The local food movement is blooming across North America. The simple approach of sourcing food closer to home has united environmentalists, health advocates, chefs and farmers alike, all under a common banner to revolutionize our food system. The momentum of…
5 documentaries to watch to remind yourself that climate change still exists in Trump’s America
BY BROOKLYN PINHEIRO Now that Trump’s in charge, fighting for climate change is going to be even more difficult considering he doesn’t believe in it. Remember this? Since his inauguration, Trump has ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to remove…
For 3 years, these guys travelled to dozens of countries to eat bugs – and documented it all on film
BY: JESSICA BEUKER By the year 2050, the human population is expected to reach 9.7 billion. This means that the demand for food will rise substantially over the next few decades. At a time where climate issues are pressing, the…
This is what it’s really like to be a sugar baby
BY: JESSICA BEUKER Sugar dating: In return for a “mutually beneficial arrangement” (fun, friendship, gifts, money, travel and possibly sex), a young woman, known as the Sugar Baby provides “the girlfriend experience” to a wealthy, generous older man, the Sugar…
Couple gets high on LSD and tries to build IKEA furniture
BY: RHIANN MOORE IKEA has (probably) caused countless breakups, family fights and ended friendships. With seemingly no solution to getting cheap furniture without entering into a metaphorical boxing ring between building partners, this couple decided to up the ante by dropping…
7 documentaries that will light a fire in your heart and change how you see the world
BY: JESSICA BEUKER 1. Samsara Filmed over five years in 25 different countries, this incredible documentary was shot on 70mm film and is completely non-verbal. Samsara, which means “the ever turning wheel of life” in Sanskrit, takes viewers to sacred…
This incredible documentary on brain trauma shows us that self-identity isn’t fixed
By: Jocelyn Schwalm What is it that sets us apart as people? Is it our core values, intentions, actions, beliefs? What if these things changed in the blink of an eye? Would you still be you, or would you be…
This filmmaker sheds light on the poor treatment of foreign farmers in Canada
BY: CAROLINE ROLF For more than 50 years, migrant workers come to Canada to tend to our fields, work in our orchards and toil inside our greenhouses. We may put a lot of thought into what produce we’re putting on…
Millennial minimalists are downsizing in order to embrace a more meaningful life
BY: Jocelyn Schwalm A new generation of artists, one that understands the value of quality as opposed to quantity, is embracing the idea of minimalism. In a world full of consumerism, it is a rebellion against the popular ideology…
This documentary will change the way you see the world
BY: JESSICA BEUKER Out of sight, out of mind. That’s the mantra that so many of us use to shield ourselves from acknowledging the pain, poverty, heartbreak and terror that so many people, all around the world face on a…
Suburban skateboarders turned train hopping heroes crossed America and caught it all on film
BY: ROB HOFFMAN There are few places in the West that capture the raw American spirit like the dark corners of train yards and the open boxcars that run a rough hand across the country’s burning plains. Only a month…
This 26-year-old snuck into over 50 major music festivals and made a movie about it (Video)
By: Daniel Korn It’s that time of year where the excitement for the summer’s music festivals has started to mount, and with it the disappointing realization that life might keep you from seeing all the bands you want to see.…
An interview with the documentary filmmaker who ran through 26 national parks in 47 days
BY: SINEAD MULHERN Volcanic copper spreads across the landscape catching lightning from the storm overhead. Electric bolts get closer and closer. On another day, feet freeze mid-run as baby black bears tumble across the trail. Guillaume Arthus uses the word…
How technology is slowly ruining your social life (Documentary)
BY: SEBASTIAN BACK As technology continues to transform the social interaction of humans, the question remains: is the shift in the mode of communication liberating us from our surroundings or caging us into a screen? The Future of Interaction by…
Wildlife (band) lays carnage to tired clichés
BY: ATLAS Between winning the SiriusXM Indie Award for rock artist of the year and debuting a behind-the-scenes studio documentary, Toronto five-piece Wildlife is having a big year. Frontman Dean Povinsky talks about clichéd heart metaphors, Bruce Springsteen, and what…