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Our educational playlists are selections of films on themes that tie in with Canadian curricula and address the important issues of the day. Many of the playlists are also linked to our study guides.
This selection of films is designed to instill some of the most basic values in children, including acceptance, perseverance, empathy and the importance of imagination and play.
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Films in This Playlist Include
Asthma Tech
At Home with Mrs. Hen
Big Mouth
Bully Dance
The Cat Came Back
The Fox and the Chickadee
The Girl Who Hated Books
If I Was God...
Private Eyes
A Sea Turtle Story
Waseteg
55 Socks
This playlist explores Canada’s shameful history when over 22,000 Japanese Canadians were exiled from their homes along the coast of British Columbia to internment camps east of the Rockies during the Second World War.
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Films in This Playlist Include
Minoru: Memory of Exile
Enemy Alien
Shepherd's Pie and Sushi
Sleeping Tigers: The Asahi Baseball Story
Force of Nature: The David Suzuki Movie
In 1974 the NFB established Studio D, the first publicly funded feminist film-production unit in the world. Studio D would eventually become home to six staff directors and a number of producers and support staff. About half the studio’s films were to be directed by independent women filmmakers from across the country.
The next two decades were marked by enormous success for Studio D, including three Academy Award® wins. We pay tribute to this visionary studio with this selection of films produced by women, for women.
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Films in This Playlist Include
A Mother and Daughter on Abortion
A Safe Distance
Behind the Veil: Nuns
Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief
Flamenco at 5:15
Goddess Remembered
If You Love This Planet
Moving On
Not a Love Story: A Film About Pornography
Older Stronger Wiser
Spirit of the Kata
Sylvie's Story
Explore the lives and work of literary icons such as Margaret Atwood and Leonard Cohen with this selection of films dedicated to Canadian poets.
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Films in This Playlist Include
Margaret Atwood: A Word after a Word after a Word is Power
Unarmed Verses
Window Horses
Ladies and Gentlemen… Mr. Leonard Cohen
Song of Eskasoni
Petra’s Poem
Higher Than Flames Will Go
In 1974 the NFB established Studio D, the first publicly funded feminist film-production unit in the world. Studio D would eventually become home to six staff directors and a number of producers and support staff. About half the studio’s films were to be directed by independent women filmmakers from across the country.
The next two decades were marked by enormous success for Studio D, including three Academy Award® wins. We pay tribute to this visionary studio with this selection of films produced by women, for women.
Films in This Playlist Include
Great Grand Mother
I'll Find a Way
Maud Lewis: A World Without Shadows
Patricia's Moving Picture
Some American Feminists
Discover a selection of films on a country beset by war and regime changes.
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Films in This Playlist Include
The Boxing Girls of Kabul
Good Morning Kandahar
Act of Dishonour
The Sweetest Embrace: Return to Afghanistan
The Van Doos in Afghanistan
Learn about the history and experiences of Black, African and Caribbean Canadians through six NFB films made by Black filmmakers and allies of the Black community.
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Films in This Playlist Include
Icebreakers
Journey to Justice
John Ware Reclaimed
Ninth Floor
Remember Africville
Sisters in the Struggle
What does it mean to flee your country and leave behind everything you’ve ever known? This selection of films focusses on refugees and asylum seekers actively fleeing oppression and looking for safety in their new home country. Whether escaping religious persecution, homophobic violence, or genocide, each of these new Canadians has a story to tell.
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Films in This Playlist Include
Someone Like Me
Far From Bashar
Angel Peacock
Last Chance
No Fish Where to Go
From Sherbrooke to Brooks - Inside a Migration Corridor
Gain a better understanding of the immigrant experience with a selection of documentaries offering the perspective of both those arriving in Canada and those welcoming them. These films examine what it means to arrive in a new country and leave one’s home behind.
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Films in This Playlist Include
Who Gets In?
Becoming Labrador
Film Club
In Canada
Baggage
Where I Belong
In 1974 the NFB established Studio D, the first publicly funded feminist film-production unit in the world. Studio D would eventually become home to six staff directors and a number of producers and support staff. About half the studio’s films were to be directed by independent women filmmakers from across the country.
The next two decades were marked by enormous success for Studio D, including three Academy Award® wins. We pay tribute to this visionary studio with this selection of films produced by women, for women.
Films in This Playlist Include
Hands of History
Motherland: Tales of Wonder
Sisters in the Struggle
The Burning Times
The Glass Ceiling
Toward Intimacy
This playlist is intended to provide a glimpse of the multi-layered lives of Canada’s diverse Black communities. The incredible stories of strength, courage, and perseverance in the face of adversity found in these films are rarely found in mainstream history books, making them an important classroom resource.
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Films in This Playlist Include
Ice Breakers
Invisible City
Hardwood
Remember Africville
Where Do White People Go When the Long Weekend Comes? The Wondrous Journey of Delroy Kincaid
Harry Jerome: The Fastest Man on Earth
Ninth Floor
Unarmed Verses
Joe
Zero Tolerance
Journey to Justice
True North: Inside the Rise of Toronto Basketball
MacPherson
The Colour of Beauty
Black Soul
Speak it! From the Heart of Black Nova Scotia
The Road Taken
Golden Gloves
Speakers for the Dead
Christopher Changes His Name
Black History Month 2015 Virtual Classroom: The Power of Mentoring, Diversity, and Dreaming Big
Everybody’s Children
Home Feeling: Struggle for a Community
Where I Belong
Mighty Jerome (Short Version)
Sister in the Struggle
The Magic Lion
Black Mother Black Daughter
Tales of Sand and Snow
Crossroads
Racism remains a harsh reality in today’s society. The courage, vulnerability, and resilience needed to face it is rarely taught or modelled. This playlist gives voice to the varied experiences of those who have lived it, creating a meaningful space for dialogue in the classroom.
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Films in This Playlist Include
For Angela
nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up
Remember Africville
Journey to Justice
Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance
Unwanted Soldiers
Ice Breakers
Harry Jerome: The Fastest Man on Earth
Sleeping Tigers: The Asahi Baseball Story
Western Eyes
Zero Tolerance
Ninth Floor
The Colour of Beauty
Vistas: Boxed In
Mighty Jerome
This playlist was put together in conjunction with the Canadian Commission for UNESCO and is meant to inspire conversation about what all cultures have in common. The films include diverse perspectives from different backgrounds and promote a sharing of values and knowledge.
Films in This Playlist Include
Vistas: Carrying Fire
Vistas: Crossing the Line
Vistas: Boxed In
Between: Living in the Hyphen
Totem: The Return of the G'psgolox Pole
In the Shadow of Gold Mountain
Speakers for the Dead
Jews of Winnipeg ,The
Race Is a Four-Letter Word
Now Is the Time
This playlist chronicles the experience of people living with disabilities in Canada while exploring social history and human rights. It’s the perfect entry point for young minds learning about inclusiveness and diversity.
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Films in This Playlist Include
The Tournament
Private Eyes
I’ll Find a Way
John and Michael
My Friends Call Me Tony
All About Kids
A Child Unlike Any Other
Resilience and perseverance are common elements found in the experiences of the Chinese diaspora. Chinese-Canadians, in particular, have had to navigate various levels of politicized racism, emotional turmoil and financial hardship in their adopted country. What emerges from each of these films and the stories they tell is the dignity, good humour and resourcefulness of their subjects.
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Films in This Playlist Include
Have You Eaten?
Under the Willow Tree: Pioneer Chinese Women in Canada
In the Shadow of Gold Mountain
Everything Will Be
Unwanted Soldiers
The Magical Life of Long Tack Sam
Return Home
Earth to Mouth
Window Horses
Jia
This playlist highlights the experiences of the Chinese diaspora. Chinese-Canadians, in particular, have had to navigate various levels of politicized racism, emotional turmoil and financial hardship in their adopted country. What emerges from each of these films and the stories they tell is the dignity, good humour, and resourcefulness of their subjects.
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Films in This Playlist Include
The Zoo
Winds of Spring
Jaime Lo, Small and Shy
The Chinese Violin
The Friends of Kwan Ming
This playlist is meant to help educators integrate documentary films about various global issues into their curriculum across several subject areas. Education for global citizenship encourages youth to develop empathy for others living across the planet and to realize we all share our environment.
Films in This Playlist Include
Tiger Spirit
Earth to Mouth
Grace, Milly, and Lucy… Child Soldiers
Unarmed Verses
The Coca-Cola Case
Hi-Ho Mistahey
Island Green
Pipelines, Power and Democracy
Avenue Zero
From Arusha to Arusha
The Apology
The Wanted 18
This project focuses on how young Canadians weave faith into their daily lives, not as an obligation but as something that is essential to their identity and their place in the world. Also included in this playlist are classroom discussions exploring the themes presented in the films.
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Films in This Playlist Include
Focus and Distraction
Making Space
Breaking Bread
Urban Kora
Kindest Spirit
The Four Pillars
Circling
A Classroom Discussion on Working Together
A Classroom Discussion on Spirituality
A Classroom Discussion on Practicing Faith in Canada
A Classroom Discussion on Practicing Faith in a Secular World
A Classroom Discussion on Knowledge
A Classroom Discussion on Beliefs
This film selection that takes us from 1960s Saskatchewan to present-day Syria in order to explore powerful stories about the LGBTQ experience here in Canada and abroad.
Films in This Playlist Include
Love, Scott
I Like Girls
First Stories: Two Spirited
Deep Inside Clint Star
Cure for Love
Last Chance
A Short Film About Tegan and Sara
Someone Like Me
Unarchived
Michel Marc Bouchard: Speaking Out
Woman Dress
This series pairs animators with experts in their fields to bring you engaging, informative short films on the topics of economics, urban design, genetics and social equality. Part of The Curve, the NFB’s collection of shorts about the pandemic.
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Films in This Playlist Include
The Big Reset - Economics | Read the mini-lesson
The Big Reset - Cities | Read the mini-lesson
The Big Reset - Worldviews | Read the mini-lesson
The Big Reset - Governance | Read the mini-lesson
Adolescence is the time when we start questioning who we are and what we believe. This playlist contains films that illustrate these themes in different cultures.
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Films in This Playlist Include
In Full Voice
The Trap
Tulku
Tales of Sand and Snow
Cosmic Current
Tolerance takes many forms and learning to turn that tolerance into inclusion is one of life’s great lessons. The films included in this playlist will guide older children down that path on issues such as antisemitism, racism, self-acceptance and persecution.
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Films in This Playlist Include
The Basketball Game
Borealis
The Colour of Beauty
Flawed
Hadwin's Judgement
Me and My Moulton
Minoru: Memory of Exile
Neighbours
Ninth Floor
nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up
Reel Injun
RiP! A Remix Manifesto
Art, and specifically music, affect us in ways that are difficult to articulate but somehow manage to clarify concepts and ideas in a manner we can relate to and understand. This selection of films uses music from Black artists to take us through the Black community’s lived experience.
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Films in This Playlist Include
Unarmed Verses
Oscar
Liberty Street Blues
Show Girls
Toronto Jazz
United States of Africa
This eclectic selection of films all have one thing in common—the power of the public voice. From short animation to documentary, these films all tackle this same topic in different, engaging ways.
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Films in This Playlist Include
Unheralded
Speak It! From the Heart of Black Nova Scotia
From Baghdad to Peace Country
Bronwen and Yaffa (Moving Towards Tolerance)
Through a Blue Lens
Hannah’s Story
Opre Roma: Gypsies in Canada
Redskins, Tricksters and Puppy Stew
Trawna Tuh Belvul
Encounter with Saul Alinksy, Part 2: Rama Indian Reserve
You Are on Indian Land
My Name is Kahentiiosta
24 Days in Brooks
Democracy a la Maude
Invasion of the Space Lobsters
Tommy Douglas: Keeper of the Flame
Action: The October Crisis of 1970
V.T.R. Rosedale
Unwanted Soldiers
Black Soul
The purpose of this playlist is to provide people within the LBGTQIA2+ community a way to see themselves represented on screen while introducing those outside the community to the issues faced every day.
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Films in This Playlist Include
Twitch
Pepper
I Still Love Them
Last Chance
Forbidden Love: The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives
Open Secrets
When Love is Gay
Cure for Love
John and Michael
Doctors with Heart
This playlist documents Canada’s role in the world as a military peacekeeping force and highlights other ways in which the country works towards building and supporting democracy.
Films in This Playlist Include
Good Morning, Kandahar
Kosovo: Fragile Peace
In God’s Command
This playlist deals with the inalienable, fundamental rights that all persons are entitled to, regardless of race, ethnic origin, colour, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, family status, or disability.
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Films in This Playlist Include
Fat Chance
The Tree That Remembers
The Colour of Beauty
Every Child
Last Chance
Opre Roma: Gypsies in Canada
Finding Dawn
Status Quo: The Unfinished Business of Feminism in Canada
Who Cares
19 Days
This playlist is designed to give viewers a glimpse into the immigrant experience in Canada through the eyes of those who lived it, including both the challenges and benefits of integration into mainstream Canadian culture.
Films in This Playlist Include
Shipbuilder
Western Eyes
Opre Roma: Gypsies in Canada
Ted Baryluk’s Grocery
Strangers at the Door
Earth to Mouth
Speakers for the Dead
Bronwen & Yaffa (Moving Towards Tolerance)
Canada Vignettes: Faces
This playlist brings together films that promote an understanding of disability issues and mobilize support for the dignity, rights, and well-being of persons with disabilities.
Films in This Playlist Include
Shameless: The ART of Disability
John and Michael
Bearing Witness: Luke Melchior
Citizen Sam
Petra’s Poem
Toward Intimacy
Between the Laughter
My Friends Call Me Tony
Two Sisters
All About Kids
A Child Unlike Any Other
Acting Blind
I’ll Find a Way
The issue of discrimination has existed, and often continues to exist in many parts of society, including in sports. Explore this issue with your middle-to-secondary school students.
Films in This Playlist Include
Standing on the Line
Ice Breakers
niigaanibatowaad: Frontrunners
Harry Jerome: The Fastest Man on Earth
Baseball Girls
Take a look at the diversity of the housing situation in Canada. This playlist focuses on housing insecurity, from revitalization to gentrification.
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Films in This Playlist Include
645 Wellington
A Short History of the Highrise, Part One: Mud
Co-op Housing: The Best Move We Ever Made
Everything Will Be
Here At Home: Evicted
Little Burgundy
Montréal - The Neighborhood Revived
Radiant City
The Downtown Project
The People of the Kattawapiskak River
Unarmed Verses
This playlist provides education audiences and aging-related disciplines with an intimate view of older adults, beyond the limitations of age and disease, and refutes the assumption of inevitable decline and frailty in older age.
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Films in This Playlist Include
Martha
The Elder Project
Older Stronger Wiser
Round Up
A Sunday at 105
Old Dog
The Company of Strangers
Stories From Our Land 1.5: Inngiruti – The Thing That Sings!
Anatomy
Obachan’s Garden
House Calls
When Shirley Met Florence
Mabel
Second Debut
This playlist explores the relationships between women, sport and nationhood. Use these films to encourage discussion around the role of women in relationship to professional and amateur sport, but also to discuss the way their roles represent and contextualize important social and historical issues related to national identities.
Films in This Playlist Include
Shooting Stars
The Boxing Girls of Kabul
Baseball Girls
Standing on the Line
Introduce younger viewers to the many different cultural communities and their traditions with this selection of animated short films.
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Films in This Playlist Include
Lights for Gita
Tzaritza
The Friends of Kwan Ming
From Far Away
The Chinese Violin
Where Do White People Go When the Long Weekend Comes? The Wondrous Journey of Delroy Kincaid
Canada has long been known as a mosaic. This selection of films highlights some of the many cultural communities that exist across the country.
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Films in This Playlist Include
Film Club
Baggage
Trudeau's Other Children
Twelve
645 Wellington
Mosaic Village
This playlist offers a look at what winter in Canada means across the entire country, for in each region, the season brings with it different experiences.
Films in This Playlist Include
The Sweater
HA’Aki
The Sword of the Lord
Ordeal by Ice
Temples of Time
Cree Hunters of Mistassini
WARNING: These films contain sensitive subject matter.
Films in this playlist not only focus on the tragic topic of murdered and missing Indigenous women and girls, but also on the themes of violence against Indigenous peoples. These films offer broader context on violence, relocation, and healing.
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Films in This Playlist Include
Finding Dawn
this river
The Red Dress
Our People Will Be Healed
Ever Deadly
Mary Two-Axe Earley: I Am Indian Again
The Road Forward
Discover touching portrayals, authentic stories, and inspiring characters that shed light on people with Down syndrome. These films celebrate love, art, and family and encourage empathy and understanding for students.
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Films in This Playlist Include
Petra's Poem
John and Michael
Lay Down Your Heart
Tying Your Own Shoes
Danny and Nicky
Transgender Day of Remembrance honours transgender lives lost to violence and discrimination. This playlist celebrates the beauty and talent of the Canadian trans community and their ongoing fight for equality.
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Films in This Playlist Include
Do I Have Boobs Now?
I am Skylar
Paula
Beauty
My Prairie Home
Into Light
Unarchived
Love is the First Sacred Lesson
The films presented below reflect the reality of what it means to live with a disability—issues able-bodied people aren’t confronted with every day. These films provide an excellent entry point into an important conversation about living in an inclusive and diverse society.
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Films in This Playlist Include
The Brother
The Dance of Words
We Regret to Inform You
Picture This!
Shameless: The ART of Disability
The Artisans
Tying Your Own Shoes
Toward Intimacy
The Tournament
A Mind of Your Own
This playlist can be used to build an understanding around gender identity across many areas of the curriculum, including Canadian history, media studies, civics, and English.
Films in This Playlist Include
Do I Have Boobs Now?
First Stories: Two Spirited
I Am Skylar
Beauty
My Prairie Home
Into Light
Paula
Woman Dress
Every single person on this planet will experience gender and sexuality in a variety of ways. This playlist asks its viewers to consider the multitude of stories experienced by 2SLGBTQIA+ individuals and communities in order to create deeper, more empathetic understandings of what it means to be 2SLGBTQIA+ and additionally, to open up conversations about what it means for anyone to experience gender and sexuality.
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Films in This Playlist Include
Love, Scott
Universe Within – Guangzhou
In Other Words
Last Chance
Niish Manidoowag (Two-Spirited Beings)
My Prairie Home
Paula
Someone Like Me
Unarchived
This playlist serves as conversation starters about gender identity and sexual orientation in age-appropriate ways for primary-school children. Educators in particular can use this list to prompt thinking and discussion about how people might express gender or identify with one gender or another; or about why some families might look different from others; or about what love can look like.
Films in This Playlist Include
Beauty
A Short Film About Tegan and Sara
John and Michael
Sticks and Stones
Woman Dress
Discover the history, legal battles, and progress surrounding Indigenous land rights in Canada, highlighting their cultural significance and ongoing struggles for recognition.
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Films in This Playlist Include
Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance
You Are on Indian Land
Honour of the Crown
Power
The Invisible Nation
Trick or Treaty?
No Turning Back
Incident at Restigouche
Alanis Obomsawin’s career spans an astonishing five decades, during which time she has captured the experience and struggles facing Indigenous people in Canada. These influential works are a huge step towards understanding the issues.
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Films in This Playlist Include
The People of the Kattawapiskak River
Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance
Gene Boy Came Home
Rocks at Whiskey Trench
Our Nationhood
Incident at Restigouche
Is the Crown at War With Us?
Richard Cardinal: Cry from a Diary of a Metis Child
Geared towards younger learners, this playlist from acclaimed filmmakers brings Indigenous cinema into the classroom in a highly accessible way. The films touch on the topics of the influence of elders, realizing potential, sharing knowledge, discovering history, the power of nature, and more.
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Films in This Playlist Include
The Mountain of SGaana
Shaman
Stories from Our Land 1.5: Inngiruti – The Thing That Sings!
Waseteg
Maq and the Spirit of the Woods
Nunavut Animation Lab: Lumaajuuq
Nunavut Animation Lab: Qalupalik
Vistas: Dancers of the Grass
Vistas: Little Thunder
Stories from Our Land 1.5: Family Making Sleds
Stories from Our Land 1.5: If You Want to Get Married… You Have to Learn How to Build an Igoo
Stories from Our Land 1.5: Tide
Stories from Our Land 1.5: Nippaq
Geared towards middle-school learners, this playlist from acclaimed filmmakers brings Indigenous cinema into the classroom in a highly accessible way. The films touch on the topics of nationhood, identity, fatherhood, heritage, colonization, and more.
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Films in This Playlist Include
Now Is the Time
Birth of a Family
Holy Angels
Three Thousand
Red Path
Round Up
360 Degrees
Totem: Return and Renewal
Vistas: Trapper
Vistas: Button Blanket
Vistas: The Visit
Vistas: Wave a Red Flag
When All the Leaves Are Gone
Vistas: Crossing the Line
Vistas: Boxed In
As I Am
Waban-Aki: People from Where the Sun Rises
For Angela
Geared towards high-school learners, this playlist from acclaimed filmmakers brings Indigenous cinema into the classroom in a highly accessible way. The films touch on the topics of missing and murdered Indigenous women, Indigenous pride, reconciliation, suicide, addiction, police violence, and more.
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Films in This Playlist Include
Finding Dawn
My Name Is Kahentiiosta
Second Stories – Deb-we-win Ge-ken-am-aan, Our Place in the Circle
Second Stories – Honour Thy Father
Second Stories – It Had to Be Done
Vistas – Inukshop
Incident at Restigouche
My Village in Nunavik
Inuuvunga, I Am Inuk, I Am Alive (Inuktitut Version)
Two Worlds Colliding
Six Miles Deep
Crazywater
CBQM
Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance
Stories Are in Our Bones
nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up
Jordan River Anderson: The Messenger
Hi-Ho, Mistahey!
Trick or Treaty?
Geared towards educators and adults seeking more information on the subject, this playlist from acclaimed filmmakers brings Indigenous cinema front and centre, facilitating conversation on topics such as the Oka Crisis, Mi’kmaq fisherman, the Attawakpiskak housing crisis, the Idle No More movement, Indigenous pride, substance abuse, foster care, and more.
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Films in This Playlist Include
You Are on Indian Land
The Gift of Diabetes
Rocks at Whiskey Trench
Is the Crown at War with Us?
Totem: The Return of the G’psgolox Pole
The People of the Kattawapiskak River
Poundmaker’s Lodge: A Healing Place
Richard Cardinal: Cry from a Diary of a Metis Child
Foster Child
This playlist highlights the Indigenous languages of Canada, where there are approximately 230,000 Indigenous people currently speaking one or more of the 60 dialects within the 12 linguistic families; most of these languages have been listed by UNESCO as either vulnerable or endangered.
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Films in This Playlist Include
Xusum (Salish Version)
Salmon - Tsúqwaoz' (Salish Version)
Farming - Lep'cál (Salish Version)
Puberty Part 1 - Kwaozán'tsut ti pál7a 1 (Salish Version)
Puberty Part 2 - Kwaozán'tsut ti án'wasa 2 (Salish Version)
Mount Currie Summer Camp - Pipántsek swa’ Its’a l'íl'wata (Salish Version)
Basket - Lhk'wál'us (Salish Version)
Three Thousand (Inuktitut Version)
nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up (Cree Version)
Nowhere Land (Inuktitut Version)
Nonoonse Anishinabe Ishichekewin Ka Kanawentank
nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up (Cree Version) (52 minute)
Nunavut Animation Lab Lumaajuuq (Inuktitut Version)
Nunavut Animation Lab: The Bear Facts (Version Inuktitut)
Nunavut Animation Lab: I Am But a Little Woman (Inuktitut Version)
Nunavut Animation Lab Qalupalik (Inuktitut Version)
Inuuvunga, I am Inuk, I am Alive (Inuktitut version)
Katinniq
The Annanacks (Inuktitut version)
How to Build an Igloo (Inuktitut version)
The Living Stone (Inuktitut Version)
Stories from Our Land 1.5: Inngiruti - The Thing that Sings!
Innu-Aimun - The Innu Language
Wapikoni Mobile 2008 - Tshitashun (Number)
Kanehsatake 270 Years of Resistance (Mohawk Version)
History of Manawan - Part One - Atisokan nte Manawanik nistam kenokok (Atikamekw Version)
History of Manawan - Part Two - Atisokan nte Manawanik minowach kenokok (Atikamekw Version)
Qimmit: A Clash of Two Truths (Inuktitut Version)
The People of the Kattawapiskak River - Katawapiskak Sipiwi Ininiwak (Cree Version)
Nowhere Land (Inuktitut Version)
Breaths (Inuktitut Version)
To Wake Up the Nakota Language (Nakota Version)
This charming and humorous series looks at contemporary life in a Cree community. Set in a fictitious community in northern Saskatchewan, the animation stories follow the exploits of young Raven, Talon and their cousin T-Bear as they face challenges and learn valuable life lessons about tradition, cooperation, self-esteem, and ethics.
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Films in This Playlist Include
There No “I” in Hockey
Journey Through Fear
They Dance at Night
Something to Remember
A Time to Learn
The Elements
All’s Fair
As the Bannock Browns
Guardians
All Access
As Long as the River Flows
Tricks n’ Treats
The Hunt
A Mother’s Earth
Going for the Gold
Raven Power
Lights, Camera, Action!
Raiders of the Lost Art
The Hardest Lesson
Dance, Monkey, Dance
Patients
A Time for Pride
Breakin’ Too
It Came from Out There
Time Management
Ways of the Quiet
The World According to Devon
Catch the Spirit
Partic-inaction
The Wapos Falcon
Too Deadly
The Treasures of the Sierra Metis
Long Goodbyes
This playlist was created to commemorate Orange Shirt Day, which was launched in 2013 to call attention to 165 years of residential school experiences between 1831 and 1996. These films illuminate the intergenerational trauma inflicted through this and other forced-assimilation policies which continue to ripple through communities even today.
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Films in This Playlist Include
We Were Children
Sisters and Brothers
Holy Angels
Second Stories – It had to Be Done
Christmas at Moose Factory
The Road Forward
Etlinisigu’niet (Bleed Down)
Round Up
What do moccasins mean to you? They have a unique association, for instance, for J’net Ayayqwayaksheelth, the NFB’s Director of Indigenous Relations and Community Engagement. When faced with some health issues, she once had one of her urban Aunties tell her to “Walk in beauty, and don’t forget to wear pretty slippers.”
Every year on November 15, Indigenous Peoples participate in #RockYourMocs, a social media campaign aimed at honouring their ancestors, their crafts, their cultures, and their nations worldwide.
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Films in This Playlist Include
Now Is the Time
Vistas: Button Blanket
Basket
Kwa’nu’te’: Micmac and Maliseet Artists
Hands of History
The Canoe
Snowshoes
First Stories: Patrick Ross
This playlist introduces students to the culture and traditional way of life of the Mi’kmaq. More generally, students will discover another way of approaching the world and will broaden their knowledge of Indigenous Peoples.
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Films in This Playlist Include
Waseteg
Maq and the Spirit of the Woods
Vistas: Little Thunder
Summer Legend
This playlist inspires discussion and research about a little-known aspect of Canadian History: The 1953-55 Inuit Relocation Initiative. With false promises of a better life, the Canadian government moved several Inuit families from Northern Quebec to new Northern communities and left them to their own devices in the high Arctic.
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Films in This Playlist Include
Martha of the North
Martha of the North (Short Version)
Arctic Defenders
Broken Promises - The High Arctic Relocation
Place of the Boss: Utshimassits
Freedom Road is a five-part documentary series that tells the inspiring story of Shoal Lake 40 Anishinaabe First Nation and their battle to build a road, after their community was forcibly relocated and cut off from the mainland over 100 years ago, so that water could be diverted to the city of Winnipeg.
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Films in This Playlist Include
Freedom Road: Context
Freedom Road: Men / Ininiwag
Freedom Road: Women / Ikwewag
Freedom Road: Youth / Oshkaadiziig
Freedom Road: Elders / Gitchi-aya'aag
This selection of films includes fiction, documentary, and shorts which use different approaches to form a picture of Metis life and culture in Canada.
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Films in This Playlist Include
Places Not Our Own
How the Fiddle Flows
Women in the Shadows
Riel Country
Lake
These short films reflect the stories of Indigenous women filmmakers across Canada. They each convey a different journey, but all of them centre on a quiet, powerful strength.
Films in This Playlist Include
To Wake Up the Nakota Language
Birth of a Family
Vistas: The Visit
Mobilize
Nimmikaage (She Dances for People)
Urban.Indigenous.Proud: Places to Gather and Learn
Rocks at Whiskey Trench
Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance
Nunavut Animation Lab: Lumaajuuq
Three Thousand
I Like Girls
Walking is Medicine
Naked Island: Hipster Headdress
Delia 9 – 5
Nowhere Land
This charming and humorous series looks at contemporary life in a Cree community. Set in a fictitious community in northern Saskatchewan, the animation stories follow the exploits of young Raven, Talon and their cousin T-Bear as they face challenges and learn valuable life lessons about tradition, cooperation, self-esteem, and ethics.
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Films in This Playlist Include
There No “I” in Hockey
Journey Through Fear
They Dance at Night
Something to Remember
A Time to Learn
The Elements
All’s Fair
As the Bannock Browns
Guardians
All Access
As Long as the River Flows
Tricks n’ Treats
The Hunt
A Mother’s Earth
Going for the Gold
Raven Power
Lights, Camera, Action!
Raiders of the Lost Art
The Hardest Lesson
Dance, Monkey, Dance
Patients
A Time for Pride
Breakin’ Too
It Came from Out There
Time Management
Ways of the Quiet
The World According to Devon
Catch the Spirit
Partic-inaction
The Wapos Falcon
Too Deadly
The Treasures of the Sierra Metis
Long Goodbyes
Vistas is a series of short films on the subject of nationhood. From Halifax to Vancouver, every production studio in the NFB's English Program participated in this project, resulting in 13 unique films from 13 Aboriginal filmmakers.
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Films in This Playlist Include
Vistas: Boxed In
Vistas: Button Blanket
Vistas: Carrying Fire
Vistas: Crossing the Line
Vistas: Dancers of the Grass
Vistas: Ignition
Vistas: InukShop
Vistas: Little Thunder
Vistas: Red Ochre
Vistas - The Visit
Vistas: Trapper
Vistas: Walk-in-the-Forest
Vistas: Wave a Red Flag
The passing of traditional stories from one generation to the next using visual arts and storytelling is a longstanding and vibrant Inuit custom. These animated shorts and documentaries present a powerful portrait of the Inuit experience.
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Films in This Playlist Include
Qallunaat! Why White People Are Funny
The Last Days of Okak
Vistas: Inukshop
Never Lose Sight
Uranium
Coppermine
Lumaaq: An Eskimo Legend
The Owl Who Married a Goose: An Eskimo Legend
The Northern Lights
Eye Witness No. 30
The Sniffing Bear
No Address
Land of the Long Day
Aki’name (On the Wall)
Nunavut Animation Lab Lumaajuuq (Inuktitut Version)
Nunavut Animation Lab: The Bear Facts (Inuktitut Version)
Nunavut Animation Lab: I Am but a Little Woman (Inuktitut Version)
Stories from our Land 1.5: Tide
Three Thousand
Three Thousand (Inuktitut Version)
Timuti
Breaths
Breaths (Inuktitut Version)
Pandemic – At the End of the World
Being Prepared
How to Build an Igloo
The Living Stone
Labrador North
The Annanacks
If the Weather Permits
The Owl and the Lemming: An Eskimo Legend
Owl and the Raven: An Eskimo Legend
Stalking Seal on the Spring Ice: Part 1
Stalking Seal on the Spring Ice: Part 2
Nunavut Animation Lab: Qalupalik
My Village in Nunavik
Inuuvunga – I Am Inuk, I Am Alive
Islet
Kamik
I Can Make Art…Like Andrew Qappik
Eskimo Artist: Kenojuak
In Search of the Bowhead Whale
Fishing at the Stone Weir: Part 1
At the Spring Ice Camp: Part 1
At the Spring Ice Camp: Part 2
At the Spring Ice Camp: Part 3
Through These Eyes
Animation from Cape Dorset
Aviators of Hudson Strait
Our Norther Citizen
Nunavut Animation Lab: Lumaajuuq
The Man and the Giant: An Eskimo Legend
Northwest Frontier
Stories from our Land 1.5: Nippaq
Stories from our Land 1.5: If You Want to Get Married You Have to Learn How to Build an Igloo
Stories from our Land 1.5: Going Home
Stories from our Land 1.5: Making Sleds
Stories from our Land 1.5: If You Want to Get Married You Have to Learn How to Build an Igloo
Inuuvunga, I Am Inuk, I Am Alive (Inuktitut Version)
Nunavut Animation Lab Qalupalik (Inuktitut Version)
Lypa
Northern Games
Tuktu and the Ten Thousand Fishes
Tuktu and the Trials of Strength
Tuktu and his Eskimo Dogs
At the Autumn River Camp: Part 1
At the Autumn River Camp: Part 2
At the Caribou Crossing Place: Part 1
At the Caribou Crossing Place: Part 2
At the Winter Sea Ice Camp: Part 1
At the Winter Sea Ice Camp: Part 2
At the Winter Sea Ice Camp: Part 3
At the Winter Sea Ice Camp: Part 4
Building a Kayak: Part 1
Building a Kayak: Part 2
Fishing at the Stone Weir: Part 1
Fishing at the Stone Weir: Part 2
Group Hunting on the Spring Ice: Part 1
Group Hunting on the Spring Ice: Part 2
Group Hunting on the Spring Ice: Part 3
Jigging for Lake Trout
North Star chronicles the exceptional journey of Laurie Rousseau-Nepton, a young, Quebec-born Innu astrophysicist who’s leading a massive research project at the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope. Drawing on a worldview rooted in a love of nature, as well as her talents as a science communicator, Laurie shares her passion for the study of celestial objects.
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Films in This Playlist Include
North Star - Observation
North Star - Research
North Star - Light
North Star - Collaboration
North Star - Origins
L’íl’wata was conceived and produced as a series of educational filmstrips in the early 1970s, as Alanis Obomsawin began working with the National Film Board of Canada.
Filmstrips were widely used in educational settings until the early 1980s, and the NFB was a leading producer of multimedia kits on a wide range of subjects. Obomsawin, an established artist but a relative newcomer to the world of cinema, would use the filmstrip form to begin her ambitious documentary career – one based on giving First Nations control over their own image while telling their own stories.
Working in solidarity with the people of L’íl’wata – approaching them as a fellow Aboriginal rather than an outside “expert” – Obomsawin reframed Indigenous experience from the inside, providing young Canadians with a more complete knowledge of the country’s first peoples.
Music is a universal language, one we can use to learn about history, culture, and identity. This playlist features films that highlight the bounty of Indigenous music from Canada.
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Films in This Playlist Include
The Ballad of Crowfoot
Breaths
Evan's Drum
Ever Deadly
The Fiddlers of James Bay
First Stories - His Guidance (Okiskinotahewewin)
Florent Vollant: I Dream in Innu
How the Fiddle Flows
Innu-Aimun - The Innu Language
RUMBLE: The Indians Who Rocked the World
Road Forward ,The
Stories from Our Land - Inngiruti: The Thing that Sings!
Urban.Indigenous.Proud: Full Circle
Through its singular and long-standing commitment to Indigenous filmmaking, the National Film Board has been instrumental in providing Canadians a rich cultural resource and legacy: a comprehensive body of films inviting us all to share in the Indigenous experience.
Films in This Playlist Include
Foster Child
Circle of the Sun
You Are on Indian Land
The Other Side of the Ledger: An Indian View of the Hudson’s Bay Company
Is the Crown at War with Us?
Totem: The Return of the G’psgolox Pole
The Ballad of Crowfoot
How do we, as a society, affect the world around us? This selection of films demonstrates the relationship between humans and nature, and the potential we have to impact our environment.
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Films in This Playlist Include
Climate on the Edge
Footprints in the Delta
Deep Threat
Metamorphosis
Manufactured Landscapes
The End of Evolution
These films provide the perfect entry point for teens and older viewers to discover the impact that climate change is having on different communities across the country.
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Films in This Playlist Include
People of the Ice
Washed Away
Weather Report
River Silence
Something in the Air
Pollution and waste management continue to be issues that plague our society. This selection of films provides a basis for understanding the problem.
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Films in This Playlist Include
Crapshoot: The Gamble with Our Wastes
Never Lose Sight
Uranium
Debris
This selection of films looks at the threat of global warming on Arctic environments and the communities who live there.
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Films in This Playlist Include
People of the Ice
A Step Towards the Arctic - Reflections and Visions of the North
Lords of the Arctic
Climate on the Edge
This selection of insightful and engaging films will delight adolescent (and older!) audiences while educating them on the issues affecting the environment.
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Films in This Playlist Include
Hothouse 8 - Meltdown
Island Green
Elisha and the Cacao Trees
Cafeteria
Hope Builders
This selection of films is geared towards younger viewers and aims to help them grasp the issues that affect our environment.
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Films in This Playlist Include
Hothouse 8 - Meltdown
A Sea Turtle Story
S.P.L.A.S.H.
Deep Threat
Cosmic Zoom
This playlist features a selection of films that demonstrate the relationship that humans can have with animals, whether through interaction or parallel experiences.
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Films in This Playlist Include
Being Caribou
Way of the Hunter
Four Wings and a Prayer
The Whale and the Raven
Discover what goes into urban planning with this selection of films that attempt to balance progress with the preservation of green spaces, as well as ways to leave a minimum impact on the environment.
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Films in This Playlist Include
Saga City
Radiant City
Sapporo - Planned Growth
A Hothouse 3 - Prairie Story
This playlist features a selection of films that illustrate instances of community action, where citizens have banded together to confront issues such as climate change and threats to the environment.
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Films in This Playlist Include
Power
Worst Case Scenario
The Battle of Rabaska - Chronicle of an Environmental Conflict
Pipelines, Power and Democracy
Herbicide Trials
A Time to Swim
It’s never too early to learn about the food we eat – where it comes from, and at what cost. This playlist introduces concepts of sustainable food systems and highlights the communities working to reduce the impact of our food on the environment.
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Films in This Playlist Include
The Fight for True Farming
Island Green
Cafeteria
Fragile Harvest
Hand.Line.Cod
David Suzuki Virtual Classroom: Our Food Systems – Are You Hungry for Change?
Organic Prophecies
Laxwesa Wa – Strength of the River
Turning Tides
Theater of Life
Sovereign Soil
This selection of short films celebrate the ecological riches of Quebec’s Lake Saint-François National Wildlife Area.
Films in This Playlist Include
To Fall Among the Cattails
The Frog and Prince Charming
King Arthur and his Magic Decoys
The Old Lady Who Heard the Trees Sing
The Secret of the White Willow
Stumpy and the Deer Flies
The Tree from Hell
The King of the Wetland
This playlist is comprised of films from the innovative documentary, Universe Within. Each story illustrates the social and cultural realities of urban living.
Films in This Playlist Include
Universe Within: Toronto
Universe Within: Tokyo
Universe Within: Seoul
Universe Within: Ottawa
Universe Within: New York City – Hurricane
Universe Within: New York City
Universe Within: Guangzhou
Universe Within: Baku
Universe Within: Accra
Celebrate Earth Day and our incredible planet with this selection of 10 films that powerfully tackle today's environmental issues.
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Films in This Playlist Include
Island Green
St. Lawrence: Stairway to the Sea
The Hole Story
Cry of the Wild
Being Caribou
The Grasslands Project – A Rancher’s View
Sun, Wind and Wood
Never Lose Sight
What on Earth!
Meltdown
Canadian author Naomi Klein compiled this playlist of documentaries that investigate the complex relationship between the economy and our environment. The films examine the impact of corporate decisions on the environment and celebrate the inspiring responses of communities in Canada and around the world.
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Films in This Playlist Include
Being Caribou
Cafeteria
Worst Case Scenario
Our Nationhood
The Hole Story
Marilyn Waring on the Environment Show Three
From toxic waste to organic farming and everything in between, this playlist offers secondary students an overview of the environment and the many issues that fall under its purview.
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Films in This Playlist Include
An Ecology of Hope
St. Lawrence: Stairway to the Sea
Cries from the Deep
Worst Case Scenario
Being Caribou
Uranium
Crapshoot: Gamble with Our Waste
Manufactured Landscapes
Organic Prophecies
Radiant City
Toxic Trespass
Waterlife
Up the Yangtze (Short Version)
Where the Bay Becomes the Sea
Weather Report
The Fight for True Farming
Island Green
David Suzuki Virtual Classroom: Our Food Systems – Are You Hungry for Change?
This selection of films looks at the different theories and approaches scientists, Indigenous communities, and citizen activists have used to manage resources and develop strategies for environmental sustainability.
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Films in This Playlist Include
Our Nationhood
Earth Keepers
Force of Nature: The David Suzuki Movie
Marilyn Waring on the Environment Show Three
René Dumont: Global Ecologist
A must-see documentary series that offers fresh perspectives and a sensitive, hopeful look at environmental challenges through the eyes of some colourful and inspiring characters.
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Films in This Playlist Include
Territories
Seeds
Roots
Embers
Harvests
Communities
This playlist takes a deep dive into the forest to explore the importance of these spaces, the ways in which they are being destroyed, and what some people are doing about it.
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Films in This Playlist Include
Borealis
Hadwin's Judgement
Battle for the Trees
Trouble in the Forest
Parks Canada is celebrating 100 years of history.
National parks are one of our most precious Canadian natural resources. With that in mind, Parks Canada has a mandate to "protect and present nationally significant examples of Canada's natural and cultural heritage and foster public understanding, appreciation and enjoyment in ways that ensure their ecological and commemorative integrity for present and future generations."
Celebrate this anniversary with us by watching 9 amazing films and discovering the landscapes that make up our beautiful country.
In addition to these films, you should also check out the National Parks Project, an initiative that brought together 13 filmmakers and 39 Canadian musicians in an effort to capture the majesty and splendour of 13 of our national parks.
To celebrate the International Year of Biodiversity 2010, the NFB, with the Canadian Commission for UNESCO, presents this playlist of NFB films to get people thinking about the connections between us and other species.
Whether looking at the effects of factory farms, the reintroduction of displaced species or the damage caused by our own waste, these films demonstrate humanity's role in both damaging and preserving vital living networks and ecosystems. They highlight the complexity of the relationships between people and their environment.
This playlist focuses on the state of the environment—specifically our water supply—and highlights issues of conservation and sustainability.
Films in This Playlist Include
Crapshoot: The Gamble with our Wastes
Toxic Trespasses
Waterlife
The Water Bearer
Pukaskwa National Park
Force of Nature: The David Suzuki Movie
These films are meant to serve as conversation starters in exploring the intersection of food equity and environmental justice. How our modern food systems and farming practices impact our health, land and food security?
Films in This Playlist Include
Island Green
The Fruit Hunters: The Evolution of Desire
Force of Nature: The David Suzuki Movie
Animals, both wild and domestic, are endlessly fascinating. They amuse us, educate us, and often tug at our heart strings. No matter whether you like dogs, cats, horses, wolves, or whales, there’s an animal documentary just waiting for you.
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Films in This Playlist Include
Canaries to Clydesdales
Caribou of Norther Canada
Cry of the Wild
Return of the Swift Fox
Being Caribou
The Great Buffalo Saga
In Search of the Bowhead Whale
Elk Island
Horses of Suffield
Where the Bay Becomes the Sea
Sometimes we need to take a step back and take in the bigger picture in order to understand how everything is connected. These films provide just that perspective, highlighting the relationships between all things.
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Films in This Playlist Include
The Big Reset - Worldviews
The Magnitude of All Things
The Sacred Relationship
An Ecology of Hope
Hope Builders
This playlist will prepare students to engage in a conversation about the current state of water conservation and our environment.
Films in This Playlist Include
Waterlife
Toxic Trespass
Freedom Road: Context
Footprints in the Delta
Water - Reserves and Networks
Crapshoot: The Gamble With Our Waste
Force of Nature: The David Suzuki Story
Discover Alberta—from its big cities and rural areas to its small towns and remote communities—through a selection of films that shines a spotlight on the province’s hidden treasures and fascinating characters. Suitable for both primary and secondary level students, this playlist includes animated and documentary films. These seminal works from our collection address the topics that matter most, ranging from historical subjects to the most pressing issues of the day.
Discover Ontario—from its big cities and rural areas to its small towns and remote communities—through a selection of films that shines a spotlight on the province’s hidden treasures and fascinating characters. Suitable for both primary and secondary level students, this playlist includes animated and documentary films. These seminal works from our collection address the topics that matter most, ranging from historical subjects to the most pressing issues of the day.
Discover Quebec—from its big cities and rural areas to its small towns and remote communities—through a selection of films that shines a spotlight on the province’s hidden treasures and fascinating characters. Suitable for both primary and secondary level students, this playlist includes animated and documentary films. These seminal works from our collection address the topics that matter most, ranging from historical subjects to the most pressing issues of the day.
Discover the Yukon—from its big cities and rural areas to its small towns and remote communities—through a selection of films that shines a spotlight on the province’s hidden treasures and fascinating characters. Suitable for both primary and secondary level students, this playlist includes animated and documentary films. These seminal works from our collection address the topics that matter most, ranging from historical subjects to the most pressing issues of the day.
Discover Saskatchewan—from its big cities and rural areas to its small towns and remote communities—through a selection of films that shines a spotlight on the province’s hidden treasures and fascinating characters. Suitable for both primary and secondary level students, this playlist includes animated and documentary films. These seminal works from our collection address the topics that matter most, ranging from historical subjects to the most pressing issues of the day.
Discover Nunavut—from its big cities and rural areas to its small towns and remote communities—through a selection of films that shines a spotlight on the province’s hidden treasures and fascinating characters. Suitable for both primary and secondary level students, this playlist includes animated and documentary films. These seminal works from our collection address the topics that matter most, ranging from historical subjects to the most pressing issues of the day.
Discover Nova Scotia—from its big cities and rural areas to its small towns and remote communities—through a selection of films that shines a spotlight on the province’s hidden treasures and fascinating characters. Suitable for both primary and secondary level students, this playlist includes animated and documentary films. These seminal works from our collection address the topics that matter most, ranging from historical subjects to the most pressing issues of the day.
Discover the Northwest Territories—from its big cities and rural areas to its small towns and remote communities—through a selection of films that shines a spotlight on the province’s hidden treasures and fascinating characters. Suitable for both primary and secondary level students, this playlist includes animated and documentary films. These seminal works from our collection address the topics that matter most, ranging from historical subjects to the most pressing issues of the day.
Discover Newfoundland and Labrador—from its big cities and rural areas to its small towns and remote communities—through a selection of films that shines a spotlight on the province’s hidden treasures and fascinating characters. Suitable for both primary and secondary level students, this playlist includes animated and documentary films. These seminal works from our collection address the topics that matter most, ranging from historical subjects to the most pressing issues of the day.
Discover New Brunswick—from its big cities and rural areas to its small towns and remote communities—through a selection of films that shines a spotlight on the province’s hidden treasures and fascinating characters. Suitable for both primary and secondary level students, this playlist includes animated and documentary films. These seminal works from our collection address the topics that matter most, ranging from historical subjects to the most pressing issues of the day.
Discover Manitoba—from its big cities and rural areas to its small towns and remote communities—through a selection of films that shines a spotlight on the province’s hidden treasures and fascinating characters. Suitable for both primary and secondary level students, this playlist includes animated and documentary films. These seminal works from our collection address the topics that matter most, ranging from historical subjects to the most pressing issues of the day.
Discover British Columbia—from its big cities and rural areas to its small towns and remote communities—through a selection of films that shines a spotlight on the province’s hidden treasures and fascinating characters. Suitable for both primary and secondary level students, this playlist includes animated and documentary films. These seminal works from our collection address the topics that matter most, ranging from historical subjects to the most pressing issues of the day.
Discover Prince Edward Island—from its big cities and rural areas to its small towns and remote communities—through a selection of films that shines a spotlight on the province’s hidden treasures and fascinating characters. Suitable for both primary and secondary level students, this playlist includes animated and documentary films. These seminal works from our collection address the topics that matter most, ranging from historical subjects to the most pressing issues of the day.
A must-see documentary series that offers fresh perspectives and a sensitive, hopeful look at environmental challenges through the eyes of some colourful and inspiring characters.
Legacies 150 is a collection of interactive photo essays that explore where we come from, who we are, and what kind of nation we’re becoming. The films in this playlist reflect on these same themes.
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Films in This Playlist Include
Nowhere Land
My Village in Nunavik
In Canada
Standing Tall
Between: Living in the Hyphen
Postcards from Canada
Helicopter Canada
A Family for Maria
19 Days
Quiet Forces
An Enduring Tradition
Atlantic Patrol
Whether you enjoy winter sports like curling, skating, and skiing, or just watching winter sports like curling, skating, and skiing, this playlist will educate, inform, and delight.
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Films in This Playlist Include
The Sweater
Wapos Bay: There’s No “I” in Hockey
Kuujjuaq Hockey
Ice Breakers
The Tournament
The Sweater
The Rink
Junior
Gone Curling
Jack Rabbit
The Sword of the Lord
No Way to Slow Down
The Rocket
Long winter months spent indoors makes for the perfect time to introduce children to new stories that teach them about the world they live in. From old classics to newer releases, this playlist does just that.
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Films in This Playlist Include
Hedgehog’s Home
The Mountain of SGaana
Wintercity
The Bear and the Mouse
Adventures
That Mouse
Gaston’s Recital
Bus Story
It’s Snow
Sunday
Meltdown
The Cat Came Back
Sleeping Betty
Celebrate St. Valentine's Day with a playlist that includes stories of first loves, lost loves, complicated loves, and most importantly, learning to love yourself.
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Films in This Playlist Include
The Danish Poet
Nadine
Flawed
John and Michael
Canada Vignettes: The Log Driver's Waltz
If I Was God...
George and Rosemary
This selection of animated films is geared towards older kids, enabling them to explore the themes of relationships and growing up through the use of stories.
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Films in This Playlist Include
Blind Vaysha
If I Was God…
Sunday
My Grandmother Ironed the King’s Shirts
The Ride
John and Michael
This playlist was inspired by the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, an historic international event which took place in 1990 to commemorate the Convention coming into effect. These films, geared towards teens, show how human rights apply in an intercultural context.
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Films in This Playlist Include
Duel
Narkoblues
The Cora Player
Locked
Trade
Mascara/Masques/Masks
Deathtrap
This playlist was inspired by the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, an historic international event which took place in 1990 to commemorate the Convention coming into effect. These films are geared towards adolescents.
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Films in This Playlist Include
Jonas and Lisa
The Tournament
Overdose
An Artist
Baroque’n Roll
Ex-Child
Why?
This playlist was inspired by the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, an historic international event which took place in 1990 to commemorate the Convention coming into effect. These films are meant to make children aware of the rights they have, and that the adults caring for them must ensure the law is respected.
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Films in This Playlist Include
1, 2, 3, Coco
Papa
T.V. Tango
The Orange
Door to Door
A Family for Maria
To See the World
This playlist provides secondary-school educators with new ways to teach students about the Holocaust. With a mix of documentary and short animation, these films offer perspectives that might not have been previously considered.
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Films in This Playlist Include
My Yiddish Papi
Martha
The Basketball Game
I Was a Child of Holocaust Survivors
Memorandum
Behind the Swastika: Nazi Atrocities
Challenge some of the traditional ideas and images around strength and how it’s portrayed on screen with this playlist about strong women and girls. Sometimes, things aren’t as they appear.
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Films in This Playlist Include
Winds of Spring
The Tender Tale of Cinderella Penguin
Assembly
Wapos Bay: Raven Power
Waseteg
Molly in Springtime
Stitches in Time
Tzaritza
My Grandmother Ironed the King’s Shirts
From Far Away
Roses Sing on New Snow
This selection of films addresses the issues of gender-based violence, and specifically the existing structural barriers as well as the feminist movement's interrogation of power and privilege.
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Films in This Playlist Include
A Better Man
Because We Are Girls
Finding Dawn
this river
Into the Light
Gender Matters: A Virtual Discussion on Violence Against Women
Last Chance
A Love That Kills
Sisters in the Struggle
The Apology
After the Montreal Massacre
Status Quo? The Unfinished Business of Feminism in Canada
This playlist compiles some of the best stop-motion animation that the NFB has to offer. In order to create the illusion of movement, objects are incrementally moved and shot, frame by frame—a meticulous process that creates beautiful animation.
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Films in This Playlist Include
Neighbours
Madame Tutli-Putli
Freaks of Nature
Naked Island: Hipster Headdress
The Subject
Bone Mother
The Sand Castle
Vistas: Dancers of the Grass
The Cannonball Woman
The Big Reset: Economics
This playlist is intended for use as the basis for discussions about gender and human-rights issues from a feminist perspective. Trace the evolution of the women’s movement, the role of women in professional and amateur sports, the resistance of Indigenous women, and more.
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Films in This Playlist Include
Mary Two-Axe Earley: I Am Indian Again
Status Quo: The Unfinished Business of Feminism in Canada
The Boxing Girls of Kabul
Making Movie History: The Women
Sisters in the Struggle
Keepers of the Fire
Michaëlle Jean: A Woman of Purpose
Standing Tall
Margaret Atwood – A Word After a Word After a Word Is Power
I Like Girls
The Colour of Beauty
Have You Eaten?
This playlist was designed to welcome all newcomers to Canada and offer a (sometimes tongue-in-cheek) glimpse of all the country has to offer, from it’s awe-inspiring landscapes to treasured stories that have been passed down for generations.
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Films in This Playlist Include
The Railrodder
The Boy and the Snow Goose
Canada Vignettes: The Log Driver’s Waltz
Cosmic Zoom
A Day in the Pacific Rim
Hothouse 8 – Meltdown
The Juggler
Juke-Bar
Marianne’s Theatre
Hothouse 8 – Orange
The Rink
The Ride
Zea
Sunday
Sleeping Betty
Islet
Loon Dreaming
Asthma Tech
The Dingles
Getting Started
The Girl Who Hated Books
How Dinosaurs Learned to Fly
I Want a Dog
Science, Please! Part 1
Science, Please! Part 2
The Underground Movie
This playlist deals with the inalienable, fundamental rights that all persons are entitled to, regardless of race, ethnic origin, colour, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, family status, or disability.
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Films in This Playlist Include
Fat Chance
The Tree That Remembers
The Colour of Beauty
Every Child
Last Chance
Opre Roma: Gypsies in Canada
Finding Dawn
Status Quo: The Unfinished Business of Feminism in Canada
Who Cares
19 Days
This playlist celebrates Canadians and their stories in a playlist dedicated to our national holiday, Canada Day, which takes place on the first of July.
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Films in This Playlist Include
Finding Farley
The Sweater
Canada Vignette: The Log Driver’s Waltz
Roses Sing on New Snow
William Shatner Sings O Canada
Bryan Adams: Bare Bones
Momentum
The Girl Who Hated Books
Christopher Changes His Name
Maq and the Spirit of the Woods
We put together a collection of NFB films to spook you out for Halloween. Break out the candy and enjoy... though you may want to keep the lights on. Happy Halloween!
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Films in This Playlist Include
The Wanderer
The Apprentice
Madame Tutli-Putli
The ErlKing
Subservience
The Brainwashers
Drux Flux
Hothouse 5 - Batmilk
Afterlife
Land of the Heads
From Far Away
The Burning Times
To Be
Syrinx
Man: The Polluter
Sleeping Betty
Hothouse 11 - U.F.O.
Scant Sanity
Hothouse 10 - A Little Craving
Shyness
The Subject
First broadcast on the CBC on April 3, 1962, this seminal series on the second world war is comprised of 13 half-hour episodes culled from more than 14,000,000 feet of film. The series a comprehensive look at a pivotal moment in history and remains one of the most important works on World War II.
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Films in This Playlist Include
Canada at War:
Part 1: Dusk
Part 2: Blitzkrieg
Part 3: Year of Siege
Part 4: Days of Infamy
Part 5: Ebbtide
Part 6: Turn of the Tide
Part 7: Road to Ortona
Part 8: New Directions
Part 9: The Norman
Part 10: Cinderella on the Left
Part 11: Crisis on the Hill
Part 12: V Was for Victory
Part 13: The Clouded Dawn
This playlist is intended to provide a glimpse of the multi-layered lives of Canada’s diverse Black communities. The incredible stories of strength, courage, and perseverance in the face of adversity found in these films are rarely found in mainstream history books, making them an important classroom resource.
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Films in This Playlist Include
Ice Breakers
Invisible City
Hardwood
Remember Africville
Where Do White People Go When the Long Weekend Comes? The Wondrous Journey of Delroy Kincaid
Harry Jerome: The Fastest Man on Earth
Ninth Floor
Unarmed Verses
Joe
Zero Tolerance
Journey to Justice
True North: Inside the Rise of Toronto Basketball
MacPherson
The Colour of Beauty
Black Soul
Speak it! From the Heart of Black Nova Scotia
The Road Taken
Golden Gloves
Speakers for the Dead
Christopher Changes His Name
Black History Month 2015 Virtual Classroom: The Power of Mentoring, Diversity, and Dreaming Big
Everybody’s Children
Home Feeling: Struggle for a Community
Where I Belong
Mighty Jerome (Short Version)
Sister in the Struggle
The Magic Lion
Black Mother Black Daughter
Tales of Sand and Snow
Crossroads
Celebrate Earth Day and our incredible planet with this selection of 10 films that powerfully tackle today's environmental issues.
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Films in This Playlist Include
Island Green
St. Lawrence: Stairway to the Sea
The Hole Story
Cry of the Wild
Being Caribou
The Grasslands Project – A Rancher’s View
Sun, Wind and Wood
Never Lose Sight
What on Earth!
Meltdown
This playlist was created to commemorate Orange Shirt Day, which was launched in 2013 to call attention to 165 years of residential school experiences between 1831 and 1996. These films illuminate the intergenerational trauma inflicted through this and other forced-assimilation policies which continue to ripple through communities even today.
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Films in This Playlist Include
We Were Children
Sisters and Brothers
Holy Angels
Second Stories – It had to Be Done
Christmas at Moose Factory
The Road Forward
Etlinisigu’niet (Bleed Down)
Round Up
This playlist for pre-teens includes some of the NFB’s finest animation on offer, from both established and emerging filmmakers. A wonderful opportunity to explore our collection.
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Films in This Playlist Include
Hedgehog’s Home
The Mountain of SGaana
The Cat Came Back
Sleeping Betty
Hothouse 8 – Meltdown
Norma’s Story
Shaman
The Sweater
I Want a Dog
Leon in Wintertime
The holidays are the perfect time to snuggle up with a steaming mug of hot chocolate and a good film. Here are a few films for you and your family to enjoy.
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Films in This Playlist Include
Noel Noel
Christmas Cracker
An Old Box
Teach Me to Dance
The Sweater
The Great Toy Robbery
The Pony
The Energy Carol
The Days Before Christmas
The Story of Christmas
This playlist features a diverse range of Canadian animation for kids, featuring classic and modern hits that are guaranteed to keep them entertained for hours.
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Films in This Playlist Include
Sleeping Betty
64,000,000 Years Ago
Peep and the Big Wide World
The Girl Who Hated Books
The Sweater
Big Drive
OK Google
At Home with Mrs. Hen
How Dinosaurs Learned to Fly
This series brings together seven stories vividly depicting daily life in pre-Confederation Canada.
Films in This Playlist Include
Emily’s Journey
Henry Settles in Upper Canada
Homesteading on the Prairies
Jamie Really Liked to Eat
The New Schoolhouse
The New Schoolteacher
Woolly’s Gift
This series focuses on the fight for francophone rights in Canada after section 23 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms was adopted in 1982. As the Canadian Constitution gave linguistic minorities the right to be educated in their own language, francophone minorities outside Quebec realized the infrastructures needed for similar opportunities in French were lacking or totally nonexistent.
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Films in This Playlist Include
Part 1: Winning the Case
Part 2: Our Rights, Our Fights
Part 3: Setbacks and Justice
Learn about the seasons, as well as the Middle Ages, with this classic series of four films that focus on a band of merry characters form the kingdom of Escampette. These charming films cover themes like family, love, friendship, and courage.
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Films in This Playlist Include
Leon in Wintertime
Molly in Springtime
Bonifacio in Summertime
Poppety in the Fall
This series of films developed by Oscar-winning filmmaker Co Hoedeman focuses on light-hearted animation for toddlers that emphasizes the power of the imagination. A perfect introduction to fantasy, friendship, and family.
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Films in This Playlist Include
Ludovic – Cuckoo!
Ludovic – Going Going
Ludovic – Twas a Duck and Stormy Night
Ludovic – Let it Snow
Ludovic – The Sleepover
Ludovic – Zoom
Ludovic – The Perfect Gift
Ludovic – Lost and Found
Ludovic – A Muddy Mess
Ludovic – Sneeze or Swim
Ludovic – A Duck in Need
Ludovic – Monster Hunters
Ludovic – What’s in the Box?
Ludovic – Copycat Bear
Ludovic – Star Light, Star Bright
Ludovic – Ludovic, The Picky Eater
Ludovic – Naptime
Ludovic – Up in Arms
Ludovic – The Pig Came Back
Ludovic – Rubber Ducky, You’re the One!
Ludovic – A Special Treat
Ludovic – On the Move
Ludovic – A Real Treasure
Ludovic – Try, Try Again
Ludovic – The Winner Takes All
Ludovic – Fix-It Bears
Gain a deeper understanding of the people who have lived in Newfoundland and Labrador for the past century – their accomplishments, struggles, traditions, culture, industry and lifestyle.
Films in This Playlist Include
54 Hours
White Thunder
My Ancestors Were Rogues and Murderers
Danny
Along Newfoundland's Shores
The Last Days of Okak
Canada’s literary scene boasts such well-known names as Margaret Atwood, Mordecai Richler, and Leonard Cohen. This playlist delves into this rich aspect of Canadian history and culture, introducing these legends to a new generation of students.
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Films in This Playlist Include
Margaret Atwood: Once in August
Ladies and Gentlemen… Leonard Cohen
Mordecai Richler: The Writer and his Roots
Jack Kerouac’s Road: A Franco-American Odyssey
A Writer in the Nuclear Age: A Conversation with Margaret Laurence
Ten Million Books: An Introduction to Farley Mowat
Still Waters: The Poetry of P.K. Page
This playlist is fabulous for learning in a second-language context, providing the opportunity for learners to switch their brains to English in a fun and engaging way.
.Films in This Playlist Include
At Home with Mrs. Hen
How Dinosaurs Learned to Fly
I Want a Dog
Harry Jerome: The Fastest Man on Earth
Flawed
Film Club
This playlist demonstrates how films can be a fabulous learning tool for people learning a second language… and learn a little bit about Canada in the process.
Films in This Playlist Include
Ma grand-mère repassait les chemises du roi
Venue de loin
La légende du canot d'écorce
Un dimanche à 105 ans
Ta parole est en jeu - Les Québécois
This playlist is geared towards children as young as six years old and is meant to offer them a sense of how people relate to each other and how they themselves fit into the world. Themes of love, grief, revenge, forgiveness, bullying, and humility are woven throughout the playlist, allowing for easy connections to both the curriculum and the students’ lived experiences.
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Films in This Playlist Include
Sleeping Betty
The Legend of the Flying Canoe
The Sweater
The Danish Poet
Soup of the Day
Nunavut Animation Lab: Lumaajuuq
Here and There
MacPherson
The Cat Came Back
The Mountain of SGaana
Hedgehog’s Home
Little Red Riding Hood
The Tender Tale of Cinderella Penguin
Spinnolio
Follow the adventures of Ludovic the bear with this playlist from the classic animated series by Co Hoedeman.
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Films in This Playlist Include
Ludovic -A Crocodile in My Garden
Ludovic – Magic in the Air
Ludovic – Visiting Grandpa
Ludovic – The Snow Gift
Tchou-Tchou
Dance is an age-old art form that is both beautiful to watch and participate in. Watching people move together in rhythm and create a shared experience is one of the great joys in cultural society. This playlist used another movement-based art form, filmmaking, to focus on and capture some of the unique aspects of the dance world.
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Films in This Playlist Include
Pas de deux
Shadow on the Prairie (A Canadian Ballet)
Winnipeg Ballet
Ballet Adagio
Ballet Festival
Narcissus
A Delicate Balance
Dancing Holidays
Mavis Staines: Sharing Dance
Anik Bissonnette: The Gift of Dance
This series is comprised of animated tales for children, many adapted from books by celebrated authors. These 15 short films are ideal for the classroom, particularly in language arts, literacy, citizenship, and multiculturalism.
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Films in This Playlist Include
Asthma Tech
The Chinese Violin
Christopher Changes his Name
Christopher, Please Clean Up Your Room!
The Friends of Kwan Ming
From Far Away
The Girl Who Hated Books
Jaime Lo, Small and Shy
Lights for Gita
The Magic of Anansi
Maq and the Spirit of the Woods
Mind Me Good Now!
Oma’s Quilt
Roses Sing on New Snow
Tzaritza
Using a diverse group of Canadian visual artists as muses, this series takes a kids-eye view on art. From Emily Carr to Kai Chen, students will learn all about this country’s important artists while expanding their notions of creativity.
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Films in This Playlist Include
I Can Make Art Like…
Emily Carr
Andrew Qappik
Marcelle Ferron
Ron Noganosh
Kai Chen
Maud Lewis
NFB Education has teamed up with Kayak, Canada’s History Magazine for kids, to put together a wide-ranging playlist of hilarious NFB shorts.
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Films in This Playlist Include
Canada Vignettes: New Canada
Meltdown
Sleeping Betty
The Cat Came Back
Runaway
Opening Speech: McLaren
The Great Toy Robbery
Canada Vignettes: Fort Prince of Wales
Getting Started
This rich offering of films reflects on the theme of makers and creators and examine the complex relationship between artists and their work, while fostering in-depth learning and creativity.
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Films in This Playlist Include
Norman McLaren: Animated Musician
Bone Wind Fire
Debris
Glenn Gould – Off the Record
Stories from Our Land Vol. 2 – Taking Shape
Revealing Marie Saint Pierre
Home Cooked Music
Dream Magic
Buffy
Capturing Reality: The Art of the Documentary
Hand Crafted Cinema Animation Workshop with Caroline Leaf
This playlist highlights some of the best and brightest from Francophonie, a rich source of French arts and culture across Canada.
Films in This Playlist Include
Acadia, Acadia?!?
A Sunday at 105
Reema, There and Back
Riel Country
Jack Kerouac’s Road: A Franco-American Odyssey
A Monk’s Secret
Together in Harmony
A Memory Forgotten: A Generation Sacrificed
Tintamarre: On the Trail of Acadians in North America
The Black Squirrel
Children of Soldiers
Nomad’s Land
Blackfly
A Child Unlike Any Other
Edith Butler: Daughter of the Wind and Acadie
Stitches in Time
Like a Thief in the Night
The Trap
Dance, in all its various forms, has long been a subject of NFB films. Using the camera in various ways, these works explore the possibilities of film to the fullest, offering us interpretations of this most precious art form.
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Films in This Playlist Include
Pas de deux
Peggy Baker: Four Phrases
Flamenco at 5:15
Lock
Source
Ballet Adagio
ORA
Narcissus
Explore the lives and work of literary icons such as Margaret Atwood and Leonard Cohen with this selection of films dedicated to Canadian poets.
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Films in This Playlist Include
Margaret Atwood: A Word after a Word after a Word is Power
Unarmed Verses
Window Horses
Ladies and Gentlemen… Mr. Leonard Cohen
Song of Eskasoni
Petra’s Poem
Higher Than Flames Will Go
In 1974 the NFB established Studio D, the first publicly funded feminist film-production unit in the world. Studio D would eventually become home to six staff directors and a number of producers and support staff. About half the studio’s films were to be directed by independent women filmmakers from across the country.
The next two decades were marked by enormous success for Studio D, including three Academy Award® wins. We pay tribute to this visionary studio with this selection of films produced by women, for women.
Films in This Playlist Include
Great Grand Mother
I'll Find a Way
Maud Lewis: A World Without Shadows
Patricia's Moving Picture
Some American Feminists
In 1974 the NFB established Studio D, the first publicly funded feminist film-production unit in the world. Studio D would eventually become home to six staff directors and a number of producers and support staff. About half the studio’s films were to be directed by independent women filmmakers from across the country.
The next two decades were marked by enormous success for Studio D, including three Academy Award® wins. We pay tribute to this visionary studio with this selection of films produced by women, for women.
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Films in This Playlist Include
A Mother and Daughter on Abortion
A Safe Distance
Behind the Veil: Nuns
Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief
Flamenco at 5:15
Goddess Remembered
If You Love This Planet
Moving On
Not a Love Story: A Film About Pornography
Older Stronger Wiser
Spirit of the Kata
Sylvie's Story
In 1974 the NFB established Studio D, the first publicly funded feminist film-production unit in the world. Studio D would eventually become home to six staff directors and a number of producers and support staff. About half the studio’s films were to be directed by independent women filmmakers from across the country.
The next two decades were marked by enormous success for Studio D, including three Academy Award® wins. We pay tribute to this visionary studio with this selection of films produced by women, for women.
Films in This Playlist Include
Hands of History
Motherland: Tales of Wonder
Sisters in the Struggle
The Burning Times
The Glass Ceiling
Toward Intimacy
This selection of films is designed to instill some of the most basic values in children, including acceptance, perseverance, empathy and the importance of imagination and play.
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Films in This Playlist Include
Asthma Tech
At Home with Mrs. Hen
Big Mouth
Bully Dance
The Cat Came Back
The Fox and the Chickadee
The Girl Who Hated Books
If I Was God...
Private Eyes
A Sea Turtle Story
Waseteg
55 Socks
Tolerance takes many forms and learning to turn that tolerance into inclusion is one of life’s great lessons. The films included in this playlist will guide older children down that path on issues such as antisemitism, racism, self-acceptance and persecution.
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Films in This Playlist Include
The Basketball Game
Borealis
The Colour of Beauty
Flawed
Hadwin's Judgement
Me and My Moulton
Minoru: Memory of Exile
Neighbours
Ninth Floor
nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up
Reel Injun
RiP! A Remix Manifesto
Art, and specifically music, affect us in ways that are difficult to articulate but somehow manage to clarify concepts and ideas in a manner we can relate to and understand. This selection of films uses music from Black artists to take us through the Black community’s lived experience.
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Films in This Playlist Include
Unarmed Verses
Oscar
Liberty Street Blues
Show Girls
Toronto Jazz
United States of Africa
Adolescence is the time when we start questioning who we are and what we believe. This playlist contains films that illustrate these themes in different cultures.
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Films in This Playlist Include
In Full Voice
The Trap
Tulku
Tales of Sand and Snow
Cosmic Current
This playlist features jazz music that's sure to get you moving... or at least tapping your feet! It makes for an excellent introduction to this genre of music and opens the door to conversations about its origin and historical significance.
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Films in This Playlist Include
Begone Dull Care
Walking
Street Musique
Boogie Doodle
Juke Bar
Runaway
Hen Hop
Le Merle
Toronto Jazz
Oscar
Short and Suite
Show Girls
Liberty Street Blues
This playlist provides educators with a selection of films that explore mathematical themes of patterns and repetition, represented through art, sound and moving images.
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Films in This Playlist Include
M.C. Escher: Sky and Water 1
Geometry on the Move: Playing with Shapes and Forms
Norman McLaren: Animated Musician
Lines Vertical
Spheres
Mosaic
Lines Horizontal
Perspectre
Rythmetic
This playlist features some of the most important NFB films about Montreal’s English-speaking community. From documentaries on the history of this community to portraits of its world-renowned artists, these films paint a picture of a thriving culture in constant evolution.
Learn to animate—one frame at a time
Experience the National Film Board of Canada’s stop-motion animation workshop online. This web module will teach you how to produce stop-motion animation videos and introduce you to NFB stop-motion animated films. It offers instructional videos and step-by-step lessons. The 7 lessons have been designed for an Intermediate (Grade 7–9) Art Curriculum. However, they can be easily modified to suit other age levels and subject areas.
Are you an Educator?
If you want to use stop-motion animation in your classroom, start by clicking on the StopMoStudio Overview. Read the Educator’s Strategy Guide first, which is a companion piece to the tutorial videos featured on this playlist, then work through the rest of the resources. Watch the tutorial clips (one, a couple, or all in one visit) then select a lesson plan related to what your students are studying in class. Next, familiarize yourself with Lessons 1–7 and the related activities.
Stop-motion animation can be integrated across the curriculum in subjects as diverse as math, social studies and media literacy. We recommend introducing stop-motion animation as a learning activity or even as a tool for students to demonstrate their knowledge of a subject area. Why not collaborate with other teachers in your school to create an interdisciplinary learning activity?
Learning for Fun
If you want to try your hand at stop-motion animation outside of a classroom context, we suggest you start by clicking on the NFB Instructional Videos. Then, if you would like to learn more about creating your own animations, explore Lessons 1–7, and complete any activities that interest you. Animation Resources will provide you with more useful tips, references and templates to round out your online workshop experience.
STOP-MOTION AND GO!
Overview
Educator’s Strategy Guide
Lesson 1 – Introduction to Media Literacy
Lesson 2 – Introduction to Animation
Lesson 3 – Overview of Technology and Principles of Animation
Lesson 4 – Storyboarding and Storytelling
Lesson 5 – Creating Characters for Animation
Lesson 6 – Creating a Set
Lesson 7 – Animation Production
Animation Resources
Credits
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This playlist features a collection of biographies of some of the most famous Canadian artists, from Frederick Varley to Maud Lewis, that are accessible and engaging for students.
Films in This Playlist Include
Varley
Lismer
Kurelek
Blackwood
Maud Lewis: A World Without Shadows
Eskimo Arts and Crafts
Eskimo Artist: Kenojuak
Sing along to some classic Canadian earworms! These catchy tunes will leave your children entertained and you nostalgic for your childhood.
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Films in This Playlist Include
The Cat Came Back
Cactus Swing
Blackfly
Alouette
Mr. Frog Went A-Courting
Moon Man
The Canada Vignettes: Log Driver's Waltz
My Tribe is My Life is a series of documentaries that examines the impact of the internet on interpersonal relationships and the construction of identity, through the eyes of eight young music fans.
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Films in This Playlist Include
Shana, The Emo Kid
Sébastien, The Japanese-Inspired Gothic Lolita
Pierre-Luc, The Dark Soul
Laurianne, Goth in the Gaspe
Patrick, The Solitary Goth
Jimmy, The Abitibi MC
Janis, The Colourful DJ
Heythem, The Reggae Man
According to the Canadian Mental Health Association, it is estimated that 10% to 20% of Canadian youth are affected by mental illnesses such as anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia.
This playlist of films on mental health can be used to start a conversation with youth; or for your own professional and personal development.
There are many ways in which our minds and bodies deal with stress, fatigue, sadness, and anxiety. This playlist has been designed to serve as conversation starters with students on these important issues of mental health.
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Films in This Playlist Include
A Change of Scenery
Nightmare at School
Mystery of the Secret Room
Overdose
This playlist is geared towards facilitating conversations with secondary students about sexual health. Topics covered include gender, body image, emotions, romantic life, domestic violence, and sexual assault.
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Films in This Playlist Include
Tales of Ordinary Fatphobia
Charles
Sexy Inc. Our Children Under Influence
Beauty
Standing on the Line
Social Me
I Like Girls
Hothouse 7 – Missed Connection
Hothouse 7 – The Kiss
The Formation of Clouds
Into the Light
Baby Blues
Timuti
Flawed
Nadine
A Better Man
Because We Are Girls
This playlist deals with sexuality, body image, and identity in a way that is accessible to adolescents. These are great conversation starters on relationships, sexual stereotypes, and puberty.
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Films in This Playlist Include
Little Big Girls
Feeling Yes, Feeling No
Kali the Little Vampire
Staying Real: Teens Confront Sexual Stereotypes
Flawed
Nadine
Empathy—the ability to understand and share the feelings of another—is a vital skill for students navigating the diversity and conflicts inherent in the 21st century. Through this playlist, educators at the secondary level will find unique Canadian resources exploring the role empathy plays in our world of divergent and often clashing points of view.
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Films in This Playlist Include
Holy Angels
The Basketball Game
Flawed
Four Feet Up
Last Chance
Me and the Mosque
Namrata
One of Them
The People of the Kattawapiskak River
Petra’s Poem
Shredded
Tying Your Own Shoes
For Angela
This playlist is intended to help students explore, discuss, and ultimately express empathy, an essential skill for navigating diversity and conflicts inherent in our global society. Educators will have a rich collection at their disposal to incorporate into different areas of the curriculum, including social studies, language arts, conflict resolution, and others.
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Films in This Playlist Include
Nunavut Animation Lab: The Bear Facts
Private Eyes
Maq and the Spirit of the Woods
The Zoo
A Family for Maria
Asthma Tech
Big Mouth
Bully Dance
Door to Door
Flawed
Ludovic – Magic in the Air
Hannah’s Story
The Orange
When All the Leaves Are Gone
The way bodies are presented to us across various media and cultural industries remains one of the most pressing issues for today’s youth. From the way we perceive ourselves to the way others perceive us, body image is permeated into the very fabric of our existence. This playlist will inspire discussion on important topics like body politics and representations of gender.
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Films in This Playlist Include
Flawed
Tales of Ordinary Fatphobia
The Colour of Beauty
Shredded
Western Eyes
Sexy Inc. Our Children Under the Influence (Youth Version)
Social Me
Staying Real – Teens Confront Sexual Stereotypes
Effective healthcare means more than proximity to a hospital or access to a family physician. It involves access to housing, clean drinking water, mental health support, education, and more. These films provide younger viewers with an introduction to these issues.
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Films in This Playlist Include
Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger
Four Feet Up
The People of the Kattawapiskak River
The Interventionists: Chronicles of a Mental Health Crisis Team
Toxic Trespass
Citizens’ Medicine
Hi-Ho Mistahey (Short Version)
Freedom Road: Context
This series poses an interesting question: What would happen if we flipped the script on homelessness? Rather than waiting for them to get the care they need and proper employment before housing, what if we gave them homes first? Discover a cutting-edge social experiment that could change the way you perceive the problem.
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Films in This Playlist Include
Here at Home:
Life Isn’t Easy
Honestly Painful
Will to Live
Where I Belong
The Wound Inside
Not Chosen
A New Lease
Money Changes You
Evicted
A Model Person
The day is over, but the street nurses’ work has only just begun. Find out how nurses care for themselves and listen as they talk about shaping harm-reduction practice.
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There are often significant hurdles for nurses working with refugees or immigrants who use drugs, including language barriers and dealing with people who are living with the effects of trauma and social isolation.
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Chapter 6 follows the street nurses as they create a non-judgmental and safe environment in the outreach van when providing health care to a sex worker who uses drugs.
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In Chapter 5, the nurse uses harm-reduction strategies to help youth stay safe on the streets—including while they’re using drugs.
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In Chapter 4, the street nurses confront a practice challenge and a difficult ethical question; they attempt to bring health care to a pregnant woman who is using drugs and contemplate how to respond when their health-care agenda clashes with the needs of the person receiving care.
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Chapter 3 demonstrates communication skills and how to negotiate with people who are using drugs.
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Chapter 2 examines the challenges outreach nurses face when they take health care to the city’s streets, parks, alleys, and hotels.
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In the film’s opening chapter, the nurses pack their bags and head to the streets. Their interactions demonstrate the complexities of delivering effective and non-judgemental health care to people who use drugs.
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Crime and justice take many forms—some seemingly cut and dry while others are more involved and complex. This selection of films examines the issues from all aspects and perspectives, ranging from that of incarcerated teenagers to a family struck by grief at the actions of one of their own.
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Films in This Playlist Include
Conviction
nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up
Waseskun
Kids in Jail
Life with Murder
Out of Mind, Out of Sight
NCR: Not Criminally Responsible
Because We Are Girls
This selection of short and feature-length documentaries will guide viewers on a journey spanning the inception of our healthcare system to where we stand today. Included are films about social and community programs, organ donation, a biography of Tommy Douglas, the “Father of Medicare,” and a critical look at First Nations access to a proper standard of care.
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Films in This Playlist Include
Bitter Medicine, Part One: The Birth of Medicare
Bitter Medicine, Part Two: Medicare in Crisis
Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger
Bevel Up - Drugs, Users and Outreach Nursing
Tommy Douglas: Keeper of the Flame
Growing Up Canadian: Health
Citizens' Medicine
Vital Bonds
We Can't Make the Same Mistake Twice
These intimate portraits feature children from around the world who take us on a tour of their bedrooms. We discover that, despite their changing settings, they all fulfill the same role: to inspire us to dream.
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Films in This Playlist Include
This is Where I Sleep - Naesha
This is Where I Sleep - Luan
This is Where I Sleep - Jamal
This is Where I Sleep - Elsa
This is Where I Sleep - William
This is Where I Sleep - Shana
This is Where I Sleep - Carmen et Manzac
This is Where I Sleep - Pipo
This is Where I Sleep - Jacques
This is Where I Sleep - Hugues
This is Where I Sleep - Souad
This is Where I Sleep - Monir et Abdérémane
This is Where I Sleep - Bréanne
This is Where I Sleep - Gregory
This is Where I Sleep - Selma
This is Where I Sleep - Zazakely
This is Where I Sleep - Djoanny
This is Where I Sleep - Élise
This is Where I Sleep - Tobia
This is Where I Sleep - Zoé
This is Where I Sleep - Jimmy
This is Where I Sleep - Carla
This is Where I Sleep - Saïd
This is Where I Sleep - Roxanna
This is Where I Sleep - Laika
This is Where I Sleep - Rosa-Line et Bryan
This is Where I Sleep - Yannic
This is Where I Sleep - Caroline
This is Where I Sleep - Myriam
This is Where I Sleep - Alisa
This is Where I Sleep - Anselme
This is Where I Sleep - Manon
This is Where I Sleep - Tara
This is Where I Sleep - Antony
A collection of all the Reflections on Practice for the Bevel Up series.
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A collection of all the +Topics for the Bevel Up series.
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This playlist was part of an anti-smoking campaign aimed at children, produced by the National Film Board of Canada, with the participation of Health and Welfare Canada.
Films in This Playlist Include
Purple Hat
Ashes of Doom
Mouseology
King Size
The Drag
In the Centre Ring
Happy Birthday
Explore the cosmos from your classroom with a selection of films about astronomy. Educational and visually stunning, these films will ignite curiosity and knowledge about the universe.
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Films in This Playlist Include
Hubert Reeves: Star Teller
Satellites of the Sun
The Moon Changes
North Star - Episode 1 : Observation
North Star - Episode 2: Research
North Star - Episode 3: Light
North Star - Episode 4: Collaboration
North Star - Episode 5: Origins
North Star chronicles the exceptional journey of Laurie Rousseau-Nepton, a young, Quebec-born Innu astrophysicist who’s leading a massive research project at the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope. Drawing on a worldview rooted in a love of nature, as well as her talents as a science communicator, Laurie shares her passion for the study of celestial objects.
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Films in This Playlist Include
North Star - Observation
North Star - Research
North Star - Light
North Star - Collaboration
North Star - Origins
This series features 26 one-minute video clips which explain complex scientific concepts with animation, archival footage, and a lot of humour in under a minute each. A wonderful introduction to science.
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Films in This Playlist Include
The Atom
The State of Matter
The Dirt on Soap
Explosives
Gravity
Operation Lever
The Force of Water
Lift Off
Wheel Meets Friction
The Internal Combustion Engine
Fire
The Wind
Slippery Ice
The Refrigerator
Lightning
Magnets
Battery
Electricity
The Light Bulb
Electromagnetic Radiation
Sound is Vibration
The Telephone
The Wonderful World of Colour
The Moon Changes
Mirrors
Why is the Sky Blue?
This playlist from NFB Space School are focused on Commander Chris Hadfield and his journey to becoming an astronaut. Set within the framework of “The Hero’s Journey,” this playlist is an educational tool for teaching creative writing, mythology, and biography.
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Films in This Playlist Include
Dreamer – Introduction
Dreamer
Fears – Introduction
Fears
Cadet – Introduction
Cadet
Canadian – Introduction
Canadian
Doubts – Introduction
Doubts
Test Pilot – Introduction
Test Pilot
Contender – Introduction
Contender
Allies – Introduction
Allies
Spacewalker – Introduction
Spacewalker
Columbia – Introduction
Columbia
Scars – Introduction
Scars
Launch – Introduction
Launch
Command – Introduction
Command
Sacrifice – Introduction
Sacrifice
Return – Introduction
Return
Storyteller – Introduction
Storyteller
The Next Adventure – Introduction
The Next Adventure
Leadership: Chris Hadfield – Student
This playlist from NFB Space School are focused on the many physiological and psychological health challenges faced by astronauts. This playlist is meant to engage students in a variety of activities, mental challenges, and team-building exercises that introduce them to the training regimen astronauts undertake when preparing for their journey into space.
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Films in This Playlist Include
Introduction
What Does it Take?
Exercise and Nutrition in Space
Physical Preparation
Exercising in Space
Eating in Space
Spacewalking
The Suit
Training
What Does it Feel Like?
Mental Preparation
Mental Health for Astronauts
Leadership and Teamwork
Living in Microgravity
The Body in Microgravity
Sleeping in Space
Hygiene in Space
Returning to Gravity
Studying the Effects of Microgravity
This playlist is comprised of segments from NFB Space School and is designed to demonstrate how astronauts train in complex geology on Earth in order to be able to identify scientific discoveries on Mars.
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Films in This Playlist Include
What is Astrogeology?
Impact!
Asteroids, Meteors & Comets
What is an Impact
Effects of an Impact
Rocks That Talk
Types of Rocks
Rocks in the Field
Rocks in the Lab
Remote Sensing & Ground Truthing
Blueprint of a Planet
Layers of the Earth
Plate Tectonics
Comparing Earth to Other Planets
The Future of Exploration
Evidence of Water
Search for Life
Extracting Resources
Canadian Contribution
This playlist includes both short form-animation and documentaries on space and space exploration that help position Canada’s role in the space race.
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Films in This Playlist Include
Satellites of the Sun
Mirrors of Time
Universe
Moon Man
Shadow Chasers
Cosmic Zoom
The Death of Kao-Kuk
Hubert Reeves: Star Teller
Scientifiq Piqniq
This selection of films examine different aspects of science, from marine life to the discovery of new drugs, in a thoughtful and engaging way.
Films in This Playlist Include
The Quest
Uranium
Mystical Brain
St. Lawrence: Stairway to the Sea
Across Arctic Ungava
Arctic IV
A Short History of the Highrise is an interactive documentary that explores the 2,500-year global history of vertical living and the issue of social equality in an increasingly urbanized world.
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Films in This Playlist Include
A Short History of the Highrise, Part One: Mud
A Short History of the Highrise, Part Two: Concrete
A Short History of the Highrise, Part Three: Glass
A Short History of the Highrise, Part Four: Home
This playlist aids in the understanding of media education and how the constructed nature of the story exemplifies a variety of ways in which media can tell stories.
Films in This Playlist Include
Star Wars Kid: The Rise of the Digital Shadows
Angry Inuk
Pink Ribbons Inc.
Stories We Tell
RiP: A Remix Manifesto
Capturing Reality
Growing Up Canadian: Media
This playlist explore the ways in which the mass media are used to spread the message of consumerism. Any understanding of social and cultural change is impossible without a knowledge of the way media work as environments.
Films in This Playlist Include
Sexy Inc. Our Children Under Influence
TV Sale
The Bronswick Affair
This is a Recorded Message
All the Right Stuff
The Truth Merchants
Media literacy is becoming one of the most important skills we can possess. This selection of animated shorts offers students the perfect opportunity to deconstruct media texts in an unforgettable—and enjoyable—way.
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Films in This Playlist Include
The Fake Calendar – Hothouse 12
I Am Here
Bam
Orange
Little Big Bang
This playlist provides secondary and post-secondary students the chance to reflect on how media and identity intersect, with explorations into film, art, music, radio, and of course, social media.
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Films in This Playlist Include
Pink Ribbons Inc.
World in a City
Social Me
Monsieur Pug
CBQM
Rip! A Remix Manifesto
Tying Your Own Shoes
Media literacy resources are often under represented for primary schools. This playlist is geared toward young students and will help them explore media literacy concepts and communication through visuals and audio!
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Films in This Playlist Include
Sense of Touch
Sequence and Story
Live TV
Invasion of the Space Lobsters
Great List of Everything - The Stamp
Our media literacy playlist aims to enhance high school students' skills in decoding advertisements, analyzing social media visuals, and consuming news.
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Films in This Playlist Include
Live TV
The Great List of Everything - The Phone
The Great List of Everything - The Camera
Staying Real - Teens Confront Sexual Stereotypes
The battle of Vimy Ridge represents a turning point in the First World War, but the price of victory was steep. This playlist explores both the battle itself, and the tragic loss felt afterwards.
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Films in This Playlist Include
The Trenches
Vimy-Ridge
Battle of Arras 3
This playlist from the NFB’s collection of war films can provide a means of teaching through the HW5 method (How, Who, What, Why, Where, When) in provincial curriculums across Canada. Critical thinking, placing events in time, cause and effect, vocabulary, debating, calculating, drawing, understanding different viewpoints, cooperative learning and many other skills can be developed using these films.
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Films in This Playlist Include
John McCrae’s War: In Flanders Fields
Return to Vimy
Remembrance Day Virtual Classroom
Forgotten Warriors
55 Socks
No Fish Where to Go
High Wire
Front Lines
The Van Doos, 100 Years with the Royal 22e Regiment
Rosies of the North
And We Knew How to Dance: Women in World War I
The Van Doos in Afghanistan
Ex-Child
Mackenzie King and the Conscription Crisis
Aftermath: The Remnants of War
I Was a Child of Holocaust Survivors
The Van Doos in Afghanistan: My Battalion
The Van Doos in Afghanistan: The Patrol
The Van Doos in Afghanistan: The Road to Mushan
The Van Doos in Afghanistan: Proud Infantrymen
The Van Doos in Afghanistan: Mission Accomplished
The Van Doos in Afghanistan: A Minute of Silence
Unwanted Soldiers
Barbed Wire and Mandolins
First broadcast on the CBC on April 3, 1962, this seminal series on the second world war is comprised of 13 half-hour episodes culled from more than 14,000,000 feet of film. The series a comprehensive look at a pivotal moment in history and remains one of the most important works on World War II.
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Films in This Playlist Include
Canada at War:
Part 1: Dusk
Part 2: Blitzkrieg
Part 3: Year of Siege
Part 4: Days of Infamy
Part 5: Ebbtide
Part 6: Turn of the Tide
Part 7: Road to Ortona
Part 8: New Directions
Part 9: The Norman
Part 10: Cinderella on the Left
Part 11: Crisis on the Hill
Part 12: V Was for Victory
Part 13: The Clouded Dawn
This series blends animation with the authenticity of documentary to create an engaging narrative that charts the years of the Great Depression.
Films in This Playlist Include
The Dark Years: Episode 1
The Dark Years: Episode 2
The Dark Years: Episode 3
The Growing Up Canadian documentary series explore the myths and realities of Canadian childhood through a variety of lenses. The series marks the contribution of childhood and youth experience in defining Canada as it grew into full nationhood in the 20th century.
Films in This Playlist Include
School
Work
Play
Media
Health
Family
Canada has had no fewer than 23 prime ministers since Confederation in 1867. The films in this playlist are designed to familiarize learners with a remarkable group of leaders and provide perspective on their contributions to Canadian history and society.
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Films in This Playlist Include
The Champions, Part 1: Unlikely Warriors
The Champions, Part 2: Trappings of Power
The Champions, Part 3: The Final Battle
‘Dief’
Mackenzie King and the Conscription Crisis
Tommy Douglas: Keeper of the Flame
History on the Run: The Media and the ’79 Election
Traitor or Patriot
The Road to Patriation
Dancing Around the Table, Part One
Dancing Around the Table, Part Two
George P. Vanier: Soldier, Diplomat, Governor General
The Man Who Might Have Been: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Herbert Norman
Confessions of an Innocent Man
Royal Journey
Canada at the Coronation
The Royal Visit
This Riel Business
A Little Fellow from Gambo – The Joey Smallwood Story
Action: The October Crisis of 1970
Democracy a la Maude
Barbed Wire and Mandolins
Enemy Alien
The best, if not only way, to bring about peace is through education. This playlist includes carefully selected works which are graceful and lucid in their depiction of what a culture of peace looks like.
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Films in This Playlist Include
The Strangest Dream
If You Love This Planet
Scared Sacred
Return to Dresden
Uranium
This playlist is meant to help educators integrate documentary films about various global issues into their curriculum across several subject areas. Education for global citizenship encourages youth to develop empathy for others living across the planet and to realize we all share our environment.
Films in This Playlist Include
Tiger Spirit
Earth to Mouth
Grace, Milly, and Lucy… Child Soldiers
Unarmed Verses
The Coca-Cola Case
Hi-Ho Mistahey
Island Green
Pipelines, Power and Democracy
Avenue Zero
From Arusha to Arusha
The Apology
The Wanted 18
This playlist commemorates Remembrance Day and all the implications it entails, including the sacrifice of Canadian soldiers whose efforts allowed us to live in peace and security.
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Films in This Playlist Include
John McCrae’s War: In Flanders Fields
Fields of Sacrifice
Front Lines – Faith and Hope
Front Lines – Nurses at the Front
Front Lines – The Life of a Soldier
Front Lines – The Officer’s Role
Front Lines – The Trenches
George P. Vanier: Soldier, Diplomat, Governor General
And We Knew How to Dance: Women in World War I
Airplane Casualties
Battle of Arras 3
Canadians Advance Near Cambrai 3
The Van Doos, One Hundred Years with the Royal 22e Regiment
This playlist explores Canada’s shameful history when over 22,000 Japanese Canadians were exiled from their homes along the coast of British Columbia to internment camps east of the Rockies during the Second World War.
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Films in This Playlist Include
Minoru: Memory of Exile
Enemy Alien
Shepherd's Pie and Sushi
Sleeping Tigers: The Asahi Baseball Story
Force of Nature: The David Suzuki Movie
In 1974 the NFB established Studio D, the first publicly funded feminist film-production unit in the world. Studio D would eventually become home to six staff directors and a number of producers and support staff. About half the studio’s films were to be directed by independent women filmmakers from across the country.
The next two decades were marked by enormous success for Studio D, including three Academy Award® wins. We pay tribute to this visionary studio with this selection of films produced by women, for women.
Films in This Playlist Include
Great Grand Mother
I'll Find a Way
Maud Lewis: A World Without Shadows
Patricia's Moving Picture
Some American Feminists
In 1974 the NFB established Studio D, the first publicly funded feminist film-production unit in the world. Studio D would eventually become home to six staff directors and a number of producers and support staff. About half the studio’s films were to be directed by independent women filmmakers from across the country.
The next two decades were marked by enormous success for Studio D, including three Academy Award® wins. We pay tribute to this visionary studio with this selection of films produced by women, for women.
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Films in This Playlist Include
A Mother and Daughter on Abortion
A Safe Distance
Behind the Veil: Nuns
Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief
Flamenco at 5:15
Goddess Remembered
If You Love This Planet
Moving On
Not a Love Story: A Film About Pornography
Older Stronger Wiser
Spirit of the Kata
Sylvie's Story
In 1974 the NFB established Studio D, the first publicly funded feminist film-production unit in the world. Studio D would eventually become home to six staff directors and a number of producers and support staff. About half the studio’s films were to be directed by independent women filmmakers from across the country.
The next two decades were marked by enormous success for Studio D, including three Academy Award® wins. We pay tribute to this visionary studio with this selection of films produced by women, for women.
Films in This Playlist Include
Hands of History
Motherland: Tales of Wonder
Sisters in the Struggle
The Burning Times
The Glass Ceiling
Toward Intimacy