New on NFB Education – February 2019
Did you know that NFB Education updates its films, playlists, and educational offers every week? With so much content constantly being added to our site, we know it can be hard to keep up—especially when you’re busy. With that in mind, we’ve created a handy guide that teachers can reference.
Check back every month for more documentaries, animation, and resource learning materials you can use in the classroom!
Here’s everything new on NFB Education this February!
EDUCATIONAL FILMS ON CAMPUS
Unarmed Verses
Unarmed Verses, Charles Officer, provided by the National Film Board of Canada
At the centre of the story is a remarkably astute and luminous 12-year-old black girl whose poignant observations about life, the soul, and the power of art give voice to those rarely heard in society.
The Un-Canadians
The Un-Canadians, Len Scher, provided by the National Film Board of Canada
In the late 1940s through to the early ’70s, one million Canadians were investigated by their own government, irretrievably altering their lives.
Herbicide Trials
Herbicide Trials, Neal Livingston, provided by the National Film Board of Canada
In 1983, fifteen Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, landowners went to court to stop the spraying of herbicides by the local subsidiary of a Swedish multinational on forests adjacent to their properties.
Beauty
Beauty, Christina Willings, provided by the National Film Board of Canada
Beauty explores the lives of five gender-creative kids, each uniquely engaged in shaping their own sense of what it means to be fully human.
EDUCATIONAL PLAYLISTS
HOW TO REGISTER FOR A CAMPUS ACCOUNT
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