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A bold and eclectic cinematic style defines the work of filmmaker Michka Saäl and her friend, writer Nadine Ltaif as they journey from childhoods in the Middle East to their chosen home of Montréal. Saäl is Jewish, Ltaif
An experimental short film made with surreal and abstract images.
Ali Farka Touré, the gifted musician and farmer, came from Timbuktu. Yes, there is a place called Timbuktu and it’s in Africa, in the loop of the Niger to be precise. As a child Ali never learned to read or write, but hi
Three generations of a Tlingit family struggle with identity, trauma, and strained relationships until a journey to find a missing child offers hope for healing and cultural reconnection, bridging the divide between past
In April 1994, the parents of two-year-old Samuel Ishimwe were murdered in Rwanda. Their fate was shared by up to a million people in the genocide against the country’s Tutsi minority. Thirty years on, Samuel sets out to
A story of triumph, setbacks, and pure grit, Putting Down Roots: The DL Hall Story covers Orioles LHP DL Hall and his journey making it to the Major Leagues. Hear from Hall’s parents Stacey Cooper and Stevie Hall, friend
In 1995, two friends, Clement Chu and David Kuo, had a simple vision: to give Chinese-Canadian youth a place to belong through basketball. They started the Canadian Chinese Youth Athletic Association (CCYAA), which quick
Documentary: The Making Of "Dark Roots Of Earth" Live At The Avalon 01. Practice What You Preach 02. Over The Wall 03. Souls Of Black 04. Disciples Of The Watch Gear Tour With Eric Peterson & Alex Skolnick
Etta James, and her long time backing band - The Roots Band, showcases her ability to take on any genre and conquer it. In Burning Down The House she goes from the sultry jazz of "At Last" to the Rock'n'Roll of "I Just W
This short documentary on the bamboo craft of Saputara was created as part of a group assignment for our foundation year at MIT ID Avantika University, Indore. Over the course of a 5-day workshop, we learned traditional
What if your DNA test didn’t just reveal your ancestors... but also your next romantic romance? From the twisted minds behind The Reel Idiots comes Incestry.com—a dark, absurd parody of modern ancestry services that take
Recorded live at the State Theatre, Victorian Arts Centre on the 15th of August 2003. Contains the hilarious on-stage antics of Dame Edna Everage, Sir Les Patterson and Sandy Stone.
This film, a combination of hand-painting and photography, is a fulsome exposition of the themes of DOG STAR MAN. In that early epic I had envisioned The World Tree as dead, fit only for firewood; and at end of DOG STAR
An animated short inspired by the feature film Little Senegal by Rachid Bouchareb. World premiere 2015 in the cadre of La Manufacture, a program put in place to underline 30 years of the Festival International du Film Fr
"My Nappy Roots" explores the politics, culture and history of African American hair. Is there such a thing as "Good and Bad" hair? How has the Eurocentric ideal of beauty influenced black hair through modern history? "M
Hard Soil traces the history and evolution of American Roots music and examines its social and cultural relevance in the 21st century. Nowhere is America's cultural evolution and diversity as palpable as in the music of
David Driskell, the pathbreaking art history professor and artist, is the focus of Hidden Heritage: The Roots of Black American Painting. He made it his life mission to trace the work of Black artists from the American R
Four years after the original massacre, a professor researches the teenage killers' personal lives for her dissertation on youth crimes. She soon discovers the teens friends and family members she interviews are being mu
An animation exploring the evolution of mycorrhizal fungal relationships.
The siege of Tel al-Zaatar took place during the Lebanese Civil War on 12 August 1976. Tel al-Zaatar (The Hill of Thyme) was a UNRWA administered Palestinian Refugee camp housing approximately 50,000-60,000 refugees in