Buster Keaton Rides Again

Buster Keaton Rides Again

In the fall of 1964, just over a year before his death, Buster Keaton traveled to Canada to make The Railrodder, a short subject that now enjoys a...

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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 Winds of Fogo

The Winds of Fogo

"Fogo is a windswept island off the coast of Newfoundland where the inhabitants for generations have lived by, on and from the sea. In this film...

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Norman Jewison, Film Maker

Norman Jewison, Film Maker

Toronto-born Norman Jewison first gained prominence producing for Canadian television, then went on to greater success making Hollywood theatrical...

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A Pinto for the Prince

A Pinto for the Prince

In 1977, Prince Charles was inducted as honorary chief of the Blood Indians on their reserve in southwestern Alberta. The ceremony, conducted in...

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Netsilik Eskimo Series, I: At the Autumn River Camp

Netsilik Eskimo Series, I: At the Autumn River Camp

It is late autumn and the Eskimos travel through soft snow and build karmaks, shelters with snow walls and a roof of skins, in the river valley...

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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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Musicanada

Musicanada

With no commentary other than the music and words of the performers themselves, this fast-moving film presents the grandest Canadian concert of...

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Netsilik Eskimos, VIII: Jigging for Lake Trout

Netsilik Eskimos, VIII: Jigging for Lake Trout

More signs of winter's end as more wildlife returns. The family makes an excursion for fresh fish from a lake. They build a karmak and move in the...

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Nell and Fred

Nell and Fred

Two charming seniors consider the pros and cons of entering a "home". Do old-age institutions fit the needs of those they are designed to help?

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Alberta Girls

Alberta Girls

This is a short film about the Alberta All Girls Band Spectacular. The Edmonton-based band was invited to open the 1974 World Cup Soccer...

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Netsilik Eskimo Series, III: At the Spring Sea Ice Camp

Netsilik Eskimo Series, III: At the Spring Sea Ice Camp

Two Eskimo families travel across the wide sea ice. Before night falls they build small igloos and we see the construction in detail. The next day...

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Netsilik Eskimo Series, II: At the Caribou Crossing Place

Netsilik Eskimo Series, II: At the Caribou Crossing Place

The time is early autumn. The woman wakes and dresses the boy. He practices with his sling while she spreads a caribou skin to dry. The boy picks...

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