom guides and supports her dreams.

Benita Jacques, a young mother from Montreal, is seeking answers about her origins, questions that have always been unanswered. Determined to enlighten her children about their heritage, she travels to West Africa. Her journey begins at the Museum of Black Civilizations in Dakar, where she explores the exhibition ""Africa, Cradle of Humankind and Modern Civilizations."" In her quest to understand the lives of her ancestors before the deportation, she meets experts and traverses time through spiritual, historical, and scientific testimonies, discovering the remnants of the continent's golden age.

A short documentary about the first real Irish pub in St. John's, Newfoundland that was opened in 1986 by musician Ralph O'Brien and sold in 2012 to Chris Andrews of Shanneyganock and Bob Hallett of Great Big Sea. The film follows the new owners as they are forced to rebuild from scratch after a major flood.

An intimate portrait of renowned British sculptor Henry Moore, combining an extended interview at his home and studio with archival footage, photographs, and readings from his writings to explore the ideas, influences, and natural forms that shaped his work.

A look into the life of a couple and the house they raised their family in.

In 2016, a wildfire swept through the town of Fort McMurray, Alberta, causing widespread destruction and forcing the evacuation of over 88,000 residents. Through their diverse and often harrowing accounts, Spot Fire offers a peculiar look at the ways we document the ongoing impacts of disasters exacerbated by climate change.

A filmmaker searches for the eight winds of the Mediterranean on the island of Corsica.

Canada, rich in uranium, is harnessing atomic science for peacetime living. This film provides a progress report on nuclear research conducted at the atomic energy plant at Chalk River, Ontario, and shows some of the constructive applications of atomic energy carried out in hospitals (including Canada's celebrated "cobalt bomb"), in agricultural experimental stations and in industry. Interior views of the Chalk River plant afford a look at NRX, the atomic pile itself. A brief survey is made of atomic research in Canadian universities.

A profile of Alexander Graham Bell, inventer of the telephone.

Vibrations from Gaza offers a glimpse into the experiences of Deaf children in the colonized and confined coastal territory of Gaza, Palestine. Born and raised under siege and frequent onslaughts these children, including Amani, Musa, Israa, and others, provide vivid accounts of their encounter of bombardment and the constant presence of drones in their sky. The children describe their perceptions of missile strikes through sensing vibrations in the air, trembling of the ground, and the resonance of collapsing buildings. The film also questions whether the deafness of these children is a natural or a consequence of Israel’s use of sonic weaponry, such as sonic booms.

MIRAGES focuses on a mock Iraqi village in the middle of the Mojave desert in California. Conceived and used by the US Army for the training of the troops before being deployed in Iraq, this village was built and is operated by Hollywood professionals. The extras playing the roles of the inhabitants are hired among members of the Iraqi diaspora in the US.

On a brilliant day in June 1947, all the thoughts and wishes of Catholicism converged on the Canadian capital where a Marian Congress was inaugurated, the memory of which remains indelible. Of all the ceremonies of this congress, the Marian procession is one of the most touching. Offered to the veneration of the crowd that throngs along her journey, Mary is represented there at different times of her life.

There are always discussions on whether the gun or the camera is the key to the greatest sport in big game hunting. With Camera and Gun in Newfoundland brings both endeavors into sharp focus and the viewer can judge whether Lee WuIff, the hunter, or his wife, the photographer, has the best of the sport. The team ends up with both steaks and photographs.

Rosalie Best is a disabled 30-something trying to better her relationship with her body by doing a boudoir photoshoot.

By embarking on a journey to document the art of wandering, Yann-Manuel Hernandez captures the relationships between human, nature and society in a stream of captivating images. Shot out of the system during various months in Colombia, this documentary immerses us in the life of two wanderer backpackers, the DIY culture and the search for another way of life.

Safe Haven weaves together the powerful stories of U.S. war resisters who sought safe haven in Canada during both the Vietnam and Iraq wars.

When Mariana connects the Military Dictatorship's violent legacy as the structure behind Brazilian families, she embarks on an introspective journey to deconstruct her family life growing up in Brazil.

The story of the forbidden friendship between Dam, the tip of mount Damavand in Iran and Hofit, an air force plane from Israel. Their unexpected encounter dares them to reimagine a friendship against all odds.

“If I wasn’t an opera singer, would I be a trans man?” asks Teiya Kasahara, a gender non-binary singer, partway through the film. It’s a dilemma facing gender non-binary and trans singers working in a field whose roles are rigidly defined along gender lines: sopranos and mezzos are cast as women (so-called “trouser roles” aside); tenors and basses as men. Teiya Kasahara (they/them) leads a new generation of trans* opera performers, activists and self-proclaimed “shit-disturbers” making their voices heard–whether the classical music world likes it or not.

Stories of soldiers returning home to studies and jobs, to marriage and the move to new neighbourhoods. Vacations in the Laurentian mountains. Montrealers volunteer in Israel’s War of Independence. Holocaust survivors struggle to rebuild their lives in a free society and among fellow Jews.

Peaks and Valleys is a feature-length documentary following Nick Noble and Rebecca Beitner in their directorial debuts as they navigate the highs and lows of Type 1 Diabetes and the Vancouver Island Trail (VIT), in the traditional territory of the Coast Salish, Nuu-Chah-Nulth, and Kwakwaka'wakw people. The VIT is a new trail, and Nick and Becca are among the first hikers to attempt to hike the route in one six-week trip. The story of Nick's experience with diabetes throughout his life is interwoven with the challenges of managing it in a backcountry environment, bringing information and insight about a chronic health condition that is reasonably common yet misunderstood by many people. The mountains, forests, and coastlines of Vancouver Island are brought to life by original art, animation, and photography by the filmmakers, both of whom are multidisciplinary visual artists. Peaks and Valleys will appeal to lovers of nature, adventure, art, and disability justice.

A historical tour of three downtown Winnipeg surface parking lots. Through clever overlapping of archival photos of downtown Winnipeg buildings with surface parking lots, Lorne Bailey offers a deadpan commentary on how we have lost many historic landmarks.

In this offbeat whodunit, Bernie Langille sets out to uncover the truth around the strange circumstances of his grandfather (and namesake) Bernie Langille's death. Fifty years after the fact and with the help of meticulous miniatures, he reconstructs the bizarre events of one fateful winter night in 1968. What exactly precipitated the shocking discovery of Grandpa Bernie, dead in his own bed? The labyrinthian task of answering this question leads Bernie to interview a range of characters, including forensic experts and family members. Along the way, Bernie entertains increasingly absurd scenarios—including the possible involvement of Agent Orange. His obsessive musings, just like the constantly changing miniature sets, never get old. Ultimately the film provides a quirky yet thoughtful look at family ties, the fault lines of memory and intergenerational trauma.

Imagine you have been imprisoned, subjected to torture, released and forced to leave your homeland as a refugee, imprisoned again, released again, and once more captured and sentenced to death. This was the reality for Ali Saeed, an Ethiopian imprisoned in his homeland and in Somalia for trying to spread freedom of speech and freedom of the mind. Ali and many other Ethiopians with similar experiences were able to escape to countries such as Canada, and they are now ready to speak about the period in Ethiopia's history known as the "Red Terror".

In one of the world’s coldest climates, a heartwarming story is taking shape. Ellesmere, a fit and instantly lovable Canadian Inuit yearling sled dog, is setting off on her first training expedition and rite of passage.

Japanese anime is the biggest thing to come out of the East since Godzilla. It's featured on clothing, television, video games and for some, has become a way of life. With the introduction of popular anime series as Pokemon and Sailor Moon, some anime fans have taken their infatuation to the extreme. They spend hours reading comic books, playing video games, making character costumes, and even attending anime conferences. Animania examines the why's and how's of the teen obsession with anime and what it means for the future of pop culture.

Montreal artistic collective House of Pride takes you behind the scenes of innovative performances in drag, dance and the performing arts. A queer film that plays with gender in a provocative, avant-garde, innovative and legendary way while celebrating female power!

Worried about the distance he maintains with his father and the resulting lack of communication, a young man tries to find the meaning of this estrangement by accompanying him to his workshop as he makes a piece of furniture.

Same shot of my house, thinking about moving. Moving out/moving in, emptying boxes one at a time.

An intimate look at the joys and challenges of being queer in a small town. Filmed in Alberta, Nova Scotia, and the Northwest Territories, the film follows LGBTQ2S+ people and allies as they prepare for their local Pride celebrations. Organizing in church basements, classrooms and around kitchen tables, the various collectives take on conservative town councils that won’t fly a rainbow flag, and bend rules to create a safe space for youth to come out.

And the Rest is Drag explores gender from the perspective of drag kings who consciously and politically queer their gender, both on and off stage. Using an eclectic mix of performance footage, still photography, and interviews with members of the Alberta Beef Drag King Troupe, the film draws audiences into the sexy, rebellious, and sometimes humorous world of drag kinging. And the Rest is Drag questions how different experiences of race, class, size, sexuality and ability inform our many-gendered identities, and invites viewers to do the same.

Follows five Anishinaabe youth on a summer research project with their Elders, whose stories guide them on a journey back to proceeding generations that lived a healthy lifestyle off of the land. Their stories chronicle the devastating impact that environmental and cultural dispossession had on the flow of knowledge from Elders to youth, and ultimately on the health of their people. As their summer comes to an end, the youth emerge with "gifts" of knowledge and teachings from their Elders, inspiring a renewed determination to forge a hopeful and healthy future for the next generation.

A Canadian short film about learning queer theory.

The Hundred Videos is a project undertaken by prolific video artist Steve Reinke, including 100 video works made from 1989-1996. Discussing death, sex, the body, philosophy, and contemporary art, The Hundred Videos defines a unique style of video-essay for the end of the 20th Century. This volume contains videos 79-100: The Boxers, Talk Show, The Hand, I have already, Little Monkeys, Stenor, New York Loves Me, Seventeen Descriptions, Children's Video Collective, Three Dreams, 24 Jokes, Video for Intellectuals, Falling, Notes on the Uncanny, Manifestations/Jouissance, Ants and Bees, Ghosts, Camouflage, Underwear, Candle, Story, and Why I've Decided to Become a Painter.

Moving from Mapplethorpe's gaze that objectified the body, to the perspective of the subject, this video challenges media stereotypes of Black masculinity, the body as form and the Black man as object.

A personal account of my short visit to Athens, Greece. My initial intent was to do a report on the anarchist neighbourhood assemblies. Truth be told this task was more challenging than I expected. Few within the neighbourhood assembly scene agreed to be video taped or photographed for fear of retaliation by the police, their employers and fascists. I was also made aware of the troubling hardships undocumented immigrants and their supporters face, the rise of the neo-nazi party Golden Dawn, and the role of the police in suppressing social struggles. This piece is only a snapshot of the complex situation of a country in a state of “civil war.” and how anarchists are reacting to it.

A documentary examining the life of civil rights organizer, Jack O'Dell, a close colleague of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and a force in his own right.

For many years a long photograph featuring 60 women in western style costumes has hung in the hallway at the entrance of Sara Angelucci’s house. The picture was given to her husband by his Aunt Dagmar. They knew little about it, other than Dagmar had cut the costumes the women were wearing when she worked at Malabar, Toronto’s renowned costume house. Angelucci often wondered who the women were, how the photograph was taken, and what it meant to Dagmar (who died in 2011). "Cirkut/Canadettes" unpacks the many layers of this photograph, personal, local/social, and technological history. Through archival research Angelucci not only discovers who the women are, but opens up a window into the time the image was taken, Toronto in 1956. Interwoven with her own reflections, her voiceover narrative draws from articles and quotes of the time, giving voice to attitudes of the period, and the desire and mysteries that photographs hold.

This documentary explores the world of online video game streaming on Twitch. What is it about Twitch streaming that compels fans to tune in for hours every day, and pay monthly subscription fees and big donations to do so?

Being young is tough, especially if you're Black, Latino, Arab or Asian. In a city like Montreal, you can get targeted and treated as a criminal for no good reason. Zero Tolerance reveals how deep seated prejudice can be. On one side are the city's young people, and on the other, its police force. Two worlds, two visions. Yet one of these groups is a minority, while the other wields real power. One has no voice, while the other makes life-and-death decisions.

On May 4, 1992 in Toronto, a march against anti-Black police violence turned into a riot. The march was organized by the Black Action Defense Committee, a civil rights group and police and criminal justice system watchdog founded by members of Toronto’s Black community. While media and politicians called it a riot, others, including anti-racism activists, called it a “rebellion,” even an “uprising.” “It Takes A Riot” is a provocative new documentary film exploring the events of May 4, 1992, its historical context, political impact, and relevance to contemporary struggles against anti-Black racism. On the 25th anniversary of the Yonge Street “riot”—and with racial injustice, police killings of Black people, and the Black Lives Matter movement on the front pages—this documentary asks: What does it take for Black people to get justice in this society?

In Search of a Perfect World is a documentary marking the 70th anniversary of The Universal Declaration of Human Rights at a moment when the very idea seems in peril.

Peter Mansbridge travels the country to talk to Canadians about what's on their minds on the eve of an election.

From the days of illegal raves to the dark club sounds of Optical and Ed Rush. The Rest Is History is a look back at the early years of Jungle/Drum and bass music, how it developed, and the culture that surrounded it.

Filmed over 10 years in 30 cities, the film shows the interactive works on a large scale by the artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer. The work of the Mexican creator has been exposed, among other places, in Trafalgar Square in London, the Park Avenue tunnel in New York and the border between El Paso and Ciudad Juarez.

Colour documentary about Lithuania in 1937-1938 by Motūzas Brothers is made for Lithuanian community schools and youth organisations in Canada to show Lithuania's life before the Soviet occupation in June 1940. It shows the Lithuanian countryside, cities and towns, architecture, people's daily life, the most important events of 1937 - 1938 years.

Documentary about the love stories of 3 prison wives seeking grace for the violent offenders they love.