A British WW1 soldier describes the equipment a he was expected to carry during 1914-15 which could all weigh up to thirty five kilos.

A munitionette recites a lighthearted poem of the time about rationing and the introduction of a ticket system to go to the loo. The last in a 4 part series

Debris is a portrait of Tofino, BC intertidal artist Pete Clarkson as he crafts his most ambitious and personal project to date: a memorial to the 2011 Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami. He, like so many of us around the world, was...

This short documentary tells the story of Tony Chachai, a young Indigenous man in search of his identity. Moved by the desire to reconnect with his Atikamekw roots, he delivers a touching testimony on the journey that brought him closer...

A description of one of the oldest weapons still in use, the bayonet and how it was used in close quarter combat and also the Webley revolver

This video explains how soldiers made raids on enemy trenches. Part 6 of a 7 part series

Learn the real story behind the Assassin's Creed series.

This film talks about troop rotation and how it ensured soldiers weren't always on the frontline. Part 4 of a 7 part series

Pax Chingawale pedals his bicycle over 20 km a day, visiting his neighbours from house to house. His travels take him to twenty villages, in Zomba District, southern Malawi, Africa. The Bicycle chronicles Pax's journeys as he battles...

World War One - 1915' is the second of our five-part series covering the Great War. This episode covers one of the first strategic bombing raids in history, when two German Zeppelin airships bombed the British ports of King's Lynn and...

A WW1 nurse who describes her uniform and shows how she still likes to be fashionable even among the horrors of war.

In this concise portrait, director and art director Brigitte Haentjens talks about what inspires her work in theatrical creation. Her artistic choices are a response to a deep, dark need to rummage through a text until light bursts...

A description of a British infantryman's uniform and personal effects from 1914-15