The Tree That Remembers: Hope Wins Out Over Everything
I recently had the chance to talk to filmmaker Masoud Raouf about his documentary The Tree That Remembers, a film that I feel everyone should see.
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Lunch with Colin Low
oehttp://www.nfb.ca/film/children_of_fogo_island/ The NFB, in partnership with the Shorefast Foundation, will soon launch an e-cinema on the Atlantic island of Fogo, northeast of Newfoundland. An all-digital community theatre, the Fogo Island...
A Time There Was: Using documentary film to come to terms with your past
This guest post was written by filmmaker Donald McWilliams. oehttp://www.nfb.ca/film/time_there_was_stories_from_the_last_days/ On June 1st, Kenyans throughout the world celebrate Madaraka Day, a commemoration of that day in 1963 when Kenya won...
Playing It Safe wins Rosie Award
oehttp://www.nfb.ca/film/playing_it_safe_circles/ The NFB’s Playing it Safe web documentary project won a Rosie for Best Digital Program or Project at the 2010 Alberta Film & Television Awards, held on May 15th....
The Colour of Beauty: Exploring racism in the fashion industry
The following is a guest post by Aisling Chin-Yee. It originally appeared on the Work For All website. oehttp://www.nfb.ca/film/colour_of_beauty/ The Colour of Beauty is a short documentary about racial discrimination...
The inside scoop on the DOXA Film Festival
oehttp://www.nfb.ca/film/tying_your_own_shoes_trailer/ The DOXA Film Festival takes place in Vancouver from May 7 – 16. We’ve got a strong presence there this year, and NFB producer Tracey Friesen recently gave me...
Meet Namrata – the inspiration behind Deepa Mehta’s Heaven on Earth
Namrata Gill is one of the many real-life inspirations for Deepa Mehta’s film Heaven on Earth. After 6 years, she courageously left an abusive relationship and launched a surprising new...
Unwanted Soldiers: A tribute to Asian Heritage Month
This post was written by Aisling Chin-Yee and it originally appeared on the Work For All website. oehttp://www.nfb.ca/film/Unwanted_Soldiers/ In recognition of Asian Heritage Month, this week’s Anti-Racism feature is Unwanted...
Glimpses/Impressions opens at Expo 2010 Shanghai
It’s a go! The 2010 World Fair was launched this weekend in Shanghai, China, under the theme “Better City – Better Life”. Canada’s exhibition, titled “The Living City: Inclusive, Sustainable,...
Meet Grace, Milly and Lucy… and learn the truth about child soldiers
oehttp://www.nfb.ca/film/grace_milly_lucy_child_soldiers_trailer/ Raymonde Provencher’s film Grace, Milly, Lucy… Child Soldiers will shock you. It exposes the little-known tragedy of child soldiers in Uganda, and explores how they can possibly live normal...
The Socalled Movie: An interview with director Garry Beitel
Meet Socalled, aka Josh Dolgin. He’s a multi-disciplinary musician and artist whose unique blend of klezmer, hip hop and funk is blasting through the boundaries that separate music of different...
An inside look at A Drummer’s Dream, premiering at Hot Docs
oehttp://www.nfb.ca/film/drummers_dream_trailer/ Director John Walker’s latest documentary A Drummer’s Dream has its world premiere at this year’s Hot Docs Festival (April 29 – May 9). It’s an incredible film with lots...