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An Introduction to the History of Eugenics and its Application in Canada
Dr. Molly Ladd-Taylor gives a brief history of the eugenics movement and how it was applied in Canada.
Benjamin Ferencz: Watcher of the Sky
This film focuses on Benjamin Ferencz, a former prosecutor of the Nuremberg trials who is dedicated to preventing mass atrocities.
Dr. Hong Zheng Reflects on his Earliest Memories of the Second Sino-Japanese War
Dr. Hong Zheng reflects on his earliest memory as a five year old during the Second Sino-Japanese War when Japanese airplanes dropped bombs around his village, forcing his family to seek shelter in an air raid shelter.
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Luis Moreno Ocampo: Watcher of the Sky
This film focuses on the first prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Luis Moreno-Ocampo.
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Raphael Lemkin: Watcher of the Sky (Genocide Convention)
This film focuses on lawyer Raphael Lemkin’s efforts to develop an international law to punish and prevent the crime of genocide.
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Raphael Lemkin: Watcher of the Sky (Introduction)
This film, created in partnership between Propeller Films and Facing History from the feature length film Watchers of the Sky, focuses on Raphael Lemkin’s effort to establish an international law to prevent mass violence against a group of people.
The Gravity of the Second Sino-Japanese War
Dr. Hong Zheng recalls the fate of his uncle’s family in Hong Kong during the Second Sino-Japanese War, when Japanese soldiers enter and search their home. Another family, thousands of compatriots, and British POWs, also cannot escape the violence.
The Indian Act
Historian, and researcher-curator at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Dr. Karine Duhamel, details the Indian Act of Canada.
The Nanjing Atrocities: Crimes of War
Professor of the History and Politics of Modern China Rana Mitter explains the Nanjing atrocities.
What Is Reconciliation?
Senator Murray Sinclair, chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, discusses what it means to work toward reconciliation in Canada.
