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Below are films from this program: Canadian Spectrum.
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65_RedrosesEva, Meg and Kina are on-line best-friends. They're young, funny, smart and gorgeous, and they dream of love, fashion and their future. In fact, they're typical young women - except they all need lung transplants to live. This is their story. |
Canadian Spectrum |
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A Hard NameIntimate interviews with charismatic ex-convicts reveal the pain-strewn path to a criminal life, the toll decades in and out of prison takes on the human spirit, and the herculean struggle to make it on the outside. |
Canadian Spectrum |
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Ali ShanIn a lyrical and cinematic ode to memory, acclaimed Up the Yangtze director Yung Chang takes us on a dreamlike voyage to recreate a childhood experience as he remembers it. |
Canadian Spectrum |
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AlwynAlwyn Barry's life changed dramatically when he was diagnosed with terminal colon cancer at 17. What results is a raw, unyielding, and intensely personal portrayal of a young man struggling to accept his own mortality. |
Canadian Spectrum |
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Amerika IdolAfter suffering centuries of floods, war and famine, a tiny Serbian village chooses Rocky Balboa as their new patron saint, hoping that a massive sculpture - unveiled during the annual ChickenFest - will reverse their fortunes. |
Canadian Spectrum |
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Ana and ArthurA devastatingly honest portrait of the end of a marriage between a dynamic 70-year-old doctor and her 35-year-old husband who live on a biodynamic farm and retreat in the beautiful Hudson River Valley. |
Canadian Spectrum |
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AntoineWelcome to the extraordinary world of Antoine: detective, sound designer, magic-realist, and five-year old boy. His is a universe so vibrant, lush and full, his friends and classmates often have trouble remembering he's blind. |
Canadian Spectrum |
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AuditionAssumptions are challenged when movie auditions are held in a remote Afghan village. What the camera means for men and what it means for women is starkly contrasted in this riveting exploration of tradition, ethics, and power. |
Canadian Spectrum |
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Black Wave: The Legacy of the Exxon ValdezIn 1989 the Exxon Valdez ran aground off Alaska, spewing millions of gallons of crude into Prince William Sound. Masterful filmmaking contrasts personal testimonies, corporate spin and shocking statistics to create a stinging indictment of ExxonMobil's irresponsibility. |
Canadian Spectrum |
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BrokeWhere do you borrow money if you're poor, addicted or just down on your luck? Visit a crusty Edmonton pawnshop owner and his sweet-but-sociopathic assistant, bankers of last resort in this uncompromising and disturbing vérité masterpiece. |
Canadian Spectrum |
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CarmenMarkus and Carmen married young, two hippies with the rest of their lives ahead of them. But within a year-and-a-half, Markus was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and confined to a wheelchair. Carmen's family didn't think she'd stick it out, but 35 years later, they continue to share a profound love. |
Canadian Spectrum |
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Cat LadiesHello kitty! Whether they dote on one cat or hoard hundreds, women can be unjustly derided as "crazy cat ladies." With humour and compassion, this film delves into the feelings of love, loss and loneliness behind these very real attachments. |
Canadian Spectrum |
