A documentary film about Lesley Ann Patten, Luc Dierckx and Louise Rodd, the students of Buddhist master Dzongsar Khyentse Norbu, the third incarnation of revered 19th century saint and reformer Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo, and one of the most admired Buddhist teachers of the last two centuries.

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Nearly 10,000 Palestinians are incarcerated in Israel today. Most Israelis regard these "security prisoners" as murderers and criminals. To the Palestinians they are freedom fighters, heroes and martyrs. Granted extraordinary access to the highest-security institutions, Shimon Dotan uncovers a startling truth: Israeli prisons have become a breeding ground for the next generation of Palestinian leaders and a hotbed for terrorist plots.

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Manufactured Landscapes follows Edward Burtynsky through China as he photographs the country's massive industrial revolution. The film leads us to meditate on our impact on the planet, and shifts our consciousness about the world and the way we live in it.

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Using two different genres (documentary and fiction) and based on a true story, with modern day first hand accounts, this film explores two eating disorders that are spreading amoung youth: anorexia and boulimia.

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The life and works of the most famous painter of our times. His work was inspired by his life; his life was inspired by his work. This film portrays how each moment was a struggle to continually create both.

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Filming of the recording of the song "Tears Are Not Enough" by 53 Canadian musical performers to raise funds for famine victims in Africa.

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Because the filmmakers were given unparalleled freedom to record the historic 1984 contract negotiations between the United Auto Workers and General Motors Corporation, FINAL OFFER provides a vividly accurate portrait of a high-level labour negotiation. This film is an invaluable document for anyone interested in the complexities of United States-Canada relations. Because of tensions that developed between the American and Canadian sectors of the UAW during the contract talks, the film concludes with Bob White, the charismatic head of the Canadians, leading his membership out of the international union. FINAL OFFER is an extraordinary film about revolutionary events.

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This film re-enacts the events described in Cartier’s log during his voyage of discovery. Seamen at both ends--St. Malo and the St. Lawrence--painstakingly calculated the correct navigation, while writers were tasked with poetry and translation. It all had to be done with precision, otherwise the voyage might never reach its conclusion.

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