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A rebellious teen is sentenced to serve time on his uncle's organic farm, only to learn that there's much more to the farm than meets the eye.

A listless young man, upon learning he is ill, leaves his job, girlfriend and city behind, and ventures alone into the British Columbia interior, bringing his fears and anxieties with him.

London had the Sex Pistols, New York had the Ramones, but Toronto had a punk movement all its own. In the end, the Toronto landscape by the late 70s was forever changed with the infusion of the DIY/Punk/Alternative culture(s) movement.

As voice actor Ashleigh Ball prepares to visit Bronycon, the unusual fandom of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (2010) is explored.

Dust 'n Bones brings to light the legal, political, historical and spiritual challenges faced by First Nations leaders and archaeologists as they fight to give disinterred ancestors their proper reverence.

In the driver's seat of a spacecraft bound for mars, Lucky realizes he is short one essential item so- with seconds on the clock-he goes shopping. .

Stephen Jenkinson once headed the counselling team of Canada's largest home-based palliative care program. Working with hundreds of deaths, he witness a wretched anxiety that gathered around dying people and their families. He recognized this phobia as not just a personal issue, but has its parallel in our modern cultures' climate-killing way of life. After leaving palliative care, Stephen published the book Die Wise about his time in the death trade. He began teaching extensively across North America, then around the world. A synchronistic encounter with Canadian musician Gregory Hoskins gave rise to an unlikely collaboration and the 'Nights of Grief and Mystery' tour was born. LOST NATION ROAD is a glimpse behind-the-scenes of their soulful mystery train, an ode to wonder, and a love letter for the willingness to know endings.

When a struggling actress is tormented by a recurring nightmare, her fiancé helps her discover lucid dreaming, launching her quest to connect to the soul of her unborn child.

We follow the plight of a-down and out-victim of the Great Depression, Lucky Douglas, who only wants to mail a letter but is blocked, often to his personal peril, at every turn in trying to do so.

Life is beautiful, but only because death allows it to be cherished and special.

Seven interviewees provide a 'behind the scenes' look into how men's groups operate, and why men find understanding and comradeship within this type of forum. With views from the East and West, from the young and old, we learn how members come to trust one another and speak without the fear of being shamed, as they confess and confront, validate and support. In particular, the documentary looks at how men's groups affect love relationships. The interviewees report gaining clarity and stability and not needing as much assurance from their partners. Specific attention also goes to conflict. As men feel safe expressing anger unapologetically, they process forgotten wounds and thereby find acceptance and kindness.

Set in the rainy 1950s logging community of Comox, British Columbia, a working-class family has an unexpected dinner guest invite himself over for the evening - the catalyst for this tale about promises made and broken. When 10 year old Jack reveals his unlikely dream of becoming a movie-maker to the guest (who is there with a secret agenda), a promise of a film camera is extended, then betrayed. The hope is re-kindled in a new more meaningful way the next morning. Based on the short story by Jack Hodgins.

A young girl must travel on her own across a remote West coast island in order to get help for her family but is challenged by her deepest fears and the mysterious ways of the ancient old growth forest.

About an accident with crazy glue that helps to mend a broken heart.

In 'Paradise Found?' a group of student filmmakers meet some of the permanent residents of three Gulf Islands while exploring the islands' natural beauty.

A rich and miserable motion picture studio owner and veteran of the Great War, has for years lived with sorrow and bitterness after losing his wife to influenza. He is helped by a poor family and learns there is more to life than his sorrow and his money, Frank Georges learns the Truth. A dramatic comedy produced in pantomime.

Returning to her storytelling roots as the quirky science loving gal exploring Canada's parks, Erica Hargreave reminds us what it means to be Canadian, as we explore the natural and cultural history of this awe-inspiring country of ours. As it is never long before Erica makes friends, she is joined by the scientists, naturalists, historians and artists whose work is inspired by Canada's magnificent spaces.

A lonely 10-year-old boy discovers a miniature shipwreck on an isolated beach.