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- After being a victim of fraud, Johnny Rose and his family go from extremely wealthy to penniless overnight. The only asset left to them is a small, unsophisticated town: Schitt's Creek. They relocate there. Culture shock ensues.
- Four very different thirtysomething working-mother friends try to balance their jobs, family lives and love lives in modern-day Toronto, Canada.
- "Pure" tells the story of Noah Funk, a newly-elected Mennonite pastor, who is determined to rid his community of drug traffickers by betraying a fellow Mennonite to the police.
- What would happen if the world were suddenly without people - if humans vanished off the face of the earth? How would nature react - and how swiftly? On the edge of Europe, the deserted village of Chernobyl reveals the surprising answer after an unplanned experiment. Chernobyl was abandoned by people after the worst nuclear disaster in history (April 26, 1986). A level 7 meltdown resulted in a severe release of radioactivity following a massive explosion that destroyed the reactor. More than 20 years later, Chernobyl has been taken over by a remarkable collection of wildlife and descendents of pets that were left in the city when its residents fled the nuclear fallout. Unexpectedly in the aftermath of this disaster, Chernobyl has become a sanctuary for plants, birds, and animals, including some species thought to be on the brink of extinction. The adventures of a likeable cast of non-human characters give viewers a rare glimpse into a world where wild animals face challenges in an environment totally outside their experience, and once-domesticated pets have learned how to fend for themselves.
- Searching for Winnetou explores the controversy surrounding cultural appropriation of Indigenous culture in an innovative, hilarious, unnerving, yet inspiring way. For years Drew Hayden Taylor, prolific playwright and author of dozens of Canadian-Indigenous books, has noticed a high proportion of German tourists visiting Canada, many who have come looking for a real "Indianer" experience (what Germans call the North American Native lifestyle). Inevitably, almost every one of these Germans will relate stories of Winnetou: Germany's most famous, but mythical, Apache warrior. Winnetou was their childhood hero. As one museum curator explained: "Winnetou is like Superman for the German people". Fascinated with this phenomenon Taylor spent last summer in Germany trying to uncover the over 100-year roots of its Winnetou obsession. There Taylor revealed camps where thousands of Germans dress and attempt to live like Indigenous people. This discovery kicks off a mind-bending journey through history, art, politics, and controversy. Even Adolf Hitler and much of the Nazi elite were bizarrely obsessed with North American Native warriors. "I did not expect to see thousands of Germans dressed in traditional Native outfits, nor reveal that even Hitler himself was obsessed with the Lakota people for years", says director Drew Hayden Taylor. The film is a fascinating exploration of "cultural appreciation vs appropriation" from the perspective of one of Canada's most beloved Native writers.
- A dramatization of the Canadian October Crisis when cells of a Quebecois terrorist organization took hostages in 1970.
- This half-hour comedy/drama that centred on a St. John's boarding house. Verna Ball, played by Mary Walsh, owned the house, and Jack Howse, played by Ray Guy, was her long-standing lodger. Janis Spence played Mrs. O'Mara, who lived next door, and Kevin Noble was Dolph, the myopic driver of the Outport Taxi. Mrs. Ball's boarding house attracted a number of troubled and eccentric characters in a series that trod between humane relationships and comic treatment. Gordon Pinsent (The Shipping News) was featured in one episode as a parish priest who came to St. John's and found his faith tested and reconfirmed in his encounter with two young women, one a boarder at the house and the other another runaway from an outport community. The series was produced in St. John's by Kevin O'Connell, with episodes directed by Walter Learning, Wayne Guzzwell, and O'Connell, and scripts by writers from the Atlantic provinces-- Pinsent, Learning, Gerry Rubia, Michael Cook, and famed Canadian poet Alden Nowlan. A twelve week series, Up At Ours was a rare example of continuing drama produced in a regional CBC centre and that employed a distinctive local milieu.
- Teen Thoughts features five members of Mammalian Diving Reflex's teen collective: Sanjay Ratnan, Virginia Antonipillai, Sharay Dennis, Chozin Tenzin and Kathy Vuu who quietly dish on what it is to be human. This video is part of The Collective, a CBC Arts digital project that invites artists to tell their own stories.
- A TV drama which spans fifty years in the life of a Chinese immigrant farmer in British Columbia. Chung Chuck, raised as a peasant farmer in his homeland, finds that conflict with authority is much the same, whether one is struggling against rapacious landlords in feudal China or defying B.C. farming authorities.
- Think of any armed conflict and a still image springs immediately to mind. From the Civil War to Iraq, photographic images of conflict sear themselves onto our consciousness, and reside in a psychic space that lies beyond words. Yet we so rarely hear from the people who create the images of some of the most definitive events in modern history.
- Online dating is big business, but do apps help or hurt our quest for love? CBC News explores how this industry could be changing our human connections.
- Sebastian's life gets flipped on its head when he realizes that the reason for his stagnating social status may have more to do with his crappy apartment than his bad attitude. Luckily, the only thing standing between him and his dream apartment is Francis, who is, to put it politely, an easy target.
- 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.
- Behind the scenes at laboratories on the cutting edge of genetic research. The thrill of discovery and why researchers love what they do.
- The Blues sessions, stars the legendary Muddy Waters and such blues greats as Willy Dixon, Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee, Mable Hillery, Sunnyland Slim, Otis Spann, James Cotton, S.P. Leary, James Madison and Jimmy Lee Morris performing such classics as Got My Mojo Workin, You Can't Lose What You Never Had and How Long This Train Been Gone.
- CBX: Canadian Ballroom Extravaganza is a new kind of ballroom competition. In this series, 10 stars of the ballroom scene pair up with 10 queer and trans filmmakers to battle each other in five categories: Vogue, Bizarre, Sex Siren, Face and Runway. Instead of "walking the ball," the teams compete by creating stunning short videos that honour the category conventions while serving something fresh and fab.
- Andy Jones, Mary Walsh and others describe the years-long process of making The Adventure of Faustus Bidgood, which was finally completed in 1986.
- This 1967 film shows downtown St. John's when fishermen from the Portuguese White Fleet played soccer on the harbour apron and CN Coastal boats sailed out of the Narrows. Narrated by former mayor Harry Mews, the film visits the brand new buildings of the MUN campus and the housing development of Churchill Park. You can also and travel down the train line that ran through the city and visit the Regattta.
- CBC-TV's ''701'' looks at the devoted fan following of Britain's famous fictional spy.
- CBC's new point-of-view documentary series gets to the heart of issues that matter to Canadians. Celebrating the great Canadian tradition of documentary, Canada's best filmmakers bring us films with compelling characters, harrowing tales and unforgettable moments. With unique and often unexpected access, these stories will ignite discussions and open dialogues about issues relevant in today's society.
- FreeUp. Emancipation Day 2023 marks the abolition of slavery throughout the British Empire. Experience a vibrant blend of music, narratives, performances and cultural insights by black Canadian performing artists honoring Emancipation Day in Canada.
- Donovan Bailey, Bruny Surin, Glenroy Gilbert, Robert Esmie, Carlton Chambers made Canadian history by bringing home the Olympic gold in the 4x100 relay event in Atlanta 25 years ago. Now, Bruny Surin's daughter, filmmaker Kimberley Ann Surin, brings the athletes together for the first time since that historic race to uncover the tensions and barriers that almost prevented the race from ever happening.
- A weekly documentary show for people who love narrative podcasts. These are stories you can't stop thinking about. That you'll tell your friends about. And that will help you understand what's going on in Canada, and why.
- Nicky and Judy are separated from their family on an outing. Wittingly they stumble on the headquarters of a secret organization run by the hundred and fifty year old Master. Weary of all the corruption in the world, the Master has decided that in order to redeem the human race of evil, he must destroy it. Nicky's plans to escape are frustrated by his sister's apparent submission to the Master's orders. However, in the end, their successful escape is ensured by Judy's special relationship with the Master.
- Only the Mehtas and Janet and Gerald know thus far that Raj canceled his wedding, with only the latter two knowing he did so because he is still in love with Janet. When Janet runs into Raj, she can only admit to herself that she too still has feelings for him. Sensing an opportunity, Janet does whatever she can to spend time out with Raj, the problem being her burgeoning relationship with Nathan and he and the rest of the world knowing nothing about there ever having been a "Janet and Raj". Umma has already bought her dress for Raj's wedding - her fantasy dress from a high end boutique that costs more than she would normally pay for a dress - and when she learns from Janet that the wedding has been canceled, she wants to keep the dress anyway, while Appa wants her to return it and get their money back. Knowing that Umma won't do so voluntarily, Appa decides to take the dress back for her. Appa may have other things on his mind when he gets to the store. And Jung and Shannon decide to go out for lunch at what for Jung is the best burger joint in town. Upon arriving back at Handy, Jung relays a funny story about the interaction between the clerk and the line cook at the burger joint to great guffaws from his colleagues, but when Shannon cuts in to continue the story, she is stopped dead in her tracks. Why?: because Jung could get away using the thick Chinese accent to mimic that of the clerk, while she couldn't. That brings up the whole discussion, not only between Shannon and Jung, but also Kimchee and Sophie of when it is appropriate to mimic accents and for who it is appropriate to do so.