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Canadian animated short

This short documentary offers a close-up view of a hectic hockey game in which the Toronto Maple Leafs and the New York Rangers fight to break a tied...

This short documentary shows Canada's top swimmers in training for the 1964 Olympic Games. Under the critical eye of coach Ed Healy, they practice lon...

In this animated short, a woman, taking on her lover's fantasies, adorns herself in her finest feathers and assumes a seductive but demeaning role. Ca...

The story of a young Micmac girl whose name means "the light from the dawn."

Monique Fortier was one of the few women to make her way in the male world of the NFB in the 1950s. But make her way she did. Beginning as a secretary...

This short surrealistic film portrays a growing boy and the bizarre world of imposed conditions and contradictions he evolves in. Made by students of...

A woman plays out her existence on the screen of her life. Alcohol is the essence of her being. She imbibes her youth and becomes completely absorbed...

The National Film Board of Canada wishes you a happy holiday season with this animated card by Malcom Sutherland. Best wishes for 2012!

This film is a radical contemplation on politics, identity and home, unfolding through the provocative conversations, hospitality and openness of a gr...

It’s the opportunity of a lifetime for artist Phil Richards, who’s been commissioned to create Canada’s official portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabe...

A rejection of romanticizing alcohol.

This film explores the physical and emotional changes associated with puberty. Imaginative, animated sequences illustrate the amazing physical changes...

This feature-length documentary lifts the veil on the mystery surrounding rain machines and the legends surrounding them. The making of rain has alway...

A close look at the microscopic world that surrounds us. Within each basic human interaction there is something strange festering under the surface, a...

In this short lyrical film, haunting childhood memories, photographs and family stories form the heart of a woman's search for transformation. A desce...

In this zany tale, three storybook characters experience the dangers and temptations of life while trying to maintain physical and moral integrity. Th...

Set in an unspecified Third World country, this animated film, based on a short story by Enver Carim, suggests that "top priority" means different thi...