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- A teenage boy living in a Cape Breton coal mining community during the 1930's finds himself contemplating life and is haunted by a murder he witnessed in town.
- A gifted teenager dreaming of life beyond her small town becomes inspired when a 15-year-old girl from New York moves in next door.
- Margaret MacNiel, a girl living in a Cape Breton coal mining town, finds her life changing when she meets Neil Currie, a cheerful bagpipe-playing dishwasher. Unfortunately, neither of them are able to escape the industry around them.
- A young boy working in Nova Scotia's treacherous coal mines in the early 20th century finds a friend in ones of the ponies used to haul coal up from the tunnels to be used at the railway station and the steel mill.
- A struggling musician sets out to find the legendary guitar maker Elmore Silk, with whom he hopes to strike a deal to make himself rich and famous.
- Follow the White Stripes' 2007 tour of Canada, as the duo avoided the conventional by playing in buses, cafes and for Indian tribal elders.
- Cottonland demystifies the world of the addict and explores the reality of economic and drug dependence in Nova Scotia's depressed coal towns of Cape Breton. Celebrated photographer and Filmmaker, Nance Ackerman describes the human cost and the pain caused by the prescription drug, Oxy Contin, with the help of collaborating Director, Eddie Buchanan, an ex addict who has come out the other side of addiction and despair.
- THE ROSE tells the heartfelt story of a tormented man who, after years of drug and alcohol abuse, puts a loaded gun to his head. His only desire is to have the courage to pull the trigger - again. THE ROSE is an independent short film written by Dan Yakimchuk PhD, and directed by Kenn Crawford. Elder (played by Yakimchuk) travels back in time to meet his younger self (Aidan Lee-Dadswell) during a pivotal moment in his life. The film also stars Ida Donovan (Pit Pony, New Waterford Girl, The Battle Within) and Andrew Parland.
- Scott needs to get something off his chest but his wife Meaghan won't listen to him. In a last ditch effort he visits his father-in-law, Doctor Tyler, who gets more than he bargained for from the unscheduled visit.
- Darren Andrea (How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, The Undertaker's Wedding) stars as the distraught husband during the interrogation about his wife's murder.
- A chorus group of miners sing about the history of coal mining on Cape Breton Island.
- Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, 1904. Willie MacLean is an 12-year-old with a passion for horses and is helping his family get by the best since the death of his older brother in at the local coal mine (the Pit). Willie's older sister, Nellie, is perused by the Scot newcomer Ned Hall, who is always at odds with the mine's owner, Mr. Frawley over the working conditions. Meanwhile, Charley is hiding from the widow MacTavish over her husband's death, while Willie decides to enter his beloved horse, Sable, in a riding competition.
- Wendell Crowe plots to keep Willie working at the Ocean Deeps Mine by having Mr. Frawley give him a raise to take charge of new pit ponies. But Willie's job continues to interfere with his schoolwork and baseball practice. As a result, Willie's combative attitude begins to alienate him from not only his co-workers, but the rest of his friends... including his beloved horse, Sable who takes off. Willie must choose between his job or to find his horse and walk away from it all.