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Art

Assembly

Assembly

This experimental short animation is inspired by the NFB's Studio D (1975-1994), a production department aimed at creating filmmaking opportunities for women in Canada. Featuring a rhythmic soundscape and paint-on-glass …

Jenn Strom
2012 | 4 min
Bill Reid Remembers

Bill Reid Remembers

Bill Reid Remembers is a beautiful tribute from Alanis Obomsawin to her friend’s remarkable life and rich legacy. Despite spending his early life away from his nation’s culture, renowned Haida …

Alanis Obomsawin
2021 | 24 min
Bone Wind Fire

Bone Wind Fire

This Emmy-nominated feature film is an intimate and evocative journey into the hearts, minds and eyes of Georgia O’Keeffe, Emily Carr and Frida Kahlo - 3 of the 20th century’s …

Jill Sharpe
2011 | 30 min
Capturing Reality: The Art of Documentary

Capturing Reality: The Art of Documentary

In this feature-length film on the art of the documentary, director Pepita Ferrari interviews 33 leading documentarians and shows clips from over 50 films. From cinéma-vérité pioneers like Albert Maysles …

Pepita Ferrari
2008 | 1 h 37 min
The Colour of Ink

The Colour of Ink

Ink is our primal medium. It has always been with us, inscribing the evolution of humanity. The Colour of Ink uncovers the medium’s mystery and power through the eyes of …

Brian D. Johnson
2022 | 1 h 49 min
Dear Audrey

Dear Audrey

Acclaimed activist-filmmaker Martin Duckworth has devoted his life to peace and justice. But now he’s put down his camera to fight for the most important cause he’s ever faced. While …

Jeremiah Hayes
2021 | 1 h 29 min
Examined Life

Examined Life

“The unexamined life is not worth living.” —Socrates

Examined Life pulls philosophy out of academia and classrooms and puts it back on the streets.

In Examined Life, filmmaker Astra …

Astra Taylor
2008 | 1 h 28 min
Finding Macpherson

Finding Macpherson

This feature doc tells the story of the improbable friendship between acclaimed Quebec singer Félix Leclerc and the intriguing Frank Randolph Macpherson. A chemical engineer from Jamaica, Macpherson immigrated to …

Serge Giguère
2014 | 1 h 17 min
The Geographies of DAR

The Geographies of DAR

A visually stunning film on acclaimed author David Adams Richards and his connection to one of Canada’s most overlooked yet breathtaking regions.

Monique LeBlanc
2023 | 1 h 13 min
Lay Down Your Heart

Lay Down Your Heart

An intimate look into the mind of Niall McNeil, an artist and performer with Down syndrome, and his unique chosen family. In Lay Down Your Heart, Niall introduces us …

Marie Clements
2022 | 1 h 5 min
Luben and Elena

Luben and Elena

Luben & Elena is a modern day love story that travels across continents and cultures in pursuit of what makes a place a home. Renowned artists, Luben Boykov and Elena …

Ellie Yonova
2019 | 1 h 15 min
The Museum

The Museum

This feature documentary follows William Thorsell as he sets out to renovate Toronto's Royal Ontario Museum. He thinks big, opting for a bold architectural gesture that will inject a shot …

Kenton Vaughan
2008 | 1 h 30 min
A Museum in the City

A Museum in the City

In A Museum in the City, Luc Bourdon invites us on a tour of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA). A backstage discovery of the institution and its 150-year …

Luc Bourdon
2011 | 52 min
Night Mayor

Night Mayor

This short Guy Maddin film tells the story of inventor Nihad Ademi, who harnesses the power of the aurora borealis in Winnipeg in 1939. Ademi uses this power to broadcast …

Guy Maddin
2009 | 13 min
Nollywood Babylon

Nollywood Babylon

A feature documentary on Nigeria’s successful movie industry. The creative duo of Ben Addelman and Samir Mallal – the same team who made Discordia – profile the Lagos-based dream machine. …

Ben Addelman & Samir Mallal
2008 | 1 h 13 min
Norman McLaren: Animated Musician

Norman McLaren: Animated Musician

Not only did Norman McLaren create his own film imagery, he also made his own music by drawing, etching and photographing patterns directly onto the sound track area of the …

Donald McWilliams
2014 | 26 min
ORA

ORA

ORA is a stunning meeting between the artistic worlds of choreographer José Navas and filmmaker Philippe Baylaucq. It is the first film to use 3D thermal imaging, producing visuals like …

Philippe Baylaucq
2011 | 15 min
Open Sky: Portrait of a Pavilion in Venice

Open Sky: Portrait of a Pavilion in Venice

An intimate portrait of the Canada Pavilion at the Venice Biennale, an architectural gem designed by Milan’s famous Studio BBPR and recently restored, along with its gardens, by the National …

Katerine Giguère
2020 | 25 min
Reel Injun

Reel Injun

In this feature-length documentary, Cree filmmaker Neil Diamond takes an entertaining and insightful look at the portrayal of North American Indigenous people throughout a century of cinema. Featuring hundreds of …

Neil Diamond, Catherine Bainbridge & Jeremiah Hayes
2009 | 1 h 28 min
RiP! A Remix Manifesto

RiP! A Remix Manifesto

Join filmmaker Brett Gaylor and mashup artist Girl Talk as they explore copyright and content creation in the digital age. In the process they dissect the media landscape of the …

Brett Gaylor
2008 | 1 h 26 min
Riopelle

Riopelle

The paintings of Jean-Paul Riopelle are known around the world. But the painter himself remains private, inaccessible. This documentary attempts to learn more about the man behind the artist, the …

Marianne Feaver
1984 | 27 min
Shameless Propaganda

Shameless Propaganda

This feature documentary examines its own genre, which has often been called Canada's national art form. Released in the year of the NFB's 75th birthday, Shameless Propaganda is filmmaker Robert …

Robert Lower
2014 | 1 h 11 min
Subconscious Password

Subconscious Password

In the middle of a crowded bar, Charles is feeling increasingly desperate. The cause of his misery is his old friend... you know... what’s-his-name... Directed by Chris Landreth, the filmmaker …

Chris Landreth
2013 | 10 min
Theodore Ushev: Unseen Connections

Theodore Ushev: Unseen Connections

Theodore Ushev, the auteur behind a number of renowned animated shorts, reveals his inner universe, formed by a half-century of personal experience acquired in a constantly changing world.

Borislav Kolev
2022 | 1 h 17 min