Movies: Ruth Lawrence

Bernice, a 15 year old misfit runs away from her rural Newfoundland community in search of Pignut, a tormented and violent gutter punk, after he steals her father's ashes right out of his urn....

The Untold Story of the Suffragists of Newfoundland (1999) is a docu-drama celebrating the thirty year struggle by the women of Newfoundland to win the right to vote....

Didi and Max are the most competitive best friends in the fourth grade. But their friendship hangs in the balance when Principal Jack announces a school-wide contest to see who can sell the most fertilizer....

The biggest snowstorm of 1988 leaves Tom stranded in a tiny basement apartment with his worst nightmare....

A woman looks past her insecurities in a time of change, self doubt and uncertainty....

A tragic story of the death of a little girl, and the sister who thought she killed her....

Mary recounts to her daughter Eva the childhood story of when Mary and her father fell through the ice on a frozen pond....

Darrell Simms is a wise and eloquent gay man in his mid-50s, but for more than 30 years his life has been dominated by an addiction to cocaine....

A novelist becomes trapped in an elevator with two of her biggest critics....

There is no ‘best thing’ about having terminal cancer, but for forty-year-old Joe, being welcomed back into his childhood home, feeling the warmth and support of his sister and her husband and observing his young niece’s blossoming emotional maturity...

An old flame dredges up family secrets. Will four sisters finally put their jealousies and misconceptions to rest?...

An incisive nuanced look at a family crumbling after their father returns from a war. Before the war showcases Tamara's love and understanding of the human heart....

A father and son duo, Charlie and Sam Pike, come to grips with admitting war-vet Charlie, who suffers from dementia, into a long-term care home....

Dealing with trust issues triggered by a drug addiction, John must deal with the aftermath of his own actions....

While out blueberry picking in rural Newfoundland, a young woman finds herself mysteriously lost in the company of a stranger....

A young man struggles to explain the cultural nuance of saying "I love you" in Spanish to his English-speaking lovers....

The Cut of It is a unique exploration of the decisions real women made when they were diagnosed with cancer....

Fool Proof takes us on an international roller coaster ride as we explore the history and art of clowning. With professional clown Beni Malone as ringmaster, this one hour documentary is a visual feast which celebrates the rich history and recent ren...

On September 7, 2012, Ashley MacDonald was sexually assaulted. In this powerful first time film, she talks to strangers about what that same day looked like in their own lives. What were they doing? What happened to them? The result is a documentary ...

A father strives to give his daughter a perfect life full of happy memories, in spite of a troubling diagnosis and a partner overseas....