Tangled Roots

Aug 18, 2022

0h 15m

★ 0.0

Not every tree grows the same.

Overview

An intimate look into Demers family's experience raising children while dealing with the societal stigmas around disabilities and the consequences of Alberta's forgotten experiment in eugenics.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

SAIT Polytechnic

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Cast

Self

Réal Demers

Self

Blandine Demers

Self (archive)

Diane Demers

Self (voice)

Carter Hess

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The World's Worst Place to Be Gay?

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6.7

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2.0

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Himalayan Xtri – Xtreme Triathlon Nepal

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8.0

Project Florida

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Marketing film for Walt Disney World showing the creation of the new theme park, with footage of WED designers at work, actual construction, scale models, the Preview Center, and Walt Disney discussing his hopes for the project from an earlier 1966 film.

4.2

Song 5

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SONG 5: A childbirth song (the Songs are a cycle of silent color 8mm films by the American experimental filmmaker Stan Brakhage produced from 1964 to 1969).

0.0

Cormac McCarthy's Veer

Feb 21, 2023

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5.3

Green Street

Aug 3, 1962

A look at an over-loaded freight train departing from Prague.

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Calligraphie Japonaise

Jan 1, 1958

In a comparative study between different forms of calligraphy, the film traces parallels between modern Japanese painting and traditional Japanese writing.

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5.5

The Return of Bond: The Start of Production Press Event

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A short documentary about the press of GoldenEye.

0.0

On a Wednesday Night in Tokyo

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A regular Wednesday night in Tokyo's subway. The train is filled with more and more people...

4.8

Wigstock: The Movie

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The original documentary on the Wigstock festival, back in the day when it was a much smaller affair in Thompkins Square Park. A full day of peace, love, and wigs…

4.6

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7.0

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7.7

Min hemliga bror

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Being Seen

Jul 29, 2023

A group of African American students at the University of Arizona reveals the importance of political spaces within Universities in times of intolerance.

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