Resistance Song: When Docs Make Music
“The really crucial distortions in history come not from lies, but from omissions.” So said the historian Howard Zinn noting how official North American history silences the voices of the...
Documentary
Explore the world of documentary—including biography, history, social and political issues, global cultures, and aboriginal topics.
Staff Picks 2015 | Watch Our Fave Free Films of the Year
With 2015 coming to a close, we compiled our annual Staff pick list! Brush up on the recently added, free films now available on NFB.ca!
Gil’s Gift
Gil Cardinal — fearless filmmaker and big-hearted mentor to generations of Indigenous artists — has left us. He died in his hometown of Edmonton on November 21, and while scores...
Download and Own 5 Bill Mason Films for $0.99 Each
A talented naturalist, author, painter, filmmaker, and conservationist, Bill Mason (1929-1988) is one of those effortlessly awesome wilderness guys who make you proud to be living in such a majestic place as Canada…...
The Grey Cup: A Canadian Tradition (As Seen On Film)
Enjoy a selection of three films on Canadian Football including two on the Grey Cup in the 1960s. Films on the great Canadian game immortalized on celluloid.
Massimo’s Feast
Massimo Bottura knows a thing or two about feeding people. One of the most inventive proponents of contemporary Italian cuisine, he’s hailed as the Jimi Hendrix of Italian chefs and...
NFB Film Club: Check Out the Winter 2016 Programming
Another exciting season of cinema awaits you this winter at the NFB Film Club, with a brand-new selection of diverse shorts and features just waiting to be discovered. The winter...
Download 5 Films on Canada’s Indigenous Peoples for $0.99 Each!
Looking to learn more about the incredible traditions, stories, and history of Canada's Indigenous peoples? Enjoy our selection of 5 films that you can download for just $0.99 each!
Amy Winehouse, Nick Cave, Alice Cooper… Watch 5 Docs on Outstanding Musicians
Watch 5 films about musicians you love with these 5 tell-all docs on Amy Winehouse, Nick Cave, Alice Cooper, Motörhead's Lemmy Kilmister and Pussy Riot.
Om Sweet Om: Watch 5 NFB Films about Buddhism and the Buddha
Walk in the footsteps of one extremely chill prince-turned-“Awakened One” with these 5 NFB doc about buddhism and the Buddha.
Mark Remembrance Day with 5 War Films for $0.99 Each!
Commemorate Remembrance Day with a selection of 5 films that cover the unknown stories from the First and Second World Wars and Afghanistan.
BOO! Download 5 Halloween Films for $0.99 each!
For those of you who go all out scary on All Hallows' Eve, we have 5 spooky films to supplement your Halloween horror watch list. Best treat of all, you can download them for only $0.99 each!