Absolutely Canadian - Season 25
Season 25
Episodes
Dear Lunch Box
A heartfelt documentary exploring the "lunch box moment," where favourite Filipino and other cultural foods created painful memories for the filmmaker and some members of their family and community. It aims to heal experiences of shame tied to bringing comfort foods to school or work. This film resonates with anyone who has felt different due to their cultural dishes and differences.
Priced to Thrill: One Market's Tale of Grocery Rebellion
At Gateway Meat Market, the lineups are long, the prices are low and the vibes are high. Priced to Thrill tells the tale of a grocery store that's anything but ordinary.
Hope Makers – Pisuwin
The first-ever Wolastoqiyik ballet, Pisuwin, had its world premier in Fredericton, N.B. in 2023. This doc takes you on a journey through the rehearsals and creative process, to the world premiere.
Return of the Spirit Horses
This film follows an Indigenous filmmaker as he reconnects with the stories of his youth through the once nearly extinct Ojibwe Spirit Horses, now revitalizing in Chatham-Kent, Ontario. Guided by his father, a Residential School Survivor of Walpole Island, and joined by Indigenous students learning from an Elder, and community members, they unravel their history and the deep, personal bond they share with the horses, which once rode freely.
Ben's Animals
Driven by a passion for endangered species, a young autistic artist and his mother journey towards his independence as his artwork gains national recognition
Dorchester Square In the Midst Of The Fray
The Secret Long Tree Society
A mysterious society embarks on a mission to grow one-thousand, thousand-year-old trees.
Trans Canada
In a deeply personal journey, filmmaker Tys Burger travels across the country to learn from other transgender people about how they create community, home and spaces to thrive.
Under the Arbor
A behind-the-scenes journey along Alberta's Powwow trail - a captivating celebration of dance, music, culture and family, with those who live it.
Dark Skies
Light pollution is drastically dimming the night sky around the globe. Watch as two amateur astronomers go on a quest to save a slice of the sky for starwatchers now, and forever.
The Mystery of Winston Churchill: Missing Portrait
The mystery surrounding the disappearance of Karsh's portrait of former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, which was on display at Ottawa's Château Laurier. It has now been found and returned.
Tailor Made
Tam Nguyen fled Vietnam in the '80s as part of the Vietnamese "boat people." Forty years later, he has tailored a full and meaningful life in Canada.
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Ancient Aliens
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