Bonnie Thompson

Most Popular Bonnie Thompson Trailers

Total trailers found: 27

The Future Is Now! Trailer (2011)

24 June 2011

A journalist meets “Man of Today” who, while a responsible citizen, is disengaged from greater society.

Truckers: A Road Well Traveled Trailer (2001)

01 January 2001

Documents the lives of three long-haul truck drivers whose routes take them throughout North America - even to the Arctic.

Two Worlds Colliding Trailer (2004)

22 October 2004

This documentary chronicles the story of Darrell Night, an Indigenous man who was dumped by two police officers in a barren field on the outskirts of Saskatoon in January 2000, during -20° C temperatures.

nîpawistamâsowin : We Will Stand Up Trailer (2019)

23 May 2019

On August 9, 2016, a young Cree man named Colten Boushie died from a gunshot to the back of his head after entering Gerald Stanley's rural property with his friends.

Totem: The Return of the G'psgolox Pole Trailer (2003)

12 September 2003

This feature-length documentary traces the journey of the Haisla people to reclaim the G'psgolox totem pole that went missing from their British Columbia village in 1929.

Wild Life Trailer (2011)

10 February 2011

This Oscar-nominated animated short tells the story of a dapper young remittance man who is sent from England to Alberta to attempt ranching in 1909.

Peace, Love & Misunderstanding Trailer (2011)

13 September 2011

A conservative lawyer named Diane takes her two teenage children Jake and Zoe to meet their estranged, hippie grandmother in Woodstock after her husband asks for a divorce.

Between: Living in the Hyphen Trailer (2005)

01 October 2005

Anne Marie Nakagawa's documentary examines what it means to have a background of mixed ancestries that cannot be easily categorized.

Insanity Trailer (2022)

27 September 2022

Insanity is about how we treat people who are dealing with mental illness - it's insane. A personal and intimate story of the family's perspective, told by director Hill-Tout, whose brother had schizophrenia and disappeared 25 years ago.

Aboriginality Trailer (2007)

04 June 2007

Follow Dallas Arcand, an urban youth, as he heads down the mystical Red Road to re-connect with new and traditional elements of First Nations culture.

Angry Inuk Trailer (2016)

02 May 2016

With "sealfies" and social media, a new tech-savvy generation of Inuit is wading into the world of activism, using humour and reason to confront aggressive animal rights vitriol and defend their traditional hunting practices.

Totem: Return and Renewal Trailer (2007)

01 January 2007

In this follow-up to his 2003 film, Totem: the Return of the G'psgolox Pole, filmmaker Gil Cardinal documents the events of the final journey of the G'psgolox Pole as it returns home to Kitamaat and the Haisla people, from where it went missing in 1929.

The Real Place Trailer (2009)

01 January 2009

Puccini's famous aria from the opera Tosca, Vissi d'arte, vissi d'amore ("I lived for art, I lived for love") provides a fitting summation of playwright John Murrell's life and work.

Namrata Trailer (2009)

01 January 2009

This short documentary tells the intensely personal story of Namrata Gill – one of the many real-life inspirations for Deepa Mehta’s Heaven on Earth – in her own words.

Death of a Skyline Trailer (2003)

05 August 2003

A group of citizens lobbied to save the landmark Alberta Wheat Pool grain elevator, one of the defining features of Mayerthorpe’s landscape, from being torn down in 2003 - as thousands of others had been.

Radiant City Trailer (2007)

30 May 2007

Since the end of World War II, one of kind of urban residential development has dominate how cities in North America have grown, the suburbs.

Through These Eyes Trailer (2004)

04 September 2004

An American elementary school program from the 1970s, Man: A Course of Study (MACOS), looked to the Inuit of the Canadian Arctic to help students see their own society in a new way.

24 Days in Brooks Trailer (2007)

01 January 2007

Over the course of a decade Brooks, Alberta, transformed from a socially conservative, primarily white town to one of the most diverse places in Canada as immigrants and refugees flocked to find jobs at the Lakeside Packers slaughterhouse.

Snow Warrior Trailer (2018)

30 September 2018

Snow Warrior is a love letter to the splendour of winter. It captures the beauty of a northern city through the eyes of a bicycle courier named Mariah.

Legend of a Warrior Trailer (2012)

30 April 2012

Legend of a Warrior follows Corey Lee's efforts to reconnect with his father, martial arts legend Frank Lee.

John Ware Reclaimed Trailer (2020)

24 September 2020

Filmmaker Cheryl Foggo re-examines the story of John Ware, the Black cowboy who settled in Alberta, Canada, prior to the turn of the 20th century.

Echo of Everything Trailer (2023)

29 April 2023

Leading thinkers in music, philosophy, astronomy and physics explore music’s universal yet mysterious power to elicit ecstasy, following famed Spanish poet Federico García Lorca’s imaginative theory of its spiritual (or demonic) origins.

Cure for Love Trailer (2008)

27 May 2008

A full-length documentary about a controversial evangelical movement that purports to convert gay people into heterosexuals.

Wiebo's War Trailer (2011)

28 April 2011

Wiebo Ludwig is the leader of a Christian group who brought his family to live in Alberta, Canada, 25 years ago in order live a life according to scripture.

Who Cares Trailer (2012)

02 May 2012

Documentary following the stories of Courtney and Shelly, two former Edmontonian prostitutes.

How the Fiddle Flows Trailer (2002)

26 April 2002

How the Fiddle Flows follows Canada's great rivers west along the fur-trading route of the early Europeans.

First Stories: Two Spirited Trailer (2007)

01 January 2007

This short documentary presents the empowering story of Rodney "Geeyo" Poucette's struggle against prejudice in the Indigenous community as a two-spirited person.