Martin Duckworth Movies

  • 1970
    Sad Song of Yellow Skin

    Sad Song of Yellow Skin

    Sad Song of Yellow Skin

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

    Sad Song of Yellow Skin
  • 1981
    Magic in the Sky

    Magic in the Sky

    Magic in the Sky

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    Magic in the Sky investigates the impact of television on the Inuit people of the Canadian Arctic. The film also documents the establishment of the...

    Magic in the Sky
  • 1988
    The World Is Watching

    The World Is Watching

    The World Is Watching

    01988HD

    The World is Watching is a political film about the moral issues surrounding news gathering and newsmaking in the electronic age. Who decides what...

    The World Is Watching
  • 2019
    Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger

    Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger

    Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger

    82019HD

    The story of a young boy forced to spend all five years of his short life in hospital while the federal and provincial governments argued over which...

    Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger
  • 2017
    1948: Creation & Catastrophe

    1948: Creation & Catastrophe

    1948: Creation & Catastrophe

    82017HD

    The shocking story of the establishment of the state of Israel told from the perspective of those who lived through the end of the British Mandate...

    1948: Creation & Catastrophe
  • 1968
    The Ernie Game

    The Ernie Game

    The Ernie Game

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    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...

    The Ernie Game
  • 2006
    Acting Blind

    Acting Blind

    Acting Blind

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    This touching documentary follows a cast of blind and visually impaired actors as they prepare Dancing to Beethoven, a play about blindness. The film...

    Acting Blind
  • 1989
    Welcome to Canada

    Welcome to Canada

    Welcome to Canada

    01989HD

    Newfoundlanders share their food, culture, and homes with a group of Tamil refugees found off the coast.

    Welcome to Canada
  • 1996
    Power

    Power

    Power

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    When Hydro-Québec announced its intention to proceed with the enormous James Bay II hydroelectric project, the 15,000 Cree who live in the...

    Power
  • 2002
    View from the Summit

    View from the Summit

    View from the Summit

    02002HD

    This feature documentary takes us back to April 20, 2001, as Quebec City prepares to host the 3-day Summit of the Americas. A 4-kilometre fence has...

    View from the Summit
  • 2022
    Upstairs With David Amram

    Upstairs With David Amram

    Upstairs With David Amram

    02022HD

    Upstairs With David Amram
  • 1990
    Between Two Worlds

    Between Two Worlds

    Between Two Worlds

    01990HD

    This feature film is a documentary portrait of Joseph Idlout, a man who was once the world's most famous Inuit. Unknown to most Canadians today,...

    Between Two Worlds
  • 1983
    No More Hibakusha!

    No More Hibakusha!

    No More Hibakusha!

    01983HD

    Survivors of the 1945 bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki travel to New York for a UN conference on disarming nuclear weapons.

    No More Hibakusha!
  • 1966
    Angel

    Angel

    Angel

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    In this short film, a young man, a girl and a dog attempt to fly with wings more symbolic than practical.

    Angel
  • 1971
    Pandora

    Pandora

    Pandora

    01971HD

    Experimental filmmaker and color cameraman here collaborate in a surrealistic retelling of the old myth. But this is a dream fantasy with no real...

    Pandora
  • 2014
    Documenting John Grierson

    Documenting John Grierson

    Documenting John Grierson

    02014HD

    The life and work of the documentary pioneer.

    Documenting John Grierson
  • 1967
    The World of One in Five

    The World of One in Five

    The World of One in Five

    01967HD

    A fifth of Canadians live at the subsistence level. This is a look at that world, where the street is home, and where poor shelter, poor food, poor...

    The World of One in Five
  • 2021
    Dear Audrey

    Dear Audrey

    Dear Audrey

    102021HD

    Martin Duckworth is a staunch defender of peace and justice and one of Quebec’s most important documentary filmmakers. Helped by his...

    Dear Audrey
  • 1966
    Never a Backward Step

    Never a Backward Step

    Never a Backward Step

    01966HD

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

    Never a Backward Step
  • 2001
    A Score for Women's Voices

    A Score for Women's Voices

    A Score for Women's Voices

    02001HD

    Between March and October 2000, millions of people around the world took to the streets to denounce poverty and violence against women. The historic...

    A Score for Women's Voices