British Columbia Movies

  • 2002
    Memories of Earth

    Memories of Earth

    Memories of Earth

    02002HD

    Set against the unforgettable beauty of Haida Gwaii (formerly known as the Queen Charlotte Islands), Memories of Earth takes viewers on a journey...

    Memories of Earth
  • 2024
    Forest Echoes

    Forest Echoes

    Forest Echoes

    02024HD

    A love story set against the backdrop of the climate crisis and the opioid epidemic, Echo and Wild are two urban Indigenous land defenders. On the...

    Forest Echoes
  • 2024
    The Stand

    The Stand

    The Stand

    02024HD

    Mixing animation with a wealth of archival footage, Chris Auchter’s film explores the 1985 dispute over clearcut logging on Haida Gwaii. On one...

    The Stand
  • 2023
    Wild Goat Surf

    Wild Goat Surf

    Wild Goat Surf

    02023HD

    It’s 2003, and 12-year-old Rell “Goat” Barrel and her mom Jane are scheming and scrounging their way through another Penticton...

    Wild Goat Surf
  • 2007
    Tears for April: Beyond the Blue Lens

    Tears for April: Beyond the Blue Lens

    Tears for April: Beyond the Blue Lens

    02007HD

    In the late 1990s, some officers at Vancouver Police Department made a documentary film (THROUGH A BLUE LENS) about the everyday lives of six drug...

    Tears for April: Beyond the Blue Lens
  • 2019
    The Whale and the Raven

    The Whale and the Raven

    The Whale and the Raven

    8.72019HD

    Director Mirjam Leuze’s The Whale and The Raven illuminates the many issues that have drawn whale researchers, the Gitga’at First Nation,...

    The Whale and the Raven
  • 2019
    Haida Modern

    Haida Modern

    Haida Modern

    02019HD

    In the 50 years since he carved his first totem pole, Robert Davidson has come to be regarded as one of the world’s foremost modern artists....

    Haida Modern
  • 2014
    Mountain Men

    Mountain Men

    Mountain Men

    5.62014HD

    Two estranged brothers, Toph and Cooper, must journey to a remote family cabin in the mountains to evict a squatter. Buried resentment and bruised...

    Mountain Men
  • 2011
    These were the reasons

    These were the reasons

    These were the reasons

    02011HD

    This film takes us into the harsh realm of BC's early coal mines, canneries, and lumber camps; where primitve conditions and speed-ups often cost...

    These were the reasons
  • 1979
    Horse Drawn Magic

    Horse Drawn Magic

    Horse Drawn Magic

    01979HD

    This documentary short introduces us to the Caravan Stage Company, the world's only horse-drawn open-air theater. Every summer it tours British...

    Horse Drawn Magic
  • 1944
    Totems

    Totems

    Totems

    01944HD

    For Indigenous peoples the totem pole is the symbol of life, portraying the relationship between humans and animals. Fitting into the landscape of...

    Totems
  • 1986
    9B

    9B

    9B

    01986HD

    The story of a young idealistic teacher and his struggle with a class of difficult students in a northern British Columbia school.

    9B
  • 1993
    The Lotus Eaters

    The Lotus Eaters

    The Lotus Eaters

    71993HD

    Set off the West Coast of Canada in 1965, a hip new teacher with a miniskirt and lots of ideas turns a small town upside down. The soft autumn light...

    The Lotus Eaters
  • 2010
    2 Frogs in the West

    2 Frogs in the West

    2 Frogs in the West

    5.72010HD

    Marie Deschamps has her whole life ahead of her but isn't sure what to do with it. To the disappointment of her parents, she drops out of college and...

    2 Frogs in the West
  • 1999
    Through a Blue Lens

    Through a Blue Lens

    Through a Blue Lens

    7.21999HD

    This documentary, set in the Lower East End of Vancouver's downtown core, is a pretty honest account of life on the streets in urban Canada. It is...

    Through a Blue Lens
  • 2025
    Saints And Warriors

    Saints And Warriors

    Saints And Warriors

    02025HD

    Throughout the course of the Haida basketball season, leaders of iconic rez ball team the Skidegate Saints compete for two titles - defending their...

    Saints And Warriors
  • 2024
    Gentleman Bandit

    Gentleman Bandit

    Gentleman Bandit

    02024HD

    Documentary on the Canadian career of train robber Billy Miner, who became a folk hero in British Columbia. Locations near Kamloops and Mission are...

    Gentleman Bandit
  • 1977
    Beautiful Lennard Island

    Beautiful Lennard Island

    Beautiful Lennard Island

    01977HD

    Beautiful Lennard Island
  • 2020
    Tadpoles: The Big Little Migration

    Tadpoles: The Big Little Migration

    Tadpoles: The Big Little Migration

    02020HD

    Short documentary, shot over fours years, showing the incredible daily migration of the western toad tadpoles, a designated indicator species on...

    Tadpoles: The Big Little Migration
  • 2000
    The Story of the Coast Salish Knitters

    The Story of the Coast Salish Knitters

    The Story of the Coast Salish Knitters

    02000HD

    For almost a century, the Coast Salish knitters of southern Vancouver Island have produced Cowichan sweaters from handspun wool. These distinctive...

    The Story of the Coast Salish Knitters