A collection of films which shed light on international issues while providing inspiration and in-depth insight into countries emerging from dictatorships or genocide, forgotten wars, peoples’ struggle for identity, the work of human rights activists and messengers of hope.

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81 / 52 mins., 2008.
Documentary by Philippe Baylaucq. In 2001, Haruhiro Shiratori lost his only child in the attacks on the World Trade Center. Instead of isolating himself in grief, he decided to meet the Afghan people and help them, to prevent such attacks from happening again. Over four years and on three continents, Philippe Baylaucq filmed the quest of this Japanese Don Quixote who dreamed of building a cultural centre for the children of Kabul. The double story of a humanist project ambushed by problems and a father seeking reconciliation with his dead son.
Broadcast by Télé-Québec, Radio-Canada and History Television.
Festival: Rencontres internationales du documentaire de Montréal 2008.



52 mins., 2007. Documentary by Pierre Mignault and Hélène Magny. In the Democratic Republic of Congo, the journalists of Radio Okapi denounce the worst cases of extortion perpetrated against the civil population.
Broadcast by Radio-Canada and RDI.
Festivals: Hot Docs 2008, Detroit Docs 2007, Pan-Africa International 2007 and more...
Awards: Nomination for Best Documentary: Society (Gémeaux Awards 2008), CIDA Award: Prize for Best Canadian Documentary on International Development (Hot Docs 2008), Film Most Likely to Change the World Award (Detroit Docs 2007).



52 mins., 2007. Documentary by Dominic Morissette. In Kabul, the press group Killid Media distributes its magazines around the city. We follow, getting an inside view of the reconstruction of Afghanistan and witnessing the emergence of a new society whose future is still uncertain.
Broadcast by Radio-Canada and RDI.
Festivals: Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois 2007: Finalist for the Pierre and Yolande Perrault Prize, Human Rights Film Festival, New Zealand 2008, Yorkton Short Film and Video Festival 2008: Finalist for the Golden Sheaf Award for Best Documentary Social /Political, Yerevan International Film Festival - GOLDEN APRICOT 2008.



52 mins., 2006. A stimulating look at aging today, with pioneering seniors who live alone. Shot in Canada, Japan, Sweden and France, this documentary by Doïna Harap sheds new light on a worldwide trend without precedent in human history.
Broadcast by Télé-Québec.



75 / 52 mins. 2006. Documentary by Jean-Daniel Lafond
From Washington DC in 1980 to Tehran today, the story of an unrepentant assassin: American Fugitive explores a troubled web of international intrigue and state-sponsored violence and provides rare insight into the soul of an articulate accuser with no place to go.
To be broadcast by Télé-Québec and Radio-Canada.
Festivals: Hot Docs 2006, International Documentary Festival of Marseille 2006, Montreal New Cinema Festival 2006, Dubai International Film Festival 2006, DocuDays 2006, Visions du réel 2007 (Nyon), It's All True 2007 (Brazil) and more...



55 mins., 2005. Documentary by Olivier Lassu. Therapists reflect on strategies to help victims of violence overcome their traumatic experience, in Canada, France and the Gaza Strip.
Broadcast by Radio-Canada, RDI, Arte France, Radiotelevisão Portuguesa.
Award: Silver Award at "Ciné-Vidéo-Psy" International Festival of Lorquin 2006 (France).



53 mins., 2005. Documentary by Araz Artinian. From the 1915 Armenian genocide to contemporary North America, via modern Turkey, a moving personal journey in which Canadian-Armenian filmmaker Artinian confronts the reality of her life in the multicultural melting pot of cultures. An angry, tender and funny film.
Broadcast by Télé-Québec.
Awards: Best International Feature - Staten Island Film Festival 2006, Finalist for Best Documentary at the Golden Sheaf Awards 2006 and Golden Apricot 2006.



52 mins., 2005. Documentary by Carlos Ferrand. A journey into the creative world of Dominique Lemieux, flamboyant designer of the magical costumes that have become the trademark of the Cirque du Soleil around the world.
Broadcast by Radio-Canada, Bravo! and ARTV.
Festivals: International Festival of Films on Art 2005 (Montreal), Festival international de films francophones de Namur 2005, Commonwealth Film Festival 2006 and more...
Awards: 3 Gémeaux Awards, including Best Cultural Documentary.


52 mins., 2005. Documentary by Doïna Harap. How do you reconcile work and family when you live solo? In Canada, the United States and Sweden, socially innovative men and women are giving rise to new forms of single parenthood.
Broadcast by Télé-Québec, TV5.


65 / 52 mins., 2003. Documentary. Helen Doyle takes us on a journey of discovery as we meet unforgettable, inspiring artists whose work denounces war and barbarity in our time. Among them, composer Nigel Osborne, writer Susan Sontag and artist Dominique Blain.
Broadcast by Télé-Québec, Bravo!, ARTV.
Nominated Best Arts Documentary – Banff Rockie Awards 2004
Nominated Best Social Documentary, Gémeaux Awards 2004
Festivals: Festival du Nouveau Cinéma 2003 (Montreal), Vancouver International Film Festival 2003, Ann Arbour Film Festival 2004, Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival 2004, Visions du réel 2004.

66 / 52 mins., 2003. Documentary by Doïna Harap. Living alone: a new trend on a scale without precedent in human history. A third of the population in the West lives solo. From New York to Paris, via Vancouver and Montreal, meet the solos who are breaking new ground.
Broadcast by Télé-Québec, TV5.
Festivals: World Film Festival 2003 (Montreal), Festival international de l’environnement 2004 (Paris).

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