The Democratic Republic of Congo could feed almost 1 in 2 people on Earth.
Yet one in six Congolese people suffer from hunger.
Yet one in two Congolese suffers from acute malnutrition.
Yet agriculture accounts for 70% of the population there.
Faced with this paradox, the peasants regroup in agricultural cooperatives. A handful of them share their daily lives with us, that of all those they represent.
Social Justice
The Neighbourhood
North Central is a neighbourhood in Regina, Saskatchewan with a complicated story. From the conception of this Saskatchewan city, to the present day, the stigma that this community faces has become an identifying factor. However, the Neighbourhood is a place where many residents feel connected to their people and their culture, yet the struggles the residents and the neighbourhood face are still prevalent.
DAJLA: CINEMA AND OBLIVION
Life is going on in Dakhla, one of the Sahrawi refugee camps in southern Algeria, forgotten for 45 years. A film festival, the Fisahara, breaks the monotony. The event ends, life (and oblivion) continues.
Love in the Time of Fentanyl
A group of misfits, artists, and drug users operates a renegade safe injection site in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. LOVE IN THE TIME OF FENTANYL is an intimate portrait of a community fighting to save lives and keep hope alive in a neighbourhood ravaged by the overdose crisis.
Anything Can Happen
An intimate portrait of cannabis' role in paediatric medicine.
The Last Shower
It's a story of Prison, Justice and Revenge!