Mistress Madeleine

Part of the Daughters of the Country series, this film, set in the 1850s, unfolds against the backdrop of the Hudson's Bay Company's monopoly of the fur trade. In protest, some Métis engage in trade with the Americans. Madeleine, the Métis common-law wife of a Hudson's Bay Company clerk, is torn between loyalty to her husband and loyalty to her brother, a freetrader. Even more shattering, a change in company policy destroys Madeleine's happy and secure life, forcing her to re-evaluate her identity.

Women in the Shadows

Filmed on location in Saskatchewan from the Qu'Appelle Valley to Hudson Bay, the documentary traces the filmmaker's quest for her Native foremothers in spite of the reluctance to speak about Native roots on the part of her relatives. The film articulates Métis women's experience with racism in both current and historical context, and examines the forces that pushed them into the shadows.

Hudson Bay(bies)

A documentary film exploring an untold part of Canada’s past through the eyes of Inuk artist and filmmaker Elisapie Isaac. After facing a moral dilemma, Elisapie sets out to meet others who, like her, are “Hudson Baybies,” the children born of the mixed unions between Indigenous women and Hudson’s Bay Company employees working in trading posts and general stores across the North.

The Last Voyage of Henry Hudson

This short film realistically portrays the conflict Henry Hudson experienced when he went in search of an open water route to the Orient, and no one would follow him. What he discovered instead was an inland sea, a discovery that ended in tragedy.

Where the Polar Bears Wait

In a town on the edge of the Canadian Arctic, polar bears are waiting longer for the sea ice on the bay to form. It's a dangerous change for a place known as the polar bear capital of the world.

Polar Bear Summer

The uncommon sight of polar bears wandering a colorful landscape during an iceless summer in Hudson Bay, Canada.

The System

A recently widowed Mr. Jordan finds himself stuck in the health system as he battles cancer alone.

Les Marquises

While a new virus paralyzes the country, Adis and Cindy take advantage of a rare window of freedom to escape from their city. Head for the Ardèche, to deposit the ashes of their friend Fatou. It was her favorite place, where she liked to hang out in the evening... on Googlemap. This trip under police surveillance will be an opportunity for the two friends to question a nature to which they have never had access.

Saba

With her father missing, Saba is the sole caregiver to her paraplegic mother, Shirin, who suffers from acute heart disease. Although Shirin's condition binds them together, her frustration with their situation often manifests as bitterness and anger towards her daughter, so they live in their own separate worlds. When Shirin has a heart attack, Saba races against time to sell their home, lowering the price, and even risking her burgeoning romance with her senior co-worker Ankur — who dreams of starting a new life abroad — to pay for her mom’s heart surgery.

Scared

A decrepit bomb shelter. Two young women, Abby and Tara, have kidnapped a guy. Tara is clearly having more fun than Abby. As the pair wait for the right time to call in, the situation gets out of hand. What ensues is a dangerous power play between the two women that could easily escalate with dramatic consequences.

Waiting for Godot

One of the most famous and mysterious literary and theatrical texts of the 1900s. Theodoros Terzopoulos, greek maestro of the international scene, transforms Waiting for Godot into a lens through which is possible to identify "the other". An engaging drama which leads us to wonder about our own concept of humanity.

Where the Ravens Fly

Set in the dense forests of 1940s Eastern Europe, this story reveals the supernatural encounters that challenge three soldiers' understanding of life and death.

Spud

Spud doesn't have much of a life outside of caring for her father. But that's okay. She doesn't feel bad about herself, despite what society says. But one day, everything changes.

Living the Moment

The young media graduate Salma escapes a near death car accident by famous announcer Shady. She discovers that he's the boyfriend of her best friend Dina. A love story begins between them, but she tries to walk away while Karim tries to get close to Dina.

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