Joe Fafard’s NFB film from 1973
I Don’t Have to Work that Big, Michael McKennirey, provided by the National Film Board of Canada. Lots of Regina views toward the end of the film, including some art…
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A Futuristic Conclusion to HIGHRISE
HIGHRISE is back with another look into how we humans live in our built environments. We’ve looked at HIGHRISE before (Out My Window and One Millionth Tower) and this last…
The Ballad of Crowfoot-By Willie Dunn
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger There are times when Facebook is a pain in the ass and other times when it is a valuable resource connecting you with old friends and issues…
McLaren Workshop app. Eh.
and Two scribbles out of the NFB’s McLaren Workshop IOS app. I am disappointed that it’s so locked into Vimeo, because for some reason iMovie just spins it’s wheels trying…
Free Int’l Women’s Day Films at NFB.ca
The beaten (by the Canadian Conservative budget cuts) but not down National Film Board of Canada is offering a treasure trove of titles for free streaming today, in celebration and…
Free International Women’s Day Films at NFB.ca
The beaten (by the Canadian Conservative budget cuts) but not down National Film Board of Canada is offering a treasure trove of titles for free streaming today, in celebration and…
The People of the Kattawapiskak River: watch for free until January 18
With Attawapiskat and its band chief, Theresa Spence, remaining in the headlines, the NFB has made Alanis Obamsawin’s new documentary on life in the First Nation community available for free.…
À St-Henri, le 26 août – Screening Thursday Night
Great opportunity to see this film and pick up some information about Projet Montreal. From the NFB page– Glide along the boulevards of St-Henri with the charming perpetual motion machines…
One Month Later – How the 2012 Federal Budget Impacts the Arts
With the release of the 2012 federal budget one month behind us you’ve likely captured the gist of the budget – cuts to the CBC and none to the Canada…
Hot Docs 2012 – The good, the bad, the incomprehensible
The 19th edition of North America’s largest documentary showcase and one of the world’s largest film festivals begins this week, running from April 26 to May 6 in Toronto. With…
Killed by Canada’s Oil & Gas companies? – Doc subject & eco-activist Wiebo Ludwig succumbs to cancer
Wiebo Ludwig, Canada’s controversial anti-oil patch activist died of esophageal cancer yesterday, leaving behind a legacy of resistance against this country’s dirtiest industry and greediest corporations. The Albertan had his…
Amazing online cinema archive for educators – 2500 films & study guides in NFB’s “Campus” project
"Oxford Tire Pile #8" by Edward Burtynsky The National Film Board of Canada — producer of such great films as Manufacturing Consent, Ryan, Jesus of Montreal, The Decline of the…
Let’s keep this planet & change Hollywood – Friday Film Pick: Earthkeepers
Suffering through the late night throes of programming for Cinema Politica I stumbled upon what seemed to be a promising documentary called Greenlit, a film about sustainability and the film…
One Millionth Tower
One Millionth Tower is a new interactive documentary on the hyper-local level focusing on Kipling Ave. in Toronto. It’s a logical follow up to Out my Window (we’ve looked at…