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29 title(s) found.

Bacon, the Film - DVD

National Film Board Of Canada NFB519421

Several years ago, large-scale hog producers and their political allies in Quebec decided to branch...

Blood and Water - DVD

National Film Board Of Canada NFB541504

When the 2004 tsunami hit the coast of Sri Lanka, 65-year-old Anton Ambrose's wife and daughter...

Eskimo Artist: Kenojuak - DVD

National Film Board Of Canada NFB525266

Beautiful Inuit prints by an artist who is also a wife and mother. This film shows how the Inuit...

Eye of the Storm - DVD

National Film Board Of Canada NFB520580

Nain is a remote Inuit community on the coast of Labrador that has existed peacefully for two...

For Man Must Work or The End of Work - DVD

National Film Board Of Canada NFB524423

The 20th century has seen the creation of colossal wealth and exploding economies. But the days of...

Hue: A Matter of Colour - DVD

National Film Board Of Canada NFB561195

Hue, by renowned director and cinematographer Vic Sarin, is a personal, heartfelt investigation...

Neighbours - DVD

National Film Board Of Canada NFB526169

Two neighbours live side by side in harmony until a flower grows on the dividing line between their...

Now - The Peace - DVD

National Film Board Of Canada NFB541292

This film looks at the plans made at Dumbarton Oaks in 1945 for a renewed international...

Of Hopscotch and Little Girls... - DVD

National Film Board Of Canada NFB520879

Hopscotch is universal. Girls around the world trace squares on the ground, then hop through them...

Population Explosion - DVD

National Film Board Of Canada NFB528628

A film in cut-out animation depicting the demographic problems of the world. It shows that in many...

Sad Song of Yellow Skin - DVD

National Film Board Of Canada NFB525482

A film about the people of Saigon as seen through the experiences of three young American...

Shock Waves - DVD

National Film Board Of Canada NFB544165

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, murder, rape, armed conflict and the looting of civilians by...

That's the Price - DVD

National Film Board Of Canada NFB524110

Two points of view concerning what the infusion of industrial capital meant to two dying coal towns...

The Chocolate Farmer - DVD

National Film Board Of Canada NFB554885

“Without the land, we will cease to exist.” In an unspoiled corner of southern Belize...

The Emperor's New Clothes - DVD

National Film Board Of Canada NFB522932

Filmed in Canada, the United States and Mexico over a three-year period, this provocative...

The Streets of Saigon - DVD

National Film Board Of Canada NFB522212

A film about the people of Saigon as seen through the experiences of three young American...

The Take - DVD

National Film Board Of Canada NFB523996

The Take is a political thriller that turns the globalization debate on its head. The film follows...

The Universal Clock - The Resistance of Peter Watkins - DVD

National Film Board Of Canada NFB522223

In this age of infotainment, documentaries are very much in vogue with television audiences seeking...

The Water Bearer - DVD

National Film Board Of Canada NFB542158

The quest for fresh water leads Indonesians of Catholic and Muslim descent to work together, along...

Tilt - DVD

National Film Board Of Canada NFB521491

An animated film exposition of what is wrong with our world and how a little more sharing of wealth...

Turbulences - DVD

National Film Board Of Canada NFB522400

What happens when a butterfly flutters its wings? Does the air around it rumble and seethe...

Up the Yangtze (Institutional DVD Version) - DVD

National Film Board Of Canada NFB544837

A luxury cruise boat motors up the Yangtze - navigating the mythic waterway known in China simply...

View from the Summit - DVD

National Film Board Of Canada NFB527093

It's April 20, 2001 - and Quebec City prepares to host the three-day Summit of the Americas. A...

Waiting - DVD

National Film Board Of Canada NFB528570

The Dinkas of South Sudan are an extremely patient people. With empty stomachs, they await the next...

WAL-TOWN The Film - DVD

National Film Board Of Canada NFB539003

Six student activists. Thirty-six Canadian towns. One giant corporation. A daunting experiment in...

When Asia Speaks - DVD

National Film Board Of Canada NFB520558

Contrasting the wealth of Asian raw materials with the poverty of the masses, this film takes a...

Who's Counting? Marilyn Waring on Sex, Lies and Global...

National Film Board Of Canada NFB525862

With irony and intelligence Marilyn Waring demystifies the language of economics by defining it as...

Who's Counting? Marilyn Waring on Sex, Lies and Global...

National Film Board Of Canada NFB525168

With irony and intelligence Marilyn Waring demystifies the language of economics by defining it as...

Zero Degrees of Separation - DVD

National Film Board Of Canada NFB534930

Zero Degrees of Separation breaks with the sensationalistic media coverage of the violence in the...

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