Absolutely Canadian - Season 20

Absolutely Canadian - Season 20

Season 20

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DatesMai 23, 2020 - Dez. 23, 2020
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Episodes

The Flying Farmers
Season 20Episode 160 min

The Flying Farmers

An uplifting documentary that celebrates the resilience of Manitoba's rural aviators, the importance of innovative farmers and the work of the Flying Farmers clubs.

Mai 23, 2020
Quiet Time
Season 20Episode 260 min

Quiet Time

A collection of short documentaries by Canadian filmmakers in lockdown in Canada, U.S.A. Bulgaria, Denmark, U.K. and Haiti, Quiet Time delves into personal experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Okt. 23, 2020
Becoming Labrador Pt. 1
Season 20Episode 360 min

Becoming Labrador Pt. 1

In the stark Labrador interior, a growing number of Filipino workers have recently landed in Happy Valley-Goose Bay, travelling halfway around the world for jobs they hope will offer their families new opportunities and a better life. Becoming Labrador follows a handful of those women and men as they make a place for themselves in Labrador while dealing with the unexpected costs of living far from their family.

Okt. 30, 2020
Becoming Labrador Pt. 2
Season 20Episode 460 min

Becoming Labrador Pt. 2

In the stark Labrador interior, a growing number of Filipino workers have recently landed in Happy Valley-Goose Bay, travelling halfway around the world for jobs they hope will offer their families new opportunities and a better life. Becoming Labrador follows a handful of those women and men as they make a place for themselves in Labrador while dealing with the unexpected costs of living far from their family.

Okt. 30, 2020
Absofreakinlutely
Season 20Episode 560 min

Absofreakinlutely

This fresh sketch comedy from Montreal skewers the absurdities of life in the city. Featuring David Heti, Brad MacDonald, Adina Katz, Heidi Weeks, Rodney Ramsey, Quinn McMorrow, Wassim El-Mounzer, Lise Vigneault, Elizabeth Neale, Leighland Beckman, Walter Lyng, and more.

Okt. 30, 2020
Eagle & Hawk Take the Stage
Season 20Episode 660 min

Eagle & Hawk Take the Stage

Eagle & Hawk Take the Stage is a 22-minute documentary that explores the world through the eyes of one of Canada's longest running Indigenous bands.

Okt. 30, 2020
Graffiti: The Art That Changes a City
Season 20Episode 760 min

Graffiti: The Art That Changes a City

Windsor Graffiti Art changes a City. A rough and tumble city gets transformed by graffiti artists. We'll discover how their art brings life back into the city's neighbourhoods.

Okt. 30, 2020
Carved in Stone: Sanannguaqtit
Season 20Episode 860 min

Carved in Stone: Sanannguaqtit

The Inuit artists who have dedicated their lives to sharing their stories through culture and art. Featuring Nunavut's Goota and Joe Ashoona, George Arlook, and visual artist Kailey Sheppard.

Nov. 6, 2020
Giants of the Boreal Forest
Season 20Episode 960 min

Giants of the Boreal Forest

Giants of the Boreal Forest explores our relationship with moose and features rare and incredible encounters filmed by world-renowned expert Dr. Vince Crichton.

Nov. 6, 2020
17 Men
Season 20Episode 1060 min

17 Men

The names of 17 WW1 soldiers are etched in stone on the War Memorial in Cow Head, NL. Follow Theatre Newfoundland Labrador in a behind the scenes look at the making of the play 17 Men by Jeff Pitcher.

Nov. 13, 2020
Meet and Eat at Lee's Garden
Season 20Episode 1160 min

Meet and Eat at Lee's Garden

Day's Lee looks at the history of the Chinese-Canadian restaurant and its impact on local Montreal culture through her memories of her own family's restaurant on Parc Avenue and others who ran the city's scene in the 1950's.

Nov. 13, 2020
Champions
Season 20Episode 1260 min

Champions

Montreal filmmaker Helgi Piccinin follows his younger brother, Stéphane, who has autism, on a three-year journey to the 2019 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Abu Dhabi. Along the way we get to know Audrey Vincent (QC) and Malcolm Borso (BC) and 20 other Canadian athletes from NL to BC with intellectual disabilities as they pursue their passions to become world champions in their divisions.

Dez. 1, 2020
It's Good to be Woodland Cree
Season 20Episode 1360 min

It's Good to be Woodland Cree

Hundreds of people have gathered for the annual Woodland Cree Gathering in Stanley Mission. Along with the sites and sounds - the documentary provides an intimate look at the evolving nature of culture.

Dez. 23, 2020

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