When the ice and cold of a brutal Arctic winter cuts off some extreme northern communities from the rest of Canada, they rely on Buffalo Airlines to keep them supplied with food and other necessities.
This mind-bending and innovative series examines the butterfly effect of removing key individuals, ideas, inventions and influences from a given nation’s history in order to highlight what that country has contributed.
Billy Hayes, whose prison escape was the basis for the Oscar-winning film "Midnight Express," guides us through audacious prison breaks with the help of expert interviews and dramatic reenactments.
Experience the heartbreak and heroism of the most catastrophic war in history.
Undercover High is a half-hour, hidden camera show for teens, that takes the world of prank television and brings it to the one place that kids will never expect it – their own high school!
Come with us to the world's greatest museums to uncover secrets dark and strange. Discover a crumbling parchment that reveals the true story behind the fall of the Knights Templar.
They shook the world. They changed the course of history. The Beatles: A Long and Winding Road is the incredible story of the world's enduring love affair with four lads from Liverpool who became the soundtrack for a generation.
Explore Mao Zedong’s long-hidden role in the battle between the superpowers.
Zoo Diaries goes behind the scenes to tell the stories of the men and women who live side-by-side with more than 5,000 animals and hundreds of species.
A classic presentation of the strategy of the Battle of Britain, the film shows, with penetrating clarity, the relationship of the various forces that went to make up the island's defenses. The first NFB film to win an Oscar.
A musical recruiting film for the Canadian Women's Army Corp.
A documentary account of the five-week visit of Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh to Canada and the United States in the fall of 1951.
Two neighbours live side by side in harmony until a flower grows on the dividing line between their properties. Who does it belong to? The argument that follows ends up with both neighbours in their graves. The most famous of Norman McLaren’s films.
When Peter accidentally breaks a glass bowl intended as a birthday gift for his mother, Mr. and Mrs. Deichmann and their daughter Anneke, all artisans in clay, come to the rescue and make him one of their designs while Peter watches.
Arthur Lipsett's debut film peels back life's facade, revealing hidden anxieties beneath. Through familiar images and fragmented speech, it critiques societal norms, punctuated by the recurring phrase, "Very nice, very nice."
This film recalls rural life on the Prairies in the 1930s. A farmer's young son, sent to town to hire a man for the harvest, readily accepts when an itinerant trumpet player, down on his luck, begs a chance.
This film shows Canada's top swimmers in training for the 1964 Olympic Games. Under the critical eye of coach Ed Healy, they practise long hours in gymnasium and pool to build strength and stamina.
Produced in 1965, this is an informal portrait of the Montreal poet, novelist and songwriter, Leonard Cohen. He is seen reading his poetry to a rapt audience and also alone, or relaxing with family and friends.
When movie cameras were put in the hands of a few young people, they made this film about themselves and their world. The film is revealing in what it shows of a dissenting generation and its rationale.
This satirical short was the first animated film by an Indigenous director to be produced at the NFB. The film pokes gentle fun at Indigenous stereotypes and challenges the idea that Indigenous youth should seek to blend in to mainstream society.
To hear Bill Mason tell about the making of this feature film (he is also the narrator) is to share with him his affection for his camera-quarry: the big northern timber wolves and pure-white Arctic wolves.
in the mid-1800s, Paul Kane painted the northwest, Indigneous Peopless, Chiefs, ceremonies, war parties, buffalo hunts, rapids and waterfalls. In this film his paintings are projected with lighting that brings to life every glowing detail.
