Telescope: Find international film

Magalie Jodoin is a teenaged girl living in the small Quebec town of Sainte-Adeline, a tight knit community that has always stuck together. However, when the town learns news of Magalie's pregnancy, it sparks a local scandal, forcing her to try and take control of her life.

Available on Oscilloscope

See for Me

Randall Okita

2021 Canada

See for Me

Canada • 2021
Director Randall Okita
Cast Skyler Davenport, Jessica Parker Kennedy, Laura Vandervoort, Pascal Langdale
Genre Thriller
Available on Tribeca

A blind former skier is cat-sitting in a large secluded mansion when three thieves break in, attempting to steal the hidden safe.

Peace by Chocolate

Jonathan Keijser

2020 Canada

Peace by Chocolate

✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
Canada • 2020
Director Jonathan Keijser
Cast Alika Autran, Eric Davis, Mark Camacho, Domenic Di Rosa, Hatem Ali
Genre Comedy, Drama
Available on Tribeca

After his family's chocolate factory is bombed in Syria, Tareq Hadhad and his family immigrate to a small Canadian town.

SEE ALL — New Arrivals ▷

Pride Month

Tom at the Farm

Xavier Dolan

2013 France, Canada

A young man travels to an isolated farm for his lover's funeral where he's quickly drawn into a twisted, sexually charged game by his lover's aggressive brother.

Available on Amazon Video, Kanopy

Don't Talk to Irene

Pat Mills

2017 Canada

Don't Talk to Irene

✭ ✭ ✭
Canada • 2017
Director Pat Mills
Cast Michelle McLeod, Geena Davis, Anastasia Phillips, Scott Thompson, Alex Steele, Aviva Mongillo
Genre Comedy
Available on Amazon Prime Video, Epix, Paramount Plus, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, EPIX Amazon Channel, DIRECTV, Apple iTunes, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, FILMRISE, Kanopy

You don't have to be physically "perfect" to be awesome.

When Night Is Falling

Patricia Rozema

1995 Canada

When Night Is Falling

✭ ✭ ✭
Canada • 1995
Director Patricia Rozema
Cast Pascale Bussières, Rachael Crawford, Henry Czerny, Don McKellar, David Fox, Tracy Wright
Genre Drama, Romance
Available on Amazon Prime Video, Apple iTunes, Google Play Movies, Microsoft Store, YouTube, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV

A conservative college professor starts questioning her beliefs when she finds herself attracted to another woman.

Drag Kids

Megan Wennberg

2019 Canada

Drag Kids

✭ ✭ ✭
Canada • 2019
Director Megan Wennberg
Cast Nemis Quinn Mélançon Golden, Olivia Bailey, Trinity Bailey
Genre Documentary
Available on Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, Apple iTunes, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Kanopy

A documentary about four children from Canada who perform as drag entertainers, as they perform together for the first time.

Giant Little Ones

Keith Behrman

2019 Canada

Giant Little Ones

✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
Canada • 2019
Director Keith Behrman
Cast Josh Wiggins, Darren Mann, Taylor Hickson, Kyle MacLachlan, Maria Bello, Peter Outerbridge
Genre Drama
Available on Starz, Starz Play Amazon Channel, Hoopla, DIRECTV, Apple iTunes, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Redbox, AMC on Demand, Kanopy

Everyone knows what they want --- until they don't.

SEE ALL — Pride Month ▷

In the Spotlight

Sharkwater Extinction

Rob Stewart

2018 Canada

After discovering that sharks are being hunted to near-extinction, filmmaker and activist Rob Stewart becomes determined to save the shark population. An investigation reveals a multi-billion dollar scandal surrounding a fishing industry steeped in corruption, where greed has caused historic slaughter of wildlife.

Available on Amazon Prime Video, Hoopla, Apple iTunes, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube

Black Cop

Cory Bowles

2017 Canada

Black Cop

✭ ✭ ✭
Canada • 2017
Director Cory Bowles
Cast Sophia Walker, Sebastien Lebel, Simon Paul Mutuyimana, Taylor Olson
Genre Drama
Available on Amazon Prime Video, Apple iTunes, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Redbox, Tubi TV, VUDU Free, Kanopy

A black policeman decides to take matters into his own hands and take revenge on the privileged community he’d sworn to protect.

Falls Around Her

Darlene Naponse

2018 Canada

Falls Around Her

✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
Canada • 2018
Director Darlene Naponse
Cast Tantoo Cardinal, Tina Keeper, Gail Maurice, Johnny Issaluk, Rob Stewart, J.D. Nicholsen
Genre Drama, Music
Available on Amazon Prime Video, Hoopla, Apple iTunes, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube

Mary Birchbark is a famous musician looking for rest following a tour, so she returns home to her First Nations reservation.

The Decline of the American Empire

Denys Arcand

1986 Canada

The Decline of the American Empire
(Le déclin de l'empire américain)

✭ ✭ ✭
Canada • 1986
Director Denys Arcand
Cast Dominique Michel, Dorothée Berryman, Louise Portal, Pierre Curzi, Rémy Girard, Yves Jacques
Genre Comedy, Drama
Available on Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kanopy

Four men and four women, all professors at the University of Montreal, discuss their sex lives at a dinner in the country.

Stories We Tell

Sarah Polley

2012 Canada

Stories We Tell

✭ ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
Canada • 2012
Director Sarah Polley
Cast Michael Polley, Harry Gulkin, Susy Buchan, John Buchan, Mark Polley, Joanna Polley
Genre Documentary
Available on Amazon Prime Video, Criterion Channel, Apple iTunes, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, Redbox, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Tubi TV, Kanopy

Every family has a story.

SEE ALL — In the Spotlight ▷

NFB Gems

Last Chance

Paul Émile d'Entremont

2012 Canada

A documentary which tells the story of 5 people from different places around the world all seeking asylum in Canada after fleeing their home countries due to homophobic violence. The film chronicles their stories, as they recover from traumatic experiences while navigating asylum bureaucracy.

Available on Apple iTunes, Amazon Video, Kanopy, Nfb

We Were Children

Tim Wolochatiuk

2012 Canada

We Were Children

✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
Canada • 2012
Director Tim Wolochatiuk
Cast Lyna Hart, Ross McMillan
Genre Documentary
Available on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Video, Apple iTunes, Filmzie, Kanopy

The true story of two Indigenous children forced into the mandatory Canadian residential school system.

Love, Scott

Laura Marie Wayne

2018 Canada

Love, Scott

✭ ✭ ✭
Canada • 2018
Director Laura Marie Wayne
Cast
Genre Documentary
Available on Apple iTunes, Amazon Video

A profile of musician Scott Jones and his recovery, left paralyzed following a homophobic attack outside a nightclub.

19 Days

Roda Siad

2016 Canada

19 Days

Canada • 2016
Director Roda Siad
Cast
Genre Documentary
Available on Apple iTunes, Amazon Video, Filmzie, Kanopy

A documentary depiction of several families and their first 19 days in a new country at a Calgary resettlement center.

SEE ALL — NFB Gems ▷

See past curated selections from CANADA NOW ▷

Your North Star to Films and Series from Canada

Our Own

Jeanne Leblanc

2020 Canada

See for Me

2021 Canada

See for Me

Peace by Chocolate

2020 Canada

Peace by Chocolate

Tom at the Farm

Xavier Dolan

2013 France, Canada

Don't Talk to Irene

2017 Canada

Don't Talk to Irene

When Night Is Falling

1995 Canada

When Night Is Falling

Drag Kids

2019 Canada

Drag Kids

Giant Little Ones

2019 Canada

Giant Little Ones

Sharkwater Extinction

Rob Stewart

2018 Canada

Black Cop

2017 Canada

Black Cop

Falls Around Her

2018 Canada

Falls Around Her

The Decline of the American Empire

1986 Canada

The Decline of the American Empire(Le déclin de l'empire américain)

Stories We Tell

2012 Canada

Stories We Tell

Last Chance

Paul Émile d'Entremont

2012 Canada

We Were Children

2012 Canada

We Were Children

Love, Scott

2018 Canada

Love, Scott

19 Days

2016 Canada

19 Days

Your North Star to
Films and Series from Canada

The Decline of the American Empire
(Le déclin de l'empire américain)