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Saturday, January 16th - 11pm - OMNI.1
The Rekai Brothers
English
In 1948, after declining a request to join the Communist Party, two young and ambitious medical doctors decided to leave communist Hungary with their families in search of a better life. Their original plan to work in India or Pakistan fell through due to the bureaucracy...

Sunday, January 24th - 9pm - OMNI.1
Marsel
English
This documentary is about Marsel, a 20 year old Albanian-Canadian, who left his native country seven years ago, when he was 13 years old. In those days, this small Balkan country was in the middle of a profound social and economic crisis. Let’s remember that in 1997 Albania nearly entered into a civil war because of the collapse...

Thursday, January 21th - 3pm - OMNI.2
The Changing Face of Comedy (PT.1)
English
The final episode in the documentary trilogy, "The Changing Face of Comedy", is set to air on Omni 2 beginning???. In the latest episode, cameras take the journey alongside two of Canada's most promising up and coming comic acts - Ali Rizvi and Amish Patel...

Saturday, January 30th - 11pm - OMNI.1
A Man For All Canadians
English
“A Man for all Canadians” examines the life of Ramon John Hnatyshyn, the 24th Governor General of Canada, through the eyes of his family and friends. His story is also the legacy of the Hnatyshyn family; of how they came to Canada, and their success. Ray Hnatyshyn loved his...

Sunday, February 7th - 9pm - OMNI.1
A Link In Time
English
This documentary is about Marsel, a 20 year old Albanian-Canadian, who left his native country seven years ago, when he was 13 years old. In those days, this small Balkan country was in the middle of a profound social and economic crisis. Let’s remember that in 1997 Albania nearly entered into a civil war because of the collapse...

Thursday, February 18th - 3pm - OMNI.2
A Thousand Miles to Freedom
English
It was not underground nor was it a railroad, but for more than 40,000 African Americans it was a term that became synonymous with freedom. Freedom in a place called Canada, ‘The Promised Land'. This is the story of Canada and ‘The Underground Railroad'...