Summary: Rita Leistner planted over half a million trees from 1984-93. She spent the next twenty years working as a documentary photographer and photojournalist, primarily in war zones, claiming the backbreaking work of tree planting and the logistical skills she acquired as a crew boss prepared her for thriving in challenging environments.0Returning to the cut-block (the vast swathes of land cleared by...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2021

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC FOR

Summary: Robert Flaherty's classic film tells the story of Inuit hunter Nanook and his family as they struggle to survive in the harsh conditions of Canada's Hudson Bay region. Enormously popular when released in 1922, Nanook of the North is a cinematic milestone that continues to enchant audiences.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Reel Enterprises 2006

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC NAN

Summary: At 14, Toronto school friends Steve 'Lips' Ludlow and Robb Reiner made a pact to rock together forever. Their band, Anvil, went on to become the 'demigods of Canadian metal,' releasing one of the heaviest albums in metal history, 1982's Metal on Metal.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: VH1 Films 2009

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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC ANV
1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF ANV

Summary: As a sci-fi obsessed woman living in near isolation, Beverly Glenn-Copeland wrote and self-released Keyboard Fantasies in Huntsville, Ontario back in 1986. Recorded in an Atari-powered home studio, the cassette featured seven tracks of a curious folk-electronica hybrid, a sound realized far before its time. Three decades later the musician, now Glenn Copeland, began to receive emails from...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2021

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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC KEY

Summary: Goes behind the scenes at the National Ballet of Canada to witness the creation, from early rehearsals to peformance, of choreographer James Kudelka's ballet The actress, featuring dancer Karen Kain.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: View Video 2006

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC MAK

Summary: In 1974, Bachman-Turner Overdrive was one of the biggest bands in the world with classics like Takin Care of Business and You Aint Seen Nothing Yet. This is the story of its founder Randy Bachman, from his early days with The Guess Who with hits like American Woman to today. As one of the few legendary musical artists to reach #1 in two separate bands, Randy Bachmans singularly focused goal of...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2019

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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC BAC

Summary: When Calgarian Robert Cohen moved to L.A. to pursue his dreams of becoming a comedy writer, he quickly realized that his new friends and colleagues knew nothing but the usual stereotypes about his beloved homeland. After years of frustration, Robert decided to embark on a personal quest, traveling from one end of Canada to the other, to prove Being Canadian is more than just maple syrup and...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2016

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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF BEI

Summary: Join Nova Scotia native Zoe D'Amato as she journeys across Eastern Canada. Starting at Cape Spear, the eastern most point of North America; Halifax, to check out a haunted restaurant before heading north to Cape Breton Island. Then to Prince Edward Island, to learn about the Harness Racing; before heading across the eight-mile Confederation Bridge to New Brunswick to do some kayaking and...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Pilot Productions 2013

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.1 GLO

Summary: An exploration of the career, music, and influence of legendary Canadian musical icon Gordon Lightfoot. With unprecedented access to the artist, the documentary follows Lightfoot's evolution from Christian choirboy to troubled troubadour to international star and beloved Canadian icon.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2020

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD GOR

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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC GOR

Summary: "Within the last half century, our agricultural and food industries have changed more than ... ever before. New technologies and scientific ingenuity have given rise to genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and other man-made foods. People have begun to raise concerns about the safety of GMOs in our food supply, given their incredible dominance in a large portion of our diets. Traditional...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: KITG Productions 2015

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC OF

Scorsese, Martin

Summary: Profile of Canadian rock musician Robbie Robertson, and the formation of the roots rock group the Band.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Magnolia Home Entertainment 2020

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2 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC ONC

Summary: "Seal meat is a staple food for the Inuit people, and many of the pelts are sold to offset the extraordinary cost of hunting. Inuit are spread across extensive lands and waters, and their tiny population is faced with a disproportionate responsibility for protecting the environment. They are pushing for a sustainable way to take part in the global economy, but in opposition stands an army of...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Film Movement 2017

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC ANG

Summary: With its spectacular scenery, rich histories and charming towns, New England and Canada have irresistible allure few visitors can resist.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: SeaVid 2004

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.4 CRU

Summary: Jon Mikl Thor was a bodybuilding, steel-bending, brick-smashing rock star in the '70s and '80s whose theatrical band THOR hit the scene alongside Metallica and Kiss, but never achieved the gold record status of its contemporaries. After a brief but memorable film career saw him starring in the cult classics Rock 'n' roll nightmare and Zombie nightmare, Thor all but disappeared from the...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2016

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC I

Summary: An unprecedented array of never-before-seen footage of Gould, photographs, and excerpts from his private home recordings and diaries, plus personal interviews with Gould's most intimate friends and lovers, some who have never spoken about him publicly before, to reconstruct his thoughts on music, art, society, love, and life. An enigmatic musical poet, world-renowned pianist Glenn Gould...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Lorber Films 2011

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC GEN

Summary: "Rush is one of rock's most influential bands. Ranked third in consecutive gold or platinum albums after the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, the band enjoys a devoted following by legions around the world and is revered by generations of musicians. Yet, their incredible success story has, up to this point, remained largely untold. Featuring never-before-seen archival footage and interviews...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Rush Doc Films, Inc. 2010

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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF RUS

Summary: In 1970, such names as Janis Joplin, The Band, and The Grateful Dead traveled by a customized train for five days to Toronto, Calgary, and Winnipeg for a mega-concert at each stop. This experience was filmed and some footage was locked away, until now.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: New Line Home Entertainment 2004

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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC FES

Summary: In 1971, a group of friends sailed into a nuclear test zone in a protest that would capture the public's imagination. That handful of individuals would go on to become the international environmental organization Greenpeace. Comprised of rare archival footage and interviews with former Greenpeace members, How to change the world recounts Greenpeace's early days under the pioneering helm of its...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2016

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC HOW

Reed, Patrick

Summary: Follows the former president of Doctors Without Borders as he travels back to war-torn Central Africa to assess the growing health crises.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Docurama 2009

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC TRI

Summary: The Phantom tells the story of one of the darkest episodes in the long history of American justice. A story of how the State of Texas knowingly sent an innocent man to his death and left a serial killer at large. A case in which for the first time it can be conclusively proven that the US courts executed a blameless man. This film uncovers the shocking truth behind a tale of murder, corruption...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2021

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC PHA

Summary: Steve Glew spent the 1990s smuggling rare Pez dispensers into the USA from Eastern Europe, making millions of dollars.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2022

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC PEZ
1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF PEZ