Absolutely Canadian - Season 18
Season 18
Episodes
The Predator's Last Stand
Olivia "The Predator" Gerula started from the bottom boxing in her first professional fight at 17 and was at one time the absolute best in the world.
From Inside the Circle - Bay Roberts
A music series with an industrial twist. Join host Karla Pilgrim as her crew transforms a factory floor into a concert hall in Bay Roberts, Newfoundland.
From Inside the Circle - Triton
A music series with an industrial twist. Join host Karla Pilgrim as her crew transforms a factory floor into a concert hall in Triton, Newfoundland.
From Inside the Circle - Eastport
A music series with an industrial twist. Join host Karla Pilgrim as her crew transforms a factory floor into a concert hall in Eastport, Newfoundland.
Exit Interview: John Hofsess
John Hofsess, founder of a Canadian underground death service flees prosecution to pursue his own assisted-suicide
Terra Mia
The daughter of 2nd-wave Italian immigrants to Montreal, filmmaker Agata De Santis turns the camera on her family and community to examine how Italian-Canadians living in Quebec navigate their duality.
Bridge Over the Atlantic
A musical exchange between Scottish and Cape Breton traditional fiddle players.
The Gander Ripple Effect
How Newfoundland hospitality inspired the Tony-Award winning musical "Come From Away".
In French S'il Vous Plait
A year in the life of a French speaking family and the obstacles they face as a linguistic minority in Nova Scotia.
12 Dogs Drive
Justin Allen runs his twelve sled dogs 3,000 kilometres from Churchill on Hudson's Bay to his hometown of Saint John, New Brunswick.
Sweet Marie: In Studio with Erin Costelo
Join singer-songwriter Erin Costelo as she writes and records an album in just 10 days.
Daughters of the Voice
Explores the shifting dynamics between the sexes in the liturgical music of religious communities where men are usually at the head of both rituals and musical compositions. Four Montreal women are working to ensure the survival of these ancient art forms within their communities.
Dance in the City: Toronto's Cultural Ballet
Dance is at the heart of every culture. It reflects who we are; Toronto's diversity, but also the creativity of the artists who perform it.
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