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One of the best films from celebrated NFB filmmaker Donald Brittain, this documentary introduces us to Ferguson Jenkins, a Black Canadian and star pitcher for the Chicago Cubs. Of all the major league players in the history of baseball, only a handful had come from Canada, and none had risen as high as the "golden" right-hander from Chatham, Ontario. King of the Hill follows Jenkins and the Cubs through the trials of 1972-'73, offering an intimate glimpse of the sport, from the hope and innocence of spring training to a slump in August. Brittain's acute skills of observation and closeness with people and events makes for an insightful film of interest not only to baseball fans, but all film lovers. This was one of the first films to go behind the scenes of professional sport.
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Director Paul Jay was given unprecedented access to the world of Bret Hart and pro wrestling as his camera followed Bret "the Hitman" Hart for one year. His film goes behind the tightly guarded walls of wrestling's spectacle and theatre to explore the meaning of today's wrestling morality plays. As fantasy crosses into real life, the true story of Bret Hart's struggle with Vince McMahon, the legendary owner of the WWF, is revealed. Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows climaxes with the tale of the biggest double-cross in pro wrestling.
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In pre-WWII, the Asahi baseball team were heroes among the Japanese Canadians of Vancouver, winning the Pacific Northwest Championship for five straight years. Then Japan bombed Pearl Harbor and everything changed. The men were sent to internment camps. The former Asahi members survived by playing baseball.
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Reflecting our society, the world of junior hockey seems more and more obsessed with competition. Without making any judgments, Junior gives us a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at our national sport. Taking in one complete season with the Baie-Comeau Drakkar, this film reveals the daily lives of managers and players on this Quebec Major Junior Hockey League team.
This documentary marries the steady pace of fiction films with the sensitive eye of the "direct cinema" tradition. It intentionally shows no scenes of hockey being played, yet proves that what happens off the ice is no less exciting. Admired and treated like professionals, junior hockey players are already stars whose lives have very little margin of error. They are also teenagers as young as 16, who are already gambling with their future. Trainers, shareholders, agents, scouts and parents: all eyes are fixed on these elite young players, even though only a tiny number of them will succeed in playing at the highest level.
By intercutting evocative images and making effective symbolic links, Junior offers a real-life portrait of an environment that engenders deep emotions despite its rough exterior.
