| Description |
1 online resource (streaming video file) (89 min.) : flv file, sound |
| Summary |
Canada's Charter of Rights and Freedoms gets six fresh perspectives with IN THE NAME OF ALL CANADIANS, a compilation of short documentaries commissioned by Hot Docs. From Indigenous rights to the controversial 'notwithstanding clause, ' participating filmmakers take the Charter's key tenets off the page and into the lived experiences of Canada. Films include: LAST RESORT - An exploration of the precedent-setting case which sees the first ever Indigenous freedom of religion challenge to go before the Supreme Court of Canada. NOTWITHSTANDING - A doomsday scenario is imagined when Section 33, the notwithstanding clause, weaponizes the Charter against itself. THE LONG WAY HOME - The government denies re-entry to a Sudanese-born Canadian after allegations of terrorism. LESSONS INJUSTICE - As a lawyer, Danardo Jones is aware that the law can do little to protect his son against racism, but tries to discuss the issue with his son. L'INSPECTEUR - Well before minority language educational rights were in place, the difficulties in teaching French in Manitoba public schools are recalled through a story of school inspectors in the 1930's and 1940's. IN PART - Inspired by the Proust questionnaire, this is a mosaic of portraits and interviews, ranging from topics related to the Charter, to the existential, to the seemingly insignificant |
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Title from title frames |
| Event |
Originally produced by Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival in 2017 |
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Documentary films.
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Political studies -- Canada
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Documentary films.
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Canada.
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Feature films.
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Feature films.
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Streaming video
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| Author |
Bowen-Allen, Jennifer, film director
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Belik, Vivian, film director
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Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival (Firm),
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Kanopy (Firm)
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