Through stunning larger-than-life images, CINÉ+ takes you on an exciting journey through culture and history via a wide array of enlightening documentary films. Equipped with a laser projector boasting full 4K resolution, CINÉ+ offers projections on the largest and brightest screen in the region, as well as immersive projections on its dome screen. Let our team help you choose from a wide selection of outstanding films to support your school curriculum, entertain your tour group, or enhance your next private event. Book your group into one of our scheduled screenings, or request a film from our CINÉ+ On Demand selection.
Natural Wonders
Arctic: Our Frozen Planet
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Dates and Times on reservation |
ON Grade 3 and up |
QC Cycle 3 and up |
DURATION: 45 minutes |
EXPERIENCE: CINÉ+ screen |
RELEASE DATE: 2023 |
DISTRIBUTOR: SK Films |
SYNOPSIS: At the very top of the globe lies a spectacular, frozen realm. But don’t be fooled by appearances… this place is not frozen in time. It’s a dynamic ecosystem and for thousands of years, its indigenous people and wildlife have found ways to survive and live in harmony with these extremes.
Embark on a year-long adventure across the seasons and three continents. Be immersed in the astounding world of narwhals, belugas and polar bears as they navigate ice floes. Hear the thunderous sound of stampeding caribou and muskox trying to escape hungry wolves. Be amazed by hooded seals that blow up red balloons and ice-covered bumblebees that emerge glorious from their winter lairs. Join a breathtaking expedition in ARCTIC: Our Frozen Planet. Narrated by Benedict Cumberbatch A BBC Earth production, an SK Films release. |
Backyard Wilderness
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Dates and Times on reservation |
ON Grade 1 and up |
QC Cycle 1 and up |
DURATION: 22 minutes |
EXPERIENCE: 4K, CINÉ+ screen |
RELEASE DATE: 2018 |
DISTRIBUTOR: SK films |
SYNOPSIS: Backyard Wilderness will surprise and entertain viewers with the unexpected wonders of nature that are right under our noses – in our own backyards. Spanning a seasonal year around a suburban home, the film displays a stunning array of unique wildlife images and behavior – all captured by cameras mounted inside dens and nests, and moving along the forest floor and pond bottom, to reveal its inhabitants in rare and breathtaking intimacy. We follow Katie, a young girl, and her modern family living next to the woods who are blind to the real-life spectacle around them, absorbed by an array of electronic devices in their busy lives. Katie gradually discovers the intricate secrets that nature has hidden so close to her front door and we experience the joy she finds in her interactions with this new world. The film reminds us that Wi-Fi is not the only connection that matters and that sometimes in ordinary places, you can uncover extraordinary things that could transform you forever – you just need to step outside. |
Flight of the Butterflies
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Dates and Times on reservation |
ON JK and up |
QC JK and up |
DURATION: 44 minutes |
EXPERIENCE: CINÉ+ screen |
RELEASE DATE: 2012 |
DISTRIBUTOR: SK Films |
SYNOPSIS: The monarch butterfly is a true marvel of nature. Weighing less than a penny, it makes one of the longest migrations on Earth across a continent to a place it has never known.
Follow the monarchs’ perilous journey and join hundreds of millions of real butterflies in the remote mountain peaks of Mexico. Through breathtaking cinematography, be captivated by the true and compelling story of an intrepid scientist’s 40-year search to find the monarchs’ secret hideaway. Unravel the mysteries and experience the Flight of the Butterflies. |
Great Bear Rainforest
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Dates and Times on reservation |
ON Grade 1 and up |
QC Cycle 1 and up |
DURATION: 45 minutes |
EXPERIENCE: 4K, CINÉ+ screen |
RELEASE DATE: 2019 |
DISTRIBUTOR: MacGillivray Freeman Films |
SYNOPSIS: Journey to a land of grizzlies, coastal wolves, sea otters, and the fabled all-white spirit bear—the rarest bear on earth—in the film Great Bear Rainforest, set in one of the planet’s most exquisite and secluded wildernesses. Hidden from the outside world, the Great Bear Rainforest is found on Canada’s rugged Pacific coast in British Columbia. It is the largest temperate coastal rainforest in the world—a place protected by the region’s indigenous people for millennia. Explore this wild and ancient rainforest, learn what the new generation of First Nations are doing to protect the forest’s natural balance, and discover the secret world of the spirit bear.
Narrated by Ryan Reynolds |
Tiny Giants
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Dates and Times on reservation |
ON Grade 1 and up |
QC Cycle 1 and up |
DURATION: 43 minutes |
EXPERIENCE: CINÉ+ screen |
RELEASE DATE: 2014 |
DISTRIBUTOR: Giant Screen Films |
SYNOPSIS: In an adventure of giant proportions, Tiny Giants reveals the astonishing lives of the smallest of animals. With jaw-dropping drama, this pioneering film reveals the great courage and skill essential to the success of our miniature heroes in their titanic battle for survival.
A chipmunk in a wild wood and a grasshopper mouse in Arizona’s scorched deserts are both forced to grow up fast when they find themselves alone for the first time. Facing experienced rivals and huge predators, our chipmunk hero must find the courage to gather enough acorns for winter. Forced out of the family home, our adolescent grasshopper mouse is then swept away in a flash flood. He needs to learn the skills to survive and lay claim to his own patch of desert as he becomes an adult. Only by using their ingenious superpowers can our heroes not only stay alive but also become masters of their universe. |
History and Great Civilizations
Canada C3 – Coast to Coast to Coast
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Dates and Times on reservation |
ON Grade 5 and up |
QC Cycle 3 and up |
DURATION: 46 minutes |
EXPERIENCE: CINÉ+ screen |
RELEASE DATE: 2018 |
DISTRIBUTOR: Students on Ice Foundation |
SYNOPSIS: Experience the historic Canada C3 Expedition through this inspiring film that retraces the historic 150-day icebreaker journey from Toronto to Victoria through the Northwest Passage in 2017.
From coast to coast to coast, the expedition and its diverse teams of Canadians, sailed over 25,000 kilometres, visiting communities, national parks, marine protected areas, and many other remote and extraordinary corners of the country, while discovering and sharing profound stories about the people, places, wildlife, history and cultures that make up this vast and diverse country – a community of communities. Featuring never before seen footage from the world’s longest coastline, this film will educate, entertain and inspire! |
D-Day: Normandy 1944
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Dates and Times on reservation |
ON Grade 5 and up |
QC Cycle 3 and up |
DURATION: 40 minutes |
EXPERIENCE: 4K, CINÉ+ Screen |
RELEASE DATE: 2014 |
DISTRIBUTOR: 3D Entertainment |
SYNOPSIS: 70 years ago, a historic landing changed the world.
June 6, 1944: The largest Allied operation of the Second World War began in Normandy, France. Few know in detail exactly why and how, from the end of 1943 through August 1944, this region became the most important location in the world. Blending multiple cinematographic techniques, including animation, CGI and stunning live-action images, D-Day: Normandy 1944 brings this monumental event to the world’s largest screens for the first time ever. |
Mummies: Secrets of the Pharaohs
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Dates and Times on reservation |
ON Grade 5 and up |
QC Cycle 3 and up |
DURATION: 24 minutes |
EXPERIENCE: CINÉ+ Dome |
RELEASE DATE: 2008 |
DISTRIBUTOR: Giant Screen Films |
SYNOPSIS: Uncover the mysterious world of the Pharaohs: their fascinating culture, religion, medicine and daily life. Ancient wonders and historic intrigue come to life using dramatic re-enactments including the discovery of a cache of 40 mummies, among them the legendary Ramses the Great and other Egyptian kings. Mummies: Secrets of the Pharaohs demonstrates what scientists can learn from mummy DNA to help in developing medical treatments for modern diseases. |
The Seven Sacred Laws
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Dates and Times on reservation |
ON Grade 1 and up |
QC Cycle 1 and up |
DURATION: 20 minutes |
EXPERIENCE: CINÉ+ screen |
DISTRIBUTOR: Turtle Lodge International Centre for Indigenous Education and Wellness |
SYNOPSIS: Follow a young boy on an Indigenous rite of passage: a vision quest. Through his spiritual journey, he meets seven animals, each revealing a foundational value of Indigenous culture: Buffalo tells him how the essence of respect is the act of giving. Eagle, how to always act in love. Bear encourages him to listen to his heart, while Sabe (Bigfoot) to speak from it. Beaver teaches him to create a more peaceful world, and Wolf to be thankful. Finally, Turtle says that to live the Seven Teachings is to live in truth.
Using music and beautiful animation, The Seven Sacred Laws leaves audiences enlightened and more knowledgeable about Indigenous foundational values and beliefs. |
Science and Human Achievement
Jane Goodall – Reasons for Hope
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Dates and Times on reservation |
ON Grade 5 and up |
QC Cycle 3 and up |
DURATION: 45 minutes |
EXPERIENCE: 4K, CINÉ+ Screen |
RELEASE DATE: 2023 |
DISTRIBUTOR: Cosmic Picture |
SYNOPSIS: Drawing on decades of work by the world’s most famous living ethologist and environmentalist, Jane Goodall – Reasons for Hope is an uplifting journey around the globe to highlight good news stories that will inspire viewers to make a difference in the world around them.
Featured stories — such as the worldwide-recognized Sudbury regreening story, the re-introduction of the American bison by the Blackfeet Nation, the northern bald ibis’ migration over the Alps, and inspiring youth-led initiatives involved in Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots — are accompanied by historic footage of Jane’s beginnings as a chimpanzee researcher. From start to finish, the film reinforces the four reasons for hope, according to Jane, to foster tremendous optimism for the future: the amazing human intellect, the resilience of nature, the power and dedication of young people, and the indomitable human spirit. Jane revolutionized how we view the world. Join her on this adventure of inspiration and hope. |
Rocky Mountain Express
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Dates and Times on reservation |
ON Grade 5 and up |
QC Cycle 3 and up |
DURATION: 45 minutes |
EXPERIENCE: CINÉ+ Dome |
RELEASE DATE: 2011 |
DISTRIBUTOR: Stephen Low |
SYNOPSIS: Speed through awe-inspiring vistas of the Canadian Rockies and witness the remarkable story of how the nation’s first transcontinental railway was built against next-to-impossible odds. Prepare to be thrilled by breathtaking aerial cinematography, unforgettable archival images and spectacular film footage in Rocky Mountain Express, on board Canadian Pacific’s iconic steam locomotive, the Empress. |
Superpower Dogs
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Dates and Times on reservation |
ON Grade 1 and up |
QC Cycle 1 and up |
DURATION: 47 minutes |
EXPERIENCE: CINÉ+ screen |
RELEASE DATE: 2019 |
DISTRIBUTOR: Cosmic Picture |
SYNOPSIS: Em”bark” on an adventure with Superpower Dogs!
Join an immersive journey to experience the life-saving superpowers and extraordinary bravery of some of the world’s most amazing dogs. In this inspiring true story, our best friends are also real-life superheroes. Travel around the globe to meet remarkable dogs and their human partners who fight crime, protect endangered species, and save lives in avalanches and earthquakes. As you discover the extraordinary abilities of dogs and the remarkable science behind their superpowers, you’ll never look at our best friends the same way again! |
Wonders of the Arctic
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Dates and Times on reservation |
ON Grade 5 and up |
QC Cycle 3 and up |
DURATION: 20 minutes, 45 minutes |
EXPERIENCE: CINÉ+ screen |
RELEASE DATE: 2014 |
DISTRIBUTOR: Giant Screen Films |
SYNOPSIS: Enter a sparkling world of ice and snow. Wonders of the Arctic is a story of survival in one of the most unforgiving environments on Earth — an environment dominated by a single element: ice.
Majestic yet dangerous, life-giving yet treacherous, ice affects the fortunes of every living thing in the Arctic. In this era of warming temperatures and melting ice, will plants and animals adapt or perish? Follow scientists and Inuit Elders as they explore the changing landscape of this harsh and beautiful frontier. |
Animated Films and Series
Samy’s Adventures
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Dates and Times on reservation |
ON JK and up |
QC JK and up |
DURATION: 20 minutes |
EXPERIENCE: CINÉ+ screen |
RELEASE DATE: |
DISTRIBUTOR: nWave Pictures Distribution |
SYNOPSIS: A dazzling, ’round the world ocean adventure. Experience the ups and downs of life on land and at sea in this coming of age story, starring the cutest sea turtle on the big screen. From the warm waters of the tropics to the icy Antarctic, join Samy and his friends on an exciting journey through truly immersive environments. Swim through colourful coral reefs and enjoy a dazzling ride on a fun-loving octopus. Dive into icy polar waters to meet a friendly whale. Are you ready to face the dangers you may encounter with the humans? |
Teepee Time
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Dates and Times on reservation |
ON JK and up |
QC JK and up |
DURATION: 25 minutes |
EXPERIENCE: CINÉ+ screen |
DISTRIBUTOR: JerryCo Animation |
EPISODE CHOICES:
These episodes will be followed by a short Mi’kmaq language lesson. |
SYNOPSIS: Teepee Time is an engaging animated preschool series following a curious little tipi as he explores the world around him. For Teepee, every experience involves learning something new, with lots of fun and adventure along the way! |
The Son of Bigfoot
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Dates and Times on reservation |
ON JK and up |
QC JK and up |
DURATION: 21 minutes |
EXPERIENCE: CINÉ+ screen |
RELEASE DATE: 2017 |
DISTRIBUTOR: nWave Pictures Distribution |
SYNOPSIS: Follow Adam, a solitary teenager, as he sets out to trace back his long-lost father. Deep into the woods, Adam is faced with an unbelievable revelation: his father is no other than… Bigfoot. As they start making up for lost time, they’re faced with the menace of two greedy hunters. Join Bigfoot and son, and all their quirky woodland animals’ friends, for the adventure of a lifetime! |