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  • 2004
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    Ryan

    Ryan

    6.71 2004 HD

    Centres on Canadian animator Ryan Larkin, who in later years lived on skid row in Montreal following a history of drug and alcohol abuse.

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  • 2014
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    Out of Mind, Out of Sight

    Out of Mind, Out of Sight

    6.00 2014 HD

    Four-time Emmy winner John Kastner was granted unprecedented access to the Brockville facility for 18 months, allowing 46 patients and 75 staff to...

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  • 1987
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    The Man Who Planted Trees

    The Man Who Planted Trees

    8.00 1987 HD

    The story of one shepherd's single-handed quest to re-forest a desolate valley in the foothills of the French Alps throughout the first half of the...

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  • 2012
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    Stories We Tell

    Stories We Tell

    7.09 2012 HD

    Canadian actress and filmmaker Sarah Polley investigates certain secrets related to her mother, interviewing a group of family members and friends...

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  • 2015
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    The Forbidden Room

    The Forbidden Room

    5.67 2015 HD

    A submarine crew, a feared pack of forest bandits, a famous surgeon, and a battalion of child soldiers all get more than they bargained for as they...

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  • 1992
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    The Boys of St. Vincent: 15 Years Later

    The Boys of St. Vincent: 15 Years Later

    6.15 1992 HD

    Fifteen years after the events of The Boys of St. Vincent took place, the various boys involved are brought in to testify against the brothers, now...

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  • 2024
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    The Stand

    The Stand

    1 2024 HD

    Mixing animation with a wealth of archival footage, Chris Auchter’s film explores the 1985 dispute over clearcut logging on Haida Gwaii. On one...

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  • 1969
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    The Best Damn Fiddler from Calabogie to Kaladar

    The Best Damn Fiddler from Calabogie to Kaladar

    6.00 1969 HD

    "The Best Damn Fiddler from Calabogie to Kaladar" tells the story of Emery Prometer, a proud bush worker in Ottawa Valley, resisting government aid...

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  • 2008
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    Carts of Darkness

    Carts of Darkness

    6.79 2008 HD

    In the picture-postcard community of North Vancouver, filmmaker Murray Siple follows men who have turned bottle-picking, their primary source of...

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  • 1988
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    The Cat Came Back

    The Cat Came Back

    7.07 1988 HD

    A pesky yellow cat becomes the bane of Mr. Johnson's life as it constantly outsmarts his increasingly desperate attempts to get rid of it.

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  • 1971
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    Mon oncle Antoine

    Mon oncle Antoine

    6.90 1971 HD

    Set in cold rural Quebec at Christmas time, we follow the coming of age of a young boy and the life of his family which owns the town's general store...

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  • 2017
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    Window Horses

    Window Horses

    6.65 2017 HD

    Rosie Ming, a young Canadian poet, is invited to perform at a Poetry Festival in Shiraz, Iran, but she’d rather be in Paris. She lives at home...

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  • 1957
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    A Chairy Tale

    A Chairy Tale

    6.70 1957 HD

    An ordinary-looking chair refuses to be sat upon.

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  • 1986
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    The Decline of the American Empire

    The Decline of the American Empire

    6.76 1986 HD

    Four very different Montreal university teachers gather at a rambling country house to prepare a dinner. Remy (married), Claude (a homosexual),...

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  • 1976
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    Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry

    Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry

    5.70 1976 HD

    This feature-length Oscar®-nominated documentary focuses on Malcolm Lowry, author of one of the major novels of the 20th century, Under the...

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  • 1977
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    J.A. Martin Photographer

    J.A. Martin Photographer

    6.20 1977 HD

    The wife of photographer J.A. Martin decides to go with him in his tour of the hard Canadian countryside at the turn of the century. She hopes the...

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  • 1952
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    Neighbours

    Neighbours

    7.60 1952 HD

    In this Oscar-winning short film, Norman McLaren employs the principles normally used to put drawings or puppets into motion to animate live actors....

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  • 2007
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    Madame Tutli-Putli

    Madame Tutli-Putli

    6.94 2007 HD

    Madame Tutli-Putli boards the Night Train, weighed down with all her earthly possessions and the ghosts of her past. She travels alone, facing both...

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  • 1992
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    Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media

    Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media

    7.60 1992 HD

    A film about the noted American linguist/political dissident and his warning about corporate media's role in modern propaganda.

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  • 1949
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    Begone Dull Care

    Begone Dull Care

    6.78 1949 HD

    In this extraordinary short animation, Evelyn Lambart and Norman McLaren painted colours, shapes, and transformations directly onto their filmstrip....

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