Practical & Applied Arts

Vistas is a series of films produced by Canadian Aboriginal filmmakers on the subject of nationhood. Carrying Fire weaves together animation and live action to show how the fire of our spirit is passed from one camp and one generation to the next.

Vistas is a series of films produced by Canadian Aboriginal filmmakers on the subject of nationhood. Crossing the Line turns the politics and conflicts of a playground sandbox into an allegory for the way nations treat one another and the borders seem to do more harm than good.

Vistas is a series of films produced by Canadian Aboriginal filmmakers, on the subject of nationhood. A stunning display of a stop-motion animation, Dancers of the Grass vividly depicts the majesty of the hoop dance, a tradition symbolizing the unity of all nations.

Vistas is a series of films produced by Canadian Aboriginal filmmakers on the subject of nationhood. This computer-generated, animated film evokes the experience of driving alone on an unlit rural road at night. Darkness is broken by the beam of headlights, creating dancing shadows that obscure w...

Vistas is a series of films produced by Canadian Aboriginal filmmakers, on the subject of nationhood. Filmmaker Jobie Weetaluktuk mixes archival and new footage to make a statement about the appropriation of Inuit culture throughout history.

Vistas is a series of films produced by Canadian Aboriginal filmmakers, on the subject of nationhood. This animated short, inspired by the Mi'kmaq legend The Stone Canoe, explores Aboriginal humour. We follow Little Thunder as he reluctantly leaves his family and sets out on a cross-country canoe...

Vistas is a series of films produced by Canadian Aboriginal filmmakers on the subject of nationhood. Combining archival photos with new and found footage, Red Ochre is a personal, impressionistic rendering of what it's like growing up Mi'kmaq in Newfoundland, while living in a culture of denial.

Vistas is a series of films produced by Canadian Aboriginal filmmakers on the subject of nationhood. Trapper is a beautiful short film without words that captures the quiet dignity of a day in the life of a Northern trapper. It is part of a collection of 13 short films on the theme of "nationhood."

Vistas is a series of films produced by Canadian Aboriginal filmmakers, on the subject of nationhood. The Visit tells the true story of a Cree family's strange encounter one winter night, which results in a conversation beyond words.

Vistas is a series of films produced by Canadian Aboriginal filmmakers, on the subject of nationhood. This animation follows medicine man on a walk in the woods that leads to the discovery of an intriguing secret world.

Vistas is a series of films produced by Canadian Aboriginal filmmakers on the subject of nationhood. On her way to school, a teenage girl's display of Native pride sparks a celebration of community and culture.

Luis Moreno-Ocampo is the Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC). He investigates and prosecutes some of the world's worst criminals for some of the world's worst crimes. Prosecutor follows the controversial Moreno-Ocampo through the court's first trials that will determine wh...

It's been 100 years since the giant passenger liner Titanic hit an iceberg and sank in the North Atlantic off the coast of Newfoundland. This video looks at the impact of the disaster, particularly people in Halifax, where many of the dead are buried.

In the last election the New Democratic Party became the official opposition in Parliament. Three months later its leader, Jack Layton, dies of cancer and a race begins to succeed him. This video looks at that race and how Thomas Mulcair became the NDP's new leader.

For 50 years the Southeast Asian country of Burma is ruled by a brutal military dictatorship. The generals have loosened their iron grip and democracy is slowly making a comeback. This video examines these democratic reforms and what they mean for the people who live there.