NFB - Cultural Diversity
Connect with Canada’s cultural diversity
Connect with Canada's cultural diversity - and let movies be your guide. A new educational Web site, showcasing over 100 films from the National Film Board of Canada, explores one of the most diverse societies on earth. From animated shorts to documentaries, the free Internet resource draws on the NFB's celebrated collection to open a window onto Canada's ever-evolving mosaic.
REEL DIVERSITY
An initiative of the National Film Board in partnership with CBC Newsworld, REEL DIVERSITY provides emerging filmmakers of colour from across Canada with training, mentorship and the chance to direct a documentary with the NFB for broadcast on CBC Newsworld's The Lens.
Family Motel
She's got two jobs, a husband stranded in Africa and a teenage daughter with attitude. Then just when she thinks it can't get worse, Ayan and her kids are slapped with an eviction order. That's when they check into Family Motel. A vibrant and contemporary alternative drama fired by a trio of remarkable debut performances, the film charts one eventful summer in the lives of Ayan and her girls as they confront life on the edge.
Between: Living in the Hyphen
In Canada, diversity often means "one ethnicity + hyphen + Canadian," but what if you don't fit into an easy category? What if your background is a hybrid of ancestries and you live somewhere between, where cultural identities overlap? Directed by Anne Marie Nakagawa.
Race Is a Four Letter Word
Director Sobaz Benjamin highlights Canadian contradictions and conflicts around race.
Trudeau's Other Children
In Trudeau's Other Children, award-winning filmmaker Rohan Fernando offers unique insights into the origins and practice of Canada's multicultural policy. Directed by Rohan Fernando.
Faith Without Fear
Controversial author and outspoken Muslim Irshad Manji journeys through the Middle East, Western Europe, and North America on a mission to reconcile her faith in Allah with life in the 21st century. Directed by Ian McLeod.
Film Club
Would you dare to go back twenty-five years to find your long lost classmates? Filmmaker Cyrus Sundar Singh did... and offers a unique perspective on the immigrant experience.
In the Shadow of Gold Mountain
Director Karen Cho travels from Montreal to Vancouver to uncover stories from the last survivors of the Chinese Head Tax and Exclusion Act.
Talespinners
The Talespinners Collection is an exceptional and vibrant series of short animated films for children aged 5 - 9. Adapted from books, each film is based on an acclaimed cross-cultural children's story that will engage young viewers with appealing characters and dynamic storylines.