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A father observes his five year old daughter hoping that she can overcome developmental challenges caused by a rare genetic disorder.

A misunderstanding between three juveniles and a troubled man escalates to a point of no return.

The story of an ice-fishing trip taken by two unlikely friends—Ukaliq the Arctic hare and Kalla the lemming. Well-meaning but impatient, Ukaliq can’t catch a single Arctic char! Good thing Kalla is there. Embodying the calm, thoughtful nature of traditional hunters and those who live in the Arctic, Kalla shares his wisdom—and his snacks—with his unprepared friend.

After years of captivity, Stephen takes drastic measures to escape his violent world and his terrifying captor.

An urban family that can’t seem to get along gets stranded in a remote, impoverished lumber town two days before Christmas. When they become involved in the town’s home-grown Christmas pageant, they not only help solve the town’s problems but learn to connect with each other just in time for the holidays.

A choreography to cracked linear textural sound. Elements of classical and neoclassical ballet used to choreograph a dancer's movements to jagged lines of sound.

A young man feels compelled to travel with his grand-father. The young man wants to find his father who ran away with the corpse of his ex-wife.

What begins as a school project has dire consequences. Four college students venture deep into the woods as they pursue the legend of Will-O-Wisps, ghostly lights that lead unwary travelers to their doom. When contact with the outside world is severed, tensions rise, putting a major strain on the social fabric of the team. Unable to eat and unable to sleep out of fear of an unknown biological threat, they realize they must band together if they are to have any chance of survival. WISP is a cautionary tale, a reminder that some legends are better left in the past. These young students pay the ultimate price for uncovering the long-kept secret of these mysterious lights.

Limbo is the tale of a woman trapped in a trance she struggles to break. Chased by her demon, the woman faces against her fears in a battle of predator and prey that is reminiscent of contemporary dance. Can she break the spell, or will she falter and fall?

Over the course of a night, two sisters roam the inner-city streets of their neighbourhood as they try to escape another stint in the foster care system.

Following the stories of five diverse individuals, this documentary offers a glimpse into the indomitable tenacity of several Mumbai residents

A short film by the co-writer of The Forbidden Room, Spirit Workers Union features a cast made up of numerous Winnipeg rail workers playing a group of ghosts who decide to form a union.

On August 9th, 1945, an atomic bomb explodes over Nagasaki. Held prisoner by the Japanese, a small group of religious missionaries, including many Canadians, survive the bombing. By forcing Japan to surrender, the bomb freed these women, yet jailed them in a prison of the mind through their traumatic memories of this nuclear holocaust.

The two-year National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, established by Ottawa, heard from 1,484 survivors of violence and their loved ones, as well as numerous experts. What will come next?

The animated conclusion to the live action Todd and The Book Of Pure Evil Show. Todd tries to mend his friendship with Curtis after killing his girlfriend. The book has returned along with Hannah and there is talk of a new Pure Evil one.

Based on her own adolescent experiences, Sadaf Foroughi’s AVA is a gripping debut about a young girl’s coming-of-age in a strict, traditional society. Living with her well-to-do parents in Tehran, Ava is a bright and focused teen whose concerns — friendships, music, social status, academic performance — resemble that of nearly any teenager. When Ava’s mistrustful and overprotective mother questions her relationship with a boy — going so far as to visit a gynecologist — Ava is overwhelmed by a newfound rage. Formerly a model student, Ava begins to rebel against the strictures imposed by her parents, her school, and the society at large.

A genuine encounter with filmmaker Jean-Claude Labrecque, this feature-length doc underscores not only the importance of his work (especially in the documentary medium) but also his passion for film. The bond between Labrecque and director Michel La Veaux allows us to see beyond the images and discover the smaller story hidden within the larger one. La Veaux shares with us his own love for film and the humanistic perspective from which Labrecque has used his camera to etch the great moments of Quebec’s culture and history into Quebecers’ collective memory.

After discovering her husband has left her for a her male hairdresser a women puts her life back together by learning to run a grueling 20k race called the Cape To Cabot race.

A documentary featuring internationally renowned photographer Toni Hafkenscheid as he explores hidden stories behind iconic architectural structures once considered "Visions of the Future" from the 1960's. This film is a light-hearted look at the way we perceive life and embrace modern advancements. It is a photography expose that becomes a personal journey of self-discovery while exploring innovative Visions of the Future that celebrate memories of Toni's, and our, collective past.

When Vlace is suspended for hitting a classmate, Sasha is called to come get his son at school and has no choice but to take him along on his delivery route. During this intimate journey, we discover what provoked Vlace's uncharacteristic act, as father and son find their way toward a new understanding.

Lucien Kovacic introduces himself as a wellness counsellor, a rich persons’ travel agent and an explorer of the human spirit. Through the fusion of biological and artificial intelligence, this medical renegade has plans to upgrade humanity’s operating system.

A father fears the sexual awakening of his disabled son, a teenager living with Down syndrome, and struggles with the notion of letting him grow up.

In 1863, a group of snow-bound travelers invokes the devil, who gives them a flying canoe for them to go home. When one of them finds his wife about to die in labor, he makes a pact with the devil to save her and his newborn daughter Liza. He then cheats the devil of his prize by sacrificing himself. 25 years later, Liza wants to marry her beloved Jos, who has to go away to a remote logging camp to earn money to save his farm, but the devil is determined to ruin her happiness.

In today's social structure, news can often be misleading and politically biased, but not on this station... because they don't know what those words mean.

A young man's struggle through the unexpected death of his girlfriend of 8 years. She was ready for marriage, he wasn't. When he was finally ready it was too late, life had another plan.

When filmmaker and investigative journalist Frances Causey, a daughter of the South, set out to explore the continuing racial divisions in the US, what she discovered was that the politics of slavery didn't end with the Civil War. In an astonishingly candid look at the United States' original sin, The Long Shadow traces slavery's history from America's founding up through its insidious ties to racism today.

On a film set, director Denis Côté and his crew are shooting his latest feature; Vic+Flo saw a bear, starring Romane Bohringer, Pierrette Robitaille and Marc-André Grondin. A contemplative film where we can observe and listen in on what actually went on, where technicians make the final adjustments, actors giving their best performances and a calm and collected director orchestrating it all. To sum it up, it's cinema at work.

A young man approaching his 20s can either work for his mother in her restaurant or carve his own path and join his friends in Montreal. Before making this decision, he encounters Sara and Léa, two enticing young women who may derail his plans of becoming the greatest chef in the world.

Teen detective Ruby Skye is back with an intriguing and hilarious new adventure. She finds herself in the middle of not one, but three mysteries! Who stole the fabulous furry Flobbles from FONK, the local children's charity? Who owns the adorable white puppy that her sister, Hailey, wants to keep? Who is that little kid and why does she keep following Ruby? In her quest for justice (and answers), Ruby accidentally destroys a crime scene, annoys a detective and disguises herself as a boy. Her list of enemies is growing by the minute and includes her little sister, her maybe boyfriend, the victim of the crime and every one of the suspects. At least the puppy still likes her. Can she find the bad guys, make her sister happy and win back all her friends? Find out as Ruby takes her on her funniest and most baffling case yet.

Never forget how to play make believe games. Or tie your friend to (disused) railway tracks in the name of fun. Or plant (cardboard) explosives on said tracks to steal lots and lots of money from a (2D) train. Or save the boy you love from certain (?) death. Always remember how (not) to rob a train.

McManus & Morgan is the oldest (and once most prosperous) paper shop in Los Angeles. Aardvark Letterpress is a family-run printing business dating back to the 1940s. Located on the same corner in Downtown LA, the two shops struggle to make ends meet in a decreasingly tactile world. A rare and fascinating inside peek into the archaic worlds of letterpress and paper-selling, this short documentary is a strangely touching story of two interdependent businesses hanging onto their livelihoods and passions, doing whatever it takes to keep their crafts – and dreams – alive.

On the hunt for some new art for her apartment walls, Rosie acquires a bizarre painting from an equally bizarre art collector.

Tigre is an experimental film with animation applied directly onto film.

A man has to announce an unspeakable news to his girlfriend, freshly awoken from an accident induced coma. He has trouble finding the courage.

Kicked out of his home for being gay, a young man (Ephraim Sykes) finds a new family with Los Angeles drag queens.

This animated short by Claude Cloutier is a pictorial account of an attack on Canadian soldiers during WWI. On the edge of the battlefield, recruits are dreading the order to attack. At the signal, a young soldier leaps into a hell of fire and blood where the earth engulfs both the living and the dead. Blending archival images and Cloutier’s hypnotizing brushstroke, the film is a dazzling illustration of the futility of war.

29 year-old Melanie is in love with her life in Toronto, but out of love with her long-distance boyfriend. Her breakup throws her easy life into mild existential crisis, but the arrival of a new boy on the scene, Lewis, diverts her attention and helps her rediscover the joys of a lazy summer in the city. Acting as unofficial tour guide, Mel introduces Lewis to her neighborhood. Together they buy Lewis a bike from a crotchety yard salesman, and embark on a two-wheeled urban adventure. But is Mel ready to switch gears? Unsure of her true heart feelings, she and her gang of young, witty friends, enjoy the season's last gasps. Written by Luke

Itch is an abstract expression of what it feels like to experience an eczema flare-up. This film was made as part of the 9th edition of the NFB's Hothouse apprenticeship.

From Norman McLaren to the Grands Ballets Canadiens, to Igor Stravinsky and the Metropolitan Opera in New York, Vincent Warren has made history. Inhabited by the importance of culture in a society, he worked all his life as a 'bearer of beauty'. A MAN OF DANCE is the story of this living legend and its memorable era.

Chronicles the true story behind Argo’s Hollywood embellishments by looking at the efforts of the venerable Ken Taylor, Canada’s former ambassador to Iran, who personally sheltered six American diplomats in the operation that became known as "the Canadian Caper."

Two men are chained together and left to die in the unforgiving, scorching desert sun. With revenge on their minds, they are forced to overcome the elements so that they can kill the sadistic scoundrel that left them to die.

Part of the Life's Work series. In an industry forever ­dominated by men, Heather Lawson defied expectations and stereotypes to become the first and last female trained to be a production stone mason in Canada. With robust individuality, Lawson lives her life by the backroads, creating one of a kind stone sculptures and exemplifying the freedom associated with being true to yoursel

Two Taiwanese girls fly back to their hometown Taipei for an annual family visit. The trip starts out joyful with the embrace of family love; however it becomes unbearable when a disturbing truth is uncovered.

A tea-time get together between old friends reveals the seedy indiscretions within the group.

After being betrayed and left for dead, David searches high and low for months; trying to find the man who betrayed him, John. After finding where he lives, he knocks on his door and greets him with a gun pointed to his head. After minutes of begging, even bigger secrets come to life which changes both men's lives forever.

Ken Jeong hosts a night of comedy at the Just For Laughs festival in Montreal. Featuring Orny Adams, Jess Salomon, and Matt Wright.

In this feature documentary, filmmaker Pierre Goupil, suffering from bipolar disorder, recounts his difficult relationship with the disease and looks back on his journey as an artist in a society that does not accept marginalized people. The film celebrates creation, social ties and the freedom of the individual in the face of all the powers that enslave.

A perverted boy looks through a peephole. He sees something he is not suppose to see, a woman farting in a bathtub.

A cowboy walks alone in the city. As he wanders in the night, he wonders about the past. He’s got those lonesome blues.

When layoffs are announced at a remote oilfield office, team morale deteriorates with both humorous, and heartbreaking, results. With support, and often-questionable guidance from her co-workers, new engineer Wendy must navigate personal ethics and corporate industry within one of the world's most controversial industries.

Over 2 billion people on earth eat insects for protein. The Gateway Bug explores how changing daily eating habits can feed humanity in an uncertain age, one meal at a time.

The biggest snowstorm of 1988 leaves Tom stranded in a tiny basement apartment with his worst nightmare.