British Columbia Filmes

  • 2007
    Totem: Return and Renewal

    Totem: Return and Renewal

    Totem: Return and Renewal

    82007HD

    In this follow-up to his 2003 film, Totem: the Return of the G'psgolox Pole, filmmaker Gil Cardinal documents the events of the final journey of the...

    Totem: Return and Renewal
  • 1986
    Wild in the City

    Wild in the City

    Wild in the City

    01986HD

    This short documentary films some of the wild animal species that have adapted to the city of Vancouver, from the familiar pigeons and starlings to...

    Wild in the City
  • 2011
    These were the reasons

    These were the reasons

    These were the reasons

    02011HD

    This film takes us into the harsh realm of BC's early coal mines, canneries, and lumber camps; where primitve conditions and speed-ups often cost...

    These were the reasons
  • 2007
    Tears for April: Beyond the Blue Lens

    Tears for April: Beyond the Blue Lens

    Tears for April: Beyond the Blue Lens

    02007HD

    In the late 1990s, some officers at Vancouver Police Department made a documentary film (THROUGH A BLUE LENS) about the everyday lives of six drug...

    Tears for April: Beyond the Blue Lens
  • 1976
    Salmon People

    Salmon People

    Salmon People

    01976HD

    Contrasting ancient myth and modern reality, this short documentary examines the legendary relationship between West Coast Indigenous people and...

    Salmon People
  • 2015
    Haida Gwaii: On the Edge of the World

    Haida Gwaii: On the Edge of the World

    Haida Gwaii: On the Edge of the World

    52015HD

    Denizens of the British Columbia archipelago unite to protect their land.

    Haida Gwaii: On the Edge of the World
  • 2012
    Coast Modern

    Coast Modern

    Coast Modern

    82012HD

    A core group of architects embraced the West Coast from Vancouver to LA with its particular geography and values and left behind a legacy of inspired...

    Coast Modern
  • 2020
    Invasion

    Invasion

    Invasion

    8.32020HD

    In this era of “reconciliation”, Indigenous land is still being taken at gunpoint. Unist’ot’en Camp, Gidimt’en...

    Invasion
  • 2018
    This Mountain Life

    This Mountain Life

    This Mountain Life

    6.22018HD

    A daughter and her 60-year-old mother embark on a 6 month, 2,300-kilometre ski trek through British Columbia’s rugged terrain.

    This Mountain Life
  • 2003
    In the Shadow of the Chief

    In the Shadow of the Chief

    In the Shadow of the Chief

    02003HD

    In May 1961, amidst the snow-capped mountains and verdant forests of Canada's West coast, Jim Baldwin and Ed Cooper, decided to try the impossible--a...

    In the Shadow of the Chief
  • 1979
    For Twenty Cents A Day

    For Twenty Cents A Day

    For Twenty Cents A Day

    01979HD

    A film documenting work shortages during the Depression of the 1930s and the attempts to deal with the unemployed, in particular young men. The film...

    For Twenty Cents A Day
  • 1999
    Through a Blue Lens

    Through a Blue Lens

    Through a Blue Lens

    7.21999HD

    This documentary, set in the Lower East End of Vancouver's downtown core, is a pretty honest account of life on the streets in urban Canada. It is...

    Through a Blue Lens
  • 1914
    In the Land of the Head Hunters

    In the Land of the Head Hunters

    In the Land of the Head Hunters

    5.81914HD

    In the Land of the Head Hunters is a 1914 silent film fictionalizing the world of the Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl) peoples of the Queen Charlotte Strait...

    In the Land of the Head Hunters
  • 2002
    Over Beautiful British Columbia: An Aerial Adventure

    Over Beautiful British Columbia: An Aerial Adventure

    Over Beautiful British Columbia: An Aerial Adventure

    02002HD

    Over Beautiful British Columbia is a spectacular scenic tour of Canada's Pacific province. Savor the grandeur of British Columbia as you join a...

    Over Beautiful British Columbia: An Aerial Adventure
  • 1990
    Island of Whales

    Island of Whales

    Island of Whales

    01990HD

    This film joins five of the world's leading whale researchers on a scientific expedition around Canada's Vancouver Island. Spectacular photography...

    Island of Whales
  • 2005
    Why Thee Wed

    Why Thee Wed

    Why Thee Wed

    12005HD

    This documentary profiles the eight couples who challenged marriage laws in British Columbia in court until same-sex marriage was recognized in 2003....

    Why Thee Wed
  • 2000
    The Story of the Coast Salish Knitters

    The Story of the Coast Salish Knitters

    The Story of the Coast Salish Knitters

    02000HD

    For almost a century, the Coast Salish knitters of southern Vancouver Island have produced Cowichan sweaters from handspun wool. These distinctive...

    The Story of the Coast Salish Knitters
  • 2022
    Lucid

    Lucid

    Lucid

    102022HD

    Winter and summer, day and night, life and dreams. Lucid is all about duality. Anxious and awkward in real life, Everett decides to make a change....

    Lucid
  • 1983
    Box of Treasures

    Box of Treasures

    Box of Treasures

    01983HD

    In 1921 the Kwakiut'l people of Alert Bay, British Columbia, held their last secret potlatch. In 1980 at Alert Bay, the U'mista Cultural Centre...

    Box of Treasures
  • 2022
    The Haida in Canada

    The Haida in Canada

    The Haida in Canada

    82022HD

    Haida Gwaii, an archipelago off the west coast of Canada, is home to Skil Jaadee and her family. They live in harmony with nature and have made it...

    The Haida in Canada