In the vast forests of the Canadian West Coast, nature meets industry. Silvicola presents a gallery of captivating characters, revealing the challenges of commodifying this scarce natural resource.
After crossing 11 countries irregularly to seek asylum in Canada, Peggy, Simon and their three children are waiting for the hearing that will determine whether they get refugee status or not.
Produced over five years by Haida filmmaker Heather Hatch, this documentary follows the struggle of members of the West Moberly and Prophet River First Nations against the construction of a mega-dam that will devastate the « rivière de la Paix ».
Marie has been working with farmers' seeds, the guardians of cultivated biodiversity, for over a decade. She fights to preserve this intangible heritage. Behind her strength of action lies a very sensitive relationship with the world and with plants.
Electric cars hold the promise of a clean ecological transition. The global automotive market is concentrating its efforts on competitive production, the key to which is the exploitation of the blue gold, cobalt. This mineral is needed for batteries, and is mainly found in the Congo. But at what price?
After the largest mining dam breaks in history, further dam collapses threaten millions in Brazil. A state advisor confronts the government's modus operandi, while dam refugees resist the mining companies' abuses in their threatened communities.
Immerse yourself in the unprecedented social upheaval that took place in Rouyn-Noranda in 2022, following public health revelations of unusually high levels of arsenic in the air.
Le Mythe de la Femme Noire is a feature-length documentary that investigates the image of black women in society. Experts say the Black community is the minority most affected by images created centuries ago.