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Director Jan-Marie Martell embarks on a spiritual journey and crosses paths with visionary herbalist and shaman, Annie Zetco York in the wilds of British Columbia. Part biography, part dream, the film experiments with genre in a cerebral 15-year saga of spiritual discovery.

Eagle Spirit Award, American Indian Film Fesitval 1992

Winner of multiple awards at Hot Docs Festival 1994, including Best Independent Production, this unflinching and humanizing portrait of homelessness follows Colin, Jean, and Ron, three men with disparate backgrounds making a living "dumpster-diving" and bottle collecting on the streets of Calgary. 

Philosopher and political activist Noam Chomsky presents his theory of manufactured consent, breaking down how mass media controlled by corporations undermines democracy, prioritizing personal agenda over public information. Accessible and surprisingly funny, this multi-award-winning documentary is well worth a re-watch in the age of "fake news."

After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Minoru and all Japanese Canadians were labelled the enemy. Blending hand-drawn animation and archival materials, Minoru and his son, director Michael Fukushima, narrate their family’s internment, deportation and eventual return to Canada. This heartbreaking meditation on birthright and belonging won Best Short Documentary at the first Hot Docs Festival.