The Magnitude of All Things

Lorsque Jennifer Abbott perd sa sœur, décédée d'un cancer, son chagrin la rend sensible à l'extrême gravité de la crise climatique. Dans son nouveau documentaire, L'ampleur de toutes choses, elle esquisse des parallèles intimes entre les deuils vécus à l'échelle personnelle aussi bien que planétaire. Aux récits des manifestations du changement climatique observées en première ligne s'amalgament les souvenirs d'enfance qu'évoque pour la cinéaste la région de la baie Georgienne, en Ontario. Qu'ont en commun ces histoires? Eh bien, tout, étonnamment. Pour celles et ceux que l'on présente à l'écran, le changement climatique n'appartient pas à un futur lointain : il est à leur porte. Les combats livrés, les pertes douloureuses et les témoignages poignants se croisent dans une trame extraordinaire tissée d'émotions brutes et de beautés fulgurantes transformant l'obscurité en lumière et le chagrin en action.

Director Mirjam Leuze's The Whale and the Raven illuminates the many issues that have drawn whale researchers, the Gitga'at First Nation, and the Government of British Columbia into a complex conflict. As the people in the Great Bear Rainforest struggle to protect their territory against the pressure and promise of the gas industry, caught in between are the countless beings that call this place home.

When a loved one dies, the process of making the loss real can be a lonely and confusing experience. Surviving Death: Stories of Grief is about people negotiating a new relationship with life after losing a loved one. Seven people--parents, children, siblings, partners and friends--reveal how they have been affected by the death of someone close to them. The people profiled in Surviving Death come from different cultural backgrounds; they hope their stories will allow others to begin expressing and understanding their own grief. They speak about the pain and powerful emotions they have experienced, about their need to reassess values and relationships after a death, and about the ways they have found to survive their loss. Recognizing that there is no single or easy path to recovery, this video is a useful resource for those in grief and for those lending support to people who are grieving.