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Easter service takes place in the Russian Orthodox church of St. Peter and St. Paul in Montréal. The depth of emotion touched by this ancient ceremony...

Offers a candid portrait of four French Canadian women who adopt surprising new roles as they approach their 50s. Leaving behind husbands and children...

In this feature documentary, husband-and-wife team Karsten Heuer and Leanne Allison (Being Caribou),along with their 2-year-old son and dog, retrace...

This minimalist piece of animation explores the origin of life. This film was made as part of the fourth edition of the NFB's Hothouse apprenticeship.

A rich and little-known part of Canadian history unfolds through the stories of the first Chinese women to come to Canada and of subsequent generation...

Documentary about the personal and professional life of La Bolduc, a singer of French Canadian music.

Marguerite Paquin lives in a seniors’ home where 14 nuns from her religious congregation have succumbed to COVID-19. The film takes us from the grande...

The first of a five-part series of short documentaries: This story begins over a century ago, when the City of Winnipeg decides that the water surroun...

Follow two Canadians, Bob Lush and Mike Birch, aboard their yachts during the 1980 Observer Singlehanded Transatlantic Race. More than a record of thi...

A portrait of Lynda Hamilton, dedicated and tireless supporter of Canadian performing arts.

Printed manually on a vintage tabletop press using hand-carved linoleum blocks, this very short animation is about a new parent who learns about free...

A short 1960 documentary about physical fitness trends in the big city. Here you see modern man brought to bay by his own poundage, resolved to erase...

A short film in the Canada Vignette series. A cinematic portrait of a blind auto mechanic.

A trio of children steal a fir tree for a Christmas tree from a grouchy neighbor and later resolve to make amends.

In this very short animation, an apparition reveals itself through celluloid and transmits vestiges of a forgotten provenance. Have the onlookers inte...

In the mountainous country near Lillooet, British Columbia, eleven-year-old Kevin Alec of the Fountain Indian Reserve learns to make fishnets with his...