Movies: British columbia

  • 1979
    Horse Drawn Magic

    Horse Drawn Magic (1979)

    Horse Drawn Magic

    01979HD

    This documentary short introduces us to the Caravan Stage Company, the world's only horse-drawn open-air theater. Every summer it tours British Columbia and Alberta, bringing live entertainment to communities where television is often the main divers...

    Horse Drawn Magic
  • 2025
    Saints And Warriors

    Saints And Warriors (2025)

    Saints And Warriors

    02025HD

    Throughout the course of the Haida basketball season, leaders of iconic rez ball team the Skidegate Saints compete for two titles - defending their All Native Basketball Championship, while also battling for title to their land and waters with the go...

    Saints And Warriors
  • 2022
    Bill Reid Remembers

    Bill Reid Remembers (2022)

    Bill Reid Remembers

    02022HD

    Renowned Haida artist Bill Reid shares his thoughts on artistry, activism and his deep affection for his homeland in this heartwarming tribute from Alanis Obomsawin to her friend's life, legacy and roots....

    Bill Reid Remembers
  • 2024
    Hunting Matthew Nichols

    Hunting Matthew Nichols (2024)

    Hunting Matthew Nichols

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    Twenty-three years after her brother mysteriously disappeared, a documentary filmmaker sets out to solve his missing person's case. But when a disturbing piece of evidence is revealed, she comes to believe that her brother might still be alive....

    Hunting Matthew Nichols
  • 2023
    Wild Goat Surf

    Wild Goat Surf (2023)

    Wild Goat Surf

    02023HD

    In a run-down Okanagan RV park during the summer of 2003, surfing-obsessed 12-year-old skater girl Rell “Goat” Anderson navigates the unbridled, unstructured summer days of youth, dreaming about becoming a surfer....

    Wild Goat Surf
  • 2007
    Tears for April: Beyond the Blue Lens

    Tears for April: Beyond the Blue Lens (2007)

    Tears for April: Beyond the Blue Lens

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    In the late 1990s, some officers at Vancouver Police Department made a documentary film (THROUGH A BLUE LENS) about the everyday lives of six drug addicts in Vancouver's skid row, the Downtown Eastside. TEARS FOR APRIL reintroduces us to these six pe...

    Tears for April: Beyond the Blue Lens
  • 2012
    Coast Modern

    Coast Modern (2012)

    Coast Modern

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    A core group of architects embraced the West Coast from Vancouver to LA with its particular geography and values and left behind a legacy of inspired dwellings. Today, architects celebrate the influence established by their predecessors....

    Coast Modern
  • 1964
    Haida Carver

    Haida Carver (1964)

    Haida Carver

    01964HD

    On Canada's Pacific coast this film finds a young Haida artist, Robert Davidson, shaping miniature totems from argillite, a jet-like stone. The film follows the artist to the island where he finds the stone, and then shows how he carves it in the man...

    Haida Carver
  • 1977
    Beautiful Lennard Island

    Beautiful Lennard Island (1977)

    Beautiful Lennard Island

    01977HD

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    Beautiful Lennard Island
  • 1970
    This Was the Time

    This Was the Time (1970)

    This Was the Time

    01970HD

    When Masset, a Haida village in Haida Gwaii (formerly known as the Queen Charlotte Islands), held a potlatch, it seemed as if the past grandeur of the people had returned. This is a colourful recreation of Indigenous life that faded more than two gen...

    This Was the Time
  • 1986
    Wild in the City

    Wild in the City (1986)

    Wild in the City

    01986HD

    This short documentary films some of the wild animal species that have adapted to the city of Vancouver, from the familiar pigeons and starlings to the less familiar herons nesting in Stanley Park and a coyote in a farmer's field....

    Wild in the City
  • 2015
    Haida Gwaii: On the Edge of the World

    Haida Gwaii: On the Edge of the World (2015)

    Haida Gwaii: On the Edge of the World

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    Denizens of the British Columbia archipelago unite to protect their land....

    Haida Gwaii: On the Edge of the World
  • 1976
    Salmon People

    Salmon People (1976)

    Salmon People

    01976HD

    Contrasting ancient myth and modern reality, this short documentary examines the legendary relationship between West Coast Indigenous people and salmon, once their staple food. In the mythical realm, we learn how Raven finds riches in the harvest of ...

    Salmon People
  • 2023
    s-yéwyáw: Awaken

    s-yéwyáw: Awaken (2023)

    s-yéwyáw: Awaken

    02023HD

    Stories of hope and homecoming intersect as Indigenous multimedia changemakers learn and document the teachings of their Elders. Ecko Aleck of the Nlaka'pamux Nation (Lytton, BC,) Alfonso Salinas of the shíshálh Nation (Sunshine Coast, BC,) and Charl...

    s-yéwyáw: Awaken
  • 2024
    Gentleman Bandit

    Gentleman Bandit (2024)

    Gentleman Bandit

    02024HD

    Documentary on the Canadian career of train robber Billy Miner, who became a folk hero in British Columbia. Locations near Kamloops and Mission are explored in present day....

    Gentleman Bandit
  • 2005
    Why Thee Wed

    Why Thee Wed (2005)

    Why Thee Wed

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    This documentary profiles the eight couples who challenged marriage laws in British Columbia in court until same-sex marriage was recognized in 2003. As controversy swirls around this issue worldwide, Why Thee Wed? offers surprising and diverse persp...

    Why Thee Wed
  • 2020
    Call Of The Coastal Wolves

    Call Of The Coastal Wolves (2020)

    Call Of The Coastal Wolves

    02020HD

    Some of the most secluded beaches of British Columbia are home to a unique wolf species that has evolved to gather their sustenance from both land and sea. Call of the Coastal Wolves follows a group of filmmakers over a two week expedition as they e...

    Call Of The Coastal Wolves
  • 2022
    The Haida in Canada

    The Haida in Canada (2022)

    The Haida in Canada

    82022HD

    Haida Gwaii, an archipelago off the west coast of Canada, is home to Skil Jaadee and her family. They live in harmony with nature and have made it their mission to save their language and preserve their history....

    The Haida in Canada
  • 2022
    Grindcore Vacation

    Grindcore Vacation (2022)

    Grindcore Vacation

    72022HD

    Grindcore Vacation melds the expository documentary, diary film, and live performance footage to produce a portrait of the musicians who play grindcore, an extreme sub-genre of punk/metal characterized by high speed and full volume. Shot during a wee...

    Grindcore Vacation
  • 1961
    Cattle Ranch

    Cattle Ranch (1961)

    Cattle Ranch

    01961HD

    This short documentary offers a portrait of life on a cattle ranch, for both its human and animal inhabitants. Featuring sprightly music by folk singer Pete Seeger and narration by theatre actress Frances Hyland, the film is shot through the seasons ...

    Cattle Ranch