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Cosmic Zoom
From the huge to the minuteDiscover this animated short that transports us from the farthest conceivable point of the universe to the tiniest particle of existence, an atom of a living human cell. -
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Royal Journey
Marking the 60th anniversary of the accession of Queen Elizabeth II to the throneCelebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II with this feature documentary that follows Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh on their 1951 visit to Canada. -
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Pink Ribbons, Inc.
In theatres today!Breast cancer has become the poster child of cause-related marketing campaigns. Each year, millions of dollars are raised in the name of breast cancer, but where does this money go and what does it actually achieve? -
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Bear 71
Where does the wild world end and the wired one begin?Bear 71 is a multi-user, multi-platform interactive documentary about the intersection of animals, humans and technology though the lens science and data. Turn on your webcam and enter the world of Bear 71 performed by Mia Kirshner set to the ... -
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My healing journey: Seven Years With Cancer
Marking World Cancer Day (Feb. 4)In 1991, Edmonton filmmaker Joe Viszmeg was diagnosed with adrenal cancer and told he wouldn’t live through the year. Eight years later, he made this film documenting his journey on the roller coaster of a deadly disease.
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Films
The National Scream
- This lively satire uses animation and a pseudo-documentary style to depict Canada's ...
- Robert Awad ,
- David Verrall ,
- 1980,
- 27 min 57 s
Christopher's Movie Matinee
- When movie cameras were put in the hands of a few young people ...
- Mort Ransen ,
- 1968,
- 87 min 28 s
Black Sugar
- This feature documentary offers a shocking look at the living and working conditions ...
- Michel Régnier ,
- 1988,
- 57 min 50 s
Of Dice and Men
- This witty short animation film introduces the theory of probability. We learn of ...
- John Weldon ,
- 1988,
- 11 min 7 s
Canada Vignettes: Catapult Canada
- This model-animation vignette takes a humorous look at the theme of transportation.
- Bill Maylone ,
- 1985,
- 1 min 9 s
Zea
- A superb visual trick that will mystify its audience, this animated film transforms ...
- André Leduc ,
- Jean-Jacques Leduc ,
- 1981,
- 5 min 17 s
Sunshine and Eclipse (1927-1934)
- This short documentary is an overview of the events that marked Canada between ...
- 1960,
- 28 min 57 s
The Good, Bright Days (1919-1927)
- This short documentary is an overview of the events that marked Canada between ...
- 1960,
- 28 min 55 s
Bilingualism
- This full-length documentary is the 4th part of the Corporation, a film series ...
- Arthur Hammond ,
- 1973,
- 28 min 44 s
Real Estate
- This full-length documentary is the 2nd part of the Corporation, a film series ...
- Arthur Hammond ,
- 1973,
- 28 min 44 s
These Are My People...
- This documentary short is the first film made by an all-Aboriginal film crew ...
- Roy Daniels ,
- Willie Dunn ,
- Michael Mitchell ,
- Barbara Wilson ,
- 1969,
- 13 min 18 s
Station 10
- This feature film is a factual account of the life of policemen at ...
- Michael Scott ,
- 1973,
- 57 min 50 s
They Called Us 'Les Filles du Roy'
- Structured as a love letter, this feature film is an impressionistic history of ...
- Anne Claire Poirier ,
- 1974,
- 56 min 11 s
Augusta
- This short documentary is the portrait of an 88-year-old woman who lives alone ...
- Anne Wheeler ,
- 1976,
- 16 min 33 s
A Child Unlike Any Other
- In this short documentary about autism, director Anna Barczewska examines the complex challenge ...
- Anna Barczewska ,
- 2005,
- 11 min 20 s
Pink Ribbons Inc. - Used For Profit
- Billions of dollars have been raised through the tireless efforts of women and ...
- 2011,
- 17 s
Pink Ribbons Inc. - If People Knew
- Billions of dollars have been raised through the tireless efforts of women and ...
- 2011,
- 17 s
Here and the Great Elsewhere (Trailer)
- This abstract yet compelling philosophical tale uses the Alexeïeff-Parker pinscreen as a metaphor ...
- ONFB,
- 2012,
- 1 min 21 s
Pumpkins and Old Lace
- The perfect “Granny or Grandpa” poster face is what the photographer from Discra ...
- 2011,
- 1 min 2 s
Rose & Violet
- This animated short tells the story of conjoined twins Rose and Violet who ...
- 2011,
- 1 min 6 s
United States of Africa (Trailer)
- African hip hop pioneer Didier Awadi is on a quest to craft an ...
- 2011,
- 1 min 55 s
Payback (Trailer)
- This feature documentary based on Margaret Atwood’s bestselling book Payback: Debt and ...
- ONFB,
- 2011,
- 1 min 53 s
Conquerors (Trailer), The
- In this animated short, a man and woman are carried by stormy seas ...
- ONFB,
- 2011,
- 57 s
Animation Express II - (Trailer)
- Animation Express II is a compilation of the NFB’s best animated films ...
- 2011,
- 1 min 51 s
Paula - (Trailer)
- A child and a prostitute share the same stretch of sidewalk in a ...
- 2011,
- 1 min 11 s
Unikkausivut - Sharing our Stories (Trailer)
- Unikkausivut is the NFB's Inuit audiovisual legacy initiative, and an unprecedented resource ...
- ONFB,
- 2011,
- 7 min 36 s
Prosecutor (Trailer)
- This feature documentary follows the Chief Prosecutor through the first trials of the ...
- ONFB,
- 2010,
- 2 min 31 s
The Boxing Girls of Kabul - (Trailer)
- In this feature documentary, a remarkable group of young Afghan women dream of ...
- ONFB,
- 2011,
- 1 min 53 s
FlickeR
- The dream machine looks simple enough: a 100-watt light bulb, a motor and ...
- Nik Sheehan,
- 2007,
- 1 min
The Hole Story (Trailer)
- In this feature documentary, Richard Desjardins and Robert Monderie continue in the same ...
- 2011,
- 1 min 39 s
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Pink Ribbons, Inc.
- About the film “We used to march in the streets; now we run for a cure.” Barbara Ehrenreich, author and ...
