Movies

  • 1986
    The Decline of the American Empire

    The Decline of the American Empire

    The Decline of the American Empire

    6.6671986HD

    Four very different Montreal university teachers gather at a rambling country house to prepare a dinner. Remy (married), Claude (a homosexual),...

    The Decline of the American Empire
  • 1973
    Grierson

    Grierson

    Grierson

    7.31973HD

    A portrait of John Grierson, the first Canadian Government Film Commissioner and founder of the National Film Board in 1939. Interweaving archival...

    Grierson
  • 1992
    Forbidden Love: The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives

    Forbidden Love: The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives

    Forbidden Love: The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives

    6.81992HD

    Ten women in Canada talk about being lesbian in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s: discovering the pulp fiction of the day about women in love, their own...

    Forbidden Love: The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives
  • 1971
    The Males

    The Males

    The Males

    51971HD

    Two incredibly primitive backwoods types have just been released from prison for kidnapping the local police chief's daughter but still have a...

    The Males
  • 1986
    The Adventure of Faustus Bidgood

    The Adventure of Faustus Bidgood

    The Adventure of Faustus Bidgood

    8.71986HD

    Faustus is a clerk in St. John's at the Newfoundland Department of Education. He dreams of becoming ruler of Newfoundland and seceding from Canada....

    The Adventure of Faustus Bidgood
  • 1969
    You Are on Indian Land

    You Are on Indian Land

    You Are on Indian Land

    91969HD

    The territory of Akwesasne straddles the Canada-U.S. border. When Canadian authorities prohibited the duty-free cross-border passage of personal...

    You Are on Indian Land
  • 1970
    Act of the Heart

    Act of the Heart

    Act of the Heart

    4.51970HD

    A woman's peculiar religious convictions lead her on a self-destructive path.

    Act of the Heart
  • 1978
    Chairmen

    Chairmen

    Chairmen

    71978HD

    This short animated film presents an allegorical portrait of a society where men have lost their autonomy in the struggle to be recognized by the...

    Chairmen
  • 1977
    J.A. Martin Photographer

    J.A. Martin Photographer

    J.A. Martin Photographer

    6.61977HD

    At the turn of the century, Rose-Aimée, the hard working wife of photographer J.A. Martin, decides to leave her children with an aunt to go...

    J.A. Martin Photographer
  • 1975
    Earthware

    Earthware

    Earthware

    71975HD

    This short, impressionistic film takes us to Nigeria, Japan, Mexico and India, where craftsmen work clay to produce ritual vessels and everyday...

    Earthware
  • 1987
    To a Safer Place

    To a Safer Place

    To a Safer Place

    91987HD

    Sexually abused by her father from infancy to early adolescence, Shirley Turcotte is now in her thirties and has succeeded in building a rich and...

    To a Safer Place
  • 1984
    Abortion: Stories from North and South

    Abortion: Stories from North and South

    Abortion: Stories from North and South

    71984HD

    Women have always sought ways to terminate unwanted pregnancies, despite powerful patriarchal structures and systems working against them. This film...

    Abortion: Stories from North and South
  • 1991
    Sabina

    Sabina

    Sabina

    71991HD

    This short animated film is an impressionistic exploration of sensuality within the feminine imagination. Inspired by Anaïs Nin's poetic...

    Sabina
  • 1993
    The Woman With Three Husbands

    The Woman With Three Husbands

    The Woman With Three Husbands

    71993HD

    This is a fable about a woman’s right to choose her husband: it tells the story of a princess, who has several suitors. She puts them to the...

    The Woman With Three Husbands
  • 1995
    Mystery of the Maya

    Mystery of the Maya

    Mystery of the Maya

    4.81995HD

    Filmed in IMAX, a young Mayan boy who lives close to the ruins becomes acquainted with an archaeologist (Guerra) and asks her to tell him about his...

    Mystery of the Maya
  • 1969
    The 80 Goes to Sparta

    The 80 Goes to Sparta

    The 80 Goes to Sparta

    91969HD

    This feature documentary studies the different faces of Montreal’s Greek community in 1969. Instead of giving voice to the businessmen and...

    The 80 Goes to Sparta
  • 1975
    Waiting for Fidel

    Waiting for Fidel

    Waiting for Fidel

    61975HD

    This feature-length documentary from 1974 takes viewers inside Fidel Castro's Cuba. A movie-making threesome hope that Fidel himself will star in...

    Waiting for Fidel
  • 1977
    One Man

    One Man

    One Man

    5.51977HD

    In this socially conscious drama, a TV journalist begins investigating a large factory that has been threatening the health of the children who live...

    One Man
  • 1973
    Ten: The Magic Number

    Ten: The Magic Number

    Ten: The Magic Number

    91973HD

    An amusing introduction to the metric system, presented through the person of George, a tropical fish fancier who is stymied in estimating the weight...

    Ten: The Magic Number
  • 1973
    The Sunny Munchy Crunchy Natural Food Shop

    The Sunny Munchy Crunchy Natural Food Shop

    The Sunny Munchy Crunchy Natural Food Shop

    71973HD

    This short documentary takes you on a tour of one of Montreal's first health food stores. The camera scans shelves stocked with all manner of natural...

    The Sunny Munchy Crunchy Natural Food Shop