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7 Beats Per Minute

7 Beats Per Minute

During a world-record attempt, freediving champion Jessea Lu blacked out and was lifeless for four minutes. Director Yuqi Kang’s documentary captures the descent of a lifetime, when Jessea returns to …

Yuqi Kang
2024 | 1 h 40 min
Adrenaline Bach

Adrenaline Bach

Adrenaline Bach is a visually stunning short film that features Tim Sellars, a triathlon athlete who trains among the forests, ridges and mists of Canada’s boreal mountains. A meditation on …

Marten Berkman
2007 | 6 min
The Boxing Girls of Kabul

The Boxing Girls of Kabul

In this feature documentary, a remarkable group of young Afghan women dream of representing their country as boxers at the 2012 Olympics, embarking on a journey of both personal and …

Ariel Nasr
2011 | 52 min
Carts of Darkness

Carts of Darkness

Murray Siple's feature-length documentary follows a group of homeless men who have combined bottle picking with the extreme sport of racing shopping carts down the steep hills of North Vancouver. …

Murray Siple
2008 | 59 min
The Devil's Toy

The Devil's Toy

This short 1969 documentary dedicated "to all victims of intolerance” depicts the dawn of skateboarding in Montreal. A new activity frowned upon by police and adults, skateboarding gave youngsters a …

Claude Jutra
1969 | 15 min
Fight

Fight

This short documentary introduces us to Randy Baleski, a Winnipeg high school teacher and former boxer who has a unique approach to helping students at risk of not graduating: get …

Ervin Chartrand
2012 | 44 min
Gun Runners

Gun Runners

For years, Julius Arile and Robert Matanda thrive among the bands of warriors that terrorize the North Kenyan countryside. Stealing cattle, raiding and running from the police is the only …

Anjali Nayar
2016 | 1 h 29 min
Hardwood

Hardwood

Hardwood is a personal journey by director Hubert Davis, the son of former Harlem Globetrotter Mel Davis, who explores how his father's decisions affected his life and those of his …

Hubert Davis
2004 | 29 min
Ice Breakers

Ice Breakers

Josh Crooks is a promising teen hockey star in a sport where Black players like him are chronically underrepresented. Ice Breakers reveals the buried history of a pioneering Black hockey …

Sandamini Rankaduwa
2019 | 15 min
Junior

Junior

This full-length documentary offers a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at our national sport, hockey. Taking in an entire season of the Baie-Comeau Drakkar, this film reveals the daily lives of players …

Isabelle Lavigne & Stéphane Thibault
2008 | 1 h 36 min
Legend of a Warrior

Legend of a Warrior

In this feature length documentary, filmmaker Corey Lee attempts to reconnect with his father, renowned martial artist Frank Lee. Frank's status as legendary street fighter and coach have kept him …

Corey Lee
2012 | 1 h 18 min
Mighty Jerome (Short Version)

Mighty Jerome (Short Version)

In 1959, at just 19, Harry Jerome was Canada's most promising track and field star on his way to the Olympics in Rome. By 1962, after suffering a gruesome leg …

Charles Officer
2010 | 52 min
A Motorcycle Saved My Life

A Motorcycle Saved My Life

In A Motorcycle Saved My Life, the open road presents a point of departure for director lori lozinski to process deep-seated grief. Revisiting the formative experiences that drove her …

lori lozinski
2022 | 12 min
River of Life

River of Life

This documentary focuses on the Yukon River Quest, the world's longest annual canoe and kayak race. Athletes come from around the world to test their endurance, racing day and night …

Werner Walcher
2007 | 53 min
The Roots & The Rise

The Roots & The Rise

Toronto is at the epicentre of Canada’s NBA talent boom. We meet the pioneers who have grown the game and introduce a group of young hopefuls chasing their own hoop …

Ryan Sidhoo
2018 | 23 min
Secretariat's Jockey, Ron Turcotte

Secretariat's Jockey, Ron Turcotte

Secretariat’s legendary jockey Ron Turcotte is one of the few champions to have won the prestigious American Triple Crown. This is the remarkable story of Turcotte’s rise to fame in …

Phil Comeau
2013 | 1 h 14 min
Shredded

Shredded

This short film follows a group of teenage boys eager to emulate the muscle-filled bodies of their media heroes. Revealing the lengths these boys are willing to go to achieve …

Douglas C. Taplin & Richard Gaudio
2005 | 22 min
Snow Warrior

Snow Warrior

Snow Warrior is a love letter to the splendour of winter. It captures the beauty of a northern city through the eyes of a bicycle courier named Mariah. We see …

Kurt Spenrath & Frederick Kroetsch
2018 | 8 min
Standing on the Line

Standing on the Line

TRIGGER WARNING: This film contains the following subject matter: Suicide and self harm.

In both amateur and professional sports, being gay remains taboo. For some athletes, the pressure to perform …

Paul Émile d'Entremont
2018 | 1 h 20 min
The Tournament

The Tournament

Over the course of a weekend tournament, youth sledge hockey teams from the U.S. and Canada battle for supremacy. Designed for players who have a physical disability, the fundaments of …

Sam Vint
2020 | 22 min
True North: Inside the Rise of Toronto Basketball (Feature)

True North: Inside the Rise of Toronto Basketball (Feature)

On the heels of the Toronto Raptors’ historic NBA Championship and the record-setting number of Canadian draft picks, the Toronto hoop dream is more alive than ever. In this feature-length …

Ryan Sidhoo
2019 | 1 h 29 min