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Village of Idiots 26 Aug 2013 | 10:13 pm
Based on a Jewish folk tale adapted by playwright John Lazarus, this animated short tells the story of Shmendrik, a simpleton living in a small Polish village. Weary of daily life in his native Chelm,...
Cell 16 19 Aug 2013 | 06:50 pm
This short documentary explores the effects of incarceration on prisoners. Prisons, the film shows, lock men within themselves, thereby depriving their minds of normal life experiences and confiscatin...
Canada Vignettes: Riverdale Lion 19 Aug 2013 | 06:48 pm
This very short animation from the Canada Vignettes series is a visual interpretation of the poem “Riverdale Lion” by Canadian poet and essayist John Robert Colombo.
A Northern Challenge 19 Aug 2013 | 06:40 pm
This short documentary presents a ground-level view of how new airfields, built by the Canadian Armed Forces, are helping to make the Canadian Arctic, an area nearly half the size of Canada, the cross...
Nothing Sacred 13 Aug 2013 | 01:40 am
This feature documentary is a portrait of Montreal political cartoonists Aislin and Serge Chapleau. In the pages of The Montreal Gazette and La Presse, respectively, they’ve been skewering politicians...
Double Heritage 13 Aug 2013 | 01:33 am
This documentary from the Salute to Flight series links the barnstormers and bush pilots who explored Canada's vast hinterland with the aviation heroes who flew the Bolingbrokes, Ansons, Mosquitoes an...
Anniversary 8 Aug 2013 | 07:58 pm
This short documentary celebrating the NFB's 50th anniversary zooms in on the Canadians who achieved world renown on the silver screen. Featuring Marie Dressler, Mary Pickford, Norma Shearer, Walter H...
The Performer 8 Aug 2013 | 07:21 pm
This 1959 feature documentary is a foray into Canada’s art milieu. What is it like to be a Canadian artist? Answering this central question are Teresa Stratas, winner of Metropolitan Opera auditions; ...
Get a Job 6 Aug 2013 | 12:04 am
This short animation follows the tribulations of a cartoon character, Bob Dog, as he hunts for a job. Self-motivation, preparing a résumé, and getting ready for an interview are all dealt with in a hi...
CMYK 6 Aug 2013 | 12:02 am
This short animation is a dizzying celebration of sound, colour and movement. Here, multitudes of CMYK symbols, pulled off flaps of cereal boxes and other common printed materials, have been isolated ...
