Mobilize! NFB Puts Truth & Reconciliation Onscreen
“Stories are wondrous things. And they are dangerous,” says Thomas King. King knows a thing or two about storytelling and its cultural clout. Born to a Cherokee father and Greek/German...
Posts Tagged “Truth and Reconciliation Commission”
New Voices, Necessary Stories: NFB at Hot Docs 2017
Documentary is Canada’s national art form because the history of our cinema — and, in important ways, the history of our country — has been written in documentary. If you...
Birth of a Family Confronts Legacy of the Sixties Scoop
It’s September 16, 2015, a busy Wednesday afternoon at the Calgary International Airport. A small NFB crew is about to document an extraordinary encounter — a crucial early scene in...
Indigenous Youth – Changing the Way We Think!
Learn about the impact and effects of the historic James Bay Treaty and how Indigenous youth are challenging many of its outcomes.
We Were Children: Reactions from Residential School Survivors and Other Viewers
Discover powerful comments left by Residential School survivors and other viewers after watching our 2012 film, We Were Children.