Dresden Story: Racism in 1950s Canada | Curator’s Perspective
The 1954 documentary Dresden Story, the first NFB film to deal with racial discrimination in Canada, is discussed.
Posts Tagged “On the Spot”
The Grey Cup: A Canadian Tradition (As Seen On Film)
Enjoy a selection of three films on Canadian Football including two on the Grey Cup in the 1960s. Films on the great Canadian game immortalized on celluloid.
Between fact and fiction: the NFB’s 1950s Perspective TV series
Take a look at the production and broadcast of the National Film Board's television series Perspective in the 1950s. The series replaced On the Spot on the CBC.
Watch the Grandpa of All Survival Shows: Survival in the Bush
Watch Survival in the Bush, a short 1954 film that shows how a little basic woodlore can save a man's life when marooned in the wilderness.
On the Spot: The NFB in the early days of television
The history of the NFB's first television series.