Stanley Jackson Movies

Based on a short story by Sinclair Ross, this short film recalls rural life on the Prairies in the 1930s. In the film a farmer's young son, sent to...

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

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...

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...

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.

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

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...

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...

One of the most sensational get-rich-quick schemes that took place in France over 200 years ago with economist John Law at the helm.

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

The first of two coproductions by the British Broadcasting Corporation and the National Film Board of Canada, People of the Seal, Part 1: Eskimo...

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

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

An attempt to recapture the magic of childhood as the cameras follow children at play.

In 1977, Prince Charles was inducted as honorary chief of the Blood Indians on their reserve in southwestern Alberta. The ceremony, conducted in the...

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...

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...

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

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