The Peanut Butter Solution

The Peanut Butter Solution

Peanut butter is the secret ingredient for magic potions made by two friendly ghosts. Eleven-year-old Michael loses all of his hair when he gets a...

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Waiting for Fidel

Waiting for Fidel

This feature-length documentary from 1974 takes viewers inside Fidel Castro's Cuba. A movie-making threesome hope that Fidel himself will star in...

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Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller

Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller

When the joker Tommy Tricker plays some practical jokes on some of his friends, his best friend Ralph, a stamp collector, discovers the secret of...

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That Mouse

That Mouse

In this children’s film, a white mouse cavorts about the forest, mostly on the back of a bumbling black bear, creating such a stir that other...

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The Return of Tommy Tricker

The Return of Tommy Tricker

Welcome to the world of stamps with Tommy Tricker and friends as they learn the magic of travelling through time and space for the mere price of...

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Vincent and me

Vincent and me

While sketching one day, 13 year old Jo encounters a mysterious art dealer who buys a few of her drawings and commissions her to do some more. Some...

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Cold Pizza

Cold Pizza

An engaging story of young enterprise, pitfalls, and eventual success that all young viewers will enjoy. It is about two young Greek boys in...

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Much Ado About Something

Much Ado About Something

Did Christopher Marlowe write the works of Shakespeare?

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Sad Song of Yellow Skin

Sad Song of Yellow Skin

A film about the people of Saigon told through the experiences of three young American journalists who, in 1970, explored the consequences of war...

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Murder on the Shanghai

Murder on the Shanghai

A murder mystery improvised by strangers on a ship traveling from Shanghai to Hong Kong.

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Margaret Atwood: Once in August

Margaret Atwood: Once in August

In Margaret Atwood: Once in August, filmmaker Michael Rubbo attempts to discover what shapes the celebrated writer's fiction and what motivates her...

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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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Log House

Log House

This film is about the building of a traditional log cabin in Québec. It starts with the tree and finishes with the housewarming. While it is not a...

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Bate's Car: Sweet as a Nut

Bate's Car: Sweet as a Nut

This short film presents Mr. Bate, an inventor who discovers a substitute for gasoline in barnyard manure. Even though he fits the classic mould of...

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Courage to Change

Courage to Change

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

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Sir! Sir!

Sir! Sir!

Here is what happened in a Toronto classroom when teachers occupied the children's desks and children became the teachers. The film grew out of...

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Wet Earth and Warm People

Wet Earth and Warm People

This documentary by Michael Rubbo (Waiting for Fidel) offers candid glimpses of Indonesia and its people. Filming in and around the capital of...

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Adventures

Adventures

This short live-action film tells the story of a little raccoon who encounters many adventures when he strays from home to explore the world.

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OK ... Camera

OK ... Camera

This documentary film is an exploration of Québec’s feature film industry. The film takes a look at the people who have succeeded in this unique...

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Daisy: The Story of a Facelift

Daisy: The Story of a Facelift

Middle-aged NFB producer Daisy Bellefeuille is about to get a facelift. Rubbo follows the process through her discussions with her friends...

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