Practical & Applied Arts

This young man describes his experience about being a transgender student in his school and the support that is needed from school staff for him to maintain positive mental health.

Youth describe how important having a Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) is in the school. A GSA is a safe and accepting space for both LGBTQ youth and allies. LGBTQ youth also talk about their experiences in school.

Youth describe how critical family support is when young people come out to their families and friends.

Andy describes his journey as a transgender youth, the issues he faces and the support he receives from his father and friends. Andy starts a Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) in his school with the support of his teacher.

Youth offer suggestions to help create inclusive environments, such as using the proper pronouns, addressing bullying behaviour and accepting LGBTQ youth for who they are.

What if every time you opened your wallet, a third of your cash fell out – and you did nothing about it? Consider the fact that one-third of the food grown annually for human consumption is never eaten – for one reason or another, it ends up in the garbage. In the U.S., that’s $218 billion – o...

A young Canadian woman visits the Vimy Memorial to make a charcoal imprint of the engraved name of her great-grandfather who was lost in battle, bringing with her a notebook of sketches and diary entries that he made during months of preparation for the battle to take back Vimy Ridge. The sketche...

Documentaire sur la colonisation de l'Amérique du Nord. Des découvertes archéologiques semblent confirmer l'hypothèse selon laquelle les Vikings en auraient colonisé certaines parties, il y a 1 000 ans. Ils lui auraient donné le nom de « Vinland » et ce, de l'Ungava à Terre-Neuve et, même, affirm...

On the North Shore of the St. Lawrence, the Otis family hunts for white whales and seals with rusty old rifles in hand-crafted boats. This is the traditional method of the Basque whalers who frequented the coast in the 16th century.

Ce documentaire du cinéaste Hyacinthe Combary fait le lien entre les cultures africaine et autochtone. Dans un monde où valeurs et traditions tendent à disparaître, un immigrant québécois tente de renouer avec la tradition de son ethnie, les Gourmantchés. Il suivra la piste autochtone du Québec. ...

Donald Marshall, Jr., a Micmac Indian, was only seventeen when he was sentenced to life imprisonment--for a murder he did not commit. He spent eleven years in a maximum-security prison until, by a series of bizarre coincidences, the real murderer was discovered. Based on the true story of this tr...

This documentary chronicles the story of Darrell Night, an Indigenous man who was dumped by two police officers in a barren field on the outskirts of Saskatoon in January 2000, during -20° C temperatures. He survived, but he was stunned to hear that the frozen body of another Indigenous man was d...

Warning: this film contains disturbing content and is recommended for audiences 16 years of age and older. Parental discretion, and/or watching this film within a group setting, is strongly advised. If you need counselling support, please contact Health Canada. In this feature film, the profound...

Warning: this film contains disturbing content and is recommended for audiences 16 years of age and older. Parental discretion, and/or watching this film within a group setting, is strongly advised. If you need counselling support, please contact Health Canada. In this feature film, the profound...

This program focuses on students as they discuss the cruel language and hurtful behaviour that they frequently experience. In Other Words shows ways that gay and lesbian students deal with homophobia and harassment. The film emphasizes the importance of support groups and it stresses that change ...