The Fifth Estate Becoming Ayden
Changing sex. Not simple, not well understood, not consistently regulated, but here to stay and getting complicated. The Fifth Estate follows 17-year-old Adina Scheim from Toronto, who is becoming a boy named Ayden. Ayden is willing to go to great lengths to alter her female body to correspond with her male self-image. And Ayden is not alone. One Canadian clinic ...
- 2004
- 00:40:27
- 15-17
- Added on: 06/14/2013
The Moblees Bedtime for Twirlies
Bailey is babysitting the Twirly Triplets, and It’s time for their nap, but when Bailey tries to put the Twirly-Whirlies to bed, she finds out it’s easier said than done.
- 2016
- 00:11:30
- 5-8
- Added on: 01/10/2017
We are the Best Beef from Cochrane
Why Alberta's grasslands are the perfect place to raise cattle. Join chef Ricardo Larrivée for a day of feeding the herd on the lush and temperate grasslands of southern Alberta, as he learns where Canadian beef begins.
- 2017
- 00:03:05
- 9-12
- Added on: 07/28/2017
The Fifth Estate Behind the Wall
With guards watching and a video camera rolling, Ashley Smith slowly choked herself to death in a federal prison on October 19, 2007. How could this tragic turn of events have happened? And what does it tell us about the way mentally ill inmates are treated in a prison system that was once the envy of the world? This Fifth Estate documentary ...
- 2010
- 00:42:25
- 15-17
- Added on: 08/27/2014
News in Review - September 2001 Beijing 2008: A Momentous Decision
This story examines the complex international competition to host the 2008 Summer Olympics, the political, economic, and diplomatic considerations in particular that led to the IOC granting the Games to China, and the implications and ramifications for the city that won Beijing and the Canadian city that lost, Toronto. To some the decision was a disgrace, given China's record of ...
- 2001
- 00:13:10
- 13-14
- Added on: 09/15/2001
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Firsthand Being Greene
This Firsthand documentary takes an intimate look at one family's struggle to break free from the clutches of mental illness. The Greenes are a fun-loving family of performers. Dave Greene, the father, is an Elvis Tribute Artist. The mom, Roxie, is a writer. Quinn, the eldest son, is an actor, and his little brother Kane is a beat-boxer. But underneath, they have ...
- 2016
- 00:44:02
- 13-14
- Added on: 12/07/2016
News in Review - September 1990 Ben Johnson
Ben Johnson's Olympic win and subsequent disgrace are the background for investigating drugs in sport. This report was a finalist for a U.S. National Educational Film & Video Festival award.
- 1990
- 00:13:10
- 13-14
- Added on: 09/15/1990
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Marketplace Best before: How supermarkets sell you old food
We rely on best before dates to make sure food is fresh and we don’t get sick. But how reliable are they? Supermarket insiders tell all and share common tricks some grocery stores use to give your favourite foods a second life.
- 2015
- 00:22:22
- 13-14
- Added on: 01/19/2017
Monster Math Squad Big Burp Monster at the Library
The Monstrovia library is being shaken to its foundation as Big Burp Monster searches for a book! The Monster Math Squad has to learn about NUMBERS to help Miss Shush Monster, the librarian, find the book Big Burp Monster is looking for in the library. Just as the Squad gets close, Big Burp Monster nearly burps the numbers off the ...
- 2011
- 00:12:30
- 5-8
- Added on: 07/30/2013
The National Big Gamble
Gambling used to be controlled by the underworld and was known as the "wages of sin". Now it's run by government in the name of deficit reduction, with most of the money coming from Video Lottery Terminals (VLTs). Some will have you believe it is just a harmless dollar or two spent on a dream while providing jobs, revenue and ...
- 1997
- 00:26:59
- 13-14
- Added on: 06/14/2013
