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Moms on Film: Celebrate Mother’s Day the NFB Way

Moms on Film: Celebrate Mother’s Day the NFB Way

Moms on Film: Celebrate Mother’s Day the NFB Way

Happy Mother’s Day!

This weekend, celebrate moms everywhere with this great photo selection of iconic mothers found in NFB films.

(Films available for free viewing on NFB.ca are linked in green below each image.)

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MA_00

Angotee: Story of an Eskimo Boy, 1953.

MA_03

The Things I Cannot Change, 1967.

MA_01

Home Feeling: Struggle for a Community, 1983.

MA_04

River Journey, 1984.

MA_05

Famille et variations, 1977.

MA_06

À Saint-Henri le cinq septembre, 1962.

MA-07

À St-Henri, le 26 août, 2011.

MA-08

For Angela, 1993.

MA_09

Strangers at the Door, 1977.

MA-10

Kosovo: Fragile Peace, 2002.

MA-11

My Name is Kahentiiosta, 1995.

MA-12

Ruth and Harriet, Two Women of the Peace, 1973.

MA-13

In Praise of Hands, 1974.

Ma-14

Precambrian Shield, 1982.

MA-15

The Peacekeepers, 2003.

MA-16

Mothers of Courage, 2003.

MA-17

Fifty Miles from Poona, 1959.

MA-21

When Strangers Re-Unite, 1999.

MA-20

Bethune, 1964,

MA-24

Eskimo Artist: Kenojuak, 1962.

MA-22

Motherland: Tales of Wonder, 1994.

MA-23

Motherland: Tales of Wonder, 1994.

MA-25

Voice of the Fugitive, 1978.

MA-26

À votre santé, 1974.

ma-27

Angotee: Story of an Eskimo Boy, 1953.

MA-29

In Praise of Hands, 1974.

MA_230

The Sweater, 1980.


💐 Celebrate the maternal figures of your life with this curated selection of films from the NFB’s ever-growing collection. WATCH NOW.

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  1. Thank you for sharing the beautiful pictures!

    — Terry Ade,
    1. What is wrong with my comment?

      — Terry Ade,
  2. Lovely pictures of Moms! Thank you for sharing!

    — Terry Ade,
    1. Lovely pictures of Moms from around the world. Thank you for sharing!

      — Terry Ade,
  3. Lovely visual tribute to mothers. Thank you!

    — Jill Owen,

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