Higher Learning | Conviction
Through the stories of criminalized women and activists campaigning for the rights of female inmates, Conviction offers a rare look at the carceral system, as well as alternative solutions to incarceration.
Posts Tagged “Ages 18+”
Higher Learning | RUMBLE: The Indians Who Rocked the World
Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World highlights Indigenous contributions to North American popular music, including (but not limited to) rhythm and blues, jazz and rock ‘n’ roll.
Higher Learning | Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy
Kímmapiiyipitssini offers an accurate reflection of the addiction struggles of many of today’s Indigenous communities. Dr. Tailfeathers draws on the resilience of the Blackfoot People as she Indigenizes healthcare and recovery in her community.
Higher Learning | Someone Like Me
Someone Like Me tackles the question: what kind of stories emerge from the collision between queer Africans forcibly dislocated from their nations and their newly adopted Canadian home?
Higher Learning | Unspoken Tears
In Hélène Magny’s documentary Unspoken Tears, Garine Papazian-Zohrabian helps teachers better support these students and promote their mental health.
Higher Learning | TRACES
TRACES is the National Film Board’s immersive, multimedia production for Expo 2020 Dubai. Created by an interdisciplinary team of architects, artists and designers, TRACES is an expansive installation that invites viewers to contemplate the precarity of the environment in the face of human-driven climate change.
Mini-Lesson for The Silence: The Victims of Silence
This mini-lesson on The Silence provides teachers with activities and questions to lead discussions on criminal justice for students aged 18+.
Mini-lesson for The Silence: Healing the Community
This mini-lesson on The Silence provides teachers with activities and questions to lead discussions on victimization for students aged 18+.
Mini-Lesson for The Silence: Abusers in Organizational Settings
This mini-lesson on The Silence provides teachers with activities and questions to lead discussions on institutional silence for students aged 18+.
Higher Learning | Reel Injun
Reel Injun provides the perfect accent to screening problematic Westerns. The film points to the damage done by the sheer number of distorted images, while also highlighting how messed up the philosophy of manifest destiny was (and is).
Higher Learning | New Canadian Documentary
Check out the first installment in a series for post-secondary classrooms, curated by post-secondary educators, about Canadian Documentary.