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  • 1983
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    The Contour Connection

    The Contour Connection

    1 1983 HD

    As part of a geography course, students learn to do topographical surveys. A stroll at the Champlain lookout, in the Outaouais region, will allow...

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  • 1943
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    The Gates of Italy

    The Gates of Italy

    10.00 1943 HD

    Canadian documentary on war time Italy.

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  • 1959
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    Les 90 Jours

    Les 90 Jours

    8.00 1959 HD

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  • 1997
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    Drowning In Dreams

    Drowning In Dreams

    6.00 1997 HD

    Men risk life and livelihood to salvage a sunken luxury yacht from the bottom of Lake Superiour.

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  • 2014
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    Making Movie History: Anne Wheeler

    Making Movie History: Anne Wheeler

    1 2014 HD

    Director and editor Anne Wheeler reflects on her early documentaries with the NFB, the birth of the North West and Prairie Studios and working with...

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  • 1978
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    The Dionne Quintuplets

    The Dionne Quintuplets

    1 1978 HD

    In 1934, Elzire Dionne delivered five identical girls. The Dionne Quintuplets follows Cecile, Emilie, Marie, Yvonne and Annette through twenty-one...

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  • 2012
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    A Sea Turtle Story

    A Sea Turtle Story

    6.00 2012 HD

    This animated short chronicles the life cycle of the critically endangered sea turtle. Capturing the beauty of the ecosystems that sea turtles...

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  • 2002
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    A Scent of Mint

    A Scent of Mint

    1 2002 HD

    This documentary recounts filmmaker Pierre Sidaoui’s immigration journey from the small Lebanese town of Abey to Montreal, the city he now...

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  • 1966
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    Knowing to Learn

    Knowing to Learn

    1 1966 HD

    This feature documentary about education explores the mid-century state of learning in the classrooms of North America. New approaches to learning...

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  • 2023
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    Losing Blue

    Losing Blue

    1 2023 HD

    What does it mean to lose a colour? Losing Blue is a cinematic poem about losing the otherworldly blues of ancient mountain lakes, now fading due to...

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  • 2009
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    The Coca-Cola Case

    The Coca-Cola Case

    7.10 2009 HD

    Two lawyers and labor rights' activists, Daniel Kovalik of the United Steel Workers of America and Terry Collingsworth of the International Rights...

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  • 1942
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    5 for 4

    5 for 4

    5.40 1942 HD

    This animated short by Norman McLaren serves as a wartime savings campaign. Symbolic figures, drawn directly on 35mm film stock, move and dance...

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  • 2018
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    Deyzangeroo

    Deyzangeroo

    6.00 2018 HD

    Many cultures have viewed the lunar eclipse as a powerful reminder of the Day of Judgment. People chant prayers, sing songs and recite poetry, all in...

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  • 1976
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    Augusta

    Augusta

    1 1976 HD

    This short documentary is the portrait of an 88-year-old woman who lives alone in a log cabin without running water or electricity in the Williams...

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  • 2000
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    The Boy Who Saw the Iceberg

    The Boy Who Saw the Iceberg

    5.30 2000 HD

    A short animation about a boy who sees an iceberg coming. Will he be in time to warn the captain?

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  • 1969
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    The 80 Goes to Sparta

    The 80 Goes to Sparta

    1 1969 HD

    This feature documentary studies the different faces of Montreal’s Greek community in 1969. Instead of giving voice to the businessmen and...

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  • 1965
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    Les ludions

    Les ludions

    1 1965 HD

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  • 1971
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    Synchromy

    Synchromy

    6.65 1971 HD

    The film's soundtrack is an original musical composition produced with synthetic sound - through photographing unusual geometric shapes and running...

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  • 1966
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    Stravinsky

    Stravinsky

    7.70 1966 HD

    This documentary is an informal portrait of the great modern composer Igor Stravinsky. Proudly American, though still very much an Old World figure...

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  • 1972
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    The Other Side of the Ledger: An Indian View of the Hudson's Bay Company

    The Other Side of the Ledger: An Indian View of the Hudson's Bay Company

    1 1972 HD

    The Hudson's Bay Company's 300th anniversary celebration was no occasion for joy among the people whose lives were tied to the trading stores. This...

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