Curio's documentaries explore and expand on the major issues of our time.
Episodes
Documentary Toxic Beauty New
In 1982, world-renowned epidemiologist Dr. Daniel Cramer linked Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder to ovarian cancer. Since the 1960s, J&J allegedly knew the risks and did nothing. In 2004, Dr. Philippa Darbre, a UK scientist, found parabens, a chemical preservative in many cosmetics, in breast tissue. In 2018, the National Institute of Health’s sister study linked breast cancer to personal ...
- 2019
- 01:18:13
- 13-14
- Added on: 05/20/2020
Documentary The Family Farm
In a journey across the majestic Canadian countryside, The Family Farm explores the diverse agricultural pursuits of earnest farm families and serves as a window into small scale farming. A season spent with these farmers and others reveals the key role they play in sustaining traditional farm knowledge, promoting environmental stewardship and maintaining food security. The Family Farm focuses on ...
- 2014
- 01:10:05
- 13-14
- Added on: 02/11/2020
Documentary Under Thin Ice (long version)
In Under Thin Ice, two divers, Jill Heinerth and Mario Cyr, tell us about their risky expedition to the Canadian Arctic. They had first intended to document arctic ecosystems and marine wildlife, but were faced with an unexpected reality. The Arctic is warming very fast and the animals are not where they used to be. Through their testimonies, Jill and Mario ...
- 2019
- 00:51:51
- 9-12
- Added on: 11/27/2019
Teacher Guide(s)
Documentary The Instrument Bank
The Instrument Bank follows the country’s most gifted violinists and cellists over the course of the 2009 Canada Council for the Arts’ Musical Instrument Bank Competition. The musicians compete to get their hands on the world’s greatest stringed instruments, valued at more than $27 million. The relationship between musician and instrument and the intense work ethic required to make one a ...
- 2011
- 00:47:51
- 13-14
- Added on: 10/04/2019
Documentary Expo 67: Mission Impossible
The documentary thriller Expo 67: Mission Impossible invites us to relive the incredible adventure of the men behind Man and His World. Over time, many people have begun to speak out and the full story can now emerge, just like Notre-Dame Island from the waters of the Saint Lawrence. Thanks to unprecedented access to over 80,000 archival documents, along with uncensored accounts ...
- 2017
- 01:08:38
- 13-14
- Added on: 03/22/2018
Documentary Welcome to F.L. (with English subtitles)
Welcome to F.L. offers a candid portrait of the smart, passionate and reflective students at a typical Quebec high school, as they reach the end of their teenage years and contemplate the lives that lie ahead for them.
- 2015
- 01:14:11
- 13-14
- Added on: 07/07/2017
Documentary Time Bombs
In the spring of 1957, 40 young Canadian soldiers were sent to Nevada on a top secret mission. These young men did not know they would be used as guinea pigs in the most important nuclear test program of the Cold War. The American military wanted to know how the average soldier would hold up on a nuclear battlefield. With ...
- 2007
- 00:45:35
- 13-14
- Added on: 10/26/2016
Documentary A Skill for Life (with English subtitles)
In our societies, stress has become a scourge. It was long believed, and some still believe, that children are not affected by stress. In 1988 in Edmundston, New Brunswick, nurse Renée Guimond Plourde noted that her 6-year-old son, who was just starting school, was suffering from symptoms related to stress. In the absence of literature on the subject, parents, in ...
- 2015
- 00:45:42
- 15-17
- Added on: 01/21/2016
Documentary Silent Majority: Beyond the Movie
This documentary takes a behind-the-scenes look at the making of Silent Majority, a film based on the true story of Adam Tanguay, a young man who was bullied at primary school, high school, and even later at his workplace. The documentary features a Q&A session with the film’s actors sharing their views on bullying.
- 2015
- 00:10:56
- 13-14
- Added on: 01/14/2016
Teacher Guide(s)
Documentary God Save Justin Trudeau
Shot in the winter of 2012, the documentary God Save Justin Trudeau follows MP for Papineau Justin Trudeau and Senator Patrick Brazeau as they train for a boxing match that will forever change their lives. Filmmakers Guylaine Maroist and Éric Ruel trace the parallels between boxing and politics, capturing much more than the charity match that caused such a stir ...
- 2014
- 01:21:07
- 15-17
- Added on: 08/11/2015
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