Stanley Jackson Filmes

  • 1974
    Freshwater World

    Freshwater World

    Freshwater World

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    This documentary explores a variety of projects undertaken by scientists at Environment Canada's Freshwater Institute in Winnipeg to study the...

    Freshwater World
  • 1973
    Kainai

    Kainai

    Kainai

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    On the Kainai (Blood) First Nations Reserve, near Cardston, Alberta, a hopeful new development in Indigenous enterprise. Once rulers of the western...

    Kainai
  • 1963
    Of Whales, the Moon, and Men

    Of Whales, the Moon, and Men

    Of Whales, the Moon, and Men

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    At the instigation of the filmmakers, the young men of the Ile-aux-Coudres in the middle of the St-Lawrence River try as a memorial to their...

    Of Whales, the Moon, and Men
  • 1953
    Paul Tomkowicz: Street Railway Switchman

    Paul Tomkowicz: Street Railway Switchman

    Paul Tomkowicz: Street Railway Switchman

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    In this film, Paul Tomkowicz, Polish-born Canadian, talks about his job and his life in Canada. He compares his new life in the city of Winnipeg to...

    Paul Tomkowicz: Street Railway Switchman
  • 1966
    Helicopter Canada

    Helicopter Canada

    Helicopter Canada

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    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
  • 1959
    Emergency Ward

    Emergency Ward

    Emergency Ward

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    This 1959 documentary short is a frank portrait of the daily operations inside the Montreal General Hospital’s emergency ward.

    Emergency Ward
  • 1962
    My Financial Career

    My Financial Career

    My Financial Career

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

    My Financial Career
  • 1971
    Death of a Legend

    Death of a Legend

    Death of a Legend

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    This documentary film is about wolves and the negative myths surrounding the animal. Exceptional footage portrays the wolf's life cycle and the...

    Death of a Legend
  • 1966
    Paddle to the Sea

    Paddle to the Sea

    Paddle to the Sea

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    A boy's carved boat travels through the Canadian wilderness until it reaches the ocean.

    Paddle to the Sea
  • 1974
    The Light Fantastick

    The Light Fantastick

    The Light Fantastick

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    A detailed retrospective of animation and animation techniques at the National Film Board of Canada.

    The Light Fantastick
  • 1955
    To Serve the Mind

    To Serve the Mind

    To Serve the Mind

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    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
    The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

    The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

    The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

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    American scientist Dr. Frank Smith is brought to Britain to help the C.I.A. There is a defecting East block scientist they want him to debrief. The...

    The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
  • 1957
    Profile of a Problem Drinker

    Profile of a Problem Drinker

    Profile of a Problem Drinker

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    This short film is a telling portrait of the discourse about and treatment of alcohol addiction in the middle of the 20th century. In a fictional...

    Profile of a Problem Drinker
  • 1961
    The Days of Whisky Gap

    The Days of Whisky Gap

    The Days of Whisky Gap

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    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
  • 1959
    Glenn Gould: On the Record

    Glenn Gould: On the Record

    Glenn Gould: On the Record

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    This short documentary (the second of two parts) follows Glenn Gould to New York City. There, we see the renowned Canadian concert pianist kidding...

    Glenn Gould: On the Record
  • 1948
    Who Will Teach Your Child?

    Who Will Teach Your Child?

    Who Will Teach Your Child?

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    A study of the teacher's vital role in a child's development. Learning through natural curiousity in the pre-school years. Different types of...

    Who Will Teach Your Child?
  • 1944
    Home to the Land

    Home to the Land

    Home to the Land

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    This documentary from 1945 explains The Veteran's Land Act, which provided for low-cost loans to veterans who wished to purchase properties and...

    Home to the Land
  • 1960
    The Cars in Your Life

    The Cars in Your Life

    The Cars in Your Life

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    A light, humorous look at the motor car and the great North American itch for a place on the road. From the comparative peace of Honest Joe's...

    The Cars in Your Life
  • 1964
    The Hutterites

    The Hutterites

    The Hutterites

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

    The Hutterites
  • 1958
    A Foreign Language

    A Foreign Language

    A Foreign Language

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    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