Wolf Koenig Movies

This short film brings together animated interpretations of 4 poems by great Canadian wordsmiths: “From the Hazel Bough” by Earle Birney,...

This short documentary features Canadian contralto Maureen Forrester as she sings at the Festival Casals, a musical event founded by the great...

The photographs of Henri Cartier-Bresson were the first ever to be displayed in the Louvre, Paris. In this film the world-famous photographer turns...

A study, in film animation, of a day in the life of a housewife, described without words, with a minimum of detail but with a perception all the more...

A suave safecracker offers his reflections on wintertime unemployment in Canada.

This film observes, in a Montréal public school, the teaching of English to immigrant children. To thousands of children arriving in Canada...

Thanks to the development of techniques and the adventurous spirit of pioneering filmmakers, among whom Michel Brault occupies a central place, a new...

Canadians in search of the national identity will not find it fully fleshed in this film. An animated cartoon, it sees Canadians as pragmatists,...

This animated short is the visual enactment of the year-long obstacle course run by a teacher trainee. Rich in humor and anecdote, it is a comedy of...

A light, humorous look at the motor car and the great North American itch for a place on the road. From the comparative peace of Honest Joe's...

An incident from the early days of Québec's quiet revolution, tailor-made for the cartoonist. It is the story of a Montréal commuter...

The Salvation Army in action. Band rehearsals, personal reminiscences of an Army officer, and an unrehearsed "coming to Christ" in the Army Citadel...

Rousing tales of the North-West Mounted Police are brought to life through photos and artists' sketches. In 1873, the North-West Mounted Police were...

The misbehaving public performs for the camera in a half-hour miscellany of misdeeds. In a behind-the-scenes look at the hour-by-hour operation of a...

A 17-year-old girl refuses medical treatment that will prolong her life due to religious convictions.

In two half-hour parts, The Living Machine explores the progress made in electronics technology and looks forward to an exciting world-to-be....

An animated film about the hardships of voyageurs' lives in the early Canadian fur trade.

A portrait of Hamilton, the Pittsburgh or Birmingham of Canada. This is a rich and colourful subject that encourages imaginative treatment on the...

An attempt to recapture the magic of childhood as the cameras follow children at play.

A Canadian prairie farm family has a tough beginning on their new farm.