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Over the course of a weekend tournament, youth sledge hockey teams from the U.S. and Canada battle for supremacy. Designed for players who have a physical challenge, the fundamentals of the sport — passing, shooting, trash talking your opponents – remain the same. This short documentary profiles one of those teams, the Manitoba Sledgehammers.
Available on Nfb
The Gamache family are tailors who have dressed the Paternò crime family for generations, but the youngest son, Vince, is eager to be more deeply involved in the mob. However, in his attempts to impress the Godfather, Vince puts the longstanding goodwill between their families in serious jeopardy.
Available on Apple iTunes, Microsoft Store, Film Movement Plus, Redbox, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, VUDU Free, Tubi TV, YouTube
This documentary follows Leonard Cohen, famed Montreal poet-turned-musician, in the early days of his career, before he entered showbusiness in 1967. Directors Don Owen and Donald Brittain offer a closer look at Cohen through interviews and poetry readings that reveal his thoughts on fame, authorship, and irony.
Available on Apple iTunes, OVID, Chai Flicks, Filmzie, Kanopy, Tubi TV
A bored office worker leaves behind her banal life and enters a mysterious contest that promises both philosophical enlightenment and a chance at winning a new car. Once in the contest, she finds herself and the other four eccentric participants being subjected to an escalating series of absurd and violent competitive tasks.
Available on Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, DIRECTV
The funny, heartfelt story of The Kims, a Korean-Canadian family who run a convenience store in downtown Toronto. In each episode of this TV show, the Kim family navigates the colorful landscape of urban Toronto, and their relationships to their neighbors, customers, and each other.
Available on Amazon Video, Netflix
CANADA NOW features a fresh selection each month of the best of Canadian storytelling. It’s an entertaining way to get to know your giant northern neighbour – the one that spells neighbour with a ‘u’ – a little better. We also invite you to venture and search for more Canadian films and series by genre or by special interest available to you on this site.
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