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- In a land beset by endless strife, nothing must get in the way of the preservation of honour - even if that means sacrificing a loved one. Mena, a young, beautiful bride-to-be, lives in a small, remote village in northern Afghanistan, a harsh landscape that still shimmers with breathtaking colours. Respecting the deeply conservative local customs, she and her fiancé, Rahmat, have little contact yet cherish a special bond. The arrival of a Canadian film crew briefly opens a window on a new world for Mena, a foray beyond the boundaries of convention that leads her inexorably down a dangerous road. Directed by Nelofer Pazira, the star of Mohsen Makhmalbaf's acclaimed Kandahar and co-director of the documentary Return to Kandahar, Act of Dishonour is a compelling drama in which East and West, love and honour, modernity and custom collide with tragic consequences. In this rich microcosm of a fractured society, many stories intertwine, including those of Mejgan, the Afghan-Canadian translator who befriends Mena, and thoughtful Ali, a member of an ethnic minority who wrestles with the prospect of eternal exile from his childhood home. Act of Dishonour shuns easy answers, challenging rigid moral paradigms and preconceptions on both sides of the cultural divide. This eloquent, nuanced portrait of life in Afghanistan is part lament against injustice, part testament to the spirit of a people who have survived decades of war.
- On October 5th, 1982, Laurie Skreslet scaled more than twenty-nine thousand feet to become the first Canadian on Mount Everest. For Canadians, it was moment of unadulterated pride. For Skreslet and his fellow climbers, it was a triumph littered with bitterness, broken relationships and the bodies of four dead men. The Climb is a documentary that takes Skreslet and fellow summiter Pat Morrow back to Base Camp, reliving the traumatic and triumphant events of 1982. But this is no stroll back to the mountain. Pat Morrow faces the challenge of a mystery illness that might prevent his return to the mountain. And Laurie Skreslet has brought his nineteen year old daughter, Natasha - a young woman who has hardly seen her father in ten years. The Climb traces the build-up to the 1982 Canadian climb of Everest, tracks the drama of the journey up the mountain and nearly 25 years later follows Skreslet and Morrow as they piece together their recollections during an emotional trip back to Nepal and Everest's storied base camp. The film will deliver the immediacy of the events as they unfolded on the mountain through the use of unique archival footage shot in 1982, while at the same time gripping the audiences with a present-day narrative of those still haunted by those tragic and triumphant days as they re-visit Base Camp together for the first time since The Climb.
- What does it mean to be a young adult faced with caring for an ailing parent? Much Too Young is a powerful and unflinching look at four families struggling to cope with an unexpected role reversal - and the complications that come with caring for a parent with early onset Alzheimer's at a shockingly young age.
- Discover an American master portrait photographer, his influence on the modern Manhattan art world, and the legacy he left behind in his hometown of Heber Springs, Arkansas.
- The Jungle Prescription- was broadcast Nov 2011 by the CBC's prestigious science show The Nature of Things. It tells of ayahuasca, a visionary Amazonian brew of indigenous origin and its encounter with the West, as played out through the story of two doctors. The first, Dr. J. Mabit, runs a legendary detox centre deep in the Peruvian jungle, in partnership with indigenous healers. The second, Dr. Gabor Maté, is risking his reputation trying to establish a similar program in Canada. Through the intimate stories of these doctors and their patients, we see how an ancient medicine causes cathartic, life-changing insight, and we witness the commitment of people who have devoted their whole lives to applying this medicinal knowledge. Featuring: A very special group of plants, the patients of Dr. Gabor Maté, Dr. Jacques Mabit, Humberto Piaguaje, and the UMIYAC, Jordi Riba, Josep María Fábregas, the Vancouver and Barcelona skylines, and the Amazon Jungle - among others.
- An observational portrait of two years in the lives of students at a private boys' school in Toronto.
- Each episode of this six-part series brings politicians with different points of view together on a "date" to bring to life opposing perspectives on important Canadian issues.
- "Giraffes: The Forgotten Giants" delves into the reasons behind the "silent" extinction of giraffes worldwide, and introduces us to the scientists who are gathering new information that may stave off their decline.
- A Sudanese refuge living in Canada disovers that he's become the King of his tribe in the South of Sudan, setting him on a journey in which he is torn between his new duties and getting his refugee family to Canada.
- A documentary about how tobacco has affected filmmaker Mark Johnston, his family and his hometown.
- The Al Qaeda Code is a look inside what many consider to be the key weapon in the jihadist arsenal: the use of devastatingly effective video productions.
- Why has reading survived? Empire Of The Word is a four part television series that sets out to provide the answer to the question 'why has reading survived'? Empire Of The Word tells the story of how reading came about, how it has changed us and where it is going next.
- A Documentary about writer Ken Wiwa's journey to come to terms with is late father, Nigerian activist Ken Saro-Wiwa.
- Series on ground breaking science.
- A Sudanese refuge living in Canada disovers that he's become the King of his tribe in the South of Sudan, setting him on a journey in which he is torn between his new duties and getting his refugee family to Canada.
- Documentary about women running the Marine Corps Marathon.
- A documentary that follows six young MMA fighters, three from Canada and three from Brazil, on a journey across two continents - as they live, train, and prepare to step into the cage for the biggest fights of their young careers.
- Documentary about the Aurora Borealis.