Atlantic Filmmakers Cooperative Afcoop Movies

  • 1977
    Joe Sleep

    Joe Sleep

    Joe Sleep

    01977HD

    Filmed 2 years before his death, this documentary portrays New Brunswick folk artist Joseph Sleep (1913-1978) in his later life. He was born at sea...

    Joe Sleep
  • 1979
    The Finest Kind: A People's History of the Lockeport Lockout, 1939

    The Finest Kind: A People's History of the Lockeport Lockout, 1939

    The Finest Kind: A People's History of the Lockeport Lockout, 1939

    01979HD

    In the fall of 1939, more than 600 fishermen and fish handlers in the tiny town of Lockeport, Nova Scotia walked the picket line in front of the...

    The Finest Kind: A People's History of the Lockeport Lockout, 1939
  • 2011
    DWB

    DWB

    DWB

    42011HD

    Two Black Nova Scotians are pulled over by a white cop while on their way to do a CBC radio interview about police racial profiling.

    DWB
  • 2014
    Hive

    Hive

    Hive

    02014HD

    A woman deciphers a message received in her dreams, sent by a colony of bees.

    Hive
  • 2021
    Deadstick John

    Deadstick John

    Deadstick John

    02021HD

    Regular life is still a struggle for John years after his fall from grace. If he was marvelled at by the world again, life wouldn't be so bad.

    Deadstick John
  • 2018
    Mr. Horizon

    Mr. Horizon

    Mr. Horizon

    02018HD

    This Docu Poem narrates a game played by time, time itself being a card played, that makes human existence both a tragedy and a comedy.

    Mr. Horizon
  • 1970
    Gathering Limits

    Gathering Limits

    Gathering Limits

    01970HD

    Short film made during the COVID-19 pandemic about two estranged former lovers spending Christmas Eve together in isolation.

    Gathering Limits
  • 1998
    Nine

    Nine

    Nine

    01998HD

    The year I turned nine I became pathologically afraid that my parents would die. I stopped letting them leave the house at night, even for a walk...

    Nine
  • 1995
    Cherries

    Cherries

    Cherries

    01995HD

    A woman celebrates the 187th anniversary of her period.

    Cherries
  • 2023
    Mello, Judd, & Tooth Floss

    Mello, Judd, & Tooth Floss

    Mello, Judd, & Tooth Floss

    02023HD

    Mello, Judd, & Tooth Floss is a slice of life short about two friends who sit in their car by the ocean on their lunch break as they make up stories...

    Mello, Judd, & Tooth Floss
  • 1980
    You Laugh Like a Duck

    You Laugh Like a Duck

    You Laugh Like a Duck

    01980HD

    A co-production between the Atlantic Filmmakers Cooperative and the Winnipeg Film Group, this documentary shows children and youth speaking frankly...

    You Laugh Like a Duck
  • 2000
    The Moody Brood

    The Moody Brood

    The Moody Brood

    02000HD

    A documentary unlike any other, The Moody Brood explodes the myth of the idealized, normal family-a popular and pervasive post-WWII notion. The film...

    The Moody Brood
  • 1980
    Rude Questions

    Rude Questions

    Rude Questions

    01980HD

    A portrait of Larry Loomer, the owner of an antiquarian bookstore located in a small town. Larry is a colourful and amusing character who shares his...

    Rude Questions
  • 1970
    Keep On Keepin' On

    Keep On Keepin' On

    Keep On Keepin' On

    01970HD

    The film examines what it means to be Black in Nova Scotia - from the history of racial segregation in the province, to the frustration of being from...

    Keep On Keepin' On
  • 2006
    Yggdrasll: The World Tree

    Yggdrasll: The World Tree

    Yggdrasll: The World Tree

    02006HD

    YGGDRASLL,(ig-dra-sil), The World Tree has always been, will be, and is. In this tour, its very roots will show us the nine worlds of old and,...

    Yggdrasll: The World Tree
  • 2022
    Mr. Sandman

    Mr. Sandman

    Mr. Sandman

    02022HD

    It's like a horror or something idk

    Mr. Sandman
  • 2022
    The Year Long Boulder

    The Year Long Boulder

    The Year Long Boulder

    02022HD

    Crushed by a messy unrequited love, a young queer poet, through the confidence of their best friend and the truth of their art, finally reckons with...

    The Year Long Boulder
  • 2023
    I'm Just Trying To Have Fun

    I'm Just Trying To Have Fun

    I'm Just Trying To Have Fun

    02023HD

    A blood-red sky. A man descends into darkness.

    I'm Just Trying To Have Fun
  • 1970
    Rubber Madness

    Rubber Madness

    Rubber Madness

    01970HD

    Fast paced "tubing" on the Gaspereau River.

    Rubber Madness
  • 1977
    Gene

    Gene

    Gene

    01977HD

    A young man overwhelmed by humdrum mechanized life chooses something different.

    Gene