Arts & Artists

WEST WIND: The Vision of Tom Thomson

How did an illustrator, whose favourite pastime was fishing, find within himself the passion and confidence to portray Ontario’s lakes, rivers, trees and skies with glorious colour and energy as no one had before?
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Genius Within: The Inner Life Of Glenn Gould

An enigmatic musical poet, Glenn Gould continues to captivate audiences, twenty-six years after his early passing. This film casts a new light on a man whose ideas were as controversial, and his private life as passionate, as his music.
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The Team

As their country teeters on the brink of civil unrest, Kenyans scramble to produce a TV soap opera about a soccer team, hoping to bridge ethnic divisions. Can the lowliest of art forms achieve the loftiest of goals—real social change?
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Winds Of Heaven: Emily Carr, Carvers & The Spirits Of The Forest

In the brooding mystery of British Columbia’s towering rain forests, painter Emily Carr set out alone to capture native artistry before it disappeared. Ignored and belittled in her time, Carr's work is now celebrated around the world.
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A Promise To The Dead: The Exile Journey Of Ariel Dorfman

When the Chile’s government was toppled by a military coup on September 11, 1973, Ariel Dorfman was among the few survivors of President Allende's inner circle. Years later, he was told that he was spared because "someone had to live to tell the story."
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