Cree matriarch Aline Spears survives a childhood in Canada’s residential school system to continue her family’s generational fight in the face of systemic starvation, racism, and sexual abuse. She uses her uncanny ability to understand and translate codes into working for a special division of the Canadian Air Force as a Cree code talker in World War II. The story unfolds over 100 years with a cumulative force that propels us into the future.
In an undetermined future, a group of Chinese travelers have appeared on an alpaca farm, seemingly by accident. Among them is a young Chinese woman who tries to connect with farm's proprietor. The Sparkling River is a 3D-stereoscopic film and vies for the use of this technology to engage the viewer into a contemplative and dreamlike cinematic experience. The film explores enduring themes of memory, migration and place.
The story of Canada's leading poet and the A-Frame cabin he built. Now Canada's leading musicians and artists come together to tell the tale of Al Purdy.