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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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Urban Eclipse: Rising Tides of Kekekoziibii (Shoal Lake 40 First Nation)

By Jesse Green, Vanda Fleury-Green | 01:17:10 | Documentary | 2010-12-18

Filmmaker Jesse Green travels to his home community of Shoal Lake 40 interviewing people about the impacts of the City of Winnipeg aqueduct in the 100+ years since it was built. Weaving in interviews with historians and archival material Green builds a strong case about the exploitation of his community.

Apraxia

By Janet Bright | 00:04:30 | Drama, Narrative-Fiction | 01/01/2003

aprax-ia ()a-prak-se- n [NL, fr. Gk, inaction, fr. a-+ praxis action, fr. prassein to do -- more at PRACTICAL] : loss or impairment of the ability to execute complex coordinated movements - aprac-tic -prak-tik or apraxic -prak-sik adj.

A Right to Eat

By Janelle Wookey, Jrmie Wookey | 00:48:47 | Documentary | 02/02/2015

A Right to Eat follows regular families, living in Northern Manitoba, in their fight to put healthy food on the table. A deeply intimate look at the frightening realities of food insecurity faced by two of Canadaâs most isolated northern First Nation communities and their courageous battle against hunger, disease and dependency.

Loss of Contact

By BJ Verot, Brad Crawford | 00:04:38 | Comedy, Narrative-Fiction | 05/07/2014

When the Racewalking champion bows out of competition due to injury, the rest of the field will stop at nothing for a taste of glory.

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.

Out of Reach

By Madison Thomas | 00:10:22 | Drama, Narrative-Fiction | 01/10/2013

For unknown reasons Carmen has locked herself in her apartment. Her parents, her friends and her boyfriend all try to persuade her to leave but Carmen must find the strength to leave on her own.

Apraxia

By Janet Bright | 00:04:30 | Drama, Narrative-Fiction | 1/1/2003

aprax-ia ()a-prak-se- n [NL, fr. Gk, inaction, fr. a-+ praxis action, fr. prassein to do -- more at PRACTICAL] : loss or impairment of the ability to execute complex coordinated movements - aprac-tic -prak-tik or apraxic -prak-sik adj.

Overburden

By Neil McArthur, Warren Cariou | 00:14:57 | Documentary | 01/03/2009

Underneath the woods and the muskeg of northern Alberta lie roughly two trillion barrels of oil, fifteen percent of the world's known reserves and six times more than what's left in Saudi Arabia. The oil fields are also the homeland of two small aboriginal communities, Fort Mackay and Fort Chipewyan, which lie along the Athabasca…

Canoe

By Deborah Schnitzer, Shelagh Carter | 00:06:13 | Drama, Narrative-Fiction | 01/01/2011

Canoe traces the decision a middle-aged woman makes as she contemplates her husband's long term and incurable illness. The action takes place at a lake where they have a summer home, on the last day of their lives as she develops a plan that will kill them both.

Land of Oil and Water

By Neil McArthur, Warren Cariou | 00:43:25 | Documentary | 01/01/2009

This sensitive and nuanced documentary follows the journey of Warren Cariou, a writer from Northern Saskatchewan, who learns that oil companies from Alberta are expanding into his homeland. Warren travels back to the Cree and Dene community of La Loche and to the nearby MÃ©tis village of Buffalo Narrows to ask the people what they…

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