We’re happy to let you know that on July 1st, we launched a brand-new web store. With a simpler and cleaner design, it’s going to make it a lot easier to find and buy DVDs from KinoSmith (including the Hot Docs Collection) and Project X (including an extensive selec­tion from the work of director Peter Watkins).

To entice you further, we’ve set up a limited-time discount code. Just enter NEWSTORE during the (much easier) checkout process to save 20% off your entire order, but just until July 31st.

Start exploring by clicking on the Store tab at the top of the page.

No Heart Feelings

July 13, 2010
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29-year-old Melanie (Rebecca Kohler) is in love with her life in Toronto, but out of love with her long-distance boy­friend (Jonathan Goldstein). Her breakup throws her easy life into mild exist­en­tial crisis, but the arrival of a new boy on the scene, Lewis (Dustin Parkes), diverts her atten­tion and helps her redis­cover the joys of [...]

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A Film Unfinished

July 11, 2010
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At the end of World War II, 60 minutes of raw film, having sat undis­turbed in an East German archive, was dis­covered. Shot by the Nazis in Warsaw in May 1942, and labeled simply “Ghetto,” this footage quickly became a resource for his­tor­ians seeking an authentic record of the Warsaw Ghetto. However, the later discovery [...]

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Sounds Like a Revolution

June 14, 2010
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Sounds Like a Revolution is a feature doc­u­mentary about a whole new gen­er­a­tion of activist musi­cians who are living proof that music is an important and powerful tool in the on going struggle for social change. Focusing on the personal exper­i­ences of four inde­pendent musi­cians, we come to under­stand their motiv­a­tions and their struggles as [...]

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Water on the Table

June 14, 2010
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Water on the Table is a character-driven, social-issue doc­u­mentary by Liz Marshall that explores Canada’s rela­tion­ship to its fresh­water, arguably its most precious natural resource. The film asks the question: is water a com­mer­cial good like running shoes or Coca-Cola? Or, is water a human right like air? Water on the Table features Maude Barlow, who [...]

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Army of One

June 14, 2010
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In the wake of 9/11 three young people join the US army, seeking dir­ec­tion in their lives. They discover that unless they conform fully to the army values, their personal issues are only mag­ni­fied within the military. What unfolds is an intimate and heart­breaking account of their two-year wayward journeys. In stark contrast to the [...]

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Winnebago Man

June 14, 2010
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Winnebago Man reveals the story of Jack Rebney, an unlikely folk hero whose out­rageously funny out­bursts were caught on tape during the making of a Winnebago sales video in 1988. The outtakes reel mys­ter­i­ously cir­cu­lated on dubbed VHS tapes for years before turning into a full-blown Internet phe­nomenon on YouTube in 2005. Today, the “Winnebago [...]

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Last Call at the Gladstone Hotel

June 14, 2010
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In 2000, developers purchase the crum­bling, century-old Gladstone Hotel to turn it from skid row flo­p­h­ouse into trendy, arts and music hotspot. They think it’s empty…until they meet Marilyn, the cham­ber­maid with a heart of gold; Shirley Ann, the cynical front desk clerk; and a motley crew of res­id­ents, including Maryanne, an ex-bag lady with [...]

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The Rise and Fall of the Grumpy Burger

June 2, 2010
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The Rise and Fall of the Grumpy Burger follows obsessive film­maker Marshall Sfalcin as he attempts to make a movie about his family and their once legendary fast-food empire. Soon, a film within a film emerges and the line between truth and fiction becomes increas­ingly blurred. Along the way, The Rise and Fall of the [...]

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Cat Ladies

June 2, 2010
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Cat Ladies is a one hour verité doc­u­mentary that unravels the real story behind the oft-ridiculed ‘cat lady’ – a cultural ste­reo­type and figure of ridicule for women of a certain age with too many furry com­pan­ions. Through the intimate portrait of four unique ‘cat ladies’ we create a sens­itive and emo­tion­ally honest portrait of [...]

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Scott Walker: 30 Century Man

June 2, 2010
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Scott Walker: 30 Century Man is a rare glimpse into the creative world of the most enig­matic figure in rock history, and will trace the undeni­able impact he has had on popular music through casual inter­views with some of his biggest, highest profile fans. We explore his fas­cin­ating tra­jectory, from jobbing bass player on LA’s [...]

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