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Film writer/director Omar Mouallem travels throughout rural Alberta in search of the story behind Burger Baron, a local fast-food chain with mysterious origins and a cult-like following. Mouallem, who is also an heir to the fast-food chain, discovers how hundreds of immigrants like his parents made a life for their families at the Burger Baron despite its many challenges and dysfunctions.

In February 2022, Pulitzer Prize-winner journalist Mstyslav Chernov was trapped in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol as Russian forces closed in. Drawing on Chernov’s daily news dispatches and personal footage, the focus of this intense and, at times, disturbing film is on the bravery of Mariupol’s citizens in the face of the atrocities committed by Russian forces.

Mohawk artist and activist Layla Staats raises awareness about hazardous water supplies in North American Indigenous communities. Her journeys to communities that endure unsafe water in Canada and the United States parallels her own personal journey to connect with her Mohawk identity.

In their own words, West Virginians tell of the suffering and devastation caused by the coal industry. Based on diverse experiences and perspectives, these personal stories tell of the tragic impact of coal on the state’s crumbling economy, opioid epidemic, irreparable environmental damage, and risks to human health.

Once a leader of a Canadian neo-Nazi group, Tony McAleer was inspired by the birth of his children to turn his life around. He now runs Life After Hate, an organization that helps people escape White Supremacist movements and re-connect with their humanity and society at large. The film documents his profound personal journey of atonement to Auschwitz/Birkenau.

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