Payback
An adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s book examining the metaphor of indebtedness.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Jennifer Baichwal
Actors: Casi Callaway, Conrad Black, Eric Schlosser, Florence Barran, Francis Dolan, Gerardo Reyes, Gjin Marku, Gregorio Venegas, Ilir Prenaga, Jon Esformes
Calculating Ada: The Countess of Computing
Ada Lovelace was a most unlikely computer pioneer. In this film, Dr Hannah Fry tells the story of Ada’s remarkable life. Born in the early 19th century, Ada was a…
Louis Theroux: America’s Medicated Kids
Faced with the challenging behaviour of their kids, more and more parents in America are turning to psychoactive medication to help them cope, even though the drugs, and sometimes the…
In the Street
Images of street life in New York’s Spanish Harlem during the 1940s.
Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America
Jeffery Robinson’s talk on the history of U.S. anti-Black racism, with archival footage and interviews.
Yukon’s Wild Grizzlies
Deep in Canada’s remote Yukon, a dramatic coming of age story unfolds involving an adolescent grizzly named Sophie. Wildlife filmmaker Phil Timpany has chronicled her all her life. Now he’s…
Finding Kendrick Johnson
A filmmaker cracks a major case dealing with the racially charged murder of a teen.
PQ17: An Arctic Convoy Disaster
Jeremy Clarkson tells the dramatic story of the Arctic convoys of the Second World War, from Russia to the freezing Arctic Ocean.
1991: The Year Punk Broke
David Markey’s documentary of life on the road with Sonic Youth and Nirvana during their tour of Europe in late 1991. Also featuring live performances by Dinosaur Jr, Babes in…
Stay Awesome, China!
To really understand China, you have to get to know its people! Winston “SerpentZA” Sterzel travels across China’s first tier cities – Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen – meeting the…
Bolshoi Babylon
A behind-the-scenes look at Moscow’s prestigious Bolshoi Theatre as it’s rocked by an acid-attack scandal in 2013.
Disney My Music Story: Perfume
This documentary features the band performing their favourite classic Disney tracks, along with information on Perfume’s life stories, their passion for music, giving details of their favourite Disney memories and…
The Green Lie
Environmentally friendly electric cars, sustainably produced food products, fair production processes: Hurray! If everything the corporations tell us is true, we can save the world through our purchasing decisions alone!…