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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Ann Droid
In a world where AI is looming larger and ever present, Ann Droid asks the question what is replaceable and what is not? As funny, as it is poignant – Ann Droid tells the story of an unlikely friendship between Sue and Linda a social humanoid robot, created to keep elderly people company and monitor their health.
It's 2029. Sue's husband David passed away 18 months ago and her only son, Michael, is moving out – again - to try and fix his marriage - again. But the good news is he's got Sue a surprise to help her live independently, a care provider with a difference - a second hand AnnDroid Z58/100 Basic Eldercare Robot. Created to keep the ageing population company and monitor their health, taking the pressure off the ever-stretched NHS.
It's Sue's worst nightmare. An overly attentive, socially inept pain in the arse. But she soon works out she can use the droid to her benefit in settling scores and doing the things her son never gets round to. What develops is a buddy comedy between an older woman and her robot who isn't quite as advanced socially as she is technically.
The Crow Girl
The Crow Girl begins with the gruesome discovery of a teenage boy's body discarded in plain sight. Determined to find who is responsible, DCI Jeanette Kilburn joins forces with psychotherapist Dr Sophia Craven to hunt the killer despite opposition from her superiors including confidant DI Lou Stanley.
The investigation takes them into a dangerous world of historic abuse and murder. Together they uncover a chain of shocking events involving the disappearance of children that have gone overlooked for decades, as well as evidence of police corruption. As the body count rises and the two women are dragged into the depths of the murders, an intimacy starts to form between them, and so begins a complex, twisted love story. All the while, the killer is inching ever closer to home.
Days of Our Lives
Days of our Lives is set in the fictitious Midwestern town of Salem. The core families are the Bradys, the Hortons and the DiMeras, and the multi-layered storylines involve elements of romance, adventure, mystery, comedy and drama.
Beginning on September 12, 2022, DAYS became exclusive to streaming on Peacock.
The Dark
When the body of a young man is found eerily staged in the idyllic Scottish wilderness, detective Monica Kennedy fears this is just the beginning of a terrifying campaign that will strike the heart of a rural community.
As paranoia rises, suspicions and secrets are forced into the light, and the locals start to realise that there is a serial killer hidden amongst them. With her experience of dealing with the darkest of humanity Monica Kennedy quickly becomes entangled in a heightened game of cat and mouse with a cunning killer. Only she can stop this monster before he claims any more victims.
But when her own history creeps up on her, she begins to lose trust in her own judgement. Will it be her own actions that are the biggest risk to herself and her family?