You’re No Good: The Perils of Adolescence in 1965
In the history of the world, adolescence is about as recent an invention as penicillin. Pre-teenagers, everyone fell in either one of 2 categories: kid or adult. No in-betweens. Children...
Films
Here you’ll find musings, histories, critiques, and behind-the-scenes info on some of the more than 2,000 films (animations, documentaries, fiction) and interactive projects we’re streaming on NFB.ca.
China Mission: The Story of a Great Canadian
When one views images of life in China today, one sees a country that is highly industrialized and on its way to becoming a modern society. Yet this transition has...
5 NFB Films for Foodies
Food is everything. Without it we die, while a single bite of it can unfurl passions, flood us with nostalgia, transport us to heaven and make us dearly yearn for...
As Trippy As It Gets: Series 4
The absurd, it would appear, acts as a tonic for the mind. A recent study published in Psychological Science established that people who had read a particularly absurd and confusing...
How Avant-Garde NFB Filmmaker Arthur Lipsett Influenced Kubrick and Lucas
*The following is a translation. Read the French original here. Behind every work lies at least one source of inspiration – art that comes from a specific time and place,...
We Were Children: 2 Residential School Survivors Share Story in Powerful New Film
The following is a guest post from Lisa Meeches, executive producer of We Were Children. The film had its world premiere at the Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) in October...
Download Jill Sharpe’s Doc on the Inner Lives of Painters Kahlo, O’Keefe and Carr
After having recently screened at the prestigious Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, in New York City, Jill Sharpe’s documentary about the inner lives of 3 important modern painters, Frida...
4 Leonard Cohen Films on the Occasion of His 78th Birthday
Celebrate Leonard Cohen's 78th birthday with these 4 Leonard Cohen films.
Frog Meets Mouse: Evelyn Lambart’s Mr. Frog Went A-Courting
Check out Evelyn Lambart's superb paper cutout animation about the unlikely entanglements of a frog and a pointy-snouted mouse.
Stunt Family: A Story About Daredevils
Lois Seigel’s documentary Canada Vignettes: Stunt Family (1978) paints a portrait of a family of stunt people working in the film industry. I was fortunate to get a chance to...
2 Films to Help You Quit Smoking (Maybe)
Like an idiot, I started cigarette smoking at 15. Considering the havoc that little habit went on to wreak on both my respiratory tract and financial assets, it would be...
The Sloane Affair: Tax Fraud Drama with a Twist
Do you enjoy tense, exciting, dramatic films that focus on police investigations? What about gripping courtroom dramas? If you answered “Yes” to both questions, have I got a good film...