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62 National Film Board of Canada Films
A Unique Canadian Perspective
Canada's public film producer and distributor, the National Film Board of Canada creates social-issue documentaries, auteur animation, alternative drama and digital content that provide the world with a unique Canadian perspective.
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Lismer
A member of the Group of Seven, emphasizing his contributions to art education and to Canadian art
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Churchill's Island
A classic propaganda film about Churchill's plans to defend the UK "from land, sea and air" during WWII
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Pierrot in Montreal
A Canadian Patomime, Guy Hoffman, plays Pierrot at the Belmont Amusement Park with the streets of Montreal as his backdrop.
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The Musical Ride
This classic film showcases the famous Musical Ride of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
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Winnipeg Ballet
Fred Davis goes backstage at the Royal Winnipeg Ballet in Winnipeg, Manitoba
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Popular Psychology
How much faith should one put in popular psychology? The question is left open for discussion.
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Industrial Canada
The film traces the country's transformation from a strictly agricultural economy to an increasingly industrial one
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Animal Friends
Zoo Comes to Class: Animals from Stanley Park Zoo visit an elementary school in Vancouver.
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Passport to Canada
Thousands of immigrants come from Europe to Canada offering strength and skills in exchange for hope and a new life.
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The Living Stone
This film shows the inspiration, often related to belief in the supernatural, behind Inuit sculpture.
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City of Gold
City of Gold uses still photographs to compare Dawson City of the gold rush with the more tranquil Dawson City of today
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Steady as She Goes
George Fulfit, retired, illustrates with humor and optimism the delicate craft of putting ships into bottles.
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Our Town Faro
Carved out of the Yukon wilderness in the 1970s, Faro was built with the modern amenities of a mining town poised for success.
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Nahanni
This short film focuses on the legend of a lost gold mine and a river in the Northwest Territories that lured men to their doom.
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Everywhere in the World
This 1940s newsreel demonstrates how the U.S.A. and the Commonwealth countries contributed to the war effort during World War II
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Survival in the Bush
This short documentary illustrates what to do when you're lost in the bush.
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Multiple Choices - Searching
An elderly participant laments that young people are missing something in rejecting the church and organized religion.
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Earth to Mouth
This documentary follows the tilling, planting and harvesting of Asian vegetables destined for Chinese markets and restaurants.
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Multiple Choices - Who, Wha...
Sex permeates our culture, from advertising to movies and rock videos to the spectre of AIDS.
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Multiple Choices - Forever ...
Now that divorce is relatively simple and statistically common, is there any motivation to remain married for better or worse?
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Blades and Brass
The best of the 1967 National Hockey League season, set to music in the Tijuana Brass style.
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Wings On Her Shoulder
The Woman's Division of the Royal Canadian Air Force of 1943 is 9000 strong, an able corps trained for service.
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Wildlife in the Rockies
After many years of careful conservation, Banff and Jasper National Parks have become vast zoological gardens.
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What is a Wall
What is... a Wall? delights the eye by turning the walls of a house into intriguing planes of light, shadow, color and texture.
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What is a Door
What is... a Door? is an eye-opening visual journey through the hidden secrets and familiar sights and sounds of doors.
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School For Charm
Fred Davis demonstrates the role of charm schools in helping women to develop self-confidence and pride in their appearances.
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Quebec Conference
The Quebec Conference of August 1943, during which military and political leaders met to discuss the next stages of World War II
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It's the Fashion
A behind-the-scenes review of the keen, competitive clothing industry.
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Here's Hockey
Amateur Hockey Association to the big-league professional stars, the film shows what it takes to make a hockey player.
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What is a Fence
This film turns the swirling canyons of wood grain and the bizarre textures of lichens into exotic and mysterious landscapes.
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What is a Window
A breath-taking exploration of the shifting patterns and surreal images of the world as seen through windows.
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What is a Stream
What is... a Stream? takes an unusual look at the magical, everchanging face of a gurgling stream.
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What is a Garden
This film moves deep into the tangled geometry of stems and flowers, colours, and textures of a summer garden.
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Varley
A portrait of Frederick Varley, Canadian painter.
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Quality Beef
An analysis of quality in beef and a survey of Canada's cattle industry.
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The Puzzle of Pain
Dr. Ronald Melzack discusses the psychological phenomena of pain and their underlying neurophysical mechanisms.
