Winnipeg Movies

  • 1982
    After the Big One: Nuclear War on the Prairies

    After the Big One: Nuclear War on the Prairies

    After the Big One: Nuclear War on the Prairies

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    This film deals straightforwardly with the consequences of a nuclear attack for the Canadian Prairies. The Prairies are singled out because of their...

    After the Big One: Nuclear War on the Prairies
  • 2003
    The Saddest Music in the World

    The Saddest Music in the World

    The Saddest Music in the World

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    In Depression-era Winnipeg, a legless beer baroness hosts a contest for the saddest music in the world, offering a grand prize of $25,000.

    The Saddest Music in the World
  • 2020
    Thursday

    Thursday

    Thursday

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    Thursday shot from filmmaker Galen Johnson's high-rise apartment during COVID-19 “lockdown” in Winnipeg, captures people going about...

    Thursday
  • 2024
    Universal Language

    Universal Language

    Universal Language

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    Winter. Somewhere between Tehran and Winnipeg. Negin and Nazgol find a sum of money frozen deep within the sidewalk ice and try to find a way to get...

    Universal Language
  • 1953
    Paul Tomkowicz: Street Railway Switchman

    Paul Tomkowicz: Street Railway Switchman

    Paul Tomkowicz: Street Railway Switchman

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    In this film, Paul Tomkowicz, Polish-born Canadian, talks about his job and his life in Canada. He compares his new life in the city of Winnipeg to...

    Paul Tomkowicz: Street Railway Switchman
  • 1974
    Freshwater World

    Freshwater World

    Freshwater World

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    This documentary explores a variety of projects undertaken by scientists at Environment Canada's Freshwater Institute in Winnipeg to study the...

    Freshwater World
  • 1972
    It Ain't Easy

    It Ain't Easy

    It Ain't Easy

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    Randy has PTSD from the Army. After extreme treatment he is released into the world to make it on his own. He goes to Winnipeg to race his snowmobile...

    It Ain't Easy
  • 2012
    Kubasa in a Glass: The Fetishised Winnipeg TV Commercial 1976-1992

    Kubasa in a Glass: The Fetishised Winnipeg TV Commercial 1976-1992

    Kubasa in a Glass: The Fetishised Winnipeg TV Commercial 1976-1992

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    Originally released in 2006, Kubasa in a Glass presents a digitally warped reflection of Winnipeg’s brief and disposable self-image, as seen...

    Kubasa in a Glass: The Fetishised Winnipeg TV Commercial 1976-1992
  • 2017
    Blondie's: A Winnipeg Legacy

    Blondie's: A Winnipeg Legacy

    Blondie's: A Winnipeg Legacy

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    Sandy Doyle is an outspoken no nonsense business woman. She became a worldwide celebrity with the creation of her diner Blondies Burgers.

    Blondie's: A Winnipeg Legacy
  • 2003
    Cowards Bend the Knee

    Cowards Bend the Knee

    Cowards Bend the Knee

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    When he takes his girlfriend to a seedy abortion clinic in the back room of a combination hair salon / bordello, Guy Maddin meets the madam’s...

    Cowards Bend the Knee
  • 2008
    My Winnipeg

    My Winnipeg

    My Winnipeg

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    The geographical dead center of North America and the beloved birthplace of Guy Maddin, Winnipeg, is the frosty and mysterious star of Maddin’s...

    My Winnipeg
  • 1996
    Hard Core Logo

    Hard Core Logo

    Hard Core Logo

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    Bruce Macdonald follows punk bank Hard Core Logo on a harrowing last-gasp reunion tour throughout Western Canada. As magnetic lead-singer Joe Dick...

    Hard Core Logo
  • 2008
    Barber Gull Rub

    Barber Gull Rub

    Barber Gull Rub

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    Winnipeg Film Group. Deep in the winter of 1986. Guy Maddin is in the process of filming Tales from the Gimli Hospital and needs to rub a dead...

    Barber Gull Rub
  • 2017
    Headdress

    Headdress

    Headdress

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    For First Nations communities, the headdress bears significant meaning. It's a powerful symbol of hard-earned leadership and responsibility. As...

    Headdress
  • 2019
    Green Run

    Green Run

    Green Run

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    Two men driving home from work miraculously hit every green light.

    Green Run
  • 2021
    Ma Nishma Manitoba

    Ma Nishma Manitoba

    Ma Nishma Manitoba

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    From challah to immigration to the wandering Jew, Ma Nishma Manitoba is a mid-length documentary that explores Manitoban Jewish stories of identity...

    Ma Nishma Manitoba
  • 2019
    Stand!

    Stand!

    Stand!

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    In post-World War I Winnipeg, a Ukrainian immigrant and a Jewish woman get caught up in a labour strike.

    Stand!
  • 2018
    Cease & Desist

    Cease & Desist

    Cease & Desist

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    A freelance graphic designer encounters a rare type of crickets.

    Cease & Desist
  • 1970
    Life on Victor Street

    Life on Victor Street

    Life on Victor Street

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    This short documentary depicts an Aboriginal Winnipeg teen’s struggle to stay in school and away from local gangs. Filmed over 2 years, the...

    Life on Victor Street
  • 2025
    Becoming Ruby

    Becoming Ruby

    Becoming Ruby

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    Follow Ruby Chopstix, Canada’s first drag artist-in-residence, as they navigate the complexity of being an underrepresented drag performer...

    Becoming Ruby