David Christensen

Most Popular David Christensen Trailers

Total trailers found: 44

Six Figures Trailer (2005)

14 September 2005

Warner lives in a cramped townhouse with his wife, Claire, and their two children. While buying a house in Calgary's competitive real estate market, he learns his job isn't as secure as he'd like, and when he asks Claire to reconsider, they fight.

Thursday Trailer (2020)

09 September 2020

Thursday shot from filmmaker Galen Johnson's high-rise apartment during COVID-19 “lockdown” in Winnipeg, captures people going about their daily routines in the city's eerily empty streets, yards and parking lots, on their balconies and on the riverbanks.

The Flying Sailor Trailer (2022)

13 June 2022

The Flying Sailor is based on the Halifax Explosion of 1917 when two ships collided in the Halifax Harbour causing the largest accidental explosion in history.

Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying Trailer (2024)

07 May 2024

Don’t Let the Sun Catch You Crying is a short meditation on love, grief, and imagination. The hand-drawn animated documentary was created through a collaboration between mother, elder and narrator Edith Almadi and filmmakers Natalie Baird and Toby Gillies.

The Strangest Dream Trailer (2009)

19 October 2009

The Strangest Dream tells the story of Joseph Rotblat, the history of nuclear weapons, and the efforts of the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs - an international movement Rotblat co-founded - to halt nuclear proliferation.

The Forbidden Room Trailer (2015)

07 October 2015

A submarine crew, a feared pack of forest bandits, a famous surgeon, and a battalion of child soldiers all get more than they bargained for as they wend their way toward progressive ideas on life and love.

this river Trailer (2016)

05 October 2016

Join a grassroots collective of volunteers as they search Winnipeg’s Red River and its banks for clues to find out what happened to their missing family and friends.

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.

We Were Children Trailer (2012)

03 March 2012

For over 130 years till 1996, more than 100,000 of Canada's First Nations children were legally required to attend government-funded schools run by various Christian faiths.

Seances Trailer (2016)

28 April 2016

Seances, co-created with the National Film Board of Canada, presents a wholly new way of experiencing film narrative.

Everything Will Be Trailer (2014)

28 April 2014

Sundance award-winning director Julia Kwan’s documentary Everything Will Be captures the subtle nuances of a culturally diverse neighbourhood—Vancouver’s once thriving Chinatown—in the midst of transformation.

Hadwin's Judgement Trailer (2015)

27 April 2015

A logging engineer, a centuries old tree, and the decision that questions both business and personal values.

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.

Being prepared Trailer (2021)

31 December 2021

As the global pandemic reaches into the Arctic Archipelago, Inuk filmmaker Carol Kunnuk documents how unfamiliar new protocols affect her family and community.

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.

Love: The Last Chapter Trailer (2021)

06 May 2021

On the outside, it looks like any ordinary seniors' facility. But on the inside, a series of remarkable, late-in-life love stories of three different couples is unfolding.

K'i Tah Amongst the Birch Trailer (2020)

09 September 2020

Filmmaker/activist Melaw Nakehk’o has spent the pandemic with her family at a remote land camp in the Northwest Territories, “getting wood, listening to the wind, staying warm and dry, and watching the sun move across the sky.

The Mirror Trailer (2009)

12 August 2009

Documentary on the village of Viganella, in the Piedmont Alps, and on its mirror that reflects the sunlight on the hamlet, which otherwise would not reach the valley.

CBQM Trailer (2009)

01 January 2009

This feature-length documentary pays tribute to CBQM, the radio station that operates out of Fort McPherson, a small town about 150 km north of the Arctic Circle in the Canadian Northwest Territories.

June Night Trailer (2020)

26 October 2020

Working in sublime self-isolation during the strange pandemic spring of 2020, avant-garde filmmaker Mike Maryniuk composes a surreal ode to rebirth and reinvention.

Freedom Road: Context Trailer (2019)

06 November 2019

The first of a five-part series of short documentaries: This story begins over a century ago, when the City of Winnipeg decides that the water surrounding the traditional Anishinaabe territory of what is now Shoal Lake 40 First Nation will be diverted and used as Winnipeg’s primary water source.

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.

Heartbeat of a Nation Trailer (2022)

25 September 2022

A short documentary that celebrates Dene cultural reclamation and revitalization, in which a father passes on traditional knowledge to his child through the teachings of a caribou drum.

Round Up Trailer (2010)

01 January 2010

This short film traces Pete Standing Alone's personal journey from cultural alienation to pride and belonging.

Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy Trailer (2021)

29 April 2021

Follow filmmaker Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers as she creates an intimate portrait of her community and the impacts of the substance use and overdose epidemic.

Lake Trailer (2019)

01 May 2019

Cree director Alexandra Lazarowich riffs off classic verité cinema to craft a contemporary portrait of Métis women net fishing in Northern Alberta.

Our Maternal Home Trailer (2024)

06 February 2024

Filmmaker and educator Janine Windolph ventures from Saskatchewan to Quebec with her two teens and younger sister, tracing their familial origins to the Cree First Nation of Waswanipi.

Modern Goose Trailer (2023)

19 September 2023

By inviting viewers to take a closer look at the birds that serve as one of this country’s hardiest symbols, Karsten Wall’s stunning documentary invites a deeper consideration of the conditions we humans have created for them.

Nowhere Land Trailer (2015)

17 October 2015

Documentary about filmmaker Bonnie Ammaaq's memories of life on Baffin Island, where her family moved for eleven years during her childhood from the hamlet of Igloolik to return to the traditional Inuit way of life.

War Hospital Trailer (2005)

11 October 2005

In the small town of Lokichoggio, in northern Kenya, dozens of planes returning from Sudan land on a short runway.

A Change of Scenery Trailer (2019)

18 April 2019

Meet Annie, a woman who, despite being caught up in the circus of everyday life, finds her balance. Using live-action footage and traditional animation, filmmaker Anita Lebeau takes us on a whirlwind tour through Annie’s busy world and shows us the power that lies in the small choices we make every day.

Assez French Trailer (2023)

22 February 2023

At her family’s cabin on Wakaw Lake, Saskatchewan, renowned Fransaskois singer-songwriter Alexis Normand invites audiences into a series of candid exchanges about belonging and bilingualism on the Prairies.

Freedom Road: Women / Ikwewag Trailer (2019)

01 January 2019

Shoal Lake 40 women talk about their struggles, and those of their parents and grandparents, in trying to raise their families in a hazardous state of enforced isolation.

Wilfred Buck Trailer (2024)

18 March 2024

Moving between earth and stars, past and present, this hybrid feature documentary follows the extraordinary life of Wilfred Buck, a charismatic and irreverent Indigenous Elder who overcame a harrowing history of displacement, racism, and addiction by reclaiming ancestral star knowledge and ceremony.

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.

Siksikakowan: The Blackfoot Man Trailer (2025)

26 April 2025

Amidst a sweeping Prairies backdrop, this luminous exploration of strength and vulnerability spans generations of Siksika men and boys as they learn to embrace the intricacies of self-discovery, identity and love in a world that often misunderstands and stigmatizes them.

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.

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.

Who Cares Trailer (2012)

02 May 2012

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

Arctic Song Trailer (2022)

05 February 2022

Depicts Inuit creation stories in all their glory. Arctic Song tells stories of how the land, sea and sky came to be in beautifully rendered animation.

Losing Blue Trailer (2023)

08 September 2023

What does it mean to lose a colour? Losing Blue is a cinematic poem about losing the otherworldly blues of ancient mountain lakes, now fading due to climate change.

Stories Are in Our Bones Trailer (2020)

08 March 2020

In this layered short film, filmmaker Janine Windolph takes her young sons fishing with their kokum (grandmother), a residential school survivor who retains a deep knowledge and memory of the land.

Good Luck to You All Trailer (2025)

27 September 2025

A little girl plays with her toys, blissfully unaware that she may hold the future of humanity in her hands.