
A Place at the Table (2012)
Using personal stories, this powerful documentary illuminates the plight of the 49 million Americans struggling with food insecurity. A single mother, a small-town policeman and a farmer are among those for whom putting food on the table is a daily battle.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Kristi Jacobson, Lori Silverbush
Actors: Barbie Izquierdo, Janet Poppendieck, Jeff Bridges, Jim McGovern, Ken Cook, Mariana Chilton, Marion Nestle, Raj Patel, Tom Colicchio, Tom Vilsack
Country: United States of America
The Amber Light (2019)
The story of whisky has been told many times. But this film takes a different view, showing how it has been shaped by geology and climate, by tales told on…
Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing (2006)
Shut Up and Sing is a documentary about the country band from Texas called the Dixie Chicks and how one tiny comment against President Bush dropped their number one hit…
Linotype: The Film (2012)
A feature-length documentary centered around the Linotype typecasting machine. Called the “Eighth Wonder of the World” by Thomas Edison, it revolutionized printing and society. The film tells the surprisingly emotional…
9/11: Cleared for Chaos (2019)
On September 11, 2001, the unimaginable transpired when devastating attacks on the World Trade Center forced the shutdown of the entire U.S. airspace. Thousands of kilometres away in Gander, Newfoundland,…
The Fruit Machine (2018)
The homosexual witch-hunt of public servants and military personnel in Canada from the 1950s through the early 1990s and its effects on the people whose lives and careers were disrupted…
Cracked Up (2019)
In Cracked Up we witness the effects adverse childhood experiences can have across a lifetime through the incredible story of actor, comedian, master impressionist and Saturday Night Live veteran, Darrell…
Family Camera (2017)
This documentary is a moving look at 150 years of Canadian history through the iconic family photograph
Raphael: The Young Prodigy (2021)
Raphael: The Young Prodigy tells the story of the artist from Urbino, beginning with his extraordinary early portraits of women – the Mother, the Friend, the Secret Lover and the…
Sunless Shadows (2022)
In an Iranian juvenile detention center, a group of adolescent girls serve their sentence for the grave crime of murdering their father, their husband or another male family member.
Skywalkers: A Love Story (2024)
Two real-life daredevils test the limits of their love and trust by illegally scaling one of the world’s tallest buildings to perform an acrobatic stunt.
All In: Miracle at St. Bernard’s (2022)
A tiny, 100-year-old Catholic school in Fitchburg, Massachusetts is struggling with insolvency. We follow the dramatic campaigns to raise money and enrollment as well as a magical football season that…
Divine Divas (2016)
Eight iconic performers of the first generation of Brazilian transvestite artists go on stage to celebrate their 50th career jubilee. The film depicts the human, personal dimension behind these icons,…