But I´m Your Mom
When he was three years old, Roderick Carreon´s parents did something they would regret for the rest of their lives: they left their kids in the care of their grandparents while they looked for a better life in Canada. By the time they came back for Roderick and his siblings, their babies had become strangers. Twenty years later, the Carreon family is still trying to pick up the pieces of their broken family. It´s a story that´s all too common in the Filipino community thanks to Canada´s live-in caregiver program, but it´s a mistake too many of us make. Are you sacrificing your family for the sake of your family?

Everybody Plays the Piano
Oliver Jones talks about his life as a musician and how the music led his course to rediscover his roots. This world renowned pianist has worked with many artists and says the ones who have impressed him most are those who have remained humble. He has remained humble himself by remembering where he started.

Happy Together
Tony always believed that fate brought him and the love of his life, Jean-Pierre, together. It may be so - since Tony is from HongKong, and Jean-Pierre is from the south of France. They met 17 years ago in Montreal. Since then they’ve planted their roots in Canada and experienced both difficulty and happiness together…

I’m Funny in my Country
How difficult it is to make people laugh when telling a joke in another laguage.

Potatoes
Life as a Potatoe is hard but what it boils down to can be very different depending on wich side is exposed first. A country look at life.

Speed Dating #1
How does your background affect your love life? Six people from rather diverse backgrounds speed date the camera and prove that, at the end of the day, we’re all looking for something pretty similar in a relationship. Oh, and we had so much fun on this date that we decided to let the magic continue: don’t miss the sequel where we explore the question, «how do your roots affect your vision of an ideal mate?»

Speed Dating #2
Hopefully you’ve watched the first part of our Speed Dating series. There you’ll meet our six speed daters who reveal their roots: Levon (Armenian), Lillian (Egyptian, born in Montreal, raised in California), Geeta (Indian), Patrice (French Canadian), Hazel (American) and Rudy (Haitian). This episode picks up where the previous part left off. Do any of our contestants fit your own vision of an ideal mate?

The Fruit That Grows Anywhere
This Cuban Canadian feels comfortable living in a small town in Smithers, BC, Canada. And Alex Cuba doesn’t miss his Cuban roots because he has adapted well in his new country. He says his music is also Cuban-Canadian and he keeps searching in himself that fruit which can grow in both countries.

The Most Common Stereotype
How does your background affect your love life? Six people from rather diverse backgrounds speed date the camera and prove that, at the end of the day, we’re all looking for something pretty similar in a relationship.Oh, and we had so much fun on this date that we decided to let the magic continue: don’t miss the sequel where we explore the question, «how do your roots affect your vision of an ideal mate?».

The World Through Movement
Born in Venezuela, José Navas is a veteran contemporary dancer/choreographer based in Montreal. We discover his roots from a professional and a cultural point of view.

What Does Roots Mean to You?
Montrealers reflect upon Awa’s enigmatic questions.

Angela´s ­Wing
Angela´s Wing.It is a nice story of a family that emigrated to the country at different times in their lives.

Letting Go
She was born Judith Anne McLean, one of six daughters in a Presbyterian family. Today she’s the abbess of Enpuku-ji, Montreal’s Zen Buddhism centre. When you live your life trying to let things go, what do you end up rooted in?

Nude Photographer
Tcheck photographer Dita Kubin talks about how she came to nude autoportraits.