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REEL CANADA REEL CANADA promotes the power & diversity of Cdn film through 3 core programs: OUR FILMS IN OUR SCHOOLS, WELCOME TO CANADA & NATIONAL CANADIAN FILM DAY 🇨🇦

REEL CANADA is a non-profit organization that celebrates Canada through film. Canadian films are the stories we tell about ourselves – they open the door to so many conversations about place, nation, identity, and what it means to be Canadian. REEL CANADA promotes the power and diversity of Canadian film and encourages this on-going conversation through three core programs: OUR FILMS IN OUR SCHOOL

S, WELCOME TO CANADA, and NATIONAL CANADIAN FILM DAY. Through these programs, REEL CANADA increases audiences for our films, encourages dialogue and, most crucially, provides an opportunity to enjoy our great nation through the wonderful stories we tell. By celebrating Canadian cinematic storytelling we can build a stronger and prouder Canada.

05/28/2026

Celebrate Asian Heritage Month in May with powerful Canadian films that showcase an abundant range of voices and diverse cultures.

🎥Robert Lieberman's cross-cultural story, Breakaway (2011)*, is a heartwarming, action-filled comedy, bringing a dash of Bollywood to Canada’s favourite sport. With a hilarious supporting cast including comedian Russell Peters, and a special appearance from Drake, Breakaway will have you cheering for its unlikely heroes.

📺*Available to stream for free on
🍏*Available for Educational Screenings

05/24/2026

Celebrate Asian Heritage Month with powerful Canadian films that showcase an abundant range of voices and diverse cultures.

🎥In Kjell Boersma & Thao Lam's animated documentary, Boat People (2023)*, Lam sees parallels with the story of her own perilous journey from Vietnam to Canada, and the resilience and determination of ants.

🍏*Available for Educational Screenings

05/22/2026

Honour Asian Heritage Month in May with powerful Canadian films that showcase an abundant range of voices and diverse cultures.

🎥Ariel Nasr's CSA winning documentary, The Boxing Girls of Kabul
(2011)*, follows members of an Afghan women’s boxing team determined to compete on the world stage, and all share a dream of representing their country in the Olympics. Dealing with political pressure, lack of funding, and improper training facilities, these young women still break through the barriers before them in their fight to keep their boxing careers alive.

🍏*Available for Educational Screenings
📺*Available to stream for free on

Uniting a nation and fostering an inclusive community with Canadian cinema?We understand the assignment 💁To learn more, ...
05/20/2026

Uniting a nation and fostering an inclusive community with Canadian cinema?

We understand the assignment 💁

To learn more, visit:
reelcanada.ca

05/14/2026

This Sunday May 17 is International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia.

On this day and beyond, we honour and acknowledge the resilience and strength of members of 2SLGBTQI+ communities, while also advocating for the pursuit of equality.

🎥In Chelsea McMullan's documentary My Prairie Home (2013)*, Alberta-born singer/songwriter Rae Spoon takes us on the musical journey of a trans person’s coming of age in an evangelical household. set against the backdrop of the Canadian Prairies.

📺*Available to stream for free on
🍏*Available for Educational Screenings

Visit reelcanada.ca/education to learn more.

05/10/2026

Happy Mother's Day! 💐Celebrate the caregivers, mentors, and mother figures who help shape our lives.

Through the quiet sacrifices and complicated emotions, today we honour every version of a mother and every person who has stepped into that role in their own way.

🎥Anthony Shim's stunning second feature, Riceboy Sleeps (2022)*, follows a Korean single mother who moves to Canada with her young son in the early 1990s, following the death of her husband. As she struggles to make ends meet and provide the best life possible for her son, she has to contend with his changing attitudes towards her, and towards their Korean culture.

🍏*Available for Educational Screenings
📺*Available to stream for free on

05/09/2026

Celebrate Asian Heritage Month in May with powerful Canadian films that showcase an abundant range of voices and diverse cultures. Yuan Zhang's short, Roses Sing on New Snow (2003)*, follows Maylin, a talented chef, who is kept in the shadows by her father who gives her brothers credit for her cooking. When a local dignitary visits, Maylin gets a chance to step into the spotlight. *Available for REEL CANADA Educational Screenings *Available to stream for free on onf_nfb

May 10 is Mother’s Day! 💐 Take a moment to celebrate the caregivers, mentors, and mother figures who help shape our live...
05/06/2026

May 10 is Mother’s Day! 💐 Take a moment to celebrate the caregivers, mentors, and mother figures who help shape our lives.

Bring the love into your classroom with films that explore family, connection, and all the different ways care and support show up across generations.

For more film recommendations visit our website or sign up for our monthly teacher bulletin!

Here are some films to get you started 👇

Features:
🎥Meditation Park
🎥Nurse.Fighter.Boy
🎥nîpawistamâsowin : We Will Stand Up
🎥Riceboy Sleeps

Shorts:
🎥Me, Mom and Mona
🎥Mémére Métisse
🎥Tundra
+ more

📢 Educators! Want to receive June's film recommendations in your inbox? Subscribe to our Educator Bulletin at reelcanada.ca/education or click the link in bio.

Today, May 5, is the National Day of Awareness and Remembrance for Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and 2SLGB...
05/05/2026

Today, May 5, is the National Day of Awareness and Remembrance for Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and 2SLGBTQI+ people (MMIWG2S).

This day is dedicated to raising awareness about the ongoing crisis, and we stand with survivors, families, and communities who continue to advocate for justice.

Today, we’re highlighting This River 🎥, a powerful film offering a first-hand perspective on the devastating experience of searching for a loved one who has disappeared, available to stream for free on .

More films available to order for your class:

🎥The Routes: A man cycles through his memories of the local women who have gone missing in his Anishinaabe community.

🎥7 Minutes: Marie’s walk home from university takes seven minutes, but when she is followed home by a stranger in a van, those seven minutes feel like an eternity.

Go to reelcanada.ca/education to learn more, or click the link in our bio.

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