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1. An Optimist's Guide to the Planet (2024– )
Episode: Dusk or Dawn (2024)

48 min | Documentary

9.2
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Nikolaj begins his journey to find out how to tell dusk from dawn in the age of climate change.

Director: Mark Stevenson | Stars: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Nukâka, Karin Sugiura

Votes: 9

2. An Optimist's Guide to the Planet (2024– )
Episode: Shelter (2024)

48 min | Documentary

9.2
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As the global population grows, so does the construction industry's environmental footprint.

Director: Mark Stevenson | Stars: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, John M. Tran

Votes: 8

3. An Optimist's Guide to the Planet (2024– )
Episode: Regenerate (2024)

48 min | Documentary

9.2
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Nikolaj discovers innovative and inspiring initiatives that could help the Earth.

Director: Mark Stevenson | Stars: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Karin Sugiura

Votes: 6

4. An Optimist's Guide to the Planet (2024– )
Episode: Move (2024)

48 min | Documentary

9.0
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Nikolaj meets some engineers, mechanics and entrepreneurs who may have solutions on how to move without hitting an environmental dead end.

Director: Mark Stevenson | Star: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Votes: 5

5. An Optimist's Guide to the Planet (2024– )

Documentary

8.7
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Follows Coster-Waldau as he travels the world in quest of the people, concepts, and traditions that will transform environmental pessimism into hope.

Stars: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Nukâka, Karin Sugiura, Ólafur Eliasson

Votes: 61

6. The Seventh Art (2012– )

Talk-Show

8.5
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The Seventh Art is an independently produced video magazine about cinema with profiles on interesting aspects of the film industry, video essays and in-depth interviews with filmmakers set ... See full synopsis »

Stars: Christopher Heron, John Cohen, John Boylan, João Pedro Rodrigues

Votes: 23

7. Long Time Running (2017)

97 min | Documentary, Music

8.1
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After frontman Gord Downie is diagnosed with brain cancer, Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip goes on a cross-country tour that ends with a nationally televised concert.

Directors: Jennifer Baichwal, Nicholas de Pencier | Stars: Gord Downie, Paul Langlois, Gord Sinclair, Bobby Baker

Votes: 464

8. Into the Weeds (2022)

96 min | Documentary

7.9
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72 Metascore

The powerful story of a former Bay Area groundskeeper who took on Monsanto after a terminal cancer diagnosis.

Director: Jennifer Baichwal | Stars: Dewayne 'Lee' Johnson, Cali Baldelomar, Michelle Baldelomar, Michael Baum

Votes: 46

9. Swan Song (I) (2023)

100 min | Documentary

7.8
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A deep look of the incredible devotion, artistry and sacrifices that Karen Kain and the National Ballet of Canada dancers make in their pursuit of creating something unique, meaningful and beautiful.

Director: Chelsea McMullan | Stars: Jurgita Dronina, Shaelynn Estrada, Karen Kain

Votes: 68

10. Underpaint (2023)

13 min | Short, Drama

7.8
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At an art gallery, a woman notices a girl with her dad, sending the woman on a journey through memories and conversations she had with her own father.

Director: Anna Hopkins | Stars: Ben Carlson, Anna Hopkins, Somkele Iyamah-Idhalama, Maya Misaljevic

Votes: 9

11. Elizabeth Rex (2004 TV Movie)

Drama

7.8
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Director: Barbara Willis Sweete | Stars: Diane D'Aquila, Brent Carver, Peter Hutt, Scott Wentworth

Votes: 36

12. Eco-Pirate: The Story of Paul Watson (2011)

TV-PG | 110 min | Documentary

7.8
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"Eco-Pirate" tells the story of a man on a mission to save the planet and its oceans. The film follows professional radical ecologist, Captain Paul Watson as he repeatedly flouts the law, ... See full summary »

Director: Trish Dolman | Stars: Paul Watson, Patrick Moore, Rex Weyler, Chris Aultman

Votes: 286

13. Summit '72 (2022– )

Documentary, Sport

7.7
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Examining the legacy of the Cold War-era face off between the Canadian and USSR hockey teams during the 1972 Summit Series

Stars: Paul Henderson, Phil Esposito, Bobby Clarke, Ken Dryden

Votes: 40

14. The True Meaning of Pictures: Shelby Lee Adams' Appalachia (2002)

75 min | Documentary

7.5
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The meaning of art itself comes into question in this documentary about Shelby Lee Adams' controversial photos of families in Appalachia.

Director: Jennifer Baichwal | Stars: Shelby Lee Adams, Chad Baker, Donnie Benton, Burley Childers

Votes: 237

15. Anthropocene: The Human Epoch (2018)

87 min | Documentary

7.2
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71 Metascore

Filmmakers travel to six continents and 20 countries to document the impact humans have made on the planet.

Directors: Jennifer Baichwal, Edward Burtynsky, Nicholas de Pencier | Stars: Youssef Suleiman Mohammed, Alicia Vikander

Votes: 2,056

16. Manufactured Landscapes (2006)

Unrated | 86 min | Documentary

7.2
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79 Metascore

Photographer Edward Burtynsky travels the world observing changes in landscapes due to industrial work and manufacturing.

Director: Jennifer Baichwal | Star: Edward Burtynsky

Votes: 3,063 | Gross: $0.24M

17. One Week (I) (2008)

Not Rated | 94 min | Adventure, Drama

7.0
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Chronicles the motorcycle trip of Ben Tyler as he rides from Toronto to Tofino, British Columbia. Ben stops at landmarks that are both iconic and idiosyncratic on his quest to find meaning in his life.

Director: Michael McGowan | Stars: Joshua Jackson, Peter Spence, Marc Strange, Gage Munroe

Votes: 12,045

18. Watermark (2013)

PG | 92 min | Documentary

6.9
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68 Metascore

A documentary on how water shapes humanity.

Directors: Jennifer Baichwal, Edward Burtynsky | Stars: Inocencia González Sainz, Marcus Schubert, Bill Nance, Rafikul Islam Sarkar

Votes: 1,031 | Gross: $0.08M

19. Let It Come Down: The Life of Paul Bowles (1998)

Not Rated | 75 min | Documentary, Biography

6.8
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Director: Jennifer Baichwal | Stars: Paul Bowles, William S. Burroughs, Cherifa, Mohammed Choukri

Votes: 133 | Gross: $0.01M

20. Capturing Reality: The Art of Documentary (2008)

Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary

6.8
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From cinema-verite pioneers Albert Maysles and Joan Churchill, to maverick movie makers like Errol Morris, Werner Herzog, and Nick Broomfield, the world's best documentarians reflect upon ... See full summary »

Director: Pepita Ferrari | Stars: Jennifer Baichwal, Manfred Becker, Michel Brault, Nick Broomfield

Votes: 261

21. Payback (I) (2012)

Not Rated | 82 min | Documentary

6.3
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55 Metascore

An adaptation of Margaret Atwood's book examining the metaphor of indebtedness.

Director: Jennifer Baichwal | Stars: Margaret Atwood, Eric Schlosser, Conrad Black, Raj Patel

Votes: 244

22. Michael Shannon Michael Shannon John (2015)

80 min | Documentary

6.1
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Michael, Shannon, Michael, and Shannon are the four children of Canadian cop John Hanmer. This is not a typo. Left behind and scattered across the globe by John's troubled life and tragic ... See full summary »

Director: Chelsea McMullan

Votes: 10

23. Ivory Burn (2020 Video)

9 min | Documentary, Short

6.0
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This film bears witness to the burning of over 100 tons of elephant tusks and rhinoceros horn: a symbolic and visceral clarion call to the poaching and illegal trade syndicates.

Directors: Jennifer Baichwal, Edward Burtynsky, Nicholas de Pencier

Votes: 16

24. When We Were Boys (2009)

81 min | Documentary

5.7
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An observational portrait of two years in the lives of students at a private boys' school in Toronto.

Director: Sarah Goodman | Stars: Noah Stanton, Colin Stitt, Charlie Benger, Hal Hannaford

Votes: 24

25. Act of God (I) (2009)

TV-G | 75 min | Documentary

5.0
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A look at the metaphysical effects of being struck by lightning.

Director: Jennifer Baichwal | Stars: Paul Auster, Fred Frith, Chris Frith, James O'Reilly

Votes: 213 | Gross: $0.01M

26. Katie Chats (2011–2015)

Talk-Show

4.6
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Katie Uhlmann is a freelance entertainment host who chats with professionals in the entertainment industry.

Stars: Katie Uhlmann, Peter Keleghan, Cara Gee, Jonny Harris

Votes: 187

27. Katie Chats (2011–2015)
Episode: Canadian Screen Awards Chats (2014)

Talk-Show

4.5
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Director: Joanne Uhlmann | Stars: Katie Uhlmann, Matthew Alden, Mike Allison, Louise Archambault

Votes: 12

28. Deadman (2009 TV Movie)

52 min | Documentary

4.2
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Deadman's tranquil pacing and glorious vistas gently build to a climactic, clever and moving showdown between two opposing camps, between an ancient, peaceful way of life and the seductive yet violent mythology of the Wild West.

Director: Chelsea McMullan | Stars: Gerald Carter, Matt Sandvoss

Votes: 8

29. Wilfred Buck (2024)

97 min | Documentary

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Director: Lisa Jackson | Stars: Wilfred Buck, Matthew Lupu

30. The Holier it Gets (1999)

53 min | Documentary

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The Holier it Gets tells the story of a journey, which takes an unexpected turn, that four siblings make into the Indian Himalayas. The purpose of their trip is to strew the ashes of their ... See full summary »

Director: Jennifer Baichwal | Stars: Elizabeth Baichwal, Kristine Baichwal, Krish Baichwal, Jennifer Baichwal

31. The Filmmakers (I) (2017– )

30 min | Talk-Show

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THE FILMMAKERS is a 30-minute series that centers on a fun, candid studio conversation with some of the talents behind the greatest Canadian films of the past 20 years.

Stars: Johanna Schneller, Amanda Parris, Mina Shum, Xavier Dolan

32. Rheostatics: Here Come the Wolves (2019 Music Video)

8 min | Music

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Directors: Jennifer Baichwal, Nicholas de Pencier | Stars: Rheostatics, Dave Bidini, Dave Clark, Kevin Hearn

33. 2019 Canadian Screen Awards (2019 TV Special)

News

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Director: Shelagh O'Brien | Stars: Shamier Anderson, Jennifer Baichwal, Emilie Bierre, Edward Burtynsky

34. An Optimist's Guide to the Planet (2024– )
Episode: Nourish (2024)

48 min | Documentary

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Nikolaj's journey focuses on ways to rethink how we grow and cook the food that sustains us.

Director: Mark Stevenson | Stars: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Alex Roa

35. An Optimist's Guide to the Planet (2024– )
Episode: Transform (2024)

48 min | Documentary

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Director: Mark Stevenson | Stars: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Ólafur Eliasson, Nukâka

36. The Seventh Art (2012– )
Episode: Episode #2.16 (2013)

Talk-Show

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Stars: Jennifer Baichwal, Corneliu Porumboiu, João Pedro Rodrigues, Alex Winter

37. The Filmmakers (2017– )
Episode: Manufactured Landscapes (2017)

Talk-Show

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Stars: Jennifer Baichwal, Edward Burtynsky, Nicholas de Pencier, Johanna Schneller



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