15 min
Latest film · 1982
It's Just Better
Ten-year-old Shawn Peter Dwyer lives on a Cape Breton farm with his mother and nine siblings, where empty pockets don't mean empty lives.
Documentary · 15 min · 9.5K views
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15 min
It's Just Better
1982 · Documentary · 9.5K views
Ten-year-old Shawn Peter Dwyer lives on a Cape Breton farm with his mother and nine siblings, where empty pockets don't mean empty lives.
17 min
Kevin Alec
1977 · Documentary · 7.6K views
An eleven-year-old boy on the Fountain Indian Reserve in British Columbia learns traditional skills from his grandparents, aunt and brother, from fishnet-making to hide tanning.
12 min
Gurdeep Singh Bains
1977 · Documentary · 7.9K views
A thirteen-year-old Sikh boy balances temple, soccer and chores on his family's dairy farm in British Columbia, sometimes feeling different because of his turban.
Oscar winner
26 min
I'll Find a Way
1977 · Documentary · 10K views
Nine-year-old Nadia, who has spina bifida, dreams of going to a regular school. Knowing other kids may tease her, she faces every obstacle with spunk, grit and a firm refusal of sympathy.
Award-winning
12 min
My Name Is Susan Yee
1975 · Documentary · 5.2K views
A sharp, outspoken Chinese-Canadian girl shows us her corner of downtown Montreal, sizing up the adults around her at home, at play and at school.
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