Mississippi Masala

Mississippi Masala

Years after her Indian family was forced to flee their home in Uganda, twentysomething Mina finds herself helping to run a motel in the faraway...

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This Changes Everything

This Changes Everything

An investigative look and analysis of gender disparity in Hollywood, featuring accounts from well-known actors, executives and artists in the...

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The Perez Family

The Perez Family

In the midst of the Mariel boat lift -- a hurried exodus of refugees from Cuba going to America -- an immigration clerk accidentally presumes that...

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The Many Miracles of Household Saints

The Many Miracles of Household Saints

In keeping with the intergenerational magic of 'Household Saints', filmmaker Martina Savoca-Guay has crafted a compelling new documentary, 'The...

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Slaying the Dragon: Reloaded

Slaying the Dragon: Reloaded

A sequel to the 1988 award winning documentary, "Slaying the Dragon," this film looks at the past 25 years of representation of Asian and Asian...

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The 4%: Film's Gender Problem

The 4%: Film's Gender Problem

Explores the hot-button issues around the striking gender gap in Hollywood. Both women and men in the entertainment industry share first-person...

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Uma Thurman - Hollywood's Cool Killer

Uma Thurman - Hollywood's Cool Killer

Her role in Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction made American actress Uma Thurman the poster girl of independent cinema and as a heroine seeking...

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Solace in the Dark

Solace in the Dark

A retrospective documentary on 9/11 in connection with the 2001 Toronto International Film Festival.

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Water and Sugar: Carlo Di Palma, the Colours of Life

Water and Sugar: Carlo Di Palma, the Colours of Life

An account of the life and work of the legendary cinematographer and director Carlo Di Palma (1925-2004) and an emotional journey into the greatest...

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Les réalisatrices contemporaines:  l'état des choses

Les réalisatrices contemporaines: l'état des choses

Right at the heart of the debates on the discrimination of women in the film industry, this documentary raises questions, while offering a voice to...

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Bollywood Calling

Bollywood Calling

An alcoholic, cancer-ridden American film-maker decides to produce a Bollywood movie.

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Five Directors On The Battle of Algiers

Five Directors On The Battle of Algiers

This 17-minute documentary is featured on the 3-Disc Criterion Collection DVD of The Battle of Algiers (1966), released in 2004. An in-depth look...

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India Cabaret

India Cabaret

A documentary exploring the "respectable" and "immoral" stereotypes of women in Indian society told from the point of view of 2 strip-tease dancers...

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Lights, Action, Music

Lights, Action, Music

A wonderful journey through the meaning and relevance of film music composition. Featuring great, albeit brief, insights from some of the modern...

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Femme

Femme

A documentary featuring interviews with 100 influential women from around the world.

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Restoring the Apu Trilogy

Restoring the Apu Trilogy

In 1993, the original negatives of Satyajit Ray’s The Apu Trilogy were burned in a massive nitrate fire at a laboratory in London. Even though...

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