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  • 1958
    Setting Fires for Science

    Setting Fires for Science

    Setting Fires for Science

    01958HD

    This film shows the scientific study of fires set to buildings in Aultsville, Ontario, a town evacuated for flooding by the St. Lawrence Seaway....

    Setting Fires for Science
  • 1979
    A Pinto for the Prince

    A Pinto for the Prince

    A Pinto for the Prince

    01979HD

    In 1977, Prince Charles was inducted as honorary chief of the Blood Indians on their reserve in southwestern Alberta. The ceremony, conducted in the...

    A Pinto for the Prince
  • 1973
    The Family That Dwelt Apart

    The Family That Dwelt Apart

    The Family That Dwelt Apart

    7.71973HD

    A family of seven lives on a New England island with nobody else. One winter, they got stranded because the bay froze over. This didn't much matter...

    The Family That Dwelt Apart
  • 1973
    11 Steps to Survival

    11 Steps to Survival

    11 Steps to Survival

    01973HD

    A film demonstrating steps to take in the event of a nuclear attack. Animated drawings show the effects of atomic explosions in the air and at ground...

    11 Steps to Survival
  • 1971
    Far from the Sun

    Far from the Sun

    Far from the Sun

    6.51971HD

    The six members of the working-class Bessette family each mimic a certain stage of the life of the iconic Brother André and are an incarnation...

    Far from the Sun
  • 1969
    A Matter of Survival

    A Matter of Survival

    A Matter of Survival

    01969HD

    The introduction of computers into the workplace in 1969 posed a threat to white-collar workers whose jobs they might replace. This drama documentary...

    A Matter of Survival
  • 1976
    Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry

    Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry

    Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry

    5.1671976HD

    This feature-length Oscar®-nominated documentary focuses on Malcolm Lowry, author of one of the major novels of the 20th century, Under the...

    Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry
  • 1961
    Louis-Joseph Papineau: The Demi-God

    Louis-Joseph Papineau: The Demi-God

    Louis-Joseph Papineau: The Demi-God

    01961HD

    This short drama is a portrait of Quebec lawyer and politician Louis-Joseph Papineau (1786-1871). A proud, defiant man, skillful in parliamentary...

    Louis-Joseph Papineau: The Demi-God
  • 2014
    Making Movie History: Bonnie Sherr-Klein

    Making Movie History: Bonnie Sherr-Klein

    Making Movie History: Bonnie Sherr-Klein

    02014HD

    Bonnie Sherr-Klein recalls the early days of Studio D, the women's studio, and the birth of the seminal film Not a Love Story which she co-directed.

    Making Movie History: Bonnie Sherr-Klein
  • 1982
    Au pays de Zom

    Au pays de Zom

    Au pays de Zom

    01982HD

    A film-opera divided into nine segments, Au pays de Zom tells a day in the life of Mister Zom, a capitalist infatuated with his own person, whose...

    Au pays de Zom
  • 1984
    Margaret Atwood: Once in August

    Margaret Atwood: Once in August

    Margaret Atwood: Once in August

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    In Margaret Atwood: Once in August, filmmaker Michael Rubbo attempts to discover what shapes the celebrated writer's fiction and what motivates her...

    Margaret Atwood: Once in August
  • 1973
    The Owl and the Raven: An Eskimo Legend

    The Owl and the Raven: An Eskimo Legend

    The Owl and the Raven: An Eskimo Legend

    01973HD

    Using life-like seal fur puppets, this animated short by Co Hoedeman tells the traditional Inuit tale of the owl and the raven.

    The Owl and the Raven: An Eskimo Legend
  • 1993
    Inner Mountains, Inner Valleys: The Life and Writing of Ernest Buckler

    Inner Mountains, Inner Valleys: The Life and Writing of Ernest Buckler

    Inner Mountains, Inner Valleys: The Life and Writing of Ernest Buckler

    01993HD

    Biographic film about Canadian author Ernest Buckler.

    Inner Mountains, Inner Valleys: The Life and Writing of Ernest Buckler
  • 1973
    Action : The October Crisis of 1970

    Action : The October Crisis of 1970

    Action : The October Crisis of 1970

    7.51973HD

    A long and thoughtful look at those desperate days of October 1970, when Montréal awaited the outcome of FLQ terrorist acts. This film puts the...

    Action : The October Crisis of 1970
  • 1958
    Islands of the Frozen Sea

    Islands of the Frozen Sea

    Islands of the Frozen Sea

    01958HD

    This short documentary offers a look at the life forms on the Queen Elizabeth Islands within the Arctic Circle. Even in this frigid zone of icebergs...

    Islands of the Frozen Sea
  • 2000
    Ludovic - A Crocodile in My Garden

    Ludovic - A Crocodile in My Garden

    Ludovic - A Crocodile in My Garden

    02000HD

    Ludovic: A Crocodile in My Garden is the second film in the collection Seasons in the Life of Ludovic. This one explores the world of play. Magical...

    Ludovic - A Crocodile in My Garden
  • 1988
    Skin and Bones

    Skin and Bones

    Skin and Bones

    01988HD

    Skin and Bones gently introduce us to the world of anorexia and bulimia. The heroines of this moving film in which reality and fiction merge are...

    Skin and Bones
  • 1945
    Fridolinons

    Fridolinons

    Fridolinons

    01945HD

    Fridolinons
  • 2016
    The Head Vanishes

    The Head Vanishes

    The Head Vanishes

    6.52016HD

    Jacqueline has lost her mind a bit, but whatever, for her trip to the seaside, she has decided to take the train by herself, like a big girl!

    The Head Vanishes
  • 1979
    Sounds From Our People: Gabriel Goes to the City

    Sounds From Our People: Gabriel Goes to the City

    Sounds From Our People: Gabriel Goes to the City

    01979HD

    Obomsawin narrates as children learn of the traditions and life of Gabriel, a Cree boy from Fort George, James Bay. The Northern Cree "Walking Out...

    Sounds From Our People: Gabriel Goes to the City