NFB documentary Unarchived considers the hidden histories and politics of curating public archives, and the stories of archivists who seek a more inclusive history.
Keep Reading
Canadiana creators Ashley Brook and Kyle Cucco discuss their web series that playfully explores hidden aspects of Canadian history.
Keep Reading
Documentary series Lincoln's Dilemma reconsiders American Abraham Lincoln's legacy as the great emancipator.
Keep Reading
Tantura offers a metaphorical dig through Israel's painful history and national mythology.
Keep Reading
The winner of the 2017 Corus-Hot Docs Forum Pitch Prize, Israeli director Michal Weits’ Blue Box links her family story linked to bitter debates about Israel’s founding. The filmmaker’s great-grandfather, Joseph (Yosef)
Keep Reading
Growing up in the “nice leafy London suburb” of Croydon, filmmaker Khalid Shamis says he was uncertain about his ex-pat Libyan father’s work, travel schedule and especially the contents of his off-limits
Keep ReadingAida’s Secrets (Israel/Germany/Canada, 90 min.) Dir. Alon Schwarz, Shaul Schwarz “From 6,000 survivors, 1,300 babies were born.”—Alon Schwarz about the Jewish survivors of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp who lived in a
Keep ReadingWhen the American “pro-Israeli” version of The Six Day War was broadcast in Canada, POV asks, who controls history in this country?
Keep ReadingWhat does a body have to do to get noticed around here, anyway? In a contribution to Canadian film history, One Hundred Years of Canadian Cinema, George Melnyk attempts an answer. National identity
Keep ReadingZERO THE INSIDE STORY, the latest film from Elida Schogt, deals with personal pain, the meaning of life, self-image and, not incidentally, the history of the number zero. Schogt, sitting comfortably on
Keep Reading