The Socalled Movie hits the big screen
After premiering at Hot Docs in May, and becoming available for “rental” on Youtube in the US, The Socalled Movie has come home to roost. The Socalled Movie, Garry Beitel’s...
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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.
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...