Travel
The surprising story of how Vancouver became “Hollywood North”
Episode 14
Senior producer and hometown girl Lia Grainger explains her theory behind Vancouver’s multi-billion-dollar film industry and how it all began
- 37 minutes
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Wildlife
Survival in the suburbs: Karsten Wall on the magnificence of the modern Canadian goose
Director and writer of the documentary Modern Goose shares his insights into the lifestyle of an average Canadian goose living in our country’s suburbs
- 830 words
- 4 minutes
People & Culture
Behind the scenes of the award-winning documentary Keepers of the Land
Filmmakers Doug Neasloss and Deirdre Leowinata explore how this captivating film came to be, the significance of bears in Indigenous communities and cultures and the importance of storytelling
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- 8 minutes
People & Culture
Un projet mené par les Inuits raconte l’histoire des liens entre les Inuits et le caribou
Après l’interdiction totale de la chasse au caribou en 2013, les Inuits de tout le Labrador partagent leur expérience et leurs réflexions sur les changements liés au caribou
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- 5 minutes
People & Culture
Inuit-led project tells the story of Inuit connections with caribou
After a total hunting ban was issued on caribou in 2013, Inuit across Labrador are sharing their experience and thoughts about caribou-related change
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- 4 minutes
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Documentary debut! NFB world premiere of The Lake Winnipeg Project
Anishinaabe/Cree filmmaker Kevin Settee centres four short docs around the ingenuity and resilience of communities surrounding Lake Winnipeg
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- 5 minutes
People & Culture
Late filmmaker’s final documentary sheds light on sharks in peril
Sharkwater Extinction, the final documentary from Canadian filmmaker and activist Rob Stewart, is now screening across Canada
- 325 words
- 2 minutes
People & Culture
Q&A: Filmmaker Viveka Melki on war and the healing power of storytelling
"The point of all this is to make history intimate"
- 858 words
- 4 minutes
People & Culture
An ‘Angry Inuk’ defends the seal hunt, again
Award-winning documentary will have its Canadian TV premiere on CBC this weekend
- 516 words
- 3 minutes
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Places
Our Country: Director Sergio Navarretta’s favourite place in Canada
The award-winning director of The Cuban on the restorative calm of Ontario’s Lake Simcoe
- 324 words
- 2 minutes
Environment
Q&A: Oceanographer Jean-Michel Cousteau on his new underwater documentary
Jean-Michel Cousteau releases his new feature documentary about aquatic life, Wonders of the Sea 3D, in February
- 764 words
- 4 minutes
Environment
Living in the Anthropocene, the human epoch
Filmmakers Jennifer Baichwal and Nicholas de Pencier and photographer Edward Burtynsky discuss their groundbreaking new work, The Anthropocene Project
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- 2 minutes
History
“That never happened:” Film reveals the hidden history of Canada’s First World War internment operations
Between 1914 and 1920, some 5,000 ethnic Ukrainians were imprisoned in Canadian internment camps. A new documentary tells their stories.
- 500 words
- 2 minutes
Wildlife
Q&A: Director Mike Clattenburg on “Crawford,” a comedic tribute to raccoons
In new CBC comedy series Crawford, the ubiquitous backyard bandits get something of an image overhaul
- 1152 words
- 5 minutes