A Portrait of Leonard Cohen, circa 1965 | Curator’s Perspective
In October 1964, the National Film Board sent director Don Owen and a small crew to film a college campus tour featuring four of Canada’s poets: Irving Layton, Earle Birney,...
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We Want the World to Sing Hallelujah Together
Sing along with Leonard Cohen's iconic song Hallelujah in our new interactive project, I Heard There Was A Secret Chord!
Remembering Leonard Cohen
Mark the one-year anniversary of the passing of Leonard Cohen a national treasure who never lost touch with his Canadian roots.
Om Sweet Om: Watch 5 NFB Films about Buddhism and the Buddha
Walk in the footsteps of one extremely chill prince-turned-“Awakened One” with these 5 NFB doc about buddhism and the Buddha.
The Ernie Game: Troubled youth of the 1960s
An in-depth look at the production and distribution of the award winning The Ernie Game, a feature drama on the youth culture of the 1960s.
Time Travel Tuesday: head back to the 1960s with 5 black-and-white gems
Ah, the romance of an era long gone. Take a tour through a sumptuous selection of stylish, seductive, and sonorous black-and-white films from the 1960s. It'll almost feel like you were there...
Star Power: Celebrities in NFB Films, Part 1
Not to brag, or anything, but the NFB has a pretty serious track record in the working-with-huge-stars department. Over the years, many very well known actors, musicians, athletes and others...
4 Leonard Cohen Films on the Occasion of His 78th Birthday
Celebrate Leonard Cohen's 78th birthday with these 4 Leonard Cohen films.
Irving Layton, Canadian Poet Extraordinaire
March 12, 2012, will mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of the great Canadian poet Irving Layton. To commemorate this occasion, we are adding Donald Winkler’s 1986 documentary Poet:...
Ladies and Gentlemen…Mr. Leonard Cohen, a tribute to a Canadian legend
Today we’re featuring a classic NFB documentary in the online Screening Room, Ladies and Gentlemen…Mr. Leonard Cohen. We’ve timed the launch of this film to coincide with CBC Radio 2’s...