FACES YET TO COME

#1400-19, 10 minutes, 1997 This video encourages youth to consider the consequences of pregnant women drinking alcohol. The viewer learns about the power and strength of the people, who came before and assured that future generations, would live and prosper. The viewer learns how Native views of spirituality and Mother...

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A MOTHER’S CHOICE

#1400-18, 30 minutes, “A Mother’s Choice” examines the root causes of F.A.S. from the perspective aboriginal mothers. The video focuses on FAS support group whose members provide strong messages about drinking while pregnant. The video is aimed at aboriginal men and women who are thinking about having a child, but...

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BEFORE I WAS BORN

1400-1, 26 minutes, 2001 This video depicts the story of an unplanned teenage pregnancy and a family who is affected by FAS. The setting takes place in an Inuit community where interviews are given by an elder, a doctor and a community health nurse. Information is provided on the effects...

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Home Fire: Ending the cycle of family violence

1500-57, 35 minutes, 2014 This film explores family violence and restorative justice from an Aboriginal perspective. Featuring commentary from elders, community leaders and members of the western justice system. It examines the colonization of Canada, historic trauma, the western justice system and grassroots healing programs in Aboriginal communities. Request

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Survivors: Women Overcoming Domestic Abuse

1300-51, 16 minutes, 1998 “Survivors” captures the grief and pain of both the physical and emotional anguish suffered by victims of domestic abuse. Viewers learn, through the stories of three victims of domestic violence, how women who find themselves in abusive situations first deal with it and then cope and...

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A Love that Kills

1300-50, 20 minutes, 1999 This powerful documentary tells the tragic story of Monica, a nineteen-year-old woman who was murdered by her former boyfriend Monica’s mother speaks passionately throughout the video, bravely telling viewers about her daughter’s life and tragic death. She describes the helplessness she felt watching the emotional and...

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BLINDSPOT

1300-49, 10 minutes, 2003 In the dramatic short Blindspot, six-year-old Joe is caught in the tumult of his parents’ disintegrated marriage. Poignantly accurate, the film depicts a violent family crisis through the eyes of a child.   Request

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GANG AFTERMATH

1300-48, 47 minutes, 2005 This film follows former gang members and gang associates who have put their destructive pasts behind them. Their stories reveal truths about their former lives and may help to prevent others from making similar mistakes. Request

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FINDING DAWN

1300-47, 73 minutes, 2006 This is an epic journey into the dark heart of Native Women’s experience in Canada. This film illustrates the deep historical, social and economic factors that contribute to the epidemic of violence against women in this country. It goes further to present the ultimate message that...

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