What would it be like to live alongside one of the shapers of human events, in their youth, before they transformed history? In Fractured Land, we follow Caleb Behn, a young Dene lawyer who may become one of this generation's great leaders, if he can discover how to reconcile the fractures within himself, his community and the world around him, blending modern tools of the law with ancient wisdom. His people, at the epicenter of some of the largest fracking operations on earth, are deeply divided. How does Caleb balance their need for jobs with his sacred duty to defend their territory? He has arrived at a key moment in history, sees the contradictions, and wants to reconcile them. Filmmakers Fiona Rayher and Damien Gillis have been following Caleb for four years, capturing hundreds of hours of footage of his development, through law school, sharing knowledge with other Indigenous peoples, speaking to larger and larger audiences, dealing with deep community divisions, and building a movement.
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the story of the Developmental Disabilities Association.
Inspired by the birth of a boy with Down syndrome, one mother's bold choice not to institutionalize her child but to challenge the status quo led to the formation of an organization that would impact the lives of thousands--the Developmental Disabilities Association. This inspired generations to fight for human rights and significantly change Canada's legal and social landscape for people with developmental disabilities. Spanning more than a hundred years, Doing the impossible tells the uplifting story of a single, pioneering organization within the larger political and cultural context in which it evolved. From institutionalization and eugenics to the civil rights movement and the role of the Supreme Court, the film references the bigger picture while remaining very, very grounded in the deeply personal. Intimate, and accessible. Doing the impossible chronicles how things were and how things changed, largely in the words and experiences of those who witnessed or made history themselves.
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Beginning with simple and clear explanations of major concepts of physics, including gravity, electromagnetism, and relativity, The elegant Universe illuminates the most revolutionary theories in physics today. Part 1, Einstein's dream, introduces string theory and shows how modern physics--composed of two theories that are ferociously incompatible--reached its schizophrenic impasse: One theory, general relativity, successfully describes big things like stars and galaxies, while another, quantum mechanics, is equally successful at explaining small things like atoms and subatomic particles. Albert Einstein, who developed the theory of general relativity, dreamed of finding a single theory that would embrace all of nature's laws. But in this quest for the so-called unified theory, Einstein came up empty-handed, and the conflict between general relativity and quantum mechanics has stymied all who've followed. That is, until the discovery of string theory.
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Vancouver's Downtown Eastside
Insite, North America's first legal supervised consumption site, opened in 2003. It's located in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, one of the poorest neighbourhoods in Canada with one of the largest drug scenes in the country. This documentary focuses on the clinic's impact on people in that area. Insite has forged a strong relationship in the community and has become a working part of the neighbourhood itself. The people living in the DTES have laid a claim of ownership to the clinic. It is their place of refuge: not only a safe injection site but also a place to go when they're injured or cold or just need someone to talk to, judgment free.
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A documentary on the ethical dilemmas faced by families with hereditary disorders. In our own image follows two couples planning the birth of a child who may inherit their own genetic condition. It discusses how society deals with people who are "different," and the ethics of preventing children with certain genes from being born.
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This series recounts the story of Earth's evolution and the role that sheer chance has played in the development of life. This episode goes back to two billion years ago, to this first ice age that gripped Earth for what scientists believe was millions of years. It reveals how life survived this devastating cold and how this extreme climate shift forever changed the development of the planet.
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With the help of animated medieval paintings, the Middle Ages are brought to life in all its corruption, violence and greed, courage, enterprise and learning. Monty Python star and medieval scholar, Terry Jones, challenges stereotypes by examining the lives of various medieval archetypes. While many may know the earthy humor of Chaucer or Rabelais, few know the dark side of chivalry--or that serfs and women were not downtrodden at all.
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the storm that drowned a city
Featuring eyewitness testimony, Nova takes an in-depth look at what made Hurricane Katrina so deadly and analyzes how, despite technically sophisticated flood and storm defences, this event resulted in unprecedented destruction for the Gulf Coast.
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In the path of a killer volcano documents methods used by volcanologists to monitor and predict the June 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines. It includes footage of seismic and other sampling techniques, computer analysis, volcanic activity preceding the explosion, the event itself, and its devastating after effects.
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Secret of the wild child examines the case of Genie, a girl whose parents kept her locked in a bedroom in total isolation until she was discovered in 1970 at age 13. At first, her rehabilitation seemed to be an opportunity to test hypotheses of language acquisition but disputes about the nature of her disabilities, the intensity of her therapy, and the progress of government-funded research turned Genie's case into a sad example of the ethical quandaries of research on human subjects.
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saga of Pharaoh Rameses I
A shrivelled mummy that has lain neglected on a dusty museum shelf could be the remnants of a long-lost Egyptian pharaoh. Archaeologists use the latest imaging and DNA techniques in hopes of confirming the body's hidden identity.
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An eyewitness account and investigation of the epic earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear crisis. It combines on-the-spot reporting, personal stories, compelling eyewitness videos, and exclusive helicopter footage for a unique look at the science behind the catastrophe.
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Amasoya looks at the how cultivation of soybean is adversely affecting the Amazonian forest and its inhabitants. The expansion of Brazil's soya market is fuelling an emerging cycle of deforestation--more than 16% of the Amazon has been deforested. The film highlights the effects on the economic and social life of the Kayapo of the plain lands of the Mato Grosso and Para in Brazil. It discusses their conflicts with government officials, tourists, fisherman, and farmers. It examines the effects of: the creation of the town of Nuevo Progresso near the Kayapo; the Cargill soy processing and shipping facility in the city of Santarém; the creation of transportation routes through the forest to transport the soybean; changing rainfall patterns in the Amazon Basin; lower water retention in the soil. Amasoya includes interviews with biologists, environmental activists, Indigenous peoples, government officials, and business people.
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dead by dawn
A masterclass in horror-comedy, Evil dead II blends relentless terror with dark, twisted humour. Directed by Sam Raimi, this cult classic throws you into a whirlwind of over-the-top gore, demonic possession, and Bruce Campbell’s unforgettable performance as the chainsaw-wielding Ash. It’s a nonstop thrill-ride packed with inventive camera work, striking practical effects, and a story that is as hilarious as it is horrifying.
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Cross-cutting between two generations, James Ivory’s sprawling epic of self-discovery is also a lush evocation of the prismatic and sensuous beauty of India. As she searches for answers to the mystery surrounding a long-ago affair between her aunt Olivia and an Indian prince, Anne becomes immersed in the local culture--the pull of the past simultaneously leading her into a clearer view of her own future.
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During a party given by his parents to celebrate his graduation, Benjamin Braddock is seduced by Mrs. Robinson. Benjamin is shy and inexperienced; Mrs. Robinson is the wife of one of his father's closest friends. They have an affair. But then Benjamin falls in love with Mrs. Robinson's daughter, Elaine. Jealous and angry, Mrs. Robinson does everything to keep the young couple apart.
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Babettes gæstebud
A French chef who lives and works in a small Danish religious community spends her prize winnings on an incredible meal for the entire village.
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Ah fei jing juen
This breakthrough feature by Wong Kar Wai represents the first full flowering of his swooning signature style. A ravishing existential reverie, Days of being wild is a dreamlike drift through the Hong Kong of the 1960s in which a band of wayward twentysomethings--including a disaffected playboy searching for his birth mother, a lovelorn woman hopelessly enamored with him, and a policeman caught in the middle of their turbulent relationship--pull together and push apart in a dance of frustrated desire. Days of being young is an exhilarating first expression of Wong’s trademark themes of time, longing, dislocation, and the restless search for human connection.
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Mou gaan dou
Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Andy Lau Tak-wah face off in the thriller that revitalized Hong Kong's 21st century film industry. Two undercover moles--police officer (Leung) assigned to pose as a gangster, and a gangster (Lau) posing as a police officer--find themselves locked in a game of cat and mouse. As the shifting loyalties, murky moral compromises, and deadly betrayals mount, Infernal affairs raises haunting questions about what it means to live a double life.
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Wide Sargasso Sea is the story of a West Indian Creole heiress, Antoinette Cosway, who marries the Englishman Mr. Rochester. When their passion sours, Antoinette becomes the madwoman in the attic of Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre.
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Maori couple Jake and Beth Heke are deeply in love, but Jake's alcoholic-fueled rage turns into domestic violence that threatens to tear their family apart. As their home life grows increasingly dangerous, Beth must do all she can to protect their three children. Set against the backdrop of traditional tribal culture, this classic and controversial 90s indie sleeper hit put New Zealand on the cinema map.
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The lavishly erotic paintings of Gustav Klimt were the subject of great controversy and scandal in Austria at the turn of the 20th century. Amidst the opulence and decadence of Vienna, Klimt depicts the most productive, and tumultuous, period of the artist's life. From his passionate, hedonistic affair with the notorious French dancer Lea de Castro, to his battle with an oppressive government for control of his work, Klimt, as performed by John Malkovich and directed by award winning filmmaker Raul Ruiz, is a feverish and sensual homage to a man who insisted on living his life as he painted it.
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Ich seh, ich seh
In this atmospheric, nerve-straining chiller, two young twin brothers confined to an isolated country house, between woods and cornfields, transform their resentment towards their mother into a fatal illusion about her identity. When she comes home, bandaged after cosmetic surgery, nothing is like before. The twins start to doubt that this woman is actually their mother. It emerges an existential struggle for identity and fundamental trust.
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Frank Louka is a down-on-his-luck concert musician who agrees to a bogus marriage with a Russian woman for money. When she takes off and leaves behind her five year old son, Louka must take care of the boy, who speaks only Russian. Both will become inseparable friends.
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