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Join in the back-to-school cheer with a collection of NFB.ca

  • NFB Pause | Back to School
    NFB Pause | Back to School
    Annie St-Pierre 2018 1 min
    Join in the school cheer (or jeer) with #NFBPause!

    Class is now in session at NFB.ca/school
  • Salt
    Salt
    Amber Goodwyn ,  Morgan Gage , … 2000 1 h 17 min
    These provocative 20-minute movies made by high school students provide an insider's look at youth culture. Made by four 17-year-old directors with help from a professional crew, Salt is a four-part filmzine: four films, four flavours, four windows into youth culture that explore alternative education, Montreal's flourishing independent music scene, the troubling practice of self-mutilation and a quest for the punk subculture.
  • Back To School
    Back To School
    Ollie Coombs 2020 5 min
    In Brampton, Ontario, eldest sibling Ollie Coombs documents the lives of their brother Nicolas (15) and sister Natalie (11), while they wait for the provincial government to announce it’s “back to school” policies for the upcoming year. This film offers a fresh glimpse into the day-to-day experience of one family living in the suburbs of greater Toronto, as Ollie interviews their siblings about school and the impact of the pandemic.
  • Changes
    Changes
    Moira Simpson 1989 18 min
    This film explores the physical and emotional changes associated with puberty. Imaginative, animated sequences illustrate the amazing physical changes the body undergoes. Myths are dispelled and youngsters are encouraged to feel pride in themselves and their emerging sexuality.
  • Head Full of Questions
    Head Full of Questions
    Moira Simpson 1989 19 min
    The first film in the Growing Up series tells curious pre-adolescents the facts they want to know, with an appealing mix of humour and imagination. Topics discussed include sexual attraction and sexual intercourse, fertilization, the growth of an embryo and birth of a baby, as well as a brief look at AIDS and at birth control. Detailed information about relationships is presented through the loving connection between two animated characters, Fred and Anna. The two hosts engage the students in discussion, encouraging them to ask questions and share their thoughts and feelings.

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