Classics

World-renowned Oscar winners, Oscar nominees and classics.
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    Royal Journey

    Do the royal wave
    Tag along with Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh on their 1951 visit to Canada. Royal coincidence? This was the first film in the world produced in Eastman Colour.
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    Waiting for Fidel

    Sometimes, life is what happens when you're waiting for your star to appear
    Check out Michael Rubbo's film about what happens when a trio of Canadians head to Cuba in an attempt to capture Castro on film.
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    Mon Oncle Antoine

    One of the greatest Canadian films ever made
    Get lost in the magic of Claude Jutra's recreation of 1940s life in rural Quebec – a time of innocence… and innocence lost.

Films

Bob's Birthday  
Available with closed captioning

Bob's Birthday

  • Surprise birthday parties can be risky. Especially when the guest of honor ...
  • 1993,
  • 12 min 18 s
Available for download
Ryan  
Available with closed captioning

Ryan

  • This Oscar®-winning animated short from Chris Landreth is based on the ...
  • by Chris Landreth,
  • 2004,
  • 13 min 57 s
Available for download
Hunger  

Hunger

  • In this animated short, director Peter Foldès depicts one man’s descent ...
  • by Peter Foldès,
  • 1973,
  • 11 min 22 s
Available for download
Neighbours  

Neighbours

  • In this Oscar®-winning short film, Norman McLaren employs the principles normally ...
  • by Norman McLaren,
  • 1952,
  • 8 min 6 s
Available for download
Special Delivery  

Special Delivery

Available for download
Ladies and Gentlemen... Mr. Leonard Cohen  

Ladies and Gentlemen... Mr. Leonard Cohen

Available for download
Mon oncle Antoine  

Mon oncle Antoine

  • Claude Jutra's sweeping portrait of village life in 1940s Quebec has ...
  • by Claude Jutra,
  • 1971,
  • 110 min 20 s
The Back-breaking Leaf  

The Back-breaking Leaf

Available for download
The Hutterites  

The Hutterites

  • The followers of religious leader Jacob Hutter live in farm communities, devoutly ...
  • by Colin Low,
  • 1964,
  • 27 min 56 s
Available for download
Walking  

Walking

  • Animator Ryan Larkin uses an artist's sensibility to illustrate the way ...
  • by Ryan Larkin,
  • 1968,
  • 5 min 6 s
The Romance of Transportation in Canada  

The Romance of Transportation in Canada

  • A light-hearted animated short about how Canada's vast distances and great ...
  • by Colin Low,
  • 1952,
  • 11 min 20 s
Available for download
YUL 871  

YUL 871

  • In this feature film, an engineer from Paris flies to Montreal (on ...
  • by Jacques Godbout,
  • 1966,
  • 70 min 37 s
Available for download
Every Child  

Every Child

  • Watch Eugene Fedorenko's animated short about an unwanted baby who is ...
  • by Eugene Fedorenko,
  • 1979,
  • 6 min 28 s
Available for download
The Sand Castle  

The Sand Castle

  • Enjoy Co Hoedeman's short animated film about the sandman and the ...
  • by Co Hoedeman,
  • 1977,
  • 13 min 17 s
Available for download
Waiting for Fidel  

Waiting for Fidel

  • This feature-length documentary from 1974 takes viewers inside Fidel Castro's Cuba ...
  • by Michael Rubbo,
  • 1974,
  • 57 min 50 s
Available for download
Cry of the Wild  

Cry of the Wild

  • This feature-length documentary from Bill Mason imparts his affection for the big ...
  • by Bill Mason,
  • 1972,
  • 88 min 4 s
Available for download
King of the Hill  

King of the Hill

Available for download
Final Offer  

Final Offer

Available for download
Action: The October Crisis of 1970  

Action: The October Crisis of 1970

  • This feature-length documentary looks at those desperate days of October 1970 when ...
  • by Robin Spry,
  • 1973,
  • 87 min 9 s
Available for download
Waterwalker  

Waterwalker

  • This feature-length documentary follows naturalist Bill Mason on his journey by canoe ...
  • by Bill Mason,
  • 1984,
  • 86 min 38 s
Available for download
St. Lawrence: Stairway to the Sea  

St. Lawrence: Stairway to the Sea

Available for download
Corral  

Corral

  • Western ballads played on guitar are the only sounds used in this ...
  • by Colin Low,
  • 1954,
  • 11 min 32 s
Available for download
Universe  

Universe

The Days of Whiskey Gap  

The Days of Whiskey Gap

  • Rousing tales of the North-West Mounted Police are brought to life through ...
  • by Colin Low,
  • 1961,
  • 28 min 5 s
September Five at Saint-Henri  

September Five at Saint-Henri

  • This short film is a series of vignettes of life in Saint-Henri ...
  • by Hubert Aquin,
  • 1962,
  • 27 min 10 s
Available for download
Nobody Waved Good-bye  

Nobody Waved Good-bye

  • This award-winning feature-length drama from the 1960s tells the story of a ...
  • by Don Owen,
  • 1964,
  • 80 min
Available for download
The Stratford Adventure  

The Stratford Adventure

  • This short film depicts how a small Canadian city, bearing the name ...
  • by Morten Parker,
  • 1954,
  • 39 min 24 s
Available for download
Royal Journey  

Royal Journey

Available for download
Atonement  
Available with described video

Atonement

  • This documentary shows efforts by Canadian wildlife specialists to preserve and nurture ...
  • by Michael McKennirey,
  • 1970,
  • 50 min 30 s
Available for download
Tommy Douglas: Keeper of the Flame  

Tommy Douglas: Keeper of the Flame

  • This feature documentary traces the political career of T.C. (Tommy) Douglas ...
  • by Elise Swerhone,
  • 1986,
  • 57 min 47 s