Winner of the Audience Award at the ImagineNATIVE 2017 festival, this BC feature debut from Zoe Hopkins is a outdoors adventure family film with themes of environmentalism, Reconciliation, activism and family relationships.14-year-old Ella makes it her mission to speak out against pipelines at a forum in Klemtu, on the far edge of the Great Bear Rainforest. And she means to get there the traditional way: by kayak. Spectacular scenery is more than a backdrop here, it's also the crux of the argument.

Shane Koyczan has become a spoken word superstar by giving powerful voice to the underdogs: the loners, the losers, the kids who grow up believing they don't measure up somehow. In this poignant feature-length portrait of the artist, Melanie Wood gets up close and personal with Shane as he is reunited with the man who bailed out on him when he was still a youngster.

When a sinkhole opens up at McGill University, the fracture affords a unique opportunity to unearth the roots of Montreal's history, and the history before that... In this flamboyant archaeological fresco from the director of 32 Short Films about Glenn Gould and The Red Violin, François Girard explores the defining characteristics that constitute our country and its peoples, their conflicts, qualities and aspirations. This is Canadian cinema at its epic, eccentric best.

This first-person doc questions why genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are not labeled on food products in Canada and the US, despite being labeled in 64 countries around the world. Interweaving the personal and the political, the film is anchored in the filmmaker's relationship to her mother, a passionate gardener and food activist. It makes a strong case for a more transparent and sustainable food system. Followed by Vancity Impact Talk with panel discussion.