Miss 501: A Portrait of Luck (2002)
documentary film, LGBTQ-related film
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Three Thousand (2017)
documentary film
Virtual JFK (2008)
documentary film
The Tree That Remembers (2002)
documentary film
Generation on the Wind (1979)
documentary film
Radar Station (1953)
documentary film
In 1953, during the Cold War, RCAF Squadron Leader Bill Lee visits RCAF Station Lac St. Denis in the Pinetree Line of radar stations. Typical of the many Royal Canadian Air Force radar stations that provide air defence over Canada and the United States, the base is involved with identifying and plotting air operations in Canada's Arctic.
The Art of Failure: Chuck Connelly Not for Sale (2008)
documentary film
The documentary chronicles the artist Chuck Connelly as he struggles with his temperament, alcoholism, and disillusionment with reality. These factors culminate in the alienation of gallery owners, collectors, and his wife; serving to depress Connelly further. The documentary details the tragedy of the fallen artist as he fights to maintain his dignity and integrity in the face of a world that refuses to accept him.
Frederic Remington: The Truth of Other Days (1991)
documentary film
This documentary of Frederic Remington reviews how the artist popularized the myths, legends, and images of the "Old West". The film was filmed on location where Remington spent time, uses archival film and photographs, and has interviews with art scholars that create a framework to understand his artwork.
The Good Soldier (2009)
documentary film
The filmmakers follow the journey of five American veterans from World War II, the Vietnam War, the Gulf War, and the Iraq War as they sign up, participate in battle and finally change their perspective about the real meaning of war and being a good soldier. At the end, The Good Soldier poses the question: "What is it that makes a good soldier? Is it the ability to kill other human beings?" The film is composed of candid interviews with the veterans, who marched eagerly to defend their country in 1944, 1966, 1991, or 2003 only to return conflicted by the atrocities they saw and participated in, and questioning what true service to your…
Laughology (2009)
documentary film
Laughology tells the story of how Nerenberg became a Laughologist following a family tragedy and reveals new information about the nature of laughter. Nerenberg travels from Canada to the United States, India, London, and Tanzania in search of his laugh. Some of the elements of the film were chronicled in Nerenberg's popular series in the Montreal Gazette on Positivity.
The Talgai Skull (1968)
documentary film
A Fair to Remember (2007)
documentary film
The film chronicles the history of the State Fair of Texas beginning in 1886. It covers the banning of gambling at the fair, early Midway rides and some of Dallas' firsts such as electric lights, power stations and air planes. Old stock footage of the State Fair shows why it attracted people from all over the country.
Naza (2026)
documentary film, Documentation
NAZA is a military acronym used by Israeli Military Forces to indicate the number of civilians expected to be killed in an airstrike in Gaza, based on reporting by Israeli activist outlets +972 Magazine and Local Call, alongside reporting from British newspaper The Guardian, published between 2023 and 2025. The film was shot in Tel Aviv during the ongoing Gaza war, and reveals the Israeli government role in the mass killing of Palestinian civilians during the conflict.
Time and Dreams (1976)
documentary film, Documentation
Young, Jewish, and Left (2006)
documentary film
Young, Jewish, and Left combines queer culture, Jewish-Arab history, secular Yiddishkeit, anti-racist analysis, and religious traditions into a multi-layered picture of the circa 2006 Jewish Left. Personal experiences from many of the era's leading Jewish activists frame Jewish identity in what it the official website says is "a fresh and constructive take on race, spirituality, Zionism, queerness, resistance, justice, and liberation." Dan Berger, in Left Turn magazine, writes: "Young Jewish and Left provides a beautiful cross-section of today's visionary thinkers, activists, and artists. The film celebrates the profound legacy of…
Dancing in Jaffa (2013)
documentary film, Documentation
Gerrie & Louise (1997)
documentary film
Frances Steloff: Memoirs of a Bookseller (1987)
documentary film
How to Boil a Frog (2010)
comedy television program, documentary film
The Last Trackers of the Outback (2007)
documentary film
3 Magic Words (2010)
documentary film
A Century in Stone (2004)
documentary film
One Note at a Time (2018)
documentary film
Plot for Peace (2013)
documentary film
The film follows the role of Jean-Yves Ollivier, a prominent French businessman, in negotiating the end of the South African Border War and subsequently, the transition to multiracial democracy in South Africa.