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Girls POV: Science On Screen

Girls POV: Science On Screen

This year Girls’ POV looks forward, and back, to celebrate stories of young scientists who are trailblazing creative ways to solve some of the world’s biggest challenges.

Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV

Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV

The life and times of Nam June Paik, the father of video art, who coined the phrase "Electronic Superhighway."

    The Arc of Oblivion

    The Arc of Oblivion

    Explore the strange world of archives, record-keeping, and memory through a filmmaker's quixotic quest to build an ark in Maine.

      Vishniac

      Vishniac

      Difficult and flamboyant, Roman Vishniac captured iconic images of Jewish life, from the cafes of pre-war Berlin to the shtetls of Eastern Europe. But it would be up to his daughter to preserve his legacy.

        King Coal

        King Coal

        The cultural roots of coal continue to permeate the rituals of daily life in Appalachia even as its economic power wanes. The journey of a coal miner's daughter exploring the region's dreams and myths, untangling the pain and beauty.

          Last Things

          Last Things

          Evolution and extinction from the point of view of rocks.

            The Pod Generation

            The Pod Generation

            A New York couple's wild ride to parenthood involves a new tool developed by a tech giant, Pegazus.

              Blueback

              Blueback

              When Abby befriends a magnificent wild blue groper while diving, she realizes that the fish is under threat. Taking inspiration from her activist mother, Abby takes on poachers to save her friend.

                The Seeds of Vandana Shiva

                The Seeds of Vandana Shiva

                How did the willful daughter of a Himalayan forest guard become Monsanto's worst nightmare?

                Good Night Oppy

                Good Night Oppy

                The Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity (aka Oppy) was originally expected to live for only 90 days... but she ultimately explored Mars for nearly 15 years.

                  Much Ado About Dying

                  Much Ado About Dying

                  Looking after his madcap gay actor uncle, filmmaker Simon received a profound lesson on dying happy.

                    Quantum Cowboys

                    Quantum Cowboys

                    Hapless drifters Frank and Bruno team up with Linde to recover her land and find an elusive frontier musician.

                      The Colour of Ink

                      The Colour of Ink

                      Toronto inkmaker Jason S. Logan harvests colours from the wild-weeds, berries, bark, flowers, rocks, rust-and sends custom-made inks to artists around the world, from a New Yorker cartoonist to a Tokyo calligrapher.

                        Theatre of Thought

                        Theatre of Thought

                        Werner Herzog shows off his fascination with the human brain in his latest documentary.

                        Dirt

                        Dirt

                        Break through the surface to explore the living, breathing ecosystem beneath our feet. DIRT — a documentary about saving our soil — delves into how Arkansas farmers, ranchers and more are improving their operations by helping the environment.

                        Windshipped

                        Windshipped

                        What started as one man's quixotic dream has turned to reality.

                          Secrets of the Sea (IMAX)

                          Secrets of the Sea (IMAX)

                          A look at marine biodiversity and the many species that live and interact in the ocean.

                            Elemental: Reimagine Wildfire

                            Elemental: Reimagine Wildfire

                            How can we reimagine our relationship with wildfire as we prepare for an increasingly hotter future?

                            The Sanctity of Space

                            The Sanctity of Space

                            Inspired by the photography of legendary explorer Brad Washburn, three friends traverse some of Alaska's most challenging peaks.

                              How to Survive a Pandemic

                              How to Survive a Pandemic

                              Chronicles the global race to research, develop, manufacture and distribute COVID-19 vaccines in the most enormous coordinated public health effort ever undertaken.

                                Infinite Storm

                                Infinite Storm

                                When a climber (Naomi Watts) gets caught in a blizzard, she encounters a stranded stranger and must get them both down the mountain before nightfall.

                                  Everything Everywhere All At Once

                                  Everything Everywhere All At Once

                                  When an interdimensional rupture unravels reality, an unlikely hero must channel her newfound powers to fight bizarre and bewildering dangers from the multiverse as the fate of the world hangs in the balance.

                                  The Last Glaciers

                                  The Last Glaciers

                                  The most comprehensive film ever produced about the relationship between climate change, mountain environments, and glaciers.

                                  Linoleum

                                  Linoleum

                                  When the host of a failing children's science show tries to fulfill his childhood dream of becoming an astronaut, a series of bizarre events occur that cause him to question his own reality.