Known for
This short film explores the problems and potentials of small towns in the Drumheller Valley region of Alberta. Citizen participation in the growth and improvement of the region is encouraged through the Task Force on Urbanization and the Future. However, the Task Force initiative is eventually curtailed, as unemployment and uncertainty enter the picture. The film provides an interesting portrait of a region in socio-economic flux.
Promises, Promises ...
1973
NRThis short documentary looks at the government relocation of the Labrador Inuit and the effects on their culture and social structures.
Labrador North
1973
7.0Brief history and profile of Inuit communities in Northern Labrador and the role of the Moravian missionaries in the region. Warning for outdated and offensive term used.
Canada Vignettes: Vignettes from Labrador North
1979
10.0The Marco Polo has just circumnavigated the globe in less than six months! She is the Queen of the Seas. A new age of travel has begun! From a shipyard in Saint John, New Brunswick, to Liverpool and Melbourne and, finally, to a watery grave off the coast of Prince Edward Island, The Marco Polo: Queen of the Seas offers a fascinating account of a legendary ship during the golden age of sail in the 19th century.
The Marco Polo: Queen of the Seas
1995
A retrospective look at Fogo Island, Newfoundland, four years after the original Newfoundland Project series was made. This is an assessment of the value of the programs initiated, and an illustration of what film can do to help spark new life in a fading community.
A Memo from Fogo
1972
No synopsis available yet.
A Safety Net
1987
Behind the camera
This short film explores the problems and potentials of small towns in the Drumheller Valley region of Alberta. Citizen participation in the growth and improvement of the region is encouraged through the Task Force on Urbanization and the Future. However, the Task Force initiative is eventually curtailed, as unemployment and uncertainty enter the picture. The film provides an interesting portrait of a region in socio-economic flux.
Promises, Promises ...
1973
NRThis short documentary looks at the government relocation of the Labrador Inuit and the effects on their culture and social structures.
Labrador North
1973
7.0Brief history and profile of Inuit communities in Northern Labrador and the role of the Moravian missionaries in the region. Warning for outdated and offensive term used.
Canada Vignettes: Vignettes from Labrador North
1979
10.0The Marco Polo has just circumnavigated the globe in less than six months! She is the Queen of the Seas. A new age of travel has begun! From a shipyard in Saint John, New Brunswick, to Liverpool and Melbourne and, finally, to a watery grave off the coast of Prince Edward Island, The Marco Polo: Queen of the Seas offers a fascinating account of a legendary ship during the golden age of sail in the 19th century.
The Marco Polo: Queen of the Seas
1995
10.0The Marco Polo has just circumnavigated the globe in less than six months! She is the Queen of the Seas. A new age of travel has begun! From a shipyard in Saint John, New Brunswick, to Liverpool and Melbourne and, finally, to a watery grave off the coast of Prince Edward Island, The Marco Polo: Queen of the Seas offers a fascinating account of a legendary ship during the golden age of sail in the 19th century.
The Marco Polo: Queen of the Seas
1995
A retrospective look at Fogo Island, Newfoundland, four years after the original Newfoundland Project series was made. This is an assessment of the value of the programs initiated, and an illustration of what film can do to help spark new life in a fading community.
A Memo from Fogo
1972
No synopsis available yet.
A Safety Net
1987
No synopsis available yet.
A Safety Net
1987
7.0This feature documentary takes a look at how the Halifax/Dartmouth community in Nova Scotia was stimulated by a week-long session held by a panel of specialists from different fields who met with members of this urban community to consider the future of the area and the responsibility of the citizens and government in planning the future.
Encounter on Urban Environment
1971
A legal clinic is formed in inner city Montreal.
The Point: Community Legal Clinic
1972
This short documentary examines the complex range of issues affecting urban transport in developing countries. After examining cost and available technology, as well as the different needs of the industrialized middle class and the urban poor, the film proposes some surprising solutions.
Mobility
1986
