Home Front
1940
11 min
Coming soon
This short documentary is part of the Canada Carries On series of morale-boosting wartime propaganda films. In Home Front, the various WWII-era social contributions of women are highlighted. From medicine to industrial labour to hospitality, education and domesticity, the service these women provided to their country is lauded.
Details
This short documentary is part of the Canada Carries On series of morale-boosting wartime propaganda films. In Home Front, the various WWII-era social contributions of women are highlighted. From medicine to industrial labour to hospitality, education and domesticity, the service these women provided to their country is lauded.
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directorStanley Hawes
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producerStanley Hawes
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cameraRoger BarlowJ.B. Scott
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soundWilliam H. LaneC.J. QuickWalter Darling
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narratorLorne Greene
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musicLucio Agostini
Education
Ages 13 to 18
Civics/Citizenship - Citizen Responsibilities
History - World War II
Media Education - Journalism/News
Social Studies - Social History
As a work of propaganda, Home Front uses hyperbole for dramatic effect. For example, women are “a living link between home and inferno” (1:10). Ask students to find other examples of hyperbole in the film. Countries do not have genders, and yet Canada is referred to as a “her” (5:25). Why? The Canadian Red Cross (8:30) is over 100 years old. Have students research historical highlights of the organization and place them on a visual timeline.
