Trailer Park Boys is a dark comedy mockumentary series that follows the lives of Julian, Ricky, and Bubbles, three petty criminals living in Sunnyvale Trailer Park. They constantly get involved in various illegal activities while dealing with the challenges of their dysfunctional community.
Pit Pony is a 1999 CBC television series which tells the story of small-town life in Glace Bay, on the island of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia in 1904. The plot line revolves around the lives of the families of the men and boys who work in the coal mines.
Maudie, a disabled woman living in Nova Scotia, Canada, finds solace in painting. Despite facing adversity and a difficult marriage, she becomes a renowned folk painter, leaving behind a legacy of resilience and talent.
Trailer Park Boys: The Movie follows the lives of a group of small-time crooks living in a trailer park in Nova Scotia, Canada. The main characters Ricky, Julian, and Bubbles plan a heist to steal a large amount of money. However, their plans go awry when they get tangled up with prison guards, jock straps, and a rapper. With plenty of stoner comedy and mockumentary-style humor, this film is a hilarious and chaotic ride.
After her mother is imprisoned for murder, a teenager named Astrid must navigate the foster care system, encountering various challenges and hardships along the way.
The Story of Adele H. is a biographical drama set in the 1860s, based on the true story of Adele Hugo, daughter of renowned French writer Victor Hugo. Adele becomes infatuated with a British officer and follows him to Halifax, Nova Scotia. Her unrequited love and obsession drive her to insanity, leading to her being committed to an asylum.
Hanamizuki is a heartwarming film that tells the story of a young girl named Sae who falls in love with a boy named Kouhei during her summer vacation in a small village in Japan. As their relationship blossoms, they face various obstacles and challenges that test their love. Set against the backdrop of the beautiful countryside, Hanamizuki explores the themes of young love, dreams, and the power of fate.
In a small coal mining town in Nova Scotia, Margaret must confront the tragedies that have plagued her life while working in the local museum. As she tries to cope with the death of her father, husband, and brother, Margaret becomes obsessed with preserving the memories of those she has lost. Through her passion for the museum and her relationships with those around her, Margaret comes to understand the true cost of tragedy and the power of memory.
The Hanging Garden is a movie set in Nova Scotia, Canada, that explores the life of Sweet William, a gay man who returns to his hometown for his sister's wedding. As the story unfolds, it delves into themes of abusive relationships, self-acceptance, and the struggles faced by Sweet William and his dysfunctional family. The movie takes a nonlinear approach to storytelling, revealing the complex layers of the characters' pasts and their interconnected relationships.
In this comedy movie, the residents of a trailer park have to say goodbye to the bad guys. The story involves disgruntled customers, a Delorean car, dancing, alcoholism, bootlegging, and more hilarious situations. As they navigate through their adventures, they encounter a variety of funny and absurd scenarios, including driving a car without a door, watermelons, alcoholism spoofs, smoking marijuana, shotguns, sandwiches, pellet guns, pay phones, marijuana joints, living in a car, bologna, trailer trash, trailer parks, a homosexual cop, a grow-op, a gay couple, an alcoholic cop, alcohol abuse, poor white trash, a white rapper, and Nova Scotia, Canada.
Anne of Avonlea is a film made for television 4-part mini-series, developed in United Kingdom. It is based on Anne of Avonlea, the sequel to Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery.
Loosely based on a '50's movie of the same name, it tells the story of two young orphan boys who travel by themselves from the Old country to join their father's family in Canada. There they encounter their stern disciplinarian grandfather who has alienated himself from some of his neighbors. There is particularly no love lost between the grandfather and his Dutch neighbors, who he generalizes as being responsible for his son's death in the Boor War. A side product of this animosity is that it is keeping apart the boy's aunt and her Dutch doctor suitor. The two boys change everything though when they find a young baby on the beach...
During World War II, a Danish fisherman and his daughter get caught up in a web of espionage and danger when they discover an impostor on their fishing boat who is sabotaging their radio. They must navigate treacherous waters and outsmart a German submarine to save themselves and their ship.
Cloudburst is a road movie about two old lesbians who escape from a nursing home in Maine and drive to Canada to get married. Along the way, they pick up a young hitchhiker and encounter various obstacles and conflicts. The film explores themes of long-term relationships, gay and lesbian love, and the challenges faced by the elderly in society.
Rivers and Tides explores the creative process of renowned artist Andy Goldsworthy as he uses natural materials to create stunning installations in the landscape. The film takes us on a journey through Nova Scotia, Canada, Scotland, and Provence, showcasing Goldsworthy's unique sculptures made from clay, stone, wool, and other organic materials. It delves into his deep connection with nature, capturing the beauty of rivers, tides, rainbows, and the changing seasons. Through intimate interviews and breathtaking cinematography, Rivers and Tides invites us to see the world through the eyes of a visionary artist.
Shattered City: The Halifax Explosion is a two-part miniseries produced in 2003 by CBC Television. It presents a fictionalized version of the Halifax Explosion, a 1917 catastrophe that destroyed much of the city of Halifax. It was directed by Bruce Pittman and written by Keith Ross Leckie. The Film Stars Vincent Walsh, Tamara Hope, Clare Stone, Zachary Bennett, Shauna MacDonald and Ted Dykstra. The series was expensive by Canadian television standards with a budget of $10.4 million. It was heavily promoted by the CBC and paired with a number of non-fiction documentaries. The broadcast drew a sizable Canadian audience of 1.5 million viewers. It drew some praise for the adept use of special effects to show the destruction of the explosion. However the miniseries was poorly received critically. One critic at the Globe and Mail described it as "execrably written and acted" while another strained to find positive elements, "At times, there is a plodding workmanlike quality to Shattered City." The miniseries won some technical awards at the Canadian television Gemini Awards in 2004 but was passed over for any direction or writing awards and won only a single supporting acting award for Ted Dykstra.
In 'Cracking the Shakespeare Code,' experts delve into the mysterious world of Shakespeare's plays and poems, uncovering hidden messages and untangling the web of connections to secret societies, occultism, and mythical artifacts. Through interviews and investigations in London, Nova Scotia, and Oslo, the film explores the possibility that Shakespeare's works contain a hidden code that reveals a revisionist history of British literature and historical figures. Along the way, the documentary explores topics such as cryptography, cult conspiracy, and the importance of tea in British history.
Trailer Park Boys is a mockumentary TV series set in the fictional Sunnyvale Trailer Park in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada. The show follows the lives of a group of trailer park residents including Ricky, Julian, and Bubbles, as they engage in various illegal activities, particularly involving marijuana. The series is known for its dark humor and black-and-white cinematography.
Julie, a Polish-Canadian woman living in Halifax, Nova Scotia, discovers that her daughter has a terminal illness. Determined to find a cure, she turns to a faith healer and embarks on a journey filled with love, jealousy, and faith.
In Halifax, Nova Scotia, a former boxer is released from prison and seeks revenge for the racist murder of his brother. Along the way, he struggles with his own racism and finds redemption through forgiveness.