Gentrification means progress for some, turmoil for others. Montrealers who drive gentrification, observe it or suffer from it speak out. This film is available in French only.

The Price We Pay, directed by Harold Crooks, exposes how “offshore” finance and Google, Amazon and the other tech giants of the “cloud” economy are eroding the foundations of the democratic state. The Price We Pay is inspired by Brigitte Alepin’s book «La Crise fiscale qui vient».

For centuries, the Bunong indigenous people of Eastern Cambodia lived with elephants, depending on them for every aspect of life. Now with the forest around them threatened by logging and mining companies, both the Bunong and the elephant face a desperate struggle to survive. The film follows three members of the tribe as they attempt to prevent the disappearance of the animal at the heart of their culture.

Helene Klodawsky's Grassroots in Dry Lands reveals a unique, human-rights-based approach to democratic change taking place across the Middle East, initiated by skilled community organizers and social workers.

In 2005, Michaëlle Jean became the Governor General of Canada. A dedicated journalist and citizen of the world, she devoted her mandate to youth, women, Indigenous people, and culture, promoting social change and international diplomacy. In 2010, the tragic earthquake in Haiti took her back to her native land. Michaëlle Jean, A Woman of Purpose is an insider’s look and a thoughtful portrait of the woman and the stateswoman.

Has Prime Minister Harper- an Evangelical Christian - allowed religion to influence Canadian domestic and international policy?