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2022 Lunenburg Doc Fest

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2022 Lunenburg Doc Fest

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A BUNCH OF AMATEURS

VIEWING REGION: On-site only The most quintessentially British working-class filmmaking club, Bradford Movie Makers’ members grow old amid flickering memories and the brutal reckoning of their final years. Desperately clinging to their dreams, and to each other, fueled by endless [...]

AN ACCIDENTAL LIFE

VIEWING REGION: CANADA & USA An Accidental Life tells the story of climber Quinn Brett, who suffered a horrific fall in Yosemite at the height of her athletic career that left her paralyzed from the waist down and forced to [...]

A HOUSE MADE OF SPLINTERS

Winner of the Best International Documentary award, click here to see award winners. VIEWING REGION: Atlantic Canada In this war-worn and impoverished corner of Eastern Ukraine where addiction casts a long shadow, there sits a safe haven for children temporarily [...]

MY NAME IS WOLASTOQ & THE ARTISANS

CANADIAN CHANGE MAKERS: NEW BRUNSWICK The Canadian Change Makers program showcases “change makers” who are driven by the genuine goal of making the world a better place in some way. Click here for more of the Change Makers Program. [...]

ART SHORTS: Bridging Past And Present

VIEWING REGION: Canada & USA, FREE ADMISSION Tuesday, SEPT 27, 12:45pm | United Church Hall | 81 mins A collage of shorts explores how history and systemic and social forces have shaped creations and new visions as the featured artists [...]

ATLANTIC CANADIAN SHORTS

VIEWING REGION: Canada & USA, FREE ADMISSION* Saturday, SEPT 24, 9:00am | United Church Hall | 69 mins Atlantic Canadian Shorts showcases the unique stories and abundance of talent in Atlantic Canada. See below for additional information on the [...]

BERNIE LANGILLE WANTS TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO BERNIE LANGILLE

Winner of the Best Atlantic Filmmaker Award, click here to see award winners. VIEWING REGION: CANADA & USA Bernie Langille never met his grandfather, a corporal in the military who died 15 years before Bernie was born. However, Bernie grew [...]

OPENING NIGHT FILM – BUFFY SAINTE-MARIE: CARRY IT ON

OPENING NIGHT FILM CANADIAN CHANGE MAKERS: MANITOBA The Canadian Change Makers program showcases “change makers” who are driven by the genuine goal of making the world a better place in some way. Click here for more of the Change [...]

CANADIAN CHANGE MAKERS: Coast To Coast Shorts

The Canadian Change Makers program showcases “change makers” who are driven by the genuine goal of making the world a better place in some way. Click here for more of the Change Makers Program. VIEWING REGION: Canada & USA, [...]

CBC SHORT DOCS: What Is In A Name

VIEWING REGION: Canada, FREE ADMISSION See our film guide here! Friday, SEPT 23, 6:00pm | United Church Hall | 71 mins The power of names and language unify this selection of shorts that explore changing identities and the intrinsic qualities and impact [...]

CLIFF: A PORTRAIT OF AN ARTIST

CANADIAN CHANGE MAKERS: MANITOBA The Canadian Change Makers program showcases “change makers” who are driven by the genuine goal of making the world a better place in some way. Click here for more of the Change Makers Program. CLIFF: [...]

CROWS ARE WHITE

VIEWING REGION: Canada & USA For over a thousand years, a secretive Buddhist sect has lived in an isolated monastery in Japan performing acts of extreme physical endurance in their pursuit of enlightenment. A filmmaker, struggling to reconcile his desires [...]

DEAR AUDREY

VIEWING REGION: CANADA & USA Acclaimed activist-filmmaker Martin Duckworth has devoted his life to peace and justice. But now he’s put down his camera to fight for the most important cause he’s ever faced—caring for his wife, Audrey Schirmer, through [...]

DEAR JACKIE

CANADIAN CHANGE MAKERS: QUEBEC The Canadian Change Makers program showcases “change makers” who are driven by the genuine goal of making the world a better place in some way. Click here for more of the Change Makers Program. DEAR [...]

DEVIL PUT THE COAL IN THE GROUND

VIEWING REGION: Canada & USA When West Virginia broke away from Virginia in 1861 at the start of the American Civil War, its founders did not agree upon the Confederacy or the role of the state in the war. They [...]

THE EMPRESS OF VANCOUVER

CANADIAN CHANGE MAKERS: BRITISH COLUMBIA The Canadian Change Makers program showcases “change makers” who are driven by the genuine goal of making the world a better place in some way. Click here for more of the Change Makers Program. [...]

ETERNAL SPRING

Winner of the Best Canadian Documentary award, click here to see award winners. VIEWING REGION: On-site only In March 2002, a state TV signal in China is hacked by members of the banned spiritual group Falun Gong. Their goal is [...]

K’I TAH AMONGST THE BIRCH & EVER DEADLY

CANADIAN CHANGE MAKERS: NUNAVUT / NORTHWEST TERRITORIES The Canadian Change Makers program showcases “change makers” who are driven by the genuine goal of making the world a better place in some way. Click here for more of the Change Makers [...]

THE EXILES

VIEWING REGION: CANADA & USA In 1989, documentarian, activist, and iconoclast Christine Choy filmed the leaders of the Tiananmen Square democracy movement following the June 4th massacre. Midway through production, the project was abandoned and the footage was all but [...]

FIRE OF LOVE

VIEWING REGION: ON-SITE ONLY Katia and Maurice Krafft loved two things — each other and volcanoes. For two decades, the daring French volcanologist couple roamed the planet, chasing eruptions and documenting their discoveries. Ultimately, they lost their lives in a [...]

KING COVID & FIRST WE EAT

CANADIAN CHANGE MAKERS: YUKON The Canadian Change Makers program showcases “change makers” who are driven by the genuine goal of making the world a better place in some way. Click here for more of the Change Makers Program. KING [...]

FOR YOUR PEACE OF MIND MAKE YOUR OWN MUSEUM

VIEWING REGION: Canada & USA In a tiny village in the middle of nowhere, dwells the ghost of an old woman. Her name is Senobia Cerrud. Some time ago she transformed her house into the Museum of Antiquities of All [...]

GEOGRAPHIES OF SOLITUDE

CANADIAN CHANGE MAKERS: NOVA SCOTIA The Canadian Change Makers program showcases “change makers” who are driven by the genuine goal of making the world a better place in some way. Click here for more of the Change Makers Program. [...]

HALLELUJAH: LEONARD COHEN, A JOURNEY, A SONG

VIEWING REGION: On-site only; Docs on the Dock, SEPT 19, 2022 Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song is a definitive exploration of singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen as seen through the prism of his internationally renowned hymn, “Hallelujah.” This feature-length documentary [...]

HIDDEN LETTERS

VIEWING REGION: Canada See our film guide here! Women in China were historically forced into oppressive marriages and forbidden to read or write by their households for thousands of years. To cope, they developed and shared a secret language among themselves [...]

ICE-BREAKER: THE ’72 SUMMIT SERIES

VIEWING REGION: ATLANTIC CANADA Ice-Breaker gives a unique voice to Canadians who were directly involved or impacted by the Summit Series. The remarkable on-ice battles of those iconic hockey games led to September 28, 1972 in Moscow where game eight [...]

THE ICE WALK

CANADIAN CHANGE MAKERS: PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND The Canadian Change Makers program showcases “change makers” who are driven by the genuine goal of making the world a better place in some way. Click here for more of the Change Makers Program. [...]

SEE ME & INSANITY

CANADIAN CHANGE MAKERS: ALBERTA The Canadian Change Makers program showcases “change makers” who are driven by the genuine goal of making the world a better place in some way. Click here for more of the Change Makers Program. SEE [...]

INTERNATIONAL SHORTS: Nothing Ventured Nothing Gained

VIEWING REGION: Canada & USA, FREE ADMISSION* Sunday, SEPT 25, 7:45pm | United Church Hall | 99 mins Tuesday, SEPT 27, 5:15pm | United Church Hall | 33 mins Be transported around the globe through this diverse and eclectic selection of [...]

THE KILLING OF A JOURNALIST

VIEWING REGION: ATLANTIC CANADA A young investigative journalist and his fiancée are brutally murdered in their home in Slovakia. Their deaths inspire the biggest protests in Slovakia since the fall of communism. The story takes an unexpected turn when a [...]

LUNCHBOX SHORTS 1: Canadian Shorts – Resilience of Spirit

Lunchbox Shorts are free-admission short film programs. We welcome you to bring your own lunch to enjoy during the screening. Monday, SEPT 26, 12:00pm | United Church Hall | 64 mins VIEWING REGION: Canada & USA, FREE ADMISSION* The [...]

LUNCHBOX SHORTS 2: Archival Water Docs

Lunchbox Shorts are free-admission short film programs. We welcome you to bring your own lunch to enjoy during the screening. VIEWING REGION: Canada & USA, FREE ADMISSION Wednesday, SEPT 28, 12:00pm | United Church Hall See below for [...]

RIVER

VIEWING REGION: On-site only; Docs on the Dock, SEPT 12, 2022 Throughout history, rivers have shaped our landscapes and our journeys; flowed through our cultures and dreams. River takes its audience on a journey through space and time; spanning six [...]

ROOTS OF FIRE

VIEWING REGION: CANADA & USA Amidst shuttered rural dance clubs and encroaching globalization, five award-winning musicians push against stereotypes of the American South and move the music of their ancestors forward. But their fans are getting older and the language [...]

HERD & COD STORY & SET IN MOTION

CANADIAN CHANGE MAKERS: NEWFOUNDLAND The Canadian Change Makers program showcases “change makers” who are driven by the genuine goal of making the world a better place in some way. Click here for more of the Change Makers Program. HERD [...]

SCRAP

VIEWING REGION: CANADA ONLY Scrap is a love letter to the things we use in our daily lives. This cinematic documentary tells the stories of people who each have a connection to objects that have reached their ‘end of life’. [...]

SHORT FILMS FROM AROUND THE WORLD – Student & Community Screening

Tuesday, SEPT 27, 9:00am | United Church Hall | 90 mins This special free-admission presentation was curated with the students of Bluenose Academy in mind, but is open to everyone! Lunenburg Doc Fest is delighted to present a collection of [...]

SHOUTING DOWN MIDNIGHT

VIEWING REGION: On-site only In 2013, women shared real stories to help Texas State Senator Wendy Davis filibuster in defense of Texas women’s access to reproductive healthcare. As the capitol filled to capacity for the first time in its history, [...]