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.
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.
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...
Everything you need to know about using copyrighted material in your documentary film
oehttp://www.nfb.ca/hd/rip_a_remix_manifesto/ The Documentary Organization of Canada (DOC) released a set of guidelines last week that help filmmakers make sense of how to use copyrighted materials in their films. The Guidelines...
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...
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...
Director John Kastner discusses Life With Murder, premiering at Hot Docs
oehttp://www.nfb.ca/film/life_with_murder_clip/ Life With Murder, a documentary film by triple Emmy Award-winning director John Kastner tells a remarkable story about a murder in the family. The film is premiering at the...
Hot Docs special: 3 questions with Flawed director Andrea Dorfman
oehttp://www.nfb.ca/film/flawed_clip_1/ Andrea Dorfman’s animated short Flawed will be screening at the 2010 Hot Docs Film Festival, which kicks off today. It’s a beautiful little film about a budding long distance...