Higher Learning | New Canadian Documentary
Check out the first installment in a series for post-secondary classrooms, curated by post-secondary educators, about Canadian Documentary.
Posts Tagged “HIGHRISE: Universe Within”
Teaching Global Connections with Highrise and Universe Within
Teachers can use Highrise: Universe Within to enhance pedagogy for both group and independent study. I have found that this digital project provides an important critical context for social studies in the classroom.
Media Literacy: The Critical Path to a Connected World
Educator Carol Arcus’s blog post draws on films from NFB Education’s collection to explore the theme of this year’s Media Literacy Week: “Inclusion in a Connected World.” The learning activities suggested here can help students think critically about media and teach them how to build compassionate global communities.
The NFB Wins 5 Webby Awards!
The 2016 Webby awards rewarded four NFB productions, including three awards for Vincent Morrisset’s Way to Go. The winners are: Way to Go – Webby and People’s Voice awards in...
Universe Within | A Q&A with HIGHRISE director Katerina Cizek
After seven years, two Emmys, a Peabody and multiple Canadian Screen Awards, HIGHRISE, our documentary experiment about the human experience of global vertical living, is coming to an end.
3 Films on Urban Living: Are We Thriving or Just Surviving?
Roughly 7 billion of us share this planet and half of us live in densely populated cities. Watch 3 films that explore our relationship with urban living.
Hot Docs 2015 | Discover the 8 NFB Docs Presented At the Festival This Year
Hot Docs 2015 is around the corner! Read about and watch trailers for the 8 new and exciting documentaries we'll be screening there next month.