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  • 2000
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    Black October

    Black October

    8.00 2000 HD

    A documentary recounting the kidnappings of British Trade Commissioner James Cross and Quebec Vice-Premier & Minister of Labour Pierre Laporte by...

    Genre: History

    Cast: Terence McKenna

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  • 2016
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    The Secret Path

    The Secret Path

    5.00 2016 HD

    The Secret Path is an animated film adaptation of Gord Downie's album and Jeff Lemire's graphic novel. Working with Downie's poetry and music, Lemire...

    Genre: Music

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  • 2008
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    Prodigal Sons

    Prodigal Sons

    5.40 2008 HD

    Filmmaker Kimberly Reed returns home for her high school reunion, ready to reintroduce herself to the small town as a transgender woman and hoping...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Kimberly Reed

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  • 1963
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    The Education of Phyllistine

    The Education of Phyllistine

    1 1963 HD

    An orphaned indigenous girl is taken away to an all white school so that the school can get grant money.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Frank Crowson

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  • 1970
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    The Idea of North

    The Idea of North

    1 1970 HD

    Glenn Gould tells the tale of a student's winter journey from Toronto to distant Winnipeg with images and music reflecting the majesty of the North....

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Glenn Gould

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  • 2023
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    The Vampires of Wilno

    The Vampires of Wilno

    1 2023 HD

    Discover the truth behind the popular story the media pushed since the 1970s and the real consequences journalism had on a small Ontario town.

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: David Shulist

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  • 1979
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    Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed

    Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed

    1 1979 HD

    Bureaucracy shapes our lives and guides us from the cradle to the grave. This documentary lays bare the idiosyncrasies of bureaucracy, whether in...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Donald Brittain

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  • 1970
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    Retake - Making the World's First Haida-Language Feature Film

    Retake - Making the World's First Haida-Language Feature Film

    1 1970 HD

    Retake follows the journey of co-directors Gwaai Edenshaw (Haida) and Helen Haig-Brown (Tsilhqot'in) as they work to produce The Edge of the Knife, a...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Gwaai Edenshaw

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  • 2007
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    First Stories: Two Spirited

    First Stories: Two Spirited

    7.00 2007 HD

    This short documentary presents the empowering story of Rodney "Geeyo" Poucette's struggle against prejudice in the Indigenous community as a...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Rodney "Geeyo" Poucette

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  • 1979
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    Oscar Peterson's Canadiana Suite

    Oscar Peterson's Canadiana Suite

    1 1979 HD

    Genre: Music

    Cast: Malik McCall

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  • 1971
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    Tourrettes

    Tourrettes

    1 1971 HD

    A short documentary produced for Canadian public television about the medieval village of Tourrettes-sur-Loup, where Cronenberg stayed in 1971 and...

    Genre: Documentary

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  • 2019
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    In Dog Years

    In Dog Years

    8.50 2019 HD

    A portrait of 10 senior dogs and their owners who struggle with the thought of letting go.

    Genre: Documentary

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  • 1985
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    Glenn Gould: a Portrait

    Glenn Gould: a Portrait

    9.00 1985 HD

    Glenn Gould: A Portrait is a biography of pianist and "explorer of sounds" Glenn Gould. The 105-minute program -- a montage of interviews,...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Geoffrey Payzant

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  • 1997
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    A Man of Conscience

    A Man of Conscience

    1 1997 HD

    The story of Morris Saxe, one man whose actions left their mark not only on the business and agricultural life of Ontario, but on the conscience of...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: David Fleishman

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  • 2024
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    Those Who Wrestle With God

    Those Who Wrestle With God

    1 2024 HD

    A Canadian couple reflect on how their painful journey in fundamentalism led to them rescuing their faith & relationship. Along the way, they uncover...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Caroline Rex

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  • 1971
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    Jim Ritchie Sculptor

    Jim Ritchie Sculptor

    1 1971 HD

    The work of Montreal sculptor Jim Ritchie, living in France at the time. There is no narration but a music track accompanies this documentary for...

    Genre: Documentary

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  • 2004
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    The Sleeping Beauty

    The Sleeping Beauty

    8.00 2004 HD

    The National Ballet of Canada interprets Tchaikovsky's timeless three-act opera in this 1972 performance starring Veronica Tennant and Rudolf Nureyev...

    Genre: Music

    Cast: Veronica Tennant

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  • 2004
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    The Guess Who - Running Back Thru Canada

    The Guess Who - Running Back Thru Canada

    4.20 2004 HD

    Considered by many to be most successful Canadian group ever, The Guess Who are revealed here in a new light. Including 20 minutes of revealing...

    Genre: Music

    Cast: Burton Cummings

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  • 1964
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    The Seven Hundred Million

    The Seven Hundred Million

    1 1964 HD

    A sympathetic documentary profile of modern China (the first shot in the People’s Republic of China by a North American television crew)

    Genre: Documentary

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  • 2017
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    Pink:Diss

    Pink:Diss

    1 2017 HD

    The colour pink has been ascribed many meanings, from a reflection of the feminine to a symbol of reclaimed humanity by LGBTQ2S communities. In his...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Alexander Chapman

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