Stanley Jackson Movies

  • 1961
    The Days of Whisky Gap

    The Days of Whisky Gap

    The Days of Whisky Gap

    91961HD

    Rousing tales of the North-West Mounted Police are brought to life through photos and artists' sketches. In 1873, the North-West Mounted Police were...

    The Days of Whisky Gap
  • 1954
    One Little Indian

    One Little Indian

    One Little Indian

    71954HD

    This short puppet animation from the fifties tells the story of Magic Bow, a First Nations boy endowed with magic gifts. Magic Bow is in the big city...

    One Little Indian
  • 1959
    Glenn Gould: Off the Record

    Glenn Gould: Off the Record

    Glenn Gould: Off the Record

    71959HD

    Canadian concert pianist Glenn Gould enjoys a respite at his lakeside cottage. It is an aspect of Gould previously known only to the collie pacing...

    Glenn Gould: Off the Record
  • 1958
    The Days Before Christmas

    The Days Before Christmas

    The Days Before Christmas

    6.51958HD

    This short documentary depicts Christmastime in Montreal. The milling crowds, department store Santas, Brink's messengers, kindergarten angels and...

    The Days Before Christmas
  • 1962
    The Living Machine

    The Living Machine

    The Living Machine

    01962HD

    In two half-hour parts, The Living Machine explores the progress made in electronics technology and looks forward to an exciting world-to-be....

    The Living Machine
  • 1959
    The Back-breaking Leaf

    The Back-breaking Leaf

    The Back-breaking Leaf

    9.51959HD

    Here is a graphic picture of the tobacco harvest in southwestern Ontario. At the end of July, transient field workers move in for a brief bonanza...

    The Back-breaking Leaf
  • 1967
    The Indian Speaks

    The Indian Speaks

    The Indian Speaks

    71967HD

    The Indian Speaks
  • 1975
    Jack Rabbit

    Jack Rabbit

    Jack Rabbit

    91975HD

    This short film retraces the life of Herman Smith Johannsen – the man who introduced the sport of cross-country skiing to Canadians. From past...

    Jack Rabbit
  • 1971
    People of the Seal, Part 2: Eskimo Winter

    People of the Seal, Part 2: Eskimo Winter

    People of the Seal, Part 2: Eskimo Winter

    6.71971HD

    The second of two coproductions by the British Broadcasting Corporation and the National Film Board of Canada, People of the Seal, Part 2: Eskimo...

    People of the Seal, Part 2: Eskimo Winter
  • 1996
    No Turning Back

    No Turning Back

    No Turning Back

    81996HD

    This film follows the aftermath of the Oka crisis, which brought Indigenous rights into sharp focus. After the barricades came down, the Royal...

    No Turning Back
  • 1961
    Circle of the Sun

    Circle of the Sun

    Circle of the Sun

    8.21961HD

    A young man of the Kainai Nation (Blood tribe) shows us contemporary life of people as he attends a Sun Dance ceremony with the tribe.

    Circle of the Sun
  • 1962
    The Peep Show

    The Peep Show

    The Peep Show

    101962HD

    A cartoon film for young children about the adventures of a little chick from the time he falls from an egg basket and breaks out of his shell....

    The Peep Show
  • 1974
    The New Alchemists

    The New Alchemists

    The New Alchemists

    91974HD

    This short documentary profiles a community engaged in developing sustainable living methods, including food production and small-scale solar and...

    The New Alchemists
  • 1950
    Feelings of Depression

    Feelings of Depression

    Feelings of Depression

    71950HD

    How and why feelings of depression carry over from childhood to overshadow adulthood are explained in the case of John Murray, an industrious and...

    Feelings of Depression
  • 1962
    My Financial Career

    My Financial Career

    My Financial Career

    6.71962HD

    A neurotic man relates his unsuccessful attempt to open a simple savings account at a bank.

    My Financial Career
  • 1964
    The Hutterites

    The Hutterites

    The Hutterites

    8.51964HD

    A look at the Hutterites, an Anabaptist religious community similar to the Amish or the Mennonites in rural Alberta. The followers of religious...

    The Hutterites
  • 1966
    Helicopter Canada

    Helicopter Canada

    Helicopter Canada

    71966HD

    A view from a helicopter of the ten Canadian provinces in 1966. The result is a big, beautiful and engrossing bird's-eye portrait of the country....

    Helicopter Canada
  • 1953
    The Ballot-o-Maniac

    The Ballot-o-Maniac

    The Ballot-o-Maniac

    81953HD

    An enthusiastic but naive campaign worker causes trouble for his candidate due to his unorthodox campaign tactics, which turn out to violate the...

    The Ballot-o-Maniac
  • 1955
    To Serve the Mind

    To Serve the Mind

    To Serve the Mind

    71955HD

    The dramatization of the sympathetic hospital treatment a general practitioner receives when he suffers a mental breakdown. There is an emphasis on...

    To Serve the Mind
  • 1958
    A Foreign Language

    A Foreign Language

    A Foreign Language

    71958HD

    This film observes, in a Montréal public school, the teaching of English to immigrant children. To thousands of children arriving in Canada...

    A Foreign Language