Language Documentaries Specials from OMNI TV BC

Language Docs

Upcoming


Small Places, Small Homes

10am, Wednesday, June 19

Small Places, Small Homes

Language: Hindi

The first feature documentary for Toronto based filmmaker Julia Fong of Mitzi Productions, Small Places, Small Homes explores the lives of visible minority immigrants who choose to live in Canadian rural communities.


Urdu: A Beleaguered Language

10am, Friday, June 21

Urdu: A Beleaguered Language

Language: Urdu

Urdu: A Beleaguered Language is a fact finding journey of an accomplished career diplomat, Urdu poet and writer, Ambassador Karamatullah Ghori, across major Canadian cities to unravel why his mother tongue Urdu and the rich cultural heritage associated with it, is rapidly losing significance among younger generation Urdu speaking Canadians and what, if anything, is being done to preserve its legacy at a grass roots level.


Sinking The Gustloff

3pm, Saturday, June 22

Sinking The Gustloff

Language: Polish

A unique human story about witnessing and surviving the worst maritime disaster in history and the challenges faced by survivors in confronting their dark personal tragedies in the face of resistance by their countrymen, neighbours, friends and family members.


T O IN 2 4

9pm, Saturday, June 22

T O IN 2 4

Language: Mandarin

In 24 hours, 24 cinematographers are dispersed across a city, each with a single assignment - to capture the heart, soul and everyday miracles discovered within the microcosm of a single city… in a single day.


Let's Talk About it

9am, Sunday, June 23

Let's Talk About it

Language: Punjabi

Let's Talk About It profiles the journeys of four exceptional women -- all of whom are newcomers to Canada -- as they try to find resolution to their experience as victims of domestic violence. Through intimate conversations captured on videotape by their children, the smallest and most innocent victims of domestic violence, the documentary explores the underlying cultural roots of their respective situations and offers a rare glimpse into the thoughts of a male abuser.