Absolutely Canadian - Season 20
Season 20
Episodes
The Flying Farmers
An uplifting documentary that celebrates the resilience of Manitoba's rural aviators, the importance of innovative farmers and the work of the Flying Farmers clubs.
Quiet Time
A collection of short documentaries by Canadian filmmakers in lockdown in Canada, U.S.A. Bulgaria, Denmark, U.K. and Haiti, Quiet Time delves into personal experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Becoming Labrador Pt. 1
In the stark Labrador interior, a growing number of Filipino workers have recently landed in Happy Valley-Goose Bay, travelling halfway around the world for jobs they hope will offer their families new opportunities and a better life. Becoming Labrador follows a handful of those women and men as they make a place for themselves in Labrador while dealing with the unexpected costs of living far from their family.
Becoming Labrador Pt. 2
In the stark Labrador interior, a growing number of Filipino workers have recently landed in Happy Valley-Goose Bay, travelling halfway around the world for jobs they hope will offer their families new opportunities and a better life. Becoming Labrador follows a handful of those women and men as they make a place for themselves in Labrador while dealing with the unexpected costs of living far from their family.
Absofreakinlutely
This fresh sketch comedy from Montreal skewers the absurdities of life in the city. Featuring David Heti, Brad MacDonald, Adina Katz, Heidi Weeks, Rodney Ramsey, Quinn McMorrow, Wassim El-Mounzer, Lise Vigneault, Elizabeth Neale, Leighland Beckman, Walter Lyng, and more.
Eagle & Hawk Take the Stage
Eagle & Hawk Take the Stage is a 22-minute documentary that explores the world through the eyes of one of Canada's longest running Indigenous bands.
Graffiti: The Art That Changes a City
Windsor Graffiti Art changes a City. A rough and tumble city gets transformed by graffiti artists. We'll discover how their art brings life back into the city's neighbourhoods.
Carved in Stone: Sanannguaqtit
The Inuit artists who have dedicated their lives to sharing their stories through culture and art. Featuring Nunavut's Goota and Joe Ashoona, George Arlook, and visual artist Kailey Sheppard.
Giants of the Boreal Forest
Giants of the Boreal Forest explores our relationship with moose and features rare and incredible encounters filmed by world-renowned expert Dr. Vince Crichton.
17 Men
The names of 17 WW1 soldiers are etched in stone on the War Memorial in Cow Head, NL. Follow Theatre Newfoundland Labrador in a behind the scenes look at the making of the play 17 Men by Jeff Pitcher.
Meet and Eat at Lee's Garden
Day's Lee looks at the history of the Chinese-Canadian restaurant and its impact on local Montreal culture through her memories of her own family's restaurant on Parc Avenue and others who ran the city's scene in the 1950's.
Champions
Montreal filmmaker Helgi Piccinin follows his younger brother, Stéphane, who has autism, on a three-year journey to the 2019 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Abu Dhabi. Along the way we get to know Audrey Vincent (QC) and Malcolm Borso (BC) and 20 other Canadian athletes from NL to BC with intellectual disabilities as they pursue their passions to become world champions in their divisions.
It's Good to be Woodland Cree
Hundreds of people have gathered for the annual Woodland Cree Gathering in Stanley Mission. Along with the sites and sounds - the documentary provides an intimate look at the evolving nature of culture.
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