A film by Christopher Chapman, known for his lyrical films of countryside and wilderness. He turns his colour camera on the growing city and there finds cheering proof …| National Film Board of Canada
This short documentary introduces us to the colorful and versatile world of plastics. Transmuted from coal, oil or wood, synthetic substances can make thousands of new products, from …| National Film Board of Canada
This short documentary is part of a series hosted by American historian, sociologist, philosopher of technology, and literary critic Lewis Mumford, who was particularly noted for his study …| National Film Board of Canada
This short documentary is part of a series hosted by American historian, sociologist, philosopher of technology, and literary critic Lewis Mumford, who was particularly noted for his study …| National Film Board of Canada
This short documentary is part of a series hosted by American historian, sociologist, philosopher of technology, and literary critic Lewis Mumford, who was particularly noted for his study …| National Film Board of Canada
Films directed by Robert Humble Available for online viewing on NFB.ca.| National Film Board of Canada
Films directed by Hugh O'Connor Available for online viewing on NFB.ca.| National Film Board of Canada
A curated selection of films on the inalienable fundamental rights to which all persons are entitled.| National Film Board of Canada
In this radical new departure, experimental filmmaker David Rimmer returns to the film surface with the first in a series of beautifully wrought hand-painted, camera-less films. Gathering Storm …| National Film Board of Canada
In the summer of 1953, the Canadian government relocated seven Inuit families from Northern Quebec to the High Arctic. They were promised an abundance of game and fish, …| National Film Board of Canada
A young boy named Sonny works in an underground coal mine with the adults, taking care of the canary that detects deadly methane gas. He teaches the bird …| National Film Board of Canada
There was a time when bomb, fire and poison gas were ominous words in Britain. Thousands of fliers a year were Canada's answer to the threat of warfare …| National Film Board of Canada
Films directed by Jean-Claude Chiabaut Available for online viewing on NFB.ca.| National Film Board of Canada
Films directed by Christopher Chapman Available for online viewing on NFB.ca.| National Film Board of Canada
Browse the NFB online film collection by subject.| National Film Board of Canada
Films directed by Jacques Giraldeau Available for online viewing on NFB.ca.| National Film Board of Canada
This short documentary offers a reflection on the development of the North, where towns are increasingly being remade in the image of the South and bush pilots are …| National Film Board of Canada
Films directed by Norma Bailey Available for online viewing on NFB.ca.| National Film Board of Canada
This short film was produced for The Department of National Health and Welfare to warn against the dangers of cigarette smoking. Set against the backdrop of a typical …| National Film Board of Canada
Films directed by Grant Munro Available for online viewing on NFB.ca.| National Film Board of Canada
Films directed by Bretislav Pojar Available for online viewing on NFB.ca.| National Film Board of Canada
The Mackenzie and Amazon valleys are 10 000 km apart and are ecologically distinct. Yet, in a subtle sense they are collaborating elements within the biosphere, the Earth's …| National Film Board of Canada
This short documentary invites us to Göteborg, Sweden, where the 23rd world championship match for builders of free-flight model aircraft was held in July 1971. The film follows …| National Film Board of Canada
Animator Paul Driessen sets eight interlocking tales to the music of Vivaldi's Four Seasons in this animated short. Toying with traditional storytelling structures, Driessen allows his stories to …| National Film Board of Canada
This short animated fable stars witches, cloaked riders and other Gothic characters, in a tale about the hungry natural world. Here the artist plays cat's cradle with ideas, …| National Film Board of Canada
This animated short by Paul Driessen tells the story of a boy with an overactive imagination. The young protagonist, bored with his lot, imagines a diabolic and dangerous …| National Film Board of Canada
While the townspeople in the village square raucously celebrate Christmas, a homeless man rescues a discarded box from the garbage. The box turns out to be magical, and …| National Film Board of Canada
This animated short is the tale of a man roused from the torpor of his TV viewing by the sound of chainsaws whining their way through neighbourhood trees! …| National Film Board of Canada
This short cartoon tells the story of a bear who didn’t believe in Christmas. His main problem with this most magical of holidays? Too many Santas. How would …| National Film Board of Canada
As chairperson of New Zealand's Public Expenditures Committee, which reviewed all the parliamentary budgets of her government, Marilyn Waring travelled to over 35 countries and discovered that the …| National Film Board of Canada
In 1975, 22-year-old Marilyn Waring became the youngest member in the New Zealand Parliament. At the age of 24, she became Chairperson of the prestigious Public Expenditures Committee, …| National Film Board of Canada
In this short documentary, Oscar®-winner Terre Nash turns her lens on Marion Dewar, one of Canada's most successful female politicians, while she was mayor of Ottawa. In her …| National Film Board of Canada
The NFB’s 7th Academy-Award winning film. This short film is comprised of a lecture given to students by outspoken nuclear critic Dr. Helen Caldicott, president of Physicians for …| National Film Board of Canada
Films directed by Bonnie Sherr Klein Available for online viewing on NFB.ca.| National Film Board of Canada
In this short animation film, a magnificent bird performs for the Emperor inside a glittering palace. Its plumage is a blaze of colour. A blackbird, watching enviously, strives …| National Film Board of Canada
A legend from India, interpreted by a filmmaker from that country. It is a story of gods and men, of suns and moons and Earth, interpreted with an …| National Film Board of Canada
In this animated short, thousands of beads are arranged and manipulated, assuming shapes of creatures both mythical and real. They continually devour, merge, and absorb one another in …| National Film Board of Canada
This animated short film attempts to answer the eternal questions, What is dying? and How does it feel? Based on recent studies, case histories and some of the …| National Film Board of Canada
Films directed by John N. Smith Available for online viewing on NFB.ca.| National Film Board of Canada
A portrait of Hamilton, the Pittsburgh or Birmingham of Canada. This is a rich and colourful subject that encourages imaginative treatment on the screen. The heart of the …| National Film Board of Canada
Shows a campaign launched in Halifax in 1967 to probe the core of poverty in that city--low incomes, ill health and inadequate housing affect more than twelve thousand …| National Film Board of Canada
Filmed for the most part from a low-flying aircraft, this documentary short presents a breathtaking view of Canada from coast to coast. Showing the varied terrain, from craggy …| National Film Board of Canada
Films directed by Wolf Koenig Available for online viewing on NFB.ca.| National Film Board of Canada
Films directed by Jean-Claude Labrecque Available for online viewing on NFB.ca.| National Film Board of Canada
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A documentary portrait of ecologist Pierre Dansereau, the film takes us from Baffin Island to New York City, from the Gaspé Peninsula to Brazil. At each stop on …| National Film Board of Canada
Marilyn Waring, ex-MP in the New Zealand Parliament and spokesperson for global feminist economics, now lives and works on her farm in the lush green hills of New …| National Film Board of Canada
Films directed by Bob Lower Available for online viewing on NFB.ca.| National Film Board of Canada
Films directed by Don Arioli Available for online viewing on NFB.ca.| National Film Board of Canada
This feature documentary by Sylvie Van Brabant introduces us to Mikael Rioux, a young Québécois activist who founded Échofête, Quebec’s first environmental festival. Spurred by his passionate concern …| National Film Board of Canada
Films directed by William Pettigrew Available for online viewing on NFB.ca.| National Film Board of Canada
Films directed by Paul Driessen Available for online viewing on NFB.ca.| National Film Board of Canada
Films directed by Hugh Foulds Available for online viewing on NFB.ca.| National Film Board of Canada
This film employs a multi-image technique to contrast scenes of natural grandeur--mountains, forests, and wildflowers filmed in Canada's national parks--with images of the polluted rivers and countryside that …| National Film Board of Canada
Films directed by Evelyn Lambart Available for online viewing on NFB.ca.| National Film Board of Canada
In this short documentary, revisit the 20th century through the eyes of 97-year-old René Dumont, agricultural scientist and activist for peace, justice and the environment. Angered by enduring …| National Film Board of Canada
Although only 2 minutes long, this animated short makes the point that oxygen is the stuff of life whether on land, in the air or water, but that …| National Film Board of Canada
This feature-length animation is a richly illustrated cartoon film with an environmental message: how much longer can humans foul their own nest and ignore the consequences? Made by …| National Film Board of Canada
Intercut with illustrative stock footage, Adam's World present a short lecture by Elizabeth Dodson Gray, a feminist theologian, environmentalist, and futurist. She speaks to us about the severity …| National Film Board of Canada
This short animation by artist and animator Evelyn Lambart offers a wordless plea for the right of all living creatures to a clean, unpolluted environment. With rich colour …| National Film Board of Canada
Films directed by Terre Nash Available for online viewing on NFB.ca.| National Film Board of Canada
Films directed by Ishu Patel Available for online viewing on NFB.ca.| National Film Board of Canada
This colourful short animation tells the tale of a mythical universe whose existence is threatened by the arrival of unthinking and uncaring visitors. From Oscar®-nominated animator Ishu Patel …| National Film Board of Canada
Learn all about fisheries science in this short documentary that was filmed both at sea and ashore. The film focuses on species survival and examines various projects and …| National Film Board of Canada
Films directed by Douglas Kiefer Available for online viewing on NFB.ca.| National Film Board of Canada
Films directed by Joan Henson Available for online viewing on NFB.ca.| National Film Board of Canada
Exercise Musk-Ox Finishes Three-Month Arctic Trek: A fifty-man team completes its research expedition to the Arctic. War-born Seaweed Industry Assures Peacetime Prosperity: In Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Irish moss …| National Film Board of Canada
Films directed by Bané Jovanovic Available for online viewing on NFB.ca.| National Film Board of Canada
A vignette showing Dr. Joe MacInnis and his diving team placing a Canadian flag at the North Pole.| National Film Board of Canada
This documentary follows four scientists and their Native guides into the unmapped wilderness of the Ungava Peninsula, in northern Quebec. Crossing this territory in large canoes, they collect …| National Film Board of Canada
A vignette exploring the depths of the Arctic Ocean.| National Film Board of Canada
Films directed by Rex Tasker Available for online viewing on NFB.ca.| National Film Board of Canada
These vignettes from 1952 covered various aspects of life in Canada and were shown in theatres across the country. Subjects included a floating laboratory ship from the National …| National Film Board of Canada
This short documentary recounts a 2000-km expedition undertaken by 7 rangers (both Inuit and non-Native) and a female filmmaker to raise a flag on the northernmost tip of …| National Film Board of Canada
This feature-length documentary offers a glimpse at the unknown world that lies beneath the Arctic ice. Arctic IV follows Dr. Joseph MacInnis, a specialist in underwater medicine, as …| National Film Board of Canada
Film report from a Canadian scientific expedition that put a plastic bubble on the floor of the Arctic Ocean to serve as workshop and rest station for scientists …| National Film Board of Canada
Scientists of the Sea: A look at marine scientists at work in Esquimalt, British Columbia. Alcoholism: A New Approach: This film looks at the rehabilitation of alcoholics at …| National Film Board of Canada
Filmed in Canada, Britain and the U.S.S.R., this hour-long documentary focuses on local and international peace initiatives by women. Featured in the film are Rosalie Bertell, Marion Dewar, …| National Film Board of Canada
Twenty-eight degrees above zero was the temperature below the sea ice, although surface temperatures dipped to fifty below at Resolute Bay within the Arctic Circle when the MacInnis …| National Film Board of Canada
Noise pollution is a scourge of our time no less than are the visible forms that contaminate our environment. From the jangle of the alarm clock to the …| National Film Board of Canada
A film of marvels, an amazing view of the living, pulsing universe contained in a single drop of water from an aquarium. Colour film and a microscope, and …| National Film Board of Canada
This documentary profiles the tiny Ojibway community of Hollow Water on the shores of Lake Winnipeg as they deal with an epidemic of sexual abuse in their midst. …| National Film Board of Canada
