Léonard Forest Movies

Pioneers struggle to establish a town in the harsh unsettled wilderness of northern Quebec during the depression.

Newfoundland painter Gerald Squires has referred to his portraits as "confrontations," though not intending the hostility that word can convey. This...

A tongue-in-cheek archival film documenting a day in the life of a veteran horse-drawn carriage driver. Though the tourists that flock to the...

Documentary on the Acadian identity, featuring the music of Edith Butler, filmed in Canada, France, and Louisiana. This film travels throughout the...

A film that witnesses the Acadian awakening and the unprecedented popular awareness that manifested itself in 1972 in northeastern New Brunswick.

Ethnologist Marius Barbeau introduces us to indigenous mythology. Masks, dances, songs, and totems are used to give the audience a highly suggestive...

Equal parts dramatic film, investigative report, and sociological experiment, this feature-length picture is above all a community undertaking. Made...

Ten-year-old Ti-Jean's feats dwarf those of even the strongest lumberjack as he fells timber, cuts, carries and piles heavy logs, and comes out the...

A wealth of archival images offers a glimpse into Québec City’s social history in this tribute to French Canada’s first classical...

Pantomime evoking the history of movement in humans performed by Suzanne Rivest.

A questioning filmmaker from Québec finds out how Vancouver's poets and painters look at life and art. Among the people seen are sculptor...

This short film from the Perspective series highlights social and economic development in Haiti circa 1957. It depicts customs and traditions used to...