The Perfect Story

The Perfect Story

2021  | 73 minutes  |  premium  |  U/A

VIOLENCE

  | 
 Rated 13+
  • Watch Trailer
  • Play Now
VIOLENCE
  • Director: Michelle Shephard
Watch Trailer Play Now

The ethical dilemmas arising from the relationship between a foreign correspondent and a young Somali refugee. Exploring the limits of journalism and filmmaking, the film prompts reflection on the choice of narratives, their purpose, and the voices, who gets to tell them.

Docubytes

The Perfect Story
The Perfect Story
The Perfect Story

RELATEDBay

We will stand UP

We will stand UP

Crime
98 Min

An Indigenous Canadian family's relentless fight for justice after their son's murder, shrouded in the shadows of silent racism.

 Watch Trailer
That's Wild

That's Wild

Children, Human Interest
63 Min

A summer trip in the wilderness takes teenagers through rapid rivers & high altitudes, all while overcoming their own personal mountains.

 Watch Trailer
Baboon Bandits: Monkey Alert in South Africa

Baboon Bandits: Monkey Alert in South Africa

Environment, Urban, Wildlife
52 Min

Baboons are breaking into homes, stealing food and creating havoc in Cape Town. Will their menace force authorities to take stricter action?

 Watch Trailer
Conviction freebay-free-icon

Conviction

Crime
78 Min

After learning of the shocking statistic that women are the fastest-growing prison population worldwide, three filmmakers walked into a Canadian prison with a question for the women inside.

 Watch Trailer
Out of Europe - A New Story of Human Evolution? freebay-free-icon

Out of Europe - A New Story of Human Evolution?

Wildlife
52 Min

A paradigm shift regarding our idea of human evolution - this film asks, did human evolution originate in Europe than Africa?

 Watch Trailer
Fighting For Life freebay-free-icon

Fighting For Life

Crime, Inspirational, Action
70 Min

What happens when prisoners with heavy sentences are trained in boxing? They get transformed into motivated, focused & even peaceful people!

 Watch Trailer
Calais Children: A Case To Answer freebay-free-icon

Calais Children: A Case To Answer

Children, Human Interest
52 Min

A poignant film about the fight to get Calais' refugee kids legal right to enter the UK and the dangers that await children in such camps.

 Watch Trailer
Out of Mind, Out of Sight freebay-free-icon

Out of Mind, Out of Sight

Medicine, Health, Human Interest
56 Min

In hopes of getting released, inmates of a forensic psychiatric hospital battle not only their own demons, but also how society views them.

 Watch Trailer
Slovakia, The Murdered Lovers freebay-free-icon

Slovakia, The Murdered Lovers

Crime
52 Min

An investigative journalist caught in the cross fire of his investigation. An investigation posthumously published that led to the resignation of then Prime Minister Fico.

 Watch Trailer
KOFI ANNAN'S SUSPENDED DREAM freebay-free-icon

KOFI ANNAN'S SUSPENDED DREAM

History, World Events
52 Min

Was Kofi Annan wrongly accused of corruption? Did Republicans try to taint his reputation for his attempts to stop the US' Iraq invasion?

 Watch Trailer
Six to Six freebay-free-icon

Six to Six

Human Interest
26 Min

A portrait of Cape Town’s busiest mortuary where employees and experts have a balance of sanity and emotion in life despite spending enough time waiting for people to die.

 Watch Trailer
Zongo freebay-free-icon

Zongo

Inspirational
52 Min

What does it take to break the circle of misery? A young African tribesman goes on a journey to overcome his criminal past & empower his community.

 Watch Trailer
The Equalizer

The Equalizer

Inspirational, Technology, Action
52 Min

Can sports champions of today beat yesteryear superstars by competing in the equipment of their times? Who will win the test - tech or talent?

 Watch Trailer
Sovereign Soil freebay-free-icon

Sovereign Soil

Environment
91 Min

At the far-flung edge of Canada’s boreal forest, modern-day agrarians have carved out small patches of fertile soil in an otherwise unforgiving expanse of isolated wilderness to make a living and a life.

 Watch Trailer
Caravan of the Books: Kenya's Mobile Camel Library

Caravan of the Books: Kenya's Mobile Camel Library

Inspirational, Human Interest
52 Min

Kenya's mobile ‘camel’ library ensures nomadic children get an education even in the remotest parts of the area.

 Watch Trailer
Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger

Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger

Crime
66 Min

The odyssey of a disabled Indigenous child fuels transformative shifts in Canadian policy, championing equitable healthcare and education for all.

 Watch Trailer
Chilies to the Rescue (Easing the Human-Elephant Conflict)

Chilies to the Rescue (Easing the Human-Elephant Conflict)

Inspirational, Human Interest
52 Min

The man-elephant clashes in Kenya and Tanzania can be stopped by using chili, a jumbo deterrent. How practical is its use on the ground?

 Watch Trailer
Cosmic freebay-free-icon

Cosmic

Health, Human Interest
45 Min

During despair & darkness of the Covid pandemic, students, doctors, engineers from Canada join hands to create PPE devices that limits the spread of the virus.

 Watch Trailer
Shark Divers

Shark Divers

Wildlife
90 Min

Shark diving- is it about studying & conserving gigantic creatures of the sea? Or just a means to facilitate marine tourism and adventure?

 Watch Trailer
Selfless freebay-free-icon

Selfless

Human Interest
90 Min

The alternatives for Gen Z who have never known life without internet & social media.

 Watch Trailer
VOYAGE OF THE CONTINENTS
SERIES

VOYAGE OF THE CONTINENTS

Geology, Educational

The tallest mountain vanished, an ecosystem was perished, seas got swallowed - the constant tectonic shifts define life on earth even today.

 Watch Trailer
Daphne

Daphne

Finance, Conspiracy
52 Min

A journo working on a pivotal story exposing Malta's high & mighty gets killed in a car bombing. Watch this murder investigation documentary.

 Watch Trailer
Crazywater freebay-free-icon

Crazywater

Human Interest, Race Issues
56 Min

How did five Indigenous Canadians fall victim to vices like alcoholism and substance abuse? How did they get out of the vicious cycle?

 Watch Trailer
Wild Africa in Pandemic Times freebay-free-icon

Wild Africa in Pandemic Times

Wildlife
55 Min

The deadly predators of Africa's Masai Mara showcase their most ferocious avatar as the region suffers from pandemic & devastating floods.

 Watch Trailer
Epic Trails
SERIES
freebay-free-icon

Epic Trails

Lifestyle, Human Interest

Eric Hanson is set out to measure the vast lengths of the earth through hiking, caving, camping & all that there is to adventure!

 Watch Trailer
The Water Dancers freebay-free-icon

The Water Dancers

Wildlife
25 Min

Experts in South Africa are bringing back Dragonflies - insects whose presence indicates presences of freshwater - through innovative ways!

 Watch Trailer
Open Borders: The Carjacker’s Carnival freebay-free-icon

Open Borders: The Carjacker’s Carnival

Crime
30 Min

Watch South Africa civilians' work to protect themselves from cross-border crimes from Mozambique amid lapse of state security & corruption.

 Watch Trailer
Darkwoods Where Nature Survives freebay-free-icon

Darkwoods Where Nature Survives

Environment, Wildlife
52 Min

Enter the nearly impassable Darkwoods with its ecosystems of valleys & alpine meadows & see its unrivaled nature through all the seasons!

 Watch Trailer
Man Up! freebay-free-icon

Man Up!

Human Interest
29 Min

Man Up! offers a critical look at manhood in South Africa by unpacking the realities of men’s life experiences in order to make sense of their violence.

 Watch Trailer
Jesse Cook: Follow the Road freebay-free-icon

Jesse Cook: Follow the Road

Arts & Entertainment
60 Min

Enjoy a soul-stirring concert-on-wheels by none other than the master of Latin rhythms - Jesse Cook!

 Watch Trailer
The Whale and the Raven freebay-free-icon

The Whale and the Raven

Environment
101 Min

The people in the Great Bear Rain forest struggle to protect their territory against the pressure and promise of the gas industry, caught in between are the countless beings that call this place home.

 Watch Trailer
King of Currents - A Gulf Stream Journey
SERIES
freebay-free-icon

King of Currents - A Gulf Stream Journey

Environment, Human Interest

Will the world's fastest, strongest surface current, the Gulf Stream stop flowing? How will it impact humanity & the wildlife around it?

 Watch Trailer
Because we are Girls

Because we are Girls

Crime
85 Min

An Indo-Canadian family in British Columbia must come to terms with a devastating secret: three sisters were sexually abused by an older relative beginning in their childhood years.

 Watch Trailer
NCR: Not Criminally Responsible

NCR: Not Criminally Responsible

Medicine, Health
52 Min

Is the “insanity plea” being misused by violent criminals in Canada to escape the consequences of their actions?

 Watch Trailer
JUSTIN TRUDEAU: THE OTHER AMERICA freebay-free-icon

JUSTIN TRUDEAU: THE OTHER AMERICA

History, Celebrities
52 Min

The film traces the ascent of Justin Trudeau to the position of Canada's Prime Minister, and provides an insight into the highs and lows of his tenure.

 Watch Trailer
Return To Happiness freebay-free-icon

Return To Happiness

Inspirational
83 Min

Jailed for distributing marijuana to raising funds for freeing girls from slavery- follow a Canadian athlete on his quest for redemption.

 Watch Trailer
Love, Scott

Love, Scott

Lifestyle, Gender Issues
76 Min

After a hate attack left him paralyzed, Scott Jones shares how he’s combating homophobia, making peace with himself, and even his assailant.

 Watch Trailer
Soar freebay-free-icon

Soar

Inspirational, Health
56 Min

Feeling overshadowed by her sister Kiera, a quadruple amputee who has made it as a dancer, Uriah drifts away. Will their deep bond survive?

 Watch Trailer
Digital Africa freebay-free-icon

Digital Africa

Technology, Human Interest
52 Min

Want to know how Africa is embracing the start-up scene? Follow innovator Geraldine de Bastion as she shows a new face of the continent!

 Watch Trailer
Chasing Beauty

Chasing Beauty

Lifestyle
90 Min

Hidden behind the glossy covers of magazines are uncensored stories of what it takes to become a supermodel.

 Watch Trailer