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The Hole Story
A film by Richard Desjardins and Robert Monderie (Forest Alert)Download and own The Hole Story, a hard-hitting feature doc that exposes the hidden face of Canada's mining industry. -
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Here At Home
What happens when you provide the homeless with a home?From now until Summer 2013, follow 5 filmmakers as they document the Mental Health Commission of Canada’s At Home pilot project, a far reaching inquiry into how can we best assist homeless people with mental health issues. -
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Canada at the Coronation
Do the royal waveCelebrate Prince Charles and Camilla's visit with this 1953 doc that vividly depicts Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's coronation as well as Canada's participation in the event. -
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The Days of Whiskey Gap
How the West was won—Canadian styleIn the 1870s, to avoid a lawless frontier, Canada sent the Mounted Police west. The force arrived by horseback, proclaiming the law in places like Fort Whoop-up and Whiskey Gap. Photos and artwork bring this boisterous era to life. -
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The Magic of Anansi
A traditional West Indian taleMeet Anansi, a little spider who learns you can't gain respect by putting others down – not even Mr. Snake, the world's grumpiest creature.
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Films
The Story of Peter and the Potter
- In this short drama, Peter accidentally breaks a glass bowl intended as a ...
- Donald Peters ,
- 1953,
- 19 min 53 s
Here at Home: The Wound Inside
- Lukas makes his rounds as a caseworker, delivering meds, gifts and good cheer ...
- Darryl Nepinak ,
- 2012,
- 3 min 12 s
Here At Home: A Model Person
- Mr. MadDogg gives the lowdown on drugs, friendship and the street as he ...
- 2012,
- 3 min 7 s
Here At Home: Evicted
- On the verge of being evicted, Theresa heads out to work panhandling on ...
- 2012,
- 4 min 46 s
Catskinner Keen
- This documentary short introduces us to Bob Keen, a Northwest legend and self-made ...
- Donald Brittain ,
- 1973,
- 27 min 20 s
A Strange Hat
- This short fiction film takes place one afternoon in a public park. An ...
- Mélanie Léger ,
- 2007,
- 13 min 43 s
Canada at the Coronation
- This documentary depicts the colour and pageantry of the coronation of Her Majesty ...
- Allen Stark ,
- 1953,
- 48 min 52 s
No Way! Not Me
- In this short documentary, social activist and educator Rosemary Brown speaks to the ...
- Ariadna Ochrymovych ,
- 1987,
- 29 min 39 s
Wasp Wings
- This documentary short is a record of the role played by Spitfires in ...
- 1945,
- 40 min
Paul-André Fortier
- This short film pays tribute to dancer Paul-André Fortier, who for the past ...
- 2012,
- 5 min 50 s
Music Is Not a Luxury
- This short film pays tribute to Toronto philanthropist Earlaine Collins, recipient of the ...
- 2012,
- 5 min 5 s
Mise en Scène
- This short film is a tongue-in-cheek tribute to award-winning director, writer and composer ...
- Chelsea McMullan ,
- 2012,
- 7 min 14 s
Inner Rush
- This short film pays tribute to Rush, one of rock's most successful ...
- Christopher Romeike ,
- 2012,
- 6 min 25 s
Imaginary Heroine
- This short film pays tribute to actress and comedian Mary Walsh. Layering archival ...
- 2012,
- 4 min
Wild Life (Pre roll)
- This animated short tells the story of a dapper young remittance man is ...
- ONFB,
- 2011,
- 15 s
Sunday (Pre roll)
- This animated short is a love letter to children’s imagination. After church ...
- 2011,
- 15 s
The Van Doos in Afghanistan (Pre roll)
- In this documentary, we hear directly from soldiers serving in the Royal 22e ...
- ONFB,
- 2012,
- 15 s
Sweater, The (Pre roll)
- In this animated short, Roch Carrier recounts the most mortifying moment of his ...
- ONFB,
- 2012,
- 15 s
Prosecutor (Pre roll)
- This feature documentary follows the Chief Prosecutor through the first trials of the ...
- ONFB,
- 2010,
- 15 s
Cat Came Back (Pre roll)
- This hilarious Oscar®-nominated animation is based on the century-old folk song of ...
- ONFB,
- 2012,
- 15 s
Hard Light (Trailer)
- This feature film uses Michael Crummey’s seminal piece of Newfoundland literature to ...
- ONFB,
- 2012,
- 2 min
Legend of a Warrior (Trailer)
- In this feature length documentary, filmmaker Corey Lee attempts to reconnect with his ...
- ONFB,
- 2012,
- 1 min 37 s
Courage (Trailer)
- This feature doc introduces us to Izabel, Bebeth, Natasha, Benoît, Grace and Jean ...
- 2011,
- 2 min 2 s
Kali the Little Vampire (Trailer)
- This animated short tells the story of Kali, a young vampire who suffers ...
- ONFB,
- 2012,
- 1 min 2 s
Who Cares (Trailer)
- In this cinema vérité documentary, director Rosie Dransfeld captures the gritty and dangerous ...
- ONFB,
- 2012,
- 1 min 36 s
Bydlo (Trailer)
- An allegory of mankind heading for disaster, this animated short is a tragic ...
- ONFB,
- 2012,
- 1 min 1 s
Wiebo's War (Pre roll)
- This feature documentary focuses on Wiebo Ludwig, a suspect in a recent string ...
- ONFB,
- 2011,
- 2 min 32 s
Exile (Trailer)
- This feature documentary revisits the exile of the Jewish people from their homeland ...
- ONFB,
- 2012,
- 1 min 41 s
Edmond Was a Donkey (Trailer)
- This animated short about social conformity tells the story of Edmond - a very ...
- ONFB,
- 2012,
- 41 s
The Lumberfros
- In Abitibi, hundreds of kilometres from Montreal, thousands of workers go North to ...
- Stéphanie Lanthier,
- 2011,
- 1 min 41 s
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