Movies: Chaz Oliver

  • 2002
    A Scent of Mint

    A Scent of Mint (2002)

    A Scent of Mint

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    This documentary recounts filmmaker Pierre Sidaoui’s immigration journey from the small Lebanese town of Abey to Montreal, the city he now calls home. Sidaoui had a carefree childhood, but civil war forced him and his family to flee Lebanon in 1982, ...

    A Scent of Mint
  • 2004
    Inuuvunga: I Am Inuk, I Am Alive

    Inuuvunga: I Am Inuk, I Am Alive (2004)

    Inuuvunga: I Am Inuk, I Am Alive

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    In this feature-length documentary, 8 Inuit teens with cameras offer a vibrant and contemporary view of life in Canada's North. They also use their newly acquired film skills to confront a broad range of issues, from the widening communication gap be...

    Inuuvunga: I Am Inuk, I Am Alive
  • 2006
    Acting Blind

    Acting Blind (2006)

    Acting Blind

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    This touching documentary follows a cast of blind and visually impaired actors as they prepare Dancing to Beethoven, a play about blindness. The film takes us deep into the lives of the actors. We hear stories of their shock and disbelief at first lo...

    Acting Blind
  • 2003
    The Hasty Man Drinks His Tea with a Fork

    The Hasty Man Drinks His Tea with a Fork (2003)

    The Hasty Man Drinks His Tea with a Fork

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    A blend of drama and documentary, this film follows several people caught up in the turmoil of the modern world. The drama centres on a woman who has burned out and who holds up her own despair – and her attempts to rebuild her life – as a mirror to ...

    The Hasty Man Drinks His Tea with a Fork
  • 2003
    Earth to Mouth

    Earth to Mouth (2003)

    Earth to Mouth

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    Filmed at the Wing Fong Farm in Ontario, this documentary follows the tilling, planting and harvesting of Asian vegetables destined for Chinese markets and restaurants. On 80 acres of land, Lau King-Fai, her son and a half-dozen migrant Mexican worke...

    Earth to Mouth