THE 2024 INDSPIRE AWARDS, honouring First Nations, Inuit, and Métis individuals who demonstrate outstanding achievement in their communities and beyond, streams Friday, June 21 at 7 PM (8 AT, 8:30 NT) on CBC Gem
The Pride Month collection features a new season of CBC Arts’ CANADA’S A DRAG (June 3); the first season of acclaimed genre-toppling spy series KILLING EVE (June 14) starring Golden Globe-winner Sandra Oh and Emmy-winner Jodie Comer; comedy series PLEASE LIKE ME (June 7) from Australian comedian Josh Thomas; documentary CASA SUSANNA (June 1) about a safe space in the 1950s and ‘60s; and the Canadian premiere of docuseries NOT YOUR AVERAGE FAMILY (June 17) following a 2SLGBTQ+ influencer couple as they try to start a family
Feature films in the Pride Month collection include BAFTA-nominee BLUE JEAN (June 7), Xavier Dolan’s MATTHIAS & MAXIME (June 12), Francis Lee’s GOD’S OWN COUNTRY (June 14) with Josh O’Connor (Challengers) and Sean Baker’s award-winning TANGERINE (June 19)
The Indigenous History Month collection highlights Indigenous voices with NSI IndigiDocs shorts (June 1); the Canadian premiere of documentary WATERMAN – DUKE: AMBASSADOR OF ALOHA (June 1), the inspiring story of five-time Olympic medalist Duke Kahanamoku, narrated by Jason Momoa; lifestyle series BEARS’ LAIR (June 1), offering a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to aspiring Indigenous business owners; and feature A STORM BLOWS OVER (June 3) following a young woman on a mysterious journey after the disappearance of her boyfriend
Season 1 of acclaimed international series LOUDERMILK begins streaming June 5, created by Peter Farrelly and Bobby Mort, and starring Ron Livingston (OFFICE SPACE) as a recovering alcoholic and substance abuse counsellor
A documentary Channel Original feature NOBODY WANTS TO TALK ABOUT JACOB APPELBAUM (June 26) follows the top American in Wikileaks as Julian Assange’s extradition to the US draws closer
PRIDE MONTH COLLECTION
CANADA’S A DRAG Season 4 (6×7, Docuseries, CBC Arts)
Begins streaming Monday, June 3
CASA SUSANA (97min, Documentary, directed by Sébastien Lifshitz, USA/France)
Begins streaming Saturday, June 1
PLEASE LIKE ME Seasons 1-4 (32×30, Comedy, Avalon, Australia)
Season 1 begins streaming Friday, June 7
Season 2 begins streaming Friday, June 14
Season 3 begins streaming Friday, June 21
Season 4 begins streaming Friday, June 28
BLUE JEAN (97mins, Drama, directed by Georgia Oakley, UK)
Begins streaming Friday, June 7
MATTHIAS & MAXIME (119mins, Romance/Drama, written and directed by Xavier Dolan, Canada)
Begins streaming Wednesday, June 12
GOD’S OWN COUNTRY (105min, Romance, directed by Francis Lee, UK)
Begins streaming Friday, June 14
KILLING EVE Season 1 (8×60, Thriller, Sid Gentle Films/BBC America/Endeavour Content, UK)
Begins streaming Friday, June 14
NOT YOUR AVERAGE FAMILY (3×30, Documentary, Studio Something, UK)
*Exclusive Canadian Premiere*
Begins streaming Monday, June 17
TANGERINE (87min, Crime/Comedy, directed by Sean Baker, USA)
Begins streaming Wednesday, June 19
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NATIONAL INDIGENOUS HISTORY MONTH COLLECTION
BEARS’ LAIR (9×22, Reality, Sparkly Frog Clan Productions, Canada)
Begins streaming Saturday, June 1
BEARS’ LAIR is an exciting new unscripted series that offers once-in-a-lifetime opportunities to Indigenous entrepreneurial hopefuls. Would-be Indigenous tycoons hone and polish their business concepts with support from experts and then hit the hot seat to pitch them to established business leaders – The Bears (our Mentor-Judges). In the end, all the participants will receive thousands of dollars worth of valuable hands-on support and mentorship to get their businesses started, and one promising entrepreneur will be awarded a grant for $100,000 to jumpstart their business. While Canada’s Indigenous population makes up only a small percentage of the country’s most successful entrepreneurs at present, this is changing at a rapid pace. BEARS’ LAIR is all about training Indigenous entrepreneurs and inspiring viewers to build their businesses and grow their success the Indigenous way!
WATERMAN – Duke: Ambassador of Aloha (88mins, Documentary, directed by Isaac Halasima, USA)
*Canadian Premiere*
Begins streaming Saturday, June 1
Narrated by Jason Momoa, discover the inspiring story and considerable impact of five-time Olympic medalist Duke Kahanamoku. He shattered swimming records and globalized surfing while overcoming racism in a lifetime of personal challenges.
A STORM BLOWS OVER (74min, Drama, directed by Gavin Baird, Canada)
Begins streaming Monday, June 3
A young woman’s reality is put into question after the sudden disappearance of her boyfriend. She finds herself on a mysterious journey, seeking the answers she so yearns for.
PORTRAITS FROM A FIRE (92min, Comedy/Drama, written and directed by Trevor Mack, Canada)
Begins streaming Friday, June 7
PORTRAITS FROM A FIRE is a coming-of-age film that follows Tyler, an eccentric and lonely teenager who spends his days film making, vlogging his Indigenous community, and hanging out with his grandparents. His father, Gord, is physically present but remains emotionally absent from Tyler’s life for reasons Tyler cannot understand. That is until he meets Aaron, a mysterious, charismatic, and influential figure who encourages Tyler to showcase his most personal film about his mother’s disappearance to the community, leading to a reckoning between past and future, life and death, and father and son. The film follows Tyler’s journey to heal the wounds of the past by opening them once again. And by finding the courage to face the fear of the unknown, he weaves together the strong sacred bonds of family through both living and ancestral realms.
NSI INDIGIDOCS
Begin streaming Saturday, June 1
Three short documentaries made through the NSI IndigiDocs training program, where Indigenous filmmakers received training and mentorship to develop a short documentary idea into a 10-minute finished film.
ATHEGUS (11min, Short Documentary, Canada)
A Cree man embarks on a journey of healing from intergenerational trauma, finding support from an unlikely source.
LIVING WEAVING (10min, Short Documentary, Canada)
Debra Sparrow’s journey to breathe new life into the Musqueam nation’s living culture of weaving. Directed by emerging IndigiQueer director and writer Dustin McGladrey.
pî-kiwîk (10min, Short Documentary, Canada)
A Cree youth recalls their reconnection journey of coming home to their First Nation. Official Selection at the 2023 Red Nation International Film Festival.
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ACCLAIMED INTERNATIONAL SERIES
LOUDERMILK Season 1 (10×30, Comedy, Primary Wave Entertainment, USA)
Begins streaming Wednesday, June 5
Loudermilk centres on Sam Loudermilk (Ron Livingston, Office Space, Sex and the City), a recovering alcoholic and substance abuse counsellor with an extremely bad attitude about, well, everything. He is unapologetically uncensored, and manages to piss off everyone in his life. Although he has his drinking under control, Loudermilk discovers that when your life is a complete mess, getting clean is the easy part. Created by Peter Farrelly (Green Book, Dumb and Dumber) and Bobby Mort (The Colbert Report, Circle of Pain).
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DOCUMENTARIES
NOBODY WANTS TO TALK ABOUT JACOB APPELBAUM (1×88, documentary Channel Original, directed by Jamie Kastner, USA)
Begins streaming Wednesday, June 26
Rolling Stone called American Jacob Appelbaum “the most dangerous man in cyberspace.” In his youthful heyday Appelbaum was an ascending powerhouse in the internet freedom/security movement, heir-apparent to Julian Assange at Wikileaks, frontman for the TOR project (aka the Dark Web). His cutting edge technological and political work sets him on a tightrope between the world’s insurgents and intelligence communities, each of whom want access to the revolution of which he is fast becoming the poster boy. As Edward Snowden’s leaks drop, revealing America’s digital surveillance of its own citizens, life in the US gets too hot for Appelbaum and he decamps to Berlin. Collaborations there with the likes of Ai Wei Wei and Laura Poitras only serve to drive his stock ever-higher, penning multiple exposés for Der Speigel, accepting whistleblower awards on behalf of Snowden, addressing European Parliament on internet security… When suddenly everything goes dark. Appelbaum is dumped by the TOR project. Assange, ensnared in the Ecuadorian embassy in London, can do little to help him. Friends back away. The internet, once the milky way of Appelbaum’s stardom, transforms into a toxic pit. Filmmaker Jamie Kastner sets out to determine what happened and why now Nobody Wants to Talk About Jacob Appelbaum. Interviews so exclusive as to have been pried from their secretive subjects blend with a trove of little-seen stock footage and original investigation in this spy-story cum cautionary tale-of-our-times, improbably framed by filmmaker Kastner’s bumbling, self-deprecating dark humour.
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LIFESTYLE
CHATEAU DIY Season 7 (A) (16×60, Unscripted, Spark Media, UK)
*Exclusive Canadian Premiere*
Begins streaming Monday, June 3
Narrated by Adjoa Andoh of BRIDGERTON, CHÂTEAU DIY follows courageous château-owners as they tackle monumental reno projects and transform worn-yet-wonderful castles across France. From first-time buyers to seasoned homeowners with grand expansion plans, every episode focuses on three unique transformation stories and restoration trials, tales, and tribulations.
JUNIOR BAKING SHOW Season 9 (15×60, Unscripted, Love Productions, UK)
*Canadian Premiere*
Begins streaming Monday, June 10
JUNIOR BAKING SHOW is back! From thousands of applicants, sixteen talented junior bakers aged 9-12 battle it out in the iconic white tent to be crowned winner of JUNIOR BAKING SHOW. Harry Hill oversees proceedings with his characteristic wit and warmth, alongside seasoned judges Liam Charles and Ravneet Gill.
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KIDS & TWEENS
A KIND OF SPARK Season 2 (10×24, Tween, 9 Story Media Group, UK)
Begins streaming Friday, May 31
A face from the past and a mysterious bookshop bring new challenges for Addie and her loved ones. Growing up is hard, growing up autistic is harder. Can Addie work out what’s next? A KIND OF SPARK is a heart-warming story about friendship, courage, and self-belief. Aimed at children 8-12, the second season continues to tell the inspirational story of Addie, a neurodivergent teenage girl. After successfully working with her town to honour and advocate for those who might seem different, Addie is determined to make the world around her a better place. But she soon learns that helping people in the present day can be more complicated than honouring people from the past.
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