Documentary
Children of The Gael
Will Millar hosted this hour-long documentary about the turmoil in Northern Ireland and more specifically its effect on the children. In his commentary, Millar asked: "Who cares about religion and politics when you're 10 years old and get your hands blown off?" Children of The Gael was a provocative, frank and moving examination of the civil strife thro ...
Danger Tree, The
Memory and history mingle in this moving account of one family's journey through World War I and the events leading up to Newfoundland's confederation with Canada. David Macfarlane narrates this story of his great grandparents, Josiah and Louisa Goodyear, and their seven children, who, at the turn of the century, left behind the hardships of the cod fis ...
Degrassi: Between Takes
On October 30, 1989 CBC Television aired this 30 minute documentary narrated by Peter Gzowski. The documentary examines the Degrassi series along with its actors and the creators Linda Schuyler and Kit Hood.
Dionne Quintuplets, The
Back in 1934, Elzire Dionne delivered five identical girls. The Dionne Quintuplets follows Cecile, Emilie, Marie, Yvonne and Annette through twenty-one years of strange upbringing. When the girls were just infants, the premier of Ontario issued a court order removing them from parental care. Cut off from the world and their family, over-publicized, view ...
Elements of Survival
Elements of Survival was a trilogy of film documentaries broadcast on the CBC-TV network. The full-hour documentaries were filmed by Vic Sarin under the supervision of producer-writer Doug Lower in Brazil, Kenya, Egypt, Italy, the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union, the United States and Canada. The series, coincided with UN-sponsored World Population Yea ...
Final Offer
Final Offer is the most comprehensive and candid look at collective bargaining on film. It takes viewers on an eye-opening journey behind the closed doors and into the smoke-filled rooms where labor and management negotiate. The filmmakers follow Bob White, president of the Canadian UAW, through the landmark auto strike at General Motors. We look on ...
Ghost Whales of Lancaster Sound
The population of the Beluga whale has mysteriously dropped to almost half their original numbers over the past few years. With the assistance of satellite transmitters mounted to the whale we can track their migratory path in search of an answer to this imbalance in the Arctic's ecosystem.
Gift of the Grandfathers, The
The Aboriginal peoples who travelled the Great Plains by horseback some three centuries ago were Canada's first cowboys. Today, horsemanship remains a vibrant part of Western First Nations culture... it is one of the gifts of the grandfathers. Tracing the colourful history of North American Indian cowboys and rodeos through to the present day, The Gift ...
Has Anybody Here Seen Canada?
The great Canadian celluloid story. From 1939, when the NFB was formed to promote the Canadian war effort, to the arrival of television in 1952, Canadian film has trod a long and rocky road. At times the fledgling industry seemed faced with an insurmountable problem: forced to compete with the moviemaking giants to the south without the benefit of prote ...
Here and There
Here and There was a public affairs show in a documentary style, covering a wide variety of subjects, designed to introduce Canadians to different parts of the country. Originating from regional stations and utilizing on location filming, this series was carried by twenty stations across Canada. Contributors to episodes produced by CBHT included Bill Ha ...
Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows
The life and career of Bret Hart is recounted from his youth, through the start of his career, his years in the WWF, up to the present day. Bret discusses the high and lows of his career and shows the world of professional wrestling from a wrestler's point of view.
Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream
This film discusses the effect on how major American films in Hollywood were influenced by the Eastern European Jewish culture that most of the major movie moguls who controlled the studios shared. Through clips of various films, the filmmakers illustrate the dominant themes like that of the outsider, the outspoken American patriotism, and rooting for t ...
In Desperate Battle: Normandy 1944
On June 6th 1944, a combined force of American, British and Canadian troops landed on the beaches of Normandy. The Allied invasion of occupied France was a turning point in the war against Hitler's Germany. From a tactical view, Canada's role was limited; strategically, it was pivotal. Canada's infantry and armored regiments were thrown against Germany' ...
Jericho: Walls of Silence
Jericho: Walls of Silence by Glynis Whiting is more than a story of sexual abuse. It is an examination of how the gap between the deaf and hearing worlds contributed to the islolation of the children of Jericho. For over a decade authorities at 'Jericho Hill School for the Deaf' had evidence that abuse was happening in their midst but did not stop it. A ...
Kurt Browning: Life on the Edge
Life on the Edge follows three-time world figure skating champion Kurt Browning in his pursuit of excellence--from the Calgary Winter Olympics to the Albertville Winter Olympics and beyond. This talented superstar has continued to develop unusual and untried combinations of jumps and has come of age artistically, setting the pace for those who would fol ...
Maiden Dreams
Maiden Dreams is the award winning television documentary following the career of a thoroughbred racehorse as he developed from an untrained yearling into a top class champion. The story focuses on a group of dedicated owners who waited 25 years to have a champion horse. Every year they bought one horse with the hopes that one day they might stand in th ...
On Canadian Wings
Canadian aviation history makes for fascinating viewing in this international award winning, nine part documentary. On Canadian Wings begins with Canada's first foray into the world of flight with experiments in aeronautics and acts of pilot bravery that set the stage for Canada's future excellence in military aviation. The video recounts the importance ...
Over Canada: An Arial Adventure
Come fly with Over Canada, the award-winning aerial adventure, filmed entirely in revolutionary High Definition video. Experience, up close, the rugged beauty and legendary grandeur of the second largest country on Earth. An award winning television documentary special, Over Canada has dazzled millions of viewers across North America. Now a best-selling ...
Perspective
A half-hour program, produced by the National Film Board, Perspective included both documentaries and dramatic productions. Most concerned contemporary issues in Canada, although several films, such as Haiti, were produced outside the country, and a few were historical reconstructions, for example, Wolfe And Montcalm.
Rencontres avec les baleines du Saint-Laurent
Each year, over a million visitors come from all over the world to be enchanted by an extraordinary encounter with the whales in the water of the majestic St.Lawrence River (Québec, Canada). Two filmmakers, Alain Belhumeur and Jean Lemire, have been following the whales, seeking insights into their mysterious world. The result of their research, accompl ...