Asbestos
Apr 29, 2024 | IMDB 0
31 min Watch NowDocumentary
A cinematic and introspective look at the residents of a Quebec town—once the site of the world's largest asbestos mine—as they grapple with their community's industrial past. Striving to honour their heritage while reconciling with their history and forging a new path forward, the miners delve into the intricacies of progress and healing.
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Jack Kerouac's Road: A Franco-American Odyssey
Amazonia, an Encounter with the Guardians of the Rainforest
Ka Ke Ki Ku
Chernobyl Heart
The Giants
Rigs of Nigg
De la rivière à la mer
Atomic Homefront
Pouvoir Oublier
After the Montreal Massacre
Resilience
Our Story: The Indigenous Led Fight to Protect Greater Chaco
Suspension
Tshiuetin
Quel numéro ? - What number ? ou le travail automatisé
Burned: Are Trees the New Coal?
Live and Let Live
Seven Rivers Walking - Haere Mārire
Threatened: The Controversial Struggle of the Southern Sea Otter
Karihwanoron: Precious Things
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Jack Kerouac's Road: A Franco-American Odyssey
IMDB 8 | Mar , 1987
Part documentary, part drama, this film presents the life and work of Jack Kerouac, an American writer with Québec roots who became one of the most important spokesmen for his generation. Intercut with archival footage, photographs and interviews, this film takes apart the heroic myth and even returns to the childhood of the author whose life and work contributed greatly to the cultural, sexual and social revolution of the 1960s.Amazonia, an Encounter with the Guardians of the Rainforest
IMDB 0 | Apr , 2024
With a hybrid style blending political essay and road movie, this documentary by Santiago Bertolino takes us into the heart of the Amazonian reality. Following Marie-Josée Béliveau, an ecologist and ethnogeographer, they journey together along the 4000 km from the mouth of the Amazon River in Brazil to one of its sources in Ecuador where they meet with the guardians of the forest. As a result, we witness powerful and spontaneous testimonies from local communities who are doing everything to preserve what remains of their lands, which are disappearing due to the inexorable advance of Western modernity.Ka Ke Ki Ku
IMDB 0 | Jan , 1960
This early work from Pierre Perrault, made in collaboration with René Bonnière, chronicles summer activities in the Innu communities of Unamenshipu (La Romaine) and Pakuashipi. Shot by noted cinematographer Michel Thomas-d’Hoste, it documents the construction of a traditional canoe, fishing along the Coucouchou River, a procession marking the Christian feast of the Assumption, and the departure of children for residential schools—an event presented here in an uncritical light. Perrault’s narration, delivered by an anonymous male voice, underscores the film’s outsider gaze on its Indigenous subjects. The film is from Au Pays de Neufve-France (1960), a series produced by Crawley Films, an important early Canadian producer of documentary films.Chernobyl Heart
IMDB 7.4 | Aug , 2003
This Academy Award-winning documentary takes a look at children born after the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear plant disaster who have been born with a deteriorated heart condition.The Giants
IMDB 7 | Apr , 2023
A portrait of environmental folk hero & gay icon Bob Brown, who took green politics to the center of power. His story is interwoven with the life cycle of the ancient trees he's fighting for.Rigs of Nigg
IMDB 8 | Aug , 2021
It is the early 70s, and oil has been discovered in the North Sea. The UK needs rigs and needs them fast. Their search for a location to build the platforms settles on the sleepy Highland bay of Nigg on the Cromarty Firth, and a way of life is changed for ever.De la rivière à la mer
IMDB 0 | Oct , 2019
Atomic Homefront
IMDB 6.9 | Nov , 2017
Revealing St. Louis, Missouri's atomic past as a uranium processing center for the atomic bomb and the governmental and corporate negligence that lead to the illegal dumping of Manhattan Project radioactive waste throughout North County neighborhoods.Pouvoir Oublier
IMDB 0 | May , 2025
Pouvoir Oublier is a political documentary first constructed from the words of the speakers whose lives changed on the tragic day of May 10, 1972 in Sept-Îles. Their word will be juxtaposed with archival material from the events, some of which are unpublished, which will reflect the collective euphoria in which Sept-Îles and all of Quebec were then bathed.After the Montreal Massacre
IMDB 0 | Dec , 1990
December 6, 1989. Sylvie Gagnon was attending her last day of classes at the University of Montreal's École Polytechnique, when Marc Lépine entered the building. Separating the women from the men, he opened fire on the women students, yelling 'You're all a bunch of feminists.' Sylvie survived, while fourteen other women were murdered. This video makes the connection between the massacre and male violence against women, setting the stage for an exploration of misogyny and sexism.Resilience
IMDB 0 | Jan , 2026
Resilience is dedicated to those whose lives have been fragmented by intergenerational trauma, but who wish to break the cycle.Our Story: The Indigenous Led Fight to Protect Greater Chaco
IMDB 0 | Oct , 2022
Over 90 percent of the available lands in the Greater Chaco region of the Southwest have already been leased for oil and gas extraction. Witness the Indigenous-led work to protect the remaining lands that are untouched by oil and gas, as well as the health and well-being of communities surrounded by these extractive industries.Suspension
IMDB 6.5 | Nov , 2019
In the depths of the Colombian jungle, the skeleton of an immense abandoned cement bridge is tucked away. It has turned into a delusional tourist attraction.Tshiuetin
IMDB 0 | Sep , 2016
Take a breathtaking train a ride through Nothern Quebec and Labrador on Canada’s first First Nations-owned railway. Come for the celebration of the power of independence, the crucial importance of aboriginal owned businesses and stay for the beauty of the northern landscape.Quel numéro ? - What number ? ou le travail automatisé
IMDB 0 | Apr , 1985
Burned: Are Trees the New Coal?
IMDB 0 | Apr , 2021
The little-known story of the accelerating destruction of our forests for fuel - the policy loopholes, huge subsidies, and blatant green washing of the burgeoning biomass electric power industry.Live and Let Live
IMDB 8 | Nov , 2013
Live and Let Live is a feature documentary examining our relationship with animals, the history of veganism and the ethical, environmental and health reasons that move people to go vegan.Seven Rivers Walking - Haere Mārire
IMDB 9 | Aug , 2017
Documentary about the degraded rivers of Canterbury, New Zealand.Threatened: The Controversial Struggle of the Southern Sea Otter
IMDB 0 | Apr , 2013
Sea otters are once again in peril after being brought back from the brink of extinction. An unprecedented number of sea otter deaths have occurred along the California coast in the last three years. Meanwhile, the Fish & Wildlife Services decision to eliminate their No Otter Zone from Southern California waters remains controversial. This fragile species threatened by pollution, infectious diseases, starvation, and competition with fishermen struggles for survival.Karihwanoron: Precious Things
IMDB 0 | Apr , 2017
Yagorihwanirats, a Mohawk child from Kahnawake Mohawk Territory in Quebec, attends a unique and special school: Karihwanoron. It is a Mohawk immersion program that teaches Mohawk language, culture and philosophy. Yagorihwanirats is so excited to go to school that she never wants to miss a day – even if she is sick.