British Columbia Movies

  • 1976
    Salmon People

    Salmon People

    Salmon People

    01976HD

    Contrasting ancient myth and modern reality, this short documentary examines the legendary relationship between West Coast Indigenous people and...

    Salmon People
  • 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
  • 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
    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
  • 2005
    Why Thee Wed

    Why Thee Wed

    Why Thee Wed

    12005HD

    This documentary profiles the eight couples who challenged marriage laws in British Columbia in court until same-sex marriage was recognized in 2003....

    Why Thee Wed
  • 2015
    Haida Gwaii: On the Edge of the World

    Haida Gwaii: On the Edge of the World

    Haida Gwaii: On the Edge of the World

    52015HD

    Denizens of the British Columbia archipelago unite to protect their land.

    Haida Gwaii: On the Edge of the World
  • 2022
    Lucid

    Lucid

    Lucid

    102022HD

    Winter and summer, day and night, life and dreams. Lucid is all about duality. Anxious and awkward in real life, Everett decides to make a change....

    Lucid
  • 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
  • 1963
    The Water Dwellers

    The Water Dwellers

    The Water Dwellers

    01963HD

    This short documentary introduces us to a town where no one pays rent: Simoom Sound in central British Columbia, where loggers live on sturdy river...

    The Water Dwellers
  • 2022
    Nomoto: A BC Tragedy

    Nomoto: A BC Tragedy

    Nomoto: A BC Tragedy

    02022HD

    The injustice of the Japanese internment is explored through the story of Kyuichi Nomoto, one of the first Japanese Canadians to graduate from UBC,...

    Nomoto: A BC Tragedy
  • 1970
    Highway of Tears

    Highway of Tears

    Highway of Tears

    01970HD

    Discover the endless highway in British Columbia where over 40 indigenous women and girls (by unofficial estimates) have disappeared since the 1970s.

    Highway of Tears
  • 2014
    The Wolf: Marine Mammal

    The Wolf: Marine Mammal

    The Wolf: Marine Mammal

    102014HD

    The wolf of British Columbia is on a quest to master water, fishing and swimming. According to several specialists, the wolf is at the first stage of...

    The Wolf: Marine Mammal
  • 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
  • 2015
    The Interior

    The Interior

    The Interior

    4.92015HD

    After receiving a distressing medical diagnosis, a listless young man flees the crushing tedium of Toronto city life, trading it all for the...

    The Interior
  • 2008
    Warrior Boyz

    Warrior Boyz

    Warrior Boyz

    02008HD

    To date, more than a hundred young men from the South Asian community have died in gang-related violence in Metro Vancouver. Gangs are a reality of...

    Warrior Boyz
  • 2016
    Toad People

    Toad People

    Toad People

    02016HD

    Toad People introduces audiences to the stories of people like Steve Clegg who make up a community-led movement to save this threatened species. In...

    Toad People
  • 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
  • 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
  • 2020
    Call Of The Coastal Wolves

    Call Of The Coastal Wolves

    Call Of The Coastal Wolves

    02020HD

    Some of the most secluded beaches of British Columbia are home to a unique wolf species that has evolved to gather their sustenance from both land...

    Call Of The Coastal Wolves
  • 2022
    Grindcore Vacation

    Grindcore Vacation

    Grindcore Vacation

    72022HD

    Grindcore Vacation melds the expository documentary, diary film, and live performance footage to produce a portrait of the musicians who play...

    Grindcore Vacation