Mystical Brain: Meditation is the New Black
Explore the intersection between meditation and science with The Mystical Brain, a doc about the impact of meditation and prayer on the brain.
Author : Carolyne Weldon
Carolyne Weldon is a writer and photographer living in Montreal. Her interests include storytelling, music, martial arts, language, and spirituality. Contact her at c.weldon@nfb.ca
Bears, Bears, Bears | 5 NFB Films About Bears
Bears, like the rest of us, are slowly coming out of hibernation. Greet their return to the world of the roaring with these 5 films about all things bear.
Watch 3 Deliciously Quirky Films About Food
Watch Mystery in the Kitchen, The Sunny Munchy, Crunchy Natural Food Shop and Hunger - 3 quirky short films about food on NFB.ca.
Spring Break | Watch 3 New Animated Shorts for Free
The nice thing about Spring Break – aside from no school, if you’re a kid, or poolside double-margaritas, if you’re an undergrad – is that it heralds spring, a season...
Star Power: Celebrities in NFB Films, Part 2
So, as we were saying last week in Part 1, the NFB has long been a hotbed of hot collaborations. From influential composers, to rock bands, to actors and sitar...
Star Power: Celebrities in NFB Films, Part 1
Not to brag, or anything, but the NFB has a pretty serious track record in the working-with-huge-stars department. Over the years, many very well known actors, musicians, athletes and others...
Watch Kids’ Cartoons From Around the World
Watch short animation for kids online for free with Talespinners, a collection of NFB cartoons from around the world.
World Radio Day | Our Beloved CBC Circa 1949
Celebrate World Radio Day with this short vintage documentary about the CBC and its radio programming in 1949.
5 NFB Films Celebrating Canadian Lumberjacks
Though their trade was nixed by the mechanization of the forestry industry, the legend of the lumberjack lives on in these 5 short NFB gems.
Black Sugar | Modern-Day Slavery in the Dominican Republic
Some came voluntarily, chasing the dream of a salary; others were kidnapped near the Dominican border and brought by force. Regardless of trajectory, once Haitians lands in a batey, as...
Cold War Intrigue: Producer Gerry Flahive Discusses The Man Who Might Have Been
* This post was written by NFB producer Gerry Flahive It’s not every day you make Emperor Hirohito’s brother laugh. In the summer of 1997 I found myself, with director...
Sealskin Stop Motion: Co Hoedeman’s Inuit Legends
Discover Oscar-winning animator Co Hoedeman's pair of short stop motion films illustrating Inuit legends with sealskin puppets.