Kent Nason

A feature length documentary about extraordinary Canadian singer songwriter, Ron Hynes... an insightful and entertaining exploration of the creativ...

02 de dez. de 2010

It was a way of life. It was the backbone of a society. And then the cod fishery off the east coast of Newfoundland collapsed. Taking Stock traces ...

01 de jan. de 1994

Edited from almost 100 km of film footage shot during the Games, this feature documentary is a breathtaking portrait of the 1976 Montreal Olympics....

21 de abr. de 1977

This feature documentary provides a gripping retrospective of United States-Canada relationships through a study of successive presidents and prime...

30 de out. de 1987

Three students seek the wisdom of Tibetan Buddhist master, soccer aficionado and filmmaker Khyentse Norbu in this captivating documentary, which ta...

01 de jan. de 2003

An hour-long portrait of Canadian immigration lawyer, M. Lee Cohen, renowned for his work with refugees. The film follows his representation of Son...

12 de set. de 2005

Feisty, fiercely independent and firmly rooted in place, 90 year-old Mabel Robinson broke barriers back in the 40s when she became the first woman ...

01 de jan. de 2016

The story of a young boy forced to spend all five years of his short life in hospital while the federal and provincial governments argued over whic...

10 de set. de 2019

This is a documentary about the fragile and complex marine ecosystem in the Bay of Fundy. The film traces relationships within the food chain - fro...

31 de dez. de 1985

A Sigh and a Wish tells the story of pioneer folklorist Helen Creighton and of the enduring appeal of her remarkable collections of song and story....

01 de jan. de 2001

Timely and wise, this feature documentary explores the state of prostitution laws in Canada. Buying Sex captures the complexity of the issue by lis...

01 de mai. de 2013

This short film depicts Newfoundland’s “old times” as seen by Julie O’Brien, an 11-year-old living in Tors Cove. Told in the first person with cuta...

01 de jan. de 1981

This feature doc profiles acclaimed writer Alistair MacLeod. Hailed internationally as a master of the short story, MacLeod also wrote a novel, No ...

01 de jan. de 2005

There is no ‘best thing’ about having terminal cancer, but for forty-year-old Joe, being welcomed back into his childhood home, feeling the warmth ...

19 de set. de 2020

As one of the most renowned Canadian roots musicians of all time, Ashley MacIsaac has received significant international acclaim. He plays the fidd...

18 de set. de 2016

This feature documentary is a sequel to the 1966 documentary The Things I Cannot Change, which, by focusing on the Bailey family of Montreal, provi...

01 de jan. de 1986

This film interview affords a glimpse of a bold and learned mind illuminating important social issues. Responding to questions on the related topic...

This documentary looks at the microchip, an American invention exploited by the Japanese that caused a second industrial revolution. The devastatin...

01 de jan. de 1986

The film explores how the three British colonies of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island became provinces of Canada and charts the s...

31 de dez. de 1976

Laila Paattinen is a working woman. Tired of low-paying jobs, she completed a five-month course in dry-wall installation. Because she had chosen a ...

01 de jan. de 1980

Torn between the world of their childhood and the world where they must now live and work, two flamboyant Newfoundlanders pay a nostalgic visit to ...

01 de jan. de 1975

When Dr. Ruth Whitehead meets graduate student Carmelita Robertson, who had come to do research at the Museum of Natural History in Halifax, the wo...

01 de jan. de 1999

Follow two Canadians, Bob Lush and Mike Birch, aboard their yachts during the 1980 Observer Singlehanded Transatlantic Race. More than a record of ...

01 de jan. de 1982

A satirical history of Halifax, written and sung in honour of the city's founder by balladeer James Bennet.

01 de jan. de 1975

01 de jan. de 2006