Discover the full library of health and well-being content that has received funding from TELUS Fund.
An Anishinabe mother reclaims traditional Indigenous birthing practices across Canada.
Frédéric Choinière explores ten major cities and reveals their most effective solutions for managing urban waste.
Psychiatrist Suzanne begins work at the Mont-Royal Institute, where she meets Mortimer, an intriguing intervention officer, as well as patients who need her unique and sensitive view on mental health.
In Coyoacán, a lively and imaginative young girl turns every challenge into creative strength. Her name? Frida Kahlo.
A four-part docu-series following patients undergoing urgent, life-saving organ transplants in British Columbia.
When Julie finds new love, she joins a unique family and becomes stepmother to two children, including Antoine, a boy with complex special needs.
Caregiving is a job that can be overwhelming and intimidating, especially when the responsibility is thrust upon you suddenly and without warning.
Plastic People is a landmark feature documentary that chronicles one woman’s mission to expose shocking new revelations about the impact of microplastics on human health.
When a type-A Pakistani-Canadian gets diagnosed with depression after a failed suicide attempt, she applies a checklist approach to curing the incurable.
From Brazil to Finland, Korea to Italy, Africa to Greece, Hugo Latulippe goes in search of communities and wise people to inspire us to consider other ways of being, living and thinking.
A story of friendship between young people who, despite their illness and living conditions, aspire to build a life similar to that of any other child their age.
"Down" follows Ugandan-born filmmaker Moses Latigo Odida as he travels across the Canada to document stories of Black caregivers.
After Caregiving asks former caregivers to recount their experiences in the weeks after their caregiving responsibilities end.
This series enters the lives of caregivers for individuals with acquired brain injuries, capturing the unspoken sacrifices and profound love that fuels them.
Stories for Caregivers is an initiative renewed for a sixth year by the TELUS Fund and produced by Peaceful Ronin Media designed to change the way Canadians think and feel about providing care. Their strategy is to generate awareness about caregiving through the creation of original web series that showcase the inspiring work of caregivers across Canada.
A web series that educates caregivers on caring for their aging family members by using technology solutions available today.
A series that aims to decipher psychological violence in relationships.
With the participation of credible, and charismatic, experts of international renown, this documentary highlights the latest discoveries about the intelligence of marine animals and ocean ecosystems.
Through Caregivers in the Wild, we learn how activities in nature rejuvenate caregivers by activating different areas of their brains and helping them to live in the moment.
Vivek Shraya realizes that no matter how successful she’s been in her artistic endeavors, her one true dream of becoming a Popstar never came true.
A series dedicated to well-being and mental health, based on verified facts, evidence, and scientific research.
Dive in with swimmers in their sixties and beyond holding back the hands of time with the joy and strength they have found in artistic swimming.
The Unseen Gifts of Caregiving highlights the often unnoticed rewards that caregivers gain through their selfless acts of compassion and service.
Louis, an adult living with an intellectual disability (ID), takes us into his daily life and highlights the key challenges of his "jungle."
In the ruthless “attention economy” of the Internet, young influencers gamble everything for fame-‘n’-fortune. A startling and timely study of contemporary celebrity, Anything for Fame ventures into the virtual Wild West to profile an ambitious—and reckless—new breed of content creator. This film deals with mature subject matter. Viewer discretion is advised.
Parfaitement Imparfait (Perfectly Imperfect) explores taboos surrounding mental health in a bright, entertaining and unabashed way.
Six degrés tells the unique story of a blind boy who has only six small degrees of eyesight with which to discover his new life.
On est rendu là is a magazine highlighting young people, mostly from diverse backgrounds, who are realizing their full potential and standing out for their audacity, courage, authenticity and passion.
Ian, a blunt unfiltered 20-something with cerebral palsy, navigates the social pressures of life in an unforgiving world not designed for wheels.
In this fictional series, a mother is willing to do anything to save her asthmatic son's life from the global garbage crisis.
Run Jump Play is a series of inspirational stories about kids with autism overcoming barriers and thriving through sports.
Backlash: a shocking story of four women leaders whose lives are overturned by cyberviolence. They share a common cause: refusing to be silenced.
We explore the sometimes surprising or unknown impacts that our living environment can have on our health (place of residence, neighbourhood, workplaces, etc.).
A fresh and empathetic look at mental illness through the touching stories of people seeking better treatment.
A stroke is like a brush fire in the brain, burning over a million neurons per minute. But one Canadian doctor is out to prove his drug can stop it in its tracks.
Les aventures du Pharmachien tackles mistruths and popular beliefs in health.
The Secret Society sheds light on a hidden and unacknowledged women’s health crisis. Delving into the stressful and stigmatized world of infertility, we meet women unable to conceive who are desperately searching for egg donors, women willing to donate their eggs to help them, and professionals who support both.
Jennifer Abbott’s new documentary The Magnitude of All Things merges stories from the frontlines of climate change with recollections of the loss of her sister, drawing intimate parallels between personal and planetary grief.
Special initiative with VICE to stimulate health content targeted to Youth.
Jenny, 13, is diagnosed with leukemia. Far from being discouraged by the news, she discovers a strength of character that allows her to bravely face the ordeal of her illness thanks to the help of her family and friends.
Shine True is a makeover show that helps trans and gender non-conforming people overcome dysphoria and anxiety.
Through funny sketches, educational animation and engaging testimonials, this web series shatters the mental health stigma and gives young people a better understanding of the elements affecting their psychological well-being.
Connecting the Dots breaks down barriers of communications to reveal why we face a population of children and young adults suffering from anxiety, depression and ultimately suicide.
Intertwining both the sports odyssey and the human portrait, this feel-good documentary offers an immersion into a fascinating world where athletes with an “intellectual difference” are at the forefront.
Ollie is the world’s pickiest eater, who when he finally takes a bite of his food, gets food fueled superpowers – and in the end loves his food and saves the day!
Moments of Life focuses on perinatal bereavement following medical termination of pregnancy.
A mother campaigns to ensure the tragic death of her daughter Amanda serves as a warning to other parents about the dangers of digital bullies and their impact on modern teens’ lives.
Follow two best friends—one alive, one dead—through space and time as they struggle to right past wrongs and find themselves following a suicide.
From a simple cold to cancer, find helpful information from a friend to children and families.
Explore how sounds and music affect our brain in ways that promote healing and wellness.
The price of oil includes the mental and emotional anguish common among Alberta’s oil and gas workers.
Grapple with a new understanding of addiction, harm reduction, and drug policies.
Anick Lemay offers Mont Tétons : Guide de survie (Mount Tits: a Survival Guide), a guide about follow-ups for survivors of breast cancer.
Doctors talk health with guys in their sacred place; at the rink playing recreational hockey.
A breakthrough discovery about the left and right brain hemispheres can help us lead more productive lives and deal with complex social problems.
Discover, through touching stories, how new technological advances will shortly change or help us regain our ability to see, touch, hear, feel and taste, thus improving our lives.
A documentary inspired by the tragedy experienced by Olympic medallist Sylvie Bernier, accompanied by a digital component dedicated to drowning prevention in Canada.
This gripping documentary series follows the paramedics and dispatchers at British Columbia’s Emergency Health Services, from the highly pressurized dispatch control centre to the crews on the street.
Something in the Air is a one-hour film to broadcast on CBC’s documentary series The Nature of Things with David Suzuki. The documentary speaks to the continued deterioration and new risks in the most essential element for survival: air. The invisible ultra-fine particles that we breathe in every three seconds affect our brains, our DNA and overall health and well-being.
Love yourself like you love your car.
This magazine program comes into Quebec homes to guide families in a fun and entertaining way about family health.
Racetime is a sequel to the animated feature film SNOWTIME! and is a wild romp through the trials and tribulations, passionate joys and little victories of childhood.
Behind every mental illness there is a person. Hear their stories. Witness the strength of the human character.
The Superfood Chain explores the facts and myths of “superfoods” and how the superfood industry affects food security for fishers and farmers globally.
At the intersection of art and science, the Anthropocene Project is a multidisciplinary endeavour combining film, photography, virtual and augmented reality to investigate human influence on our planet.
Let’s talk about sex: from the clitoris to consent, to porn, sexting and masturbation.
This unique documentary sheds light on the stroke suffered by Josée Boudreault’s in July 2016. With her strength of character, her positive attitude and her great resilience, we follow her life after the stroke. We will meet neurologists and other health specialists who will describe a stroke in plain words for us to get to know the different types, symptoms and prognosis.
In 2050, our planet will have more than 9 billion inhabitants. Feeding them all will be a huge challenge. This series presents solutions and experiences from around the world to ensure global food security.
Joe, a 90-year-old widower, is living alone when his misguided adult grandson moves in with nothing but a backpack, a box of condoms and a sense of entitlement.
Five couples hit the road looking for ways to stay young and live longer.
Rhiana and Kaz Ehara’s world turns upside-down when their daughter Chiyo is diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes.
In Maux mystères (literally “Mystery Woe”, a play on the French name for word search puzzles), people who are told they have a rare disease, often obscure even for doctors, see their lives confined to an endless quest for the right diagnosis.
Alexandre Taillefer seeks to understand what caused the suicide of Thomas, his 14-year-old son. He focuses on the mental health of young Quebecers and explores the impact of the virtual world on the real world. He wants to improve online detection of suicidal ideation as well as mental health prevention.
An infertile couple struggles to conceive with the help of a doctor. And a nurse. And an embryologist. And a financial planner. And unsolicited advice from everyone they know.
Teens 101 is a multi media initiative towards reaching, guiding, empowering, inspiring youth through the issues that can affect their mental health and well being.
When their two-year-old son Oskar is diagnosed with autism, this busy family of seven drops everything for a year to focus on his therapy. In their surprising journey of discovery, they confront a critical question: What does unconditional love really mean?
A documentary film and virtual reality experience that follows four families as they deal with Alzheimer’s disease at a shockingly young age, and then places the audience into the perspective of someone suffering with the symptoms of Alzheimer’s related dementia through these stories.
The anti-aging industry is worth almost $10 billion a year. People want to live forever, and they want to look good while doing it. But how much of it actually works? And is any of it harmful?
Over half a million of Canada’s front line mental healthcare “workers” are less than 12 years old. Yet, nobody’s heard of them… And they’re left alone to cope with growing up with a parent who suffers from mental illness.
SEDNA IV returns home after documenting the important environmental changes from the Arctic to the Gulf of the St. Lawrence river.
LIVE SAFE, BUT LIVE! A cross-platform initiative to improve our ability to understand, assess and respond to risk.
An interactive health and fitness series connecting the viewer with workouts, wearable technology, a mobile app and a website to chart progress.
A documentary series chronicling the often-hidden stories of the unsung men and women, unexpected heroes, and behind-the-scenes processes that safeguard our welfare, over two typical days of Canadian life.
The documentary series presents cases of people who almost died because they waited too long before seeing a doctor, while web capsules raise public awareness to avoid those situations.
Surrogacy is booming, but what is the impact on our ethics, our laws and the medical system in Canada? And most of all, how does this impact couples desperate to have a child?
Travel to countries where insects are eaten as a great source of protein and nutrients and follow those working to bring edible insects to Western cultures.
A new practical and informative health magazine. With a digital component rich in content and customizable, it proposes to bring health into the living rooms of all Quebecers.
Canada is home to some of the most remote First Nations communities in the world. These are places that can seem cut off from the world but are full of people who want to be heard.
A multi-platform movement designed to promote healthy active living and change the way children and their families move through their daily lives.
After a diving accident, Nash suffers from homelessness, drug addiction, crime and eventually murder. Brain injury impacts more than the individual, it impacts society as a whole.
Mixed race cancer patients are forced to reflect on their multiracial identities as they struggle with a seemingly impossible search to find bone marrow donors.
Chef and fisherman Spencer Watts travels the country to meet the people bringing some of Canada’s most sustainable seafood from sea to plate.
#STI features the stories of distraught patients recently diagnosed with various STIs as they look back on how they contracted the disease and what they could have and should have done differently.
A Better Man offers a fresh and nuanced look at the healing and revelation that can happen for everyone involved when men take responsibility for their abuse.
Transforming the conversation around addiction from shame and blame to compassion and support. A vital lifeline for loved ones when, where and how they need it.
A student-focused, cross-country Talkback Tour that leveraged the documentary Girls’ Night Out to spark conversation about bingedrinking culture at 22 post-secondary institutions in 8 provinces.
Documentary chronicling busy urban emergency room.
An informative, interactive and entertaining platform for decrypting the phenomenon of motivation.
Dance teacher Miss Frost and her friend Coco have fun, shake things up and explore different kinds of dance, encouraging viewers to jump up and participate in creative movement.
A powerful 24 hour snapshot of Canada's health care system on a typical day. Captured by sixty camera crews across the country.
Inspiring individuals from the four corners of Quebec to eat better, be more active, and lead a more balanced life.
MILK brings a universal perspective on the policies, commercialization, and controversies surrounding birth and infant feeding over the canvas of stunningly beautiful visuals and poignant voices from around the globe.
A riveting exploration of the claim that too much sugar is making us sick. A cast of courageous characters reveal the smoking gun to our unprecedented obesity and diabetes pandemic.
