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FILM CATALOGUE

Search the Winnipeg Film Group's Film Catalogue for independent Canadian films dating back to 1973.

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Nosisim

By Sonya Ballantyne | 00:10:31 | Documentary | 31/05/2017

In Nosisim, Sonya Ballantyne learns of her grandmother's traumatic past through a drawing titled 'Virginia and Gladys' by famed Indigenous artist Daphne Odjig. This masterful rendition of Sonya's grandmother and mother, Virginia and Gladys George, was done shortly after they were forced from their home due to a manmade hydroelectric dam.

Moccasin Stories

By Charlene Moore | 00:21:32 | Documentary | 18/12/2016

Moccasins are more than footwear. They have the power to show us who we are. This Manitoba documentary follows the stories and lives of Indigenous Women and demonstrates the important role Moccasins have played in their lives.

DEMI MONDE

By Caroline Monnet | 00:03:29 | Experimental | 01/10/2013

A distinct world â that is often an isolated part of a larger world â is viscerally envisioned in this uniquely hand- processed film.

Finding Sergeant Partridge

By Gabriel Constant, Neil Bignell | 00:14:00 | Documentary | 18/03/2014

Two Peter Partridges, two worlds apart, two families searching. This film tells the story of a granddaughter in England who embarks on a search for her grandfather's roots and finds much more. Solving her family's mystery unites her with a family she didn't know she had in The Pas, Manitoba ending their search for a…

A Common Experience

By Shane Belcourt | 00:10:16 | Documentary, Drama | 01/06/2013

A poetic exploration of the multi-generational affects of Canada's Indian Residential School system, based on the personal trials of Aboriginal playwright Yvette Nolan.

Alice and Kevin

By Sam Vint | 00:12:20 | Documentary | 21/03/2014

Alice became one of the first outspoken First Nations people in Canada to file a complaint with the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal. Her fight for her son may well end up bringing proper care to disabled people on reserves all over Canada, forever.

MÃ©tis, MÃ©tis Not

By Arlea Ashcroft | 00:10:55 | Experimental | 01/07/2010

MÃ©tis, MÃ©tis Not is a video documentation of the filmmakerâs lack of relationship with her cultural background. It explores her own myths, stereotypes, and clichÃ©s from reenacting the discovery of her native heritage to embracing her MÃ©tis-ness late in life, transforming into a Gift Shop Native Doll. The piece deals with feelings of guilt, lack…

Muskeg Special

By Gregory Zbitnew | 01:54:00 | Documentary | 1/5/2007

'Muskeg Special' was one of the first 'official' Winnipeg Film Group productions back in 1979 when a group of intrepid independents ventured North with a 16mm Arriflex and the curiosity to discover what life was like in small communities along the Hudson Bay Rail line. That summer also marked the 50th Anniversary of completion of…

Our Common Roots

By Glenn Axford | 01:42:18 | Documentary | 30/07/2012

This film, the first in a series, covers the therapeutic and energetic qualities of medicinal plants of the forest, field and garden. Reconnecting with the plant kingdom, as well as global healing traditions such as Ayurveda, might just be the most rewarding investment we can make â not only for ourselves, but also for our…

My Indian Bum

By Kerry Barber | 00:04:45 | Comedy, Documentary | 01/08/2007

The film is a humorous examination of how we all fall victim to racial prejudice sometimesâ¦

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