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A marginalized people rose up from humble beginnings, with nothing but their talent, their guiding principles, and their determination to leave none behind. The public has heard so many sad stories, but Atautsikut / Leaving None Behind reveals another aspect of the true North. In their own words, raw and unfiltered, the Nunavik Inuit and Cree recount their struggle and how their co-ops came shining through – a message of hope.
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A young hip-hop artist who, having had enough of the hopelessness of trying to live off a musician’s earnings in Zambia, decides to head for the States to chase the American dream.
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Six men. Two dories. The fight of their lives. Starring Billy Campbell, Shawn Doyle, Brian Downey. Directed by Shandi Mitchell. Filmed in Nova Scotia.
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Oliver tem uma vida monótona até o dia em que ele e seu irmão Jackie vão à cidade para assistir ao funeral de seu pai. Para espanto de todos, Oliver herda de seu pai uma casa funerária. Em uma conversa com o caseiro Henry ele descobre que a casa está à beira da falência. Naquela noite, sua vida fica cada vez mais complicada, quando ele pega o carro da funerária, e junto com a sedutora embalsamadora Roberta, acabam atropelando um andarilho. Roberta sabiamente disfarça a fatalidade como acidente, proporcionando a Oliver o seu primeiro cliente. A dupla começa então uma matança impiedosa, fazendo tudo parecer acidente. À medida que os dois lutam para permanecer fora da prisão e manter a casa funerária funcionando, a contagem de corpos aumenta vertiginosamente e as suas vítimas morrem em acidentes cada vez mais bizarros. Com o seu negócio prosperando, Oliver ganha confiança até perceber que cavou uma “cova” para si mesmo. O jeito agora é encarar a nova vida que leva.
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This feature doc profiles acclaimed writer Alistair MacLeod. Hailed internationally as a master of the short story, MacLeod also wrote a novel, No Great Mischief, which was celebrated around the world. Depicting men and women living out their lives against the haunting landscape that surrounds them, most of MacLeod's work is firmly based in Cape Breton even if his characters stray elsewhere. Focusing on the complexities and abiding mysteries at the heart of human relationships, MacLeod maps the close bonds and impassable chasms that lie between people and invokes memory and myth to celebrate the continuity of the generations. This film portrait explores the life and work of this giant of literature.
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An intense relationship drama that takes the form of a mystery, The Event centers around a series of unexplained deaths that occur among the gay community in New York's fashionable Chelsea district. Nick, a district attorney investigating the most recent case, a suspicious apparent suicide, and her interviews with friends and family of the deceased trigger extensive and intricately interwoven flashbacks that reveal surprising facts about the man's life and death.
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A pharmaceutical scientist creates a pill that makes people remember their happiest memory, and although it's successful, it has unfortunate side effects.
