Labrador North

Labrador North

This short documentary looks at the government relocation of the Labrador Inuit and the effects on their culture and social structures.

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The First Emperor of China

The First Emperor of China

This historical drama tells the story of Qin Shihuang, who unified China’s vast territory and declared himself emperor in 221 B.C. During his reign...

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Nobody Waved Goodbye

Nobody Waved Goodbye

A teenage boy rebels against parental authority and must face a harsh reality when he tries to live on his own.

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September Five at Saint-Henri

September Five at Saint-Henri

This short film is a series of vignettes of life in Saint-Henri, a Montreal working-class district, on the first day of school. From dawn to...

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The Ernie Game

The Ernie Game

This fictional feature follows a twenty-something man who is struggling to define his position in the world in early adulthood. He has left their...

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The Marco Polo: Queen of the Seas

The Marco Polo: Queen of the Seas

The Marco Polo has just circumnavigated the globe in less than six months! She is the Queen of the Seas. A new age of travel has begun! From a...

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Through Conflict to Negotiation

Through Conflict to Negotiation

This documentary follows a community action group led by American community organizer and writer Saul Alinsky in Rochester, New York. Together...

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Encounter on Urban Environment

Encounter on Urban Environment

This feature documentary takes a look at how the Halifax/Dartmouth community in Nova Scotia was stimulated by a week-long session held by a panel...

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King of the Hill

King of the Hill

This feature documentary follows one of the greatest Canadian baseball players of all time, Ferguson Jenkins, through the 1972-1973 season. From...

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Bethune

Bethune

A film biography of Dr. Norman Bethune, the Canadian doctor who served with the loyalists during the Spanish Civil War and with the North Chinese...

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Notes for a Film About Donna & Gail

Notes for a Film About Donna & Gail

The story of two young women who go to the city to work in a dress factory, and who share a room to ease their expenses and their loneliness. The...

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The Things I Cannot Change

The Things I Cannot Change

"This feature documentary is considered to be the forerunner of the NFB's Challenge for Change Program. The film offers in inside look at 3 weeks...

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Never a Backward Step

Never a Backward Step

This feature documentary is a profile of Canadian press tycoon Roy Thomson, whose single-minded attention to business brought him riches, power...

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Deciding to Organize

Deciding to Organize

From the Organizing for Power: The Alinsky Approach series, this short documentary shows a group of concerned citizens from Dayton, Ohio, meeting...

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Promises, Promises ...

Promises, Promises ...

This short film explores the problems and potentials of small towns in the Drumheller Valley region of Alberta. Citizen participation in the growth...

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The Game

The Game

It’s the typical boy-meets-girl game, but played without rules and at a time when the boy must prove himself. Touching on the subject of teenage...

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The Point: Community Legal Clinic

The Point: Community Legal Clinic

A legal clinic is formed in inner city Montreal.

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Mobility

Mobility

This short documentary examines the complex range of issues affecting urban transport in developing countries. After examining cost and available...

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A Safety Net

A Safety Net

Challenger: An Industrial Romance

Challenger: An Industrial Romance

Follows the development of Canadair's super-executive jet. A totally new type of aircraft, it is faster, cheaper to fly, and more comfortable than...

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