The Jewish Community as seen by the NFB | Curator’s Perspective
Two National Film Board of Canada documentaries are highlighted to celebrate Canadian Jewish Heritage Month.
Posts Tagged “Winnipeg”
this river | New Short Doc Gives Voice to Indigenous People Searching for Loved Ones
Watch this river, a brand-new short doc that chronicles the efforts of Drag the Red, a volunteer organization that searches the Red River for clues relating to missing members of the Indigenous community.
Experimental Instagram Doc Profiles Indigenous Activism
The face of contemporary Indigenous community activism, fuelled by new resolve and focus, is being profiled in an innovative experiment in social media storytelling from the NFB North West Studio.
Redemption on the Red: this river
Updated August 7, 2016 Tina Fontaine was last seen alive in Winnipeg on August 9, 2014. Eight days later her body was pulled from the muddy waters of the Red...
Here At Home: An Interactive Window into a Radical Canadian Experiment
Most of us living in cities routinely cross paths with the homeless. Faced with their hardship, we can’t help but wonder: Who are these people? How did they end up...
Focus on the Prairies: The West TV Series
The story behind the West television series.
John Law and the Mississippi Bubble: The Madness of Crowds
When most people think about Richard Condie’s films, his classic Oscar-nominated short The Big Snit (1985) immediately springs to mind. While I agree that it is brilliant, I prefer his...
Anita Lebeau’s Big Drive to screen in Winnipeg and Vancouver this spring
When I was a kid and my parents would take us on road trips to visit with my cousins, down in the States, my brother and I would always get...
NFB Tour – Winnipeg
To prevent us from having to change the name of this blog to “Carolyne’s Films and Foods”, I’m going to go ahead and not tell you about what I had...