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What Is Democracy?

New - Reflect on a word we too often take for granted

What Is Democracy?

Featuring a diverse cast—including Silvia Federici, Cornel West, Wendy Brown, and Angela Davis, among many others—Astra Taylor's thought-provoking documentary reminds us that if we want to live in democracy, we must first ask what the word even means.


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Black Communities in Canada

  • Kenbe la, Until We Win
    Kenbe la, Until We Win
    Kenbe la, Until We Win
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    Will Prosper 
    2019 | 1 h 20 min
  • Ice Breakers
    Ice Breakers
    Sandamini Rankaduwa 
    2019 | 15 min
  • True North: Inside the Rise of Toronto Basketball (Feature)
    True North: Inside the Rise of Toronto Basketball (Feature)
    Ryan Sidhoo & Ryan Sidhoo 
    2019 | 1 h 29 min
  • Unarmed Verses
    Unarmed Verses
    Charles Officer 
    2016 | 1 h 25 min
  • Black Soul
    Black Soul
    Martine Chartrand 
    2000 | 9 min
  • Zero Tolerance
    Zero Tolerance
    Michka Saäl 
    2004 | 1 h 15 min
  • The Colour of Beauty
    The Colour of Beauty
    Elizabeth St. Philip 
    2010 | 17 min
  • Journey to Justice
    Journey to Justice
    Roger McTair 
    2000 | 47 min

Made in Canada

  • The National Scream
    The National Scream
    Robert Awad & David Verrall 
    1980 | 27 min
  • The Railrodder
    The Railrodder
    Gerald Potterton 
    1965 | 24 min
  • Canada Vignettes: Log Driver's Waltz
    Canada Vignettes: Log Driver's Waltz
    John Weldon 
    1979 | 3 min
  • Precision
    Precision
    Georges Dufaux 
    1966 | 10 min
  • Who Are We?
    Who Are We?
    Zlatko Grgic 
    1974 | 10 min
  • Momentum
    Momentum
    Colin Low & Tony Ianzelo 
    1992 | 19 min
  • Canada Vignettes: Instant French
    Canada Vignettes: Instant French
    André Leduc 
    1979 | 1 min
  • Canada Vignettes: The Move
    Canada Vignettes: The Move
    Larry Bauman 
    1985 | 5 min

LGBTQ2+

  • I Am Skylar
    I Am Skylar
    Rachel Bower 
    2019 | 15 min
  • Love, Scott
    Love, Scott
    Laura Marie Wayne 
    2018 | 1 h 16 min
  • Beauty
    Beauty
    Christina Willings 
    2017 | 23 min
  • Paula
    Paula
    Scott Munn 
    2018 | 9 min
  • Woman Dress
    Woman Dress
    Thirza Cuthand 
    2019 | 6 min
  • Handmade Mountain
    Handmade Mountain
    Michèle Pearson Clarke 
    2019 | 6 min
  • Reviving The Roost
    Reviving The Roost
    Vivek Shraya 
    2019 | 6 min
  • The Bassinet
    The Bassinet
    Tiffany Hsiung 
    2019 | 6 min

Recently Added

  • The Biosphere
    The Biosphere
    William Pettigrew 
    1979 | 56 min
  • Manouane River Lumberjacks
    Manouane River Lumberjacks
    Arthur Lamothe 
    1962 | 27 min
  • The Joy of Winter
    The Joy of Winter
    Jean Dansereau & Bernard Gosselin 
    1962 | 14 min
  • Eye Witness No. 23
    Eye Witness No. 23
     
    1950 | 11 min
  • Under the Rainbow
    Under the Rainbow
    Sidney Goldsmith 
    1972 | 10 min
  • No More Hibakusha!
    No More Hibakusha!
    Martin Duckworth 
    1983 | 55 min
  • A Sun Like Nowhere Else
    A Sun Like Nowhere Else
    Léonard Forest 
    1972 | 47 min
  • Accident
    Accident
    Martin Duckworth & Patrick A. Crawley 
    1973 | 16 min

Making Movie History

  • Making Movie History: Colin Low
    Making Movie History: Colin Low
    Joanne Robertson 
    2014 | 5 min
  • Making Movie History: Alanis Obomsawin
    Making Movie History: Alanis Obomsawin
    Joanne Robertson 
    2014 | 5 min
  • Making Movie History: Tom Daly
    Making Movie History: Tom Daly
    Joanne Robertson 
    2014 | 6 min
  • Making Movie History: Werner Nold
    Making Movie History: Werner Nold
    Denys Desjardins 
    2014 | 7 min
  • Making Movie History: Gerald Potterton
    Making Movie History: Gerald Potterton
    Joanne Robertson 
    2014 | 5 min
  • Making Movie History: Grant Munro
    Making Movie History: Grant Munro
    Joanne Robertson 
    2014 | 5 min
  • Making Movie History: Co Hoedeman
    Making Movie History: Co Hoedeman
    Denys Desjardins 
    2014 | 6 min
  • Making Movie History: Carol Geddes
    Making Movie History: Carol Geddes
    Joanne Robertson 
    2014 | 5 min

Classics

  • Show Girls
    Show Girls
    Meilan Lam 
    1998 | 52 min
  • A Pinto for the Prince
    A Pinto for the Prince
    Colin Low & John Spotton 
    1979 | 16 min
  • Herring Hunt
    Herring Hunt
    Julian Biggs 
    1953 | 10 min
  • Nails
    Nails
    Phillip Borsos 
    1979 | 13 min
  • Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry
    Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry
    Donald Brittain & John Kramer 
    1976 | 1 h 39 min
  • Hunger
    Hunger
    Peter Foldès 
    1973 | 11 min
  • The Big Snit
    The Big Snit
    Richard Condie 
    1985 | 9 min
  • Buster Keaton Rides Again
    Buster Keaton Rides Again
    John Spotton 
    1965 | 55 min

Fiction

  • The Sloane Affair
    The Sloane Affair
    Douglas Jackson 
    1972 | 53 min
  • The Awful Fate of Melpomenus Jones
    The Awful Fate of Melpomenus Jones
    Gerald Potterton 
    1983 | 7 min
  • Crossroads
    Crossroads
    Don Haldane 
    1957 | 28 min
  • Nobody Waved Good-bye
    Nobody Waved Good-bye
    Don Owen 
    1964 | 1 h 20 min
  • The Ride
    The Ride
    Gerald Potterton 
    1963 | 6 min
  • Cold Journey
    Cold Journey
    Martin Defalco 
    1975 | 1 h 15 min
  • One Man
    One Man
    Robin Spry 
    1977 | 1 h 27 min
  • The Best Damn Fiddler from Calabogie to Kaladar
    The Best Damn Fiddler from Calabogie to Kaladar
    Peter Pearson 
    1968 | 49 min

Directors

  • Norman McLaren Norman McLaren
  • Alanis Obomsawin Alanis Obomsawin
  • Colin Low Colin Low
  • Beverly Shaffer Beverly Shaffer
  • Gil Cardinal Gil Cardinal
  • Evelyn Lambart Evelyn Lambart
  • Arthur Lipsett Arthur Lipsett
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  • World War II World War II
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