Society

Kings of Cannabis

Follow Arjan Roskam and his team as they hunt for three of Colombia’s rarest strains of cannabis, which have remained genetically intact for decades, travelling from the country’s still-violent south to the breathtaking north...

War on Whistleblowers

War on Whistleblowers describes the trials and tribulations faced by whistleblowers and the sacrifices they make as they dare to speak the truth and expose corruption in both government and the private sector. It highlights t...

Banaz: A Love Story

Banaz: A Love Story, directed by filmmaker Deeyah Khan, chronicles the life of Kurdish-British woman Banaz Mahmod and her eventual death at the hands of her own family. Her murder, labelled by her family as an “honour killing...

My Hometown Fanatics

My Hometown Fanatics follows Stacey Dooley’s investigation into the prevalence of extremism in her hometown of Luton, a town that has been dubbed the extremist capital of Britain. As a native of Luton, Dooley brings a unique...

Slavery by Another Name

Slavery by Another Name explores the continuation of slavery long after the Emancipation Proclamation. Challenging the preconceived notion that slavery ended in the United States at the conclusion of the American Civil War, t...

Under the Knife

Louis Theroux explores the world of plastic surgery by travelling to Los Angeles and even experiencing a procedure first-hand. Plastic surgery has become exceedingly popular over the years, and many individuals are making app...

The Tank Man

The Tank Man recounts the iconic moment when an unidentified Chinese man stood in front of a column of tanks on June 5, 1989, one day after the Chinese army’s violent suppression of the Tiananmen Square protests in Beijing. T...

Bowling for Columbine

Bowling for Columbine by Michael Moore takes a deeper look into the shocking events that transpired during the 1999 Columbine High School massacre, from those responsible for the attack to the many lives that were lost during...

The Merchants of Cool

The Merchants of Cool, by Rachel Dretzin and Barak Goodman, delves into the phenomenon of pop culture and its influence on teenagers. Correspondent Douglas Rushkoff interviews market researchers about how they identify emergi...

Tokyo Girls

Tokyo Girls is a journey into the lives of four Canadian women who, lured by glitz and glamour, move to Japan in search of greener pastures. Upon arrival, they take up work as well-paid hostesses in Japan’s exclusive nightclu...

A Class Divided

Following the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., a third-grade teacher in Riceville, Iowa, found that she was unable to properly explain the impact of racial prejudice to a mostly homogeneous class. In an effort to driv...

Nanook of the North

Nanook of the North is a silent documentary filmed and produced by Robert J. Flaherty which follows the everyday lives of an Inuit family in the Canadian Arctic. Set in northern Quebec, the film stars Nanook, his wife Nyla, a...