UniAction Films
To advance UniAction’s mission of promoting cultural diplomacy through action, UniAction Films harnesses the power of cinema as a transformative tool for dialogue and connection. By producing and distributing socially impactful documentaries and fiction films, UniAction Films gives a platform to marginalized voices, explores universal human experiences, and brings attention to both global and local challenges. Through its work, UniAction Films fosters a more inclusive and empathetic society, using art as a catalyst for awareness, understanding, and meaningful social change.
Our Work
UniAction Films is the cinematic branch of UniAction, dedicated to using film and storytelling as tools for social impact. Through documentaries, short films, and multimedia projects, we spotlight pressing issues—from cultural diversity and immigration to mental health, sustainability, and human rights.
Our mission is to inspire dialogue, foster empathy, and drive real-world change. By amplifying underrepresented voices and sharing authentic stories, UniAction Films creates bridges between communities and promotes a more inclusive, just, and sustainable world.
Whether it’s on the big screen, in classrooms, or at grassroots events, our films are designed to educate, engage, and empower.
Generations (2026)
We are proud to announce that the "Godmother" of our documentary project “Generations” is Senator Amina Gerba. A woman of influence and vision, she introduced Bill S-215, which would designate November as National Immigration Month in Canada, an initiative that recognizes the contribution of immigrants to the social, cultural, and economic development of the country. Her support brings a symbolic and unifying significance to our film, which celebrates the stories of Canadian families and the importance of remembering our ancestors to better understand our collective identity.
Generations" is a documentary produced by UniAction Films in collaboration with Les films de l'Hydre and L'Art de capter, that explores the transmission of culture, identity, and resilience across multiple generations of immigrant families in Canada.
Through intimate interviews and vivid storytelling, Generations captures the personal journeys of Canadian families as they navigate cultural heritage, adaptation, and belonging.
The film highlights how traditions are preserved, reinterpreted, and sometimes challenged in the face of globalization and societal change.
This documentary will be complemented by a series of short films on inspiring individuals living in Canada and Canadians living abroad.
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Articles: L'Express
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Chiennes de faïence (2025)
UniAction Films is honored to handle the distribution of Chiennes de faïence, a powerful fiction film directed by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Marie-Hélène Panisset. Chiennes de faïence is a Canadian feature film written and directed by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Marie-Hélène Panisset. In a dramatic comedy genre, this film relates the emerging friendship between a native Quebecois and atheist woman, and another from immigrant background and Muslim faith. One is a fan of cosmetic surgery and displays an assumed sexuality, the other wears a full veil (niqab) which only reveals her eyes. The two women meet when they enter an elevator and it breaks down. By distributing this film, UniAction Films extends its mission beyond documentary into the realm of socially engaged fiction, amplifying bold artistic voices that challenge audiences and provoke necessary conversations.
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Winner: Best film by the public at the Festival Films du Monde de Sherbrooke
Articles: Festival Cinéma du Monde de Sherbrooke
Coming Home: Beyond A Moonless Night (2021)
Forty years after having fled the war in Laos, a young Canadian-Vietnamese woman who arrived as a Boat People refugee goes back to Vietnam, her native land, to meet with a long lost aunt. The emotional gathering sets the tone for a discovery trip and identity quest across Vietnam but also Lao and Cambodia, the three countries that once comprised French Indochina. By interviewing common people with extraordinary lives, the film draws links between the eruption of the war and decades of colonization.
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Award: Impact Docs Award of Merit (2022)
Articles: Radio-Canada, Kino Culture Montreal, Le Petit Septième
A Moonless Night: Boat People, 40 year later (2016)
A Moonless Night: Boat People, 40 Years Later is a moving documentary that revisits the stories of Indochinese refugees who fled by sea after the fall of Saigon in 1975 (or the Reunification of Vietnam). Through powerful first-hand accounts, the film captures the harrowing journeys of survival across the open ocean—often in fragile boats, under the cover of night, with no certainty of rescue. Forty years later, survivors reflect on their past, their resilience, and the complex realities of rebuilding life in a new country. More than a historical recount, A Moonless Night is a meditation on memory, trauma, gratitude, and the enduring human spirit. It shines a light on the legacy of the boat people, honoring their courage while questioning what it means to belong after displacement.
Awards: Impact Docs Award (2016) and BEst documentary at Canada-China International Film Festival
