Embracing Vulnerability: A Personal Reflection on Arab Women Say What?!
The idea of representing the Arab identity is tricky. There are 22 Arab countries across Africa and Asia with a smorgasbord of traditions and cultural heritage.
Two Apples: Not Your Grandmother’s Claymation
The film tells the touching story of a woman who immigrates to a new country, but the way that story is told is what sets Two Apples apart.
The Hangman Is Looking for an Accomplice, and That Accomplice Is You
Directed by Michelle and Uri Kranot, The Hangman at Home unsettles the viewer with voyeurism and the uncanny.
A Quiet Girl Takes On the Difficult Work of Exhuming Family Secrets
Filmmaker Adrian Wills travels to Newfoundland in search of the story of his birth mother, who gave him up for adoption when he was a baby.
Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Studio D’s Founding, Part 2: Award-Winning Pioneers of Feminist Filmmaking
This instalment of Curator’s Perspective pays tribute to the visionary directors of the world’s first—and to this day, solely—publicly funded feminist filmmaking Studio D.
Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Studio D’s Founding, Part 1: Kathleen Shannon and the Formative Years
This instalment of Curator’s Perspective pays tribute to the visionary directors of the world’s first—and to this day, solely—publicly funded feminist filmmaking Studio D.
Marcy Page, Winner of This Year’s Winsor McCay Award
Every year at the Annie Awards in Los Angeles, the Hollywood chapter of the International Animated Film Association (ASIFA-Hollywood) presents the Winsor McCay Award in recognition of an individual’s career contributions to the art of animation. The 2024 winner is filmmaker and producer Marcy Page, who spent many years at the National Film Board.
Afterwards: Production Diary
Afterwards represents two years of my life. Two years in the shadow of violence. Two years of struggling with something I’m desperately trying to grasp, but will never understand: violence against women.
Alanis Obomsawin’s New DVD Box Set Amplifies the Voices of Many Nations, Teaches Uncomfortable Truths
To research this very piece I’m writing now, I watched The Spirit of the Tŝilhqot’in People Is Hovering Over the Supreme Court, one of the world premieres included in the...
Charles Officer: Poet of the Screen
There are some artists whose untimely death we find particularly upsetting. We reflect on what’s been lost. How many other projects might they have completed? Charles Officer was one such artist.
Is Collaborating with Your Film Subjects Worth the Risk? The Directors of Conviction Think So
It’s difficult for many of us to understand how anyone could return to prison after being set free. What the documentary Conviction makes clear is that we can’t possibly understand the cycle until we’re in it, so it shows us what “in it” means.
Celebrating BHM with a Look Back at Three Pioneering Filmmakers | Curator’s Perspective
To commemorate Black History Month, this instalment of Curator’s Perspective will be shining a spotlight on the films of these three key figures in the birth and evolution of Black filmmaking in Canada and at the NFB.