CBC DocsThis film contains scenes discussing residential schools, Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, suicide, and police violence. Viewer discretion is advised.
YINTAH — the Witsuwit'en word for "land" — tells the story of an Indigenous nation’s fight for sovereignty as they resist the construction of multiple oil and fracked-gas pipelines across their territory.
Over the period of a decade, the film follows Tsakë ze’ Howilhkat Freda Huson, Tsakë ze’ Sleydo’ Molly Wickham and their fellow land defenders as they reoccupy their traditional territory and galvanize their nation in a fight against several of the largest fossil fuel companies on earth.
YINTAH is about an anti-colonial resurgence — a fierce and ongoing fight for Indigenous and human rights. The film reveals the hypocrisy of the Canadian government’s espousal of reconciliation, as Indigenous land is still being seized at gunpoint for the purpose of resource extraction.
Yintah | They’re fighting to protect their land from fossil-fuel companiesCBC Docs2024-09-18 | This film contains scenes discussing residential schools, Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, suicide, and police violence. Viewer discretion is advised.
YINTAH — the Witsuwit'en word for "land" — tells the story of an Indigenous nation’s fight for sovereignty as they resist the construction of multiple oil and fracked-gas pipelines across their territory.
Over the period of a decade, the film follows Tsakë ze’ Howilhkat Freda Huson, Tsakë ze’ Sleydo’ Molly Wickham and their fellow land defenders as they reoccupy their traditional territory and galvanize their nation in a fight against several of the largest fossil fuel companies on earth.
YINTAH is about an anti-colonial resurgence — a fierce and ongoing fight for Indigenous and human rights. The film reveals the hypocrisy of the Canadian government’s espousal of reconciliation, as Indigenous land is still being seized at gunpoint for the purpose of resource extraction.
Tanya Talaga's journey finishes with a shocking revelation of where Annie Carpenter's final resting place is and she realizes that Annie's story could represent every Indigenous family's story under colonization. #TheKnowing
Stay Connected: Facebook: http://bit.ly/CBCDocs-Facebook Instagram: http://bit.ly/CBCDocs-InstagramForced into exile, these Afghan women are still fighting for their homeland | An Unfinished JourneyCBC Docs2024-10-16 | Forced to flee Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover in 2021, four women leaders are trying to keep the world's attention on the unfolding crisis in Afghanistan. At the same time, they're adjusting to having their power taken away from them. #AnUnfinishedJourney #Afghanistan
From their countries of exile, these women — former parliamentarians, a past minister and a journalist — have watched as two decades of progress have been dismantled. The Taliban has stripped women and girls of the right to an education and to work and participate in society. No longer in positions of influence, the women have had to reinvent themselves as they continue the fight for a free and just Afghanistan.
Stay Connected: Facebook: http://bit.ly/CBCDocs-Facebook Instagram: http://bit.ly/CBCDocs-InstagramBlack-owned record labels changed the game for Black artists. But it wasn’t easy.CBC Docs2024-10-15 | Black-owned labels like Motown, Stax and Def Jam shaped the musical landscape and confronted injustice in the music industry. But it wasn’t easy. #Blackartists #PaidInFull
The music industry wouldn't be what it is today without the contributions of Black artists, but systemic racial barriers have blocked their progress since the earliest days of recorded music. Exploitative contracts and copyright agreements have ensnared artists, limiting their creative freedom and denying them fair financial compensation.
Paid in Full: The Battle for Black Music explores the history of racial injustice in the music industry and Black artists' ongoing fight for fair pay.
Watch the full series for free on CBC Gem gem.cbc.ca/paid-in-full-the-battle-for-black-music or right here on our YouTube channelI went to Rome seeking an apology for residential schools from the Pope | The KnowingCBC Docs2024-10-11 | Tanya makes an unexpected discovery: two of her great uncles died at Shingwauk Indian Residential School. She joins an Indigenous delegation to Rome, looking for an elusive apology from Pope Francis. #TheKnowing #TruthandReconciliation
Stay Connected: Facebook: http://bit.ly/CBCDocs-Facebook Instagram: http://bit.ly/CBCDocs-InstagramThis is the world’s loneliest race: sailing solo around the globeCBC Docs2024-10-09 | Imagine spending eight or nine months alone at sea: no GPS, no phone — just you, your boat and the endless ocean. #TheLoneliestRace #GoldenGlobeRace #GGR
Set against the backdrop of the world's most punishing seas, The Loneliest Race is an intimate documentary that delves into the emotional and physical trials of sixteen sailors in the Golden Globe Race.
This non-stop, 50,000 km solo sailing race is the world’s longest and most mentally grueling sporting event, pushing competitors to the limit with no fuel, no technology, and complete isolation. Only six sailors have ever successfully completed the GGR.
Stay Connected: Facebook: http://bit.ly/CBCDocs-Facebook Instagram: http://bit.ly/CBCDocs-InstagramHe invented Bitcoin then disappeared without a trace. Where is Satoshi Nakamoto?CBC Docs2024-10-08 | On January 3, 2009, a secretive software engineer with the pseudonym "Satoshi Nakamoto" launched the world's newest monetary invention: a cryptocurrency called bitcoin. Just over two years after bitcoin was introduced, Nakamoto vanished, with over one million bitcoin to his name. The mystery inventor's worth has reached as high as $70 billion, but not a single one of those bitcoins has ever traded hands or moved from Nakamoto's online wallet. #Satoshi #SatoshiNakamoto #SearchingforSatoshi • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
After sending a few cryptic emails stating he "may not be around," Nakamoto went silent and has not been heard from since early 2011.
Why did Nakamoto disappear? Some have speculated that he may have taken his own life. Or maybe he wanted to wash his hands of his bitcoin project, walking away from it all and maintaining his anonymity.
In this film, director and producer Paul Kemp goes on a worldwide journey to piece together the most compelling case yet for who Satoshi Nakamoto was and why he disappeared.
Stay Connected: Facebook: http://bit.ly/CBCDocs-Facebook Instagram: http://bit.ly/CBCDocs-InstagramEvery Indigenous family knows what its like to lose loved onesCBC Docs2024-10-05 | Tanya dives into records left behind by her Uncle, looking for answers as to what happened to her family's matriarchs. Her friend Sol Mamakwa joins her to look into his past at Residential School. #TheKnowing #indigenous
Stay Connected: Facebook: http://bit.ly/CBCDocs-Facebook Instagram: http://bit.ly/CBCDocs-InstagramBlack artists have been exploited since the music industry began | Paid in Full | Part 1CBC Docs2024-10-04 | Black artists have fought for fair pay and ownership of their songs since the 1920s. Includes the stories of Louis Armstrong, Nina Simone, Little Richard, TLC and more.
Paid in Full: The Battle for Black Music explores the history of racial injustice in the music industry and Black artists' ongoing fight for fair pay.
Co-commissioned with the BBC, and from executive producers Idris and Sabrina Elba, the three-part series is narrated by Canadian music icon Jully Black.
The first episode features the stories of trailblazing artists Nina Simone and Billie Holiday, who used their music to challenge societal norms. Despite their success, they're part of a large group of musicians who didn't receive fair compensation for their immense contributions to music.
Bessie Smith, hailed as the Empress of the Blues, captivated audiences with her powerful voice and emotive performances, but her pay didn't reflect her widespread acclaim. And Chuck Berry is often credited as a founding father of rock music, but his earnings were disproportionately low compared to his white counterparts.
These early struggles laid the foundation for the ongoing fight against racial inequality in the music industry. Episode 1 of Paid in Full includes the story of TLC, one of the top-selling female groups of all time, who in 1996 — at the height of their career and right after winning two Grammy Awards — announced they were broke.
Parts 2 & 3 coming soon.Trailer | Paid in Full: The Battle for Black Music. From executive producers Idris and Sabrina ElbaCBC Docs2024-10-04 | Black artists have been exploited for decades. A new series explores the fight for fair pay in music.
Co-commissioned with the BBC, and from executive producers Idris and Sabrina Elba, the three-part series is narrated by Canadian music icon Jully Black.
Watch Paid in Full: The Battle for Black Music now on CBC Gem.
Stay Connected: Facebook: http://bit.ly/CBCDocs-Facebook Instagram: http://bit.ly/CBCDocs-InstagramRCMP uses a chainsaw to break cabin doorCBC Docs2024-10-03 | After 55 days of activists occupying the drill pad site on traditional Gidimt’en territory, the police break down the door of Tsakë ze’ Sleydo’ Molly Wickham’s cabin on Nov. 19, 2021. This excerpt from the film Yintah shows the perspective from inside the cabin. Watch Yintah on CBC Gem. #Yintah #
Stay Connected: Facebook: http://bit.ly/CBCDocs-Facebook Instagram: http://bit.ly/CBCDocs-InstagramVirtual immortality is here: these companies say you can talk to your dead loved onesCBC Docs2024-10-02 | Startups are using AI to allow people to talk with their loved ones after they have died. Eternal You explores the desire and consequences of turning the dream of immortality into a product. #eternalyouth
The documentary explores how new technology like Project December and VR Experiment, which creates a virtual avatar of deceased loved ones, can help people "connect with the dead." It also raises questions about the ethical consequences that can come with "death capitalism."
Stay Connected: Facebook: http://bit.ly/CBCDocs-Facebook Instagram: http://bit.ly/CBCDocs-InstagramI never knew what happened to my great-great-grandmother – and the government said she didn’t existCBC Docs2024-09-27 | Journalist Tanya Talaga and her family’s eight-decade long search for family matriarch Annie Carpenter, reveals a story deeply intertwined with Canada’s Indian residential school system. #TheKnowing
Tanya Talaga tries to piece together a mystery that dates back 150 years: who were the maternal matriarchs in her family, and how did they become so lost?
Stay Connected: Facebook: http://bit.ly/CBCDocs-Facebook Instagram: http://bit.ly/CBCDocs-InstagramInside the dangerous world of human drug trialsCBC Docs2024-09-25 | Every year, thousands of people in Canada and the U.S. take part in drug trials, to ensure a medication's functionality and safety. Many of those volunteers receive financial compensation for doing so.
Bodies for Rent highlights how some volunteers are attempting to earn a living by putting their bodies on the line. It follows two men who spend their days searching for eligible clinical studies, and shows the lengths they’ll go to in order to complete a trial and get paid. #drugtrials #BodiesForRent
Stay Connected: Facebook: http://bit.ly/CBCDocs-Facebook Instagram: http://bit.ly/CBCDocs-Instagram“The RCMP was created just to forcefully remove Indigenous people off their lands” | YintahCBC Docs2024-09-24 | Witsuwit'en land defender Tsakë ze’ Howilhkat Freda Huson on the RCMP’s history with her people: "They’re not there to protect me."
This video is a clip from Yintah, a documentary that follows Witsuwit'en leaders for over a decade as they fight to protect their lands from fossil-fuel companies.
Want to see the singing (!!) fish Sarika studied for years? Watch the plainfin midshipman episode of The Nature of Things 101 free on CBC Gem and here on YouTube: youtu.be/2j1rZU5opJ8 #TheNatureOfThings #fishandchips #PhDthesis #singingfish
Stay Connected: Facebook: http://bit.ly/CBCDocs-Facebook Instagram: http://bit.ly/CBCDocs-InstagramWhen anti-pipeline protests erupted across CanadaCBC Docs2024-09-20 | Solidarity protests erupted across Canada when Witsuwit'en leaders called for support against Coastal GasLink. #Yintah
In 2020, anti-pipeline protests and rail blockades erupted across Canada in support of the Witsuwit'en, resulting in cancelled freight and passenger trains. Canada's multibillion-dollar shipping industry came to a standstill.
Yintah, the Witsuwit'en word for land, is about an anti-colonial resurgence fighting for Indigenous and human rights. It follows Sleydo', Witsuwit'en leader Howilhkat Freda Huson and their fellow land defenders for over a decade in their fight for sovereignty over their ancestral territories.
Stay Connected: Facebook: http://bit.ly/CBCDocs-Facebook Instagram: http://bit.ly/CBCDocs-InstagramOrigin of the MountiesCBC Docs2024-09-19 | “The RCMP was created just to forcefully remove Indigenous people off their lands.” – Howilhkat Freda Huson, Unist’ot’en wing chief. #Yintah
YINTAH follows Witsuwit’en leaders, including Huson, for over a decade as they fight to protect their lands from fossil fuel companies.
Watch the documentary on CBC Gem or on our YouTube channel: youtu.be/rRkph6XdzYc
Stay Connected: Facebook: http://bit.ly/CBCDocs-Facebook Instagram: http://bit.ly/CBCDocs-InstagramMy thesis was accidentally called Fish and ChipsCBC Docs2024-09-12 | The Nature of Things co-host Sarika Cullis-Suzuki explains how her PhD thesis accidentally ended up being called “Fish and Chips.”
Want to see the singing (!!) fish Sarika studied for years? Watch the plainfin midshipman episode of The Nature of Things 101 free on CBC Gem and here on YouTube: youtu.be/2j1rZU5opJ8 #TheNatureOfThings #fishandchips #PhDthesis #singingfish
Stay Connected: Facebook: http://bit.ly/CBCDocs-Facebook Instagram: http://bit.ly/CBCDocs-InstagramThe Mona Lisa isnt famous because its a good paintingCBC Docs2024-09-10 | The Mona Lisa, the world's most famous painting, hung on the walls of palaces for 400 years before it became well-known. In the early 20th century, it was stolen from the Louvre in Paris and it's fame exploded. #TheNatureOfThings #MonaLisa #success
Stay Connected: Facebook: http://bit.ly/CBCDocs-Facebook Instagram: http://bit.ly/CBCDocs-InstagramCompeting in extreme heat: this athlete conditions his body to copeCBC Docs2024-09-05 | Tristan Smyth trains in extreme heat to make sure he can perform in the summer heat. #paralympics #wheelchairsport #wheelchairracing
Stay Connected: Facebook: http://bit.ly/CBCDocs-Facebook Instagram: http://bit.ly/CBCDocs-InstagramYour pet probably doesnt know its own name: true or false?CBC Docs2024-09-03 | Your dog knows its own name right? Well, not necessarily. Anthony and Sarika unpack the science of names when it comes to animals. #TheNatureOfThings101 #animalnamesandsounds
Stay Connected: Facebook: http://bit.ly/CBCDocs-Facebook Instagram: http://bit.ly/CBCDocs-InstagramLil seal pup grows up FASTCBC Docs2024-08-29 | Grey seal pups triple in weight from about 16kg to 48kg in just three weeks, thanks to their mums’ fat-rich milk. #TheNatureOfThings #SealsofSable #seals #baby #cute
Stay Connected: Facebook: http://bit.ly/CBCDocs-Facebook Instagram: http://bit.ly/CBCDocs-InstagramHow to reduce kids screen time: make a contractCBC Docs2024-08-27 | Our kids are hooked. Phones, tablets and TVs are sapping our children's time and attention — and it may be damaging their development. But, there are ways to help disconnect from their device and connect as a family. One option: write up a family contract. #TheNatureOfThings #KidsandScreens #screentime #screentime
Stay Connected: Facebook: http://bit.ly/CBCDocs-Facebook Instagram: http://bit.ly/CBCDocs-InstagramTraditional knowledge to fend off sharksCBC Docs2024-08-22 | Great white sharks live off Canada’s East Coast, and have for millennia. Mi’kmaw canoe builders share some traditional knowledge of how to deter them. Watch Jawsome: Canada’s Great White Sharks free on CBC Gem: gem.cbc.ca/the-nature-of-things/s63e04 #TheNatureOfThings #sharks #Mi’kmaw #traditionalknowledge #greatwhitesharks
Doppelgängers: Face to Face follows the journeys of six seemingly singular characters with strong personalities, interesting passions and unique life stories — all of whom are about to meet their second self. #doppelgangers #lookalikes #ThePassionateEye #facetoface
Stay Connected: Facebook: http://bit.ly/CBCDocs-Facebook Instagram: http://bit.ly/CBCDocs-InstagramCanadas oldest nudist clubCBC Docs2024-08-13 | “Few people ever muster up the curiosity and courage to come and visit.” Canada's oldest nudist club in Vancouver, B.C. is highlighted in the Short Doc "Nude to Me." Stream for free on CBC Gem and YouTube. #CBCShortDocs #NudetoMe
Stay Connected: Facebook: http://bit.ly/CBCDocs-Facebook Instagram: http://bit.ly/CBCDocs-Instagrameven mosquitoes weather the storm!CBC Docs2024-08-06 | Our summer storms are showing us the power of nature in full force. Now, imagine how Canada’s tiniest inhabitants weather the storm, one raindrop at a time! 🦟💧
Dive into the drama with ‘Wild Canadian Weather — Rain’ from The Nature of Things, exploring how even a single drop is a big deal for these resilient creatures. gem.cbc.ca/the-nature-of-things/s60e07
Stay Connected: Facebook: http://bit.ly/CBCDocs-Facebook Instagram: http://bit.ly/CBCDocs-Instagram100 years old but still fertileCBC Docs2024-07-30 | This old female snapping turtle is just waking up from winter hibernation underwater, taking her first breath of air in months. After warming up her body in the sun's rays, she's ready to start the next generation. She might be 100 years old or more, but that means she's more fertile, laying up to 100 eggs on the sandy shore. After that, the heat of the sun will determine which eggs develop female babies and which ones become male. #TheNatureOfThings #snappingturtle #sun #summer
Stay Connected: Facebook: http://bit.ly/CBCDocs-Facebook Instagram: http://bit.ly/CBCDocs-InstagramMeet the DOMINATORCBC Docs2024-07-25 | Canada's own Prairie Storm Chasers created the Dominator — an armoured (and aerodynamic) vehicle that the team uses to chase down and report twisters. #Twisters #TheNatureOfThings #wind #storm #WildCanadianWeather
Stay Connected: Facebook: http://bit.ly/CBCDocs-Facebook Instagram: http://bit.ly/CBCDocs-InstagramChasing tornadoes in an armoured vehicleCBC Docs2024-07-23 | Every year, about 80 tornadoes touch down in Canada. While satellites are often used to forecast the weather it can be impossible to see tornadoes this way — the clouds are too thick. So, the only way to get reliable tornado warnings is to get close. #TheNatureOfThings #WildCanadianWeather #PrairieStormChasers #twister
Stay Connected: Facebook: http://bit.ly/CBCDocs-Facebook Instagram: http://bit.ly/CBCDocs-Instagrambeautiful decay - how it was shotCBC Docs2024-07-18 | After watching Wrought, we had SO many questions, so we asked the filmmakers and wow did they deliver! #CBCShortDocs #Wrought #decay #timelapse
Stay Connected: Facebook: http://bit.ly/CBCDocs-Facebook Instagram: http://bit.ly/CBCDocs-InstagramAI art: as revolutionary as the photograph?CBC Docs2024-07-16 | From deepfakes to self-driving cars, the way we use AI today may seem revolutionary, but Cyborg Society, a documentary from The Passionate Eye, shows us it's just another step forward for technological progress - and we've been using it for years. #PassionateEye #CyborgSociety #AI #aiart
Stay Connected: Facebook: http://bit.ly/CBCDocs-Facebook Instagram: http://bit.ly/CBCDocs-Instagram12 hours of plainfin midshipman mating hum for your listening pleasure 👂 tap that link above!CBC Docs2024-07-10 | You asked for it! Go to the related video for 12 hours of calming fish singing...Soothing fish humming for relaxation, studying, sleep and meditation – Plainfin midshipmanCBC Docs2024-07-09 | Relax to the soothing hum of the coolest fish you've never heard of. The plainfin midshipman can sing, survive hours without water, defends its eggs with its life, and it even grunts! Want to learn more? Watch this episode of The Nature of Things 101: youtube.com/watch?v=2j1rZU5opJ8 #TheNatureOfThings101 #plainfinmidshipman #singingfish #asmr
Stay Connected: Facebook: http://bit.ly/CBCDocs-Facebook Instagram: http://bit.ly/CBCDocs-Instagramits all in your headCBC Docs2024-07-04 | Hearing our own voice played back to us might be cringe, but there's a good reason why we hear ourselves differently. #TheNatureOfThings101 #ownvoice #hearing #voice
Stay Connected: Facebook: http://bit.ly/CBCDocs-Facebook Instagram: http://bit.ly/CBCDocs-InstagramWhy do we hate the sound of our own voice?CBC Docs2024-07-02 | Hearing our voice played back to us always feels cringe. But why is that? In this episode, Anthony and Sarika take a closer look at how our hearing works and why our voice is different than what we hear in our own head. #TheNatureOfThings101 #hearing #cringe #ownvoice
Stay Connected: Facebook: http://bit.ly/CBCDocs-Facebook Instagram: http://bit.ly/CBCDocs-Instagramand some males are...very sneakyCBC Docs2024-06-27 | Male plainfin midshipmans come in two flavours: big hulking males and small sneaker males that are basically swimming testicles. #TheNatureOfThings101 #amazingfish #wow #themoreyouknow
Stay Connected: Facebook: http://bit.ly/CBCDocs-Facebook Instagram: http://bit.ly/CBCDocs-InstagramThis fish SINGS and its incredibleCBC Docs2024-06-25 | The coolest fish you've never heard of. The plainfin midshipman can sing, survive hours without water, defends its eggs with its life, and even grunts! In this episode, Sarika tries to convince Anthony why the plainfin midshipman (a fish you’ve probably never heard of) is perhaps the coolest fish in the world. #TheNatureOfThings101 #plainfinmidshipman #singingfish #TIL
Stay Connected: Facebook: http://bit.ly/CBCDocs-Facebook Instagram: http://bit.ly/CBCDocs-Instagramdazzling decayCBC Docs2024-06-20 | Wrought — a stunning visual look at the breakdown of living things, by living things, into new components — through decomposition, fermentation and decay. #CBCShortDocs #Wrought #decay #timelapse
Stay Connected: Facebook: http://bit.ly/CBCDocs-Facebook Instagram: http://bit.ly/CBCDocs-InstagramMesmerizing time-lapses of rotting animals, food and plantsCBC Docs2024-06-18 | Despite our best efforts, our food often goes bad. But instead of turning away in disgust, Wrought zooms in with curiosity through incredible time-lapse photography. A stunning visual look at the breakdown of living things, by living things, into new components — through decomposition, fermentation and decay. #CBCShortDocs #Wrought #timelapse
"Wrought" is a homonym for "rot," and this natural process — the evolution of life and death — is exactly what artists Anna Sigrithur and Joel Penner are following in their work: how do we perceive death, decomposition and rebirth?
Stay Connected: Facebook: http://bit.ly/CBCDocs-Facebook Instagram: http://bit.ly/CBCDocs-InstagramA simple trick for Canadians trying to perfect their British accentCBC Docs2024-06-13 | Dialect coach David Ley gives Anthony and Sarika some tips to help them sound like they're straight out of Bridgerton. #TheNatureOfThings101 #accents #accentchallenge
Stay Connected: Facebook: http://bit.ly/CBCDocs-Facebook Instagram: http://bit.ly/CBCDocs-InstagramImitating an accent with the help of scienceCBC Docs2024-06-11 | Ever tried to master a different accent? In this episode, dialect coach David Ley gives Anthony and Sarika some easy tips and tricks to imitate the classic English (RP) accent. #TheNatureOfThings101 #accent #accentchallenge
Stay Connected: Facebook: http://bit.ly/CBCDocs-Facebook Instagram: http://bit.ly/CBCDocs-InstagramHuman teeth vs. a great white sharksCBC Docs2024-06-06 | In this wacky experiment, Anthony and Sarika compare the cutting ability of different shark teeth. And then they test the most terrifying ones - human teeth. #TheNatureOfThings101 #sharks #sharkteeth
Stay Connected: Facebook: http://bit.ly/CBCDocs-Facebook Instagram: http://bit.ly/CBCDocs-InstagramCutting stuff with shark teeth! We made a shark-tooth sawCBC Docs2024-06-04 | From great whites and tigers to sixgill and nurse sharks, every shark species has a different diet and that means different tools for the job. In this episode, Anthony and Sarika undertake a "totally legit" experiment by gluing shark teeth to a saw and sawing stuff! They even compare them against human teeth! #TheNatureOfThings #sharks #sharkteeth
Stay Connected: Facebook: http://bit.ly/CBCDocs-Facebook Instagram: http://bit.ly/CBCDocs-InstagramMake your hair stronger with this SIMPLE trick!CBC Docs2024-05-30 | Don't shampoo your hair! While conditioner can help strengthen your hair somewhat, leaving your hair unwashed can make it a LOT stronger. #TheNatureOfThings101 #Hair #stronghair #hairtips