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Canada, rich in uranium, is harnessing atomic science for peacetime living. This film provides a progress report on nuclear research conducted at the...

This short film features 4 readings of a prose poem from Leonard Cohen’s novel Beautiful Losers. Read by Cohen himself, the poem produces a...

The West. A prospector is awakened by the sound of music outside his cave to see an animal band and a chorus line of dancing cacti.

A journey by canoe into the city creates a dynamic interconnection between natural and urban spaces, in this evocative short set to a hypnotizing...

Portrays Louis Robichaud, Canadian politician and former Premier of New Brunswick.

This short drama is a portrait of colonial administrator, Governor General and statesman Lord Durham (1792-1840). When Durham recommended...

An early experiment in employing computers to animate film. The result is a dazzling vibration of geometric forms in vivid color, an effect achieved...

Inspired by a real-life news item, this animated short paints a pulsating portrait of a mixed-use, working-class neighbourhood where young families...

A group of Syrian women, refugees recently resettled in Canada, are negotiating life in their new home. They have some questions.

Naturalist Bill Mason on his journey by canoe into the Ontario wilderness. The filmmaker and artist begins on Lake Superior, then explores winding...

The story of a young Mi'kmaq girl whose name means "the light from the dawn."

A Canadian college student learns about life and love during a trip to her cousin's wedding in California.

A 20-second animated short film to discourage smoking.

Ever Deadly weaves concert footage with stunning sequences filmed on location in Nunavut, seamlessly bridging landscapes, stories and songs with...

This short biopic profiles Montreal lawyer-turned-politician George-Étienne Cartier as he campaigns to unite English and French Canada under...

Step into a dream, where the ghostly ephemera of a lost childhood await you.

This documentary tells the story of Max Ward, a former bush pilot whose company grew to become one of the major airlines in Canada. A study of...

This short children's film by Co Hoedeman tells the story of 2 children and their encounter with an angry dragon, all represented by colourful...

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.