Rio Mitchell

CREE CODE TALKER reveals the role of Canadian Cree code talker Charles 'Checker' Tomkins during the Second World War. Digging deep into the US archives it depicts the true story of Charles' involvement with the US Air Force and the development of the code talkers communication system, which was used to transmit crucial military communications, using the Cree language as a vital secret weapon in combat.

Queer naturalist Connel Bradwell challenges mainstream biology's oversight of queer animal behavior. Schooled in traditional theories like survival of the fittest, Connel questions why humans can be queer while animals supposedly aren't. Connel embarks on a journey to unveil diverse expressions of gender and behavior in nature. He discovers the science behind same-sex parenting in seabirds, hermaphrodite slugs, and the hidden history of same-sex penguin behavior. This documentary challenges conventional wildlife assumptions, celebrates diversity, and demands a rethinking of heteronormative science.

In the harsh winters of Northern Alberta, a young man struggles to protect his childhood dream of living on the trapline against his changing world.