The meaty saga of Burger Baron, a rogue fast-food chain with mysterious origins and a cult following, run by a loose network of fiercely independent Arab Canadian immigrants. Airing on CBC Gem
Attachments of Life is a documentary about how our belongings alter our lives. The film follows five Albertans with distinctive relationships with their possessions: a collector of classic cars, a senior with hoarding disorder, minimalists living in a tiny house and a woman who has lost her possessions.
This documentary digs into the stories of Indigenous women and families to reclaim their Indian Status through their fight for the elimination of sex-discrimination in the Indian Act. It highlights the impacts of the law on individuals, families and communities. Since the passing of Bill S-3 and its amendments, thousands of Indigenous people are now eligible for Indian Status. This video also includes Status eligibility information and recommendations for finding family records.
A young Indigenous musician and his rock band bring mumble punk to the Interstellar Rodeo. A rock ‘n’ roll survival story of a different stripe. Winner of the Calgary Underground Film Festival best Canadian Short.
Sooner or later everyone plays the fool. Meet Jan Henderson - director, educator, clown extraordinaire, saving the world one red nose at a time. For over 40 years Jan has lead countless students on a magical, inspirational journey to release their inner clowns waiting in the wings. Hear Jan’s story and why she believes clowns emerge when the oft-cruel world needs them most, to entertain and gift their audiences with hope, truth, love and compassion.
Welcome to the dangerous, high-stakes world of Indian Relay — North America’s original extreme sport, where jockeys ride horses bareback and jump from one horse to another in the middle of the race. #CBCShortDocs Winner of the Short Film Special Jury Award for Directing at Sundance 2019: Alexandra Lazarowich
Explore how Canada is trying to get female scientists to stay in the fields of science and progress to the top. Ms Scientist looks at the successes and challenges that Canada’s female scientists face. The film delves into their lives and examines the obstacles that are hindering their success such as balancing family and work, sexual harassment and unconscious bias.
Rare Mettle is about identity and audacity, but also about high level competition, the importance of sport and embracing new challenges. It is an inspiring look at four determined individuals who continue to strive for the podium, not simply for glory, but to better understand who they are and what they have to offer the world. CLICK HERE to watch all four mini documentaries and here for the full length documentary.
Directed by Coty Savard. Helen Knott, a Dane-Zaa/Nehiyaw social worker, poet and activist, explores the connection between violence against Indigenous women and violence against the land.
Alberta mothers and daughters immersed in the transformative pursuit of combat sport explore how fighting has reshaped them and how their sport has changed for women over the course of a generation. In 2016 Sarah was nominated for a Canadian Cinema Editors award for her work on The Harder I Fight II.
THE MATCH is a 15 minute documentary produced for Bravo with the support of their BravoFactual program. The Match follows two performers in a struggling independent wrestling promotion, the Prairie Wrestling Alliance. It explores the impact that their vocation has on their personal lives, and the psychology behind why audiences are drawn to this pseudo-bloodsport. In 2015 Sarah was nominated for an Alberta Film and Television award for her work on The Match.
Brothers in the Buddha’ (70 min) features, Michael, a seventeen year old Vietnamese-Canadian youth who has taken up a unique discipline: at the tender age of ten Michael was ordained as a novice monk at a Buddhist monastery in the heart of the Canadian city of Edmonton. The documentary examines the personal life and challenge taken up by Michael, both at the monastery and in his community.
Employment Matters is a documentary by Canadian filmmaker Brandy Yanchyk that explores the untapped market and huge potential of the intellectually disabled in the workplace. The documentary was originally made for CBC and was filmed in Alberta and British Columbia. It is now also airing on PBS.
Employment Matters Too is a documentary by Canadian filmmaker Brandy Yanchyk that discovers how large corporations benefit from hiring employees with intellectual disabilities. The documentary was originally made for CBC and was filmed in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada.
Grey Ambition is an inspirational documentary about Canadian seniors over sixty-five who are taking their brain power to new levels long after retirement. It includes seniors who are involved in philanthropy, the arts, volunteerism, education, entrepreneurship and those still working in the business world and proves that life begins at any age. View website.
Finding Edge Road is a documentary about asylum seekers in eastern Finland. This film explores how the small city of Lieksa in Eastern Finland is dealing with a recent influx of new immigrants from Somalia and Iraq. The newcomers have moved to vacant council apartments on a street called “Edge Road.” View website.
A documentary about Canada’s quest to get new immigrants in touch with nature. It also explores the consequences of a life devoid of nature. View website.
The Final Exam - a dramatic short film. When a devout young Muslim woman is asked to remove her headscarf at university in Turkey in order to write a final exam, a male classmate finds a "strategic" way to guard her privacy so she can write the exam.
A lesbian couple takes a mini vacation to repair their relationship, unaware the apartment they rented online may lead to their untimely end. Such is life in the era of Uber and Airbnb.
A coming-of-age film about an 11yr-old girl who experiences the luxury & glamour of a five star hotel (circa 1969) and her discovery of the room service menu.
Little Hope All-Night Diner is just your regular truck stop in the average small prairie town. Good coffee, apple pie, blue plate specials and a high turnover of kitchen staff who are never seen again.
Saison 1 — La série « Cow-boy urbain » suit les aventures de Steve Jodoin dans les plaines canadiennes, alors qu'il part à la rencontre de ces francophones qui vivent sur des ranchs, élèvent du bétail ou entraînent les meilleurs chevaux de rodéo au pays.
Seeing the USA will connect viewers to iconic experiences that the USA has to offer. Viewers will experience the USA’s iconic nature, thrilling adventures and unique, varied culture through Brandy’s eyes.
The series connects viewers to Canada’s iconic nature, thrilling adventures and unique, varied culture through Brandy’s eyes. These experiences are adventurous in nature, making for great television! Rather than focus on current events, Seeing Canada’s focuses on the vibrant cities, culinary delights, world-class attractions, unique characters and natural wonders of Canada.
CAUTION: May Contain Nuts is a fast paced sketch comedy series with a unique brand of Canadian Aboriginal humour. These assorted Nuts are a veritable United Nations troupe of performers, and no topic is off limits to this over the edge team. The result – a side-splitting and highly entertaining comedy experience. View Website.
UpRooted follows the adventures of North American mom, Cordon Bleu-trained cook and enthusiastic food-lover Sarah Sharratt as she navigates her way through a new life in rural France, experiencing as much of the culture, people and food as she can until she is “uprooted” again. View Website.
From the award winning sketch comedy series CAUTION: May Contain Nuts, everyone’s favorite couple is back, this time in their very own show! Relocating to the “Big City” of Morningside, Alberta (pop 40,000), Marta (Howie Miller) and Delmer (Sheldon Elter) adjust to their new lives in the heart of a thriving and close-knit prairie community. View Website.
Tiny Plastic Men is a half-hour sitcom-sketch comedy show about a group of misfits who survive the boredom of their toy and game testing jobs at the Gottfried Brothers toy company by using a myriad of distractions, both fantasy and reality-based. View Website.
underEXPOSED is an adrenaline packed youth documentary series featuring Mason Mashon and Tannis Baradziej. Tannis is a writer and Mason is a photojournalist. Together they are on the hunt for adventure and the next big story. View a clip.
Follow Tamarra Canu on a prairie road trip across Alberta and Saskatchewan as she continues her search for the origin of the bizarre gargantuan art within small town communities. Watch Here
Dino Trails is a new five part series by filmmaker Brandy Yanchyk that reveals the latest dinosaur discoveries in Canada that are making headlines around the world and explains why these locations are famous. You can watch the full series here and on TELUS Optik Local’s VOD channel.
A driven and inventive entrepreneur blurs ethical boundaries with his new venture, Realization Inc., a company in the business of providing "purely fictional" made-to-order relationships.
Directed by Trevor Anderson. Lourdes the Merry Virgin is the latest subject of Canada’s a Drag, a weekly docu-series from CBC Arts that showcases drag artists from across the true North strong and fabulous.
Star Trails explores dark sky preserves and star parties in Alberta and British Columbia. The series follows amateur astronomers and astrophotographers who are obsessed with the night sky.
Coastal Revival is a five part documentary series that tells the story of how the Raincoast Conservation Foundation and First Nations are using the power of ecotourism to preserve the majestic animals of British Columbia’s coast. You can watch the full series here and on TELUS Optik Local’s VOD channel.
INVINCIBLE is a biographical series that offers a frank examination of the challenges faced by disabled Canadians. It offers inspirational stories about the extraordinary individuals that have harnessed an invincible spirit. View Website.
The Rapture happens, as predicted earlier this year, but it’s not the fire and brimstone we’ve come to fear – it’s merely a routine earth upgrade which happens every century or so. View Website.