British Columbia Movies

  • 2007
    Totem: Return and Renewal

    Totem: Return and Renewal

    Totem: Return and Renewal

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    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
  • 1961
    Cattle Ranch

    Cattle Ranch

    Cattle Ranch

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    This short documentary offers a portrait of life on a cattle ranch, for both its human and animal inhabitants. Featuring sprightly music by folk...

    Cattle Ranch
  • 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
  • 2017
    A Small Part of Me

    A Small Part of Me

    A Small Part of Me

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    Tobin, a transgender teen living in Squamish, BC, prepares for his acting debut where he’ll be playing a male leading character in the youth...

    A Small Part of Me
  • 1970
    This Was the Time

    This Was the Time

    This Was the Time

    01970HD

    When Masset, a Haida village in Haida Gwaii (formerly known as the Queen Charlotte Islands), held a potlatch, it seemed as if the past grandeur of...

    This Was the Time
  • 2014
    The Wolf: Marine Mammal

    The Wolf: Marine Mammal

    The Wolf: Marine Mammal

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    The wolf of British Columbia is on a quest to master water, fishing and swimming. According to several specialists, the wolf is at the first stage of...

    The Wolf: Marine Mammal
  • 2020
    On the Verge

    On the Verge

    On the Verge

    02020HD

    In the mountains behind the sleepy coastal town of Powell River, BC, a small group of rock climbers has spent decades quietly pioneering routes on...

    On the Verge
  • 2018
    White Ravens: A Legacy of Resistance

    White Ravens: A Legacy of Resistance

    White Ravens: A Legacy of Resistance

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    Filmed on the island of Haida Gwaii, this documentary depicts the ongoing resistance and resurgence of the Haida people and their culture against the...

    White Ravens: A Legacy of Resistance
  • 2019
    New Harmony

    New Harmony

    New Harmony

    02019HD

    A lonely artist creates a film by himself in his backyard for his own entertainment.

    New Harmony
  • 2013
    Let's Go Get Small

    Let's Go Get Small

    Let's Go Get Small

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    The Canadian Coast Range is a humbling place. The range dwarfs both exceptionally large human beings and egos with its foreboding size. Norseman...

    Let's Go Get Small
  • 2022
    Nomoto: A BC Tragedy

    Nomoto: A BC Tragedy

    Nomoto: A BC Tragedy

    02022HD

    The injustice of the Japanese internment is explored through the story of Kyuichi Nomoto, one of the first Japanese Canadians to graduate from UBC,...

    Nomoto: A BC Tragedy
  • 2023
    s-yéwyáw: Awaken

    s-yéwyáw: Awaken

    s-yéwyáw: Awaken

    02023HD

    Stories of hope and homecoming intersect as Indigenous multimedia changemakers learn and document the teachings of their Elders. Ecko Aleck of the...

    s-yéwyáw: Awaken
  • 2016
    Toad People

    Toad People

    Toad People

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    Toad People introduces audiences to the stories of people like Steve Clegg who make up a community-led movement to save this threatened species. In...

    Toad People
  • 2022
    Grindcore Vacation

    Grindcore Vacation

    Grindcore Vacation

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    Grindcore Vacation melds the expository documentary, diary film, and live performance footage to produce a portrait of the musicians who play...

    Grindcore Vacation
  • 2003
    In the Shadow of the Chief

    In the Shadow of the Chief

    In the Shadow of the Chief

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    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
  • 1970
    Out of the Interior: Survival of the small-town cinema in British Columbia

    Out of the Interior: Survival of the small-town cinema in British Columbia

    Out of the Interior: Survival of the small-town cinema in British Columbia

    01970HD

    The hard-working cinema owners and operators of the small towns found in BC's southern interior are doing more than showing movies and selling...

    Out of the Interior: Survival of the small-town cinema in British Columbia