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The Devil at Your Heels: Is this for real?

oehttp://www.nfb.ca/film/devil_at_your_heels/ How can I best describe The Devil at Your Heels? Truth is stranger than fiction? The eccentric shall inherit the earth? Build it and they will come? No, I...

Making air waves: Aboriginal filmmaker Dennis Allen on new radio-inspired doc CBQM

Yesterday was National Aboriginal Day, and to mark the occasion NFB.ca launched CBQM, Dennis Allen’s new feature length documentary: oehttp://www.nfb.ca/film/cbqm A charming, honest tribute to volunteer-run radio station CBQM (690...

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.

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...

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

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...

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...