The National Film Board of Canada

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27 April 2010

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The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) is Canada's public film producer and distributor.

For over 70 years, the NFB has created socially engaged documentary, auteur animation, alternative drama and more.

Along the way, we’ve crafted over 12,000 productions and received more than 5000 awards, including 12 Oscars® and more than 90 Genies.

Today, we’re at the crossroads of innovation in the 21st century, bringing a tradition of trailblazing to the multi-platform digital universe.

Visit our website to watch over 700 documentaries and animated films : http://NFB.ca

If you want to get in touch, you can contact us here: http://nfb.ca/about/contact-us/

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32m 37s

PIERRES VIVES

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channel: The National Film Board of Canada

Synopsis: Selon les Inuit, chaque pierre que recueille le sculpteur renferme un secret. La sculpture inuit, découverte il y a quelques années, fut une véritable révélation. Elle est l'expression simple et poétique d'un génie bien particulier. Film tourné au Cap Dorset, en Terre de Baffin, parmi les Inuit de Kingait et de Kangiyiak.

Filmmaker: John Feeney
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uploaded date: 01-06-2010
3m 47s

VISTAS - LA VISITE

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channel: The National Film Board of Canada

Synopsis: La visite relate l'histoire vécue de l'étrange rencontre que fait une famille crie par une nuit neigeuse et d'une communication qui transcende les mots.

Filmmaker: Lisa Jackson

Contact: l'Office national du film du Canada et APTN

Producer: Selwyn Jacob

Year of Production: 2009
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uploaded date: 30-04-2010
36m 43s

YOU ARE ON INDIAN LAND

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channel: The National Film Board of Canada

Synopsis: A film report of the 1969 protest demonstration by Mohawk Indians of the St. Regis Reserve on the international bridge between Canada and the United States near Cornwall, Ontario.… Read more

uploaded date: 30-04-2010
3m 12s

VISTAS - WALK-IN-THE-FOREST/VISTAS - MARCHE-DANS-LA-FORÊT

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channel: The National Film Board of Canada

Synopsis: This whimsical animation, reminiscent of NFB classics, follows medicine man Walk-in-the-forest on a walk in the woods that leads to the discovery of an intriguing secret world.
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uploaded date: 29-04-2010
2m 49s

VISTAS - TRAPPER/VISTAS - TRAPPEUR

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Synopsis: Trapper is a beautiful short film capturing the quiet dignity of a day in the life of a Northern trapper.

Trappeur est un magnifique court métrage qui saisit la dignité tranquille d'une journée dans la vie d'un trappeur du Nord.

Filmmaker: Shannon Letandre

Contact: National Film Board of Canada and APTN/L'Office national du film du Canada et APTN
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uploaded date: 29-04-2010
3m 47s

VISTAS - THE VISIT

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Synopsis: The Visit tells the true story of a Cree family's strange encounter one winter night, which results in a conversation beyond words.

Filmmaker: Lisa Jackson

Contact: National Film Board of Canada and APTN

Producer: Selwyn Jacob

Year of Production: 2009

Distributor Information: National Film Board of Canada and APTN

Country: Canada
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uploaded date: 29-04-2010
3m 26s

VISTAS - RED OCHRE/VISTAS - OCRE ROUGE

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Synopsis: Combining archival photos with new and found footage, Red Ochre is a personal, impressionistic rendering of what it's like growing up Mi'kmaq in Newfoundland, while living in a culture of denial.
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uploaded date: 29-04-2010
3m 10s

VISTAS - LITTLE THUNDER/VISTAS - PETIT TONNERRE

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Synopsis: This animated short, inspired by the Mi'kmaq legend, "The Stone Canoe" explores aboriginal humour. We follow Little Thunder as he reluctantly leaves his family and sets out on a cross-country canoe trip to become a man.
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uploaded date: 29-04-2010
2m 37s

VISTAS - INUKSHOP/VISTAS - INUKSHOP

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Synopsis: Inuit filmmaker Jobie Weetaluktuk mixes archival and new footage to make a statement about the appropriation of his culture throughout history.

Le cinéaste inuit Jobie Weetaluktuk combine séquences d'archives et nouvelles images pour prendre position sur les différentes formes d'appropriation de sa culture au cours de l'histoire.

Filmmaker: Jobie Weetaluktuk
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uploaded date: 29-04-2010
3m 20s

VISTAS - IGNITION/VISTAS - ALLUMAGE

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Synopsis: This CG-animated film evokes the experience of driving alone on an unlit rural road at night. Darkness is broken by the beam of headlights, creating dancing shadows, which obfuscate what lies beyond the road.
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uploaded date: 29-04-2010
2m 17s

VISTAS - DANCERS OF THE GRASS/VISTAS - LES DANSEURS DE L'HERBE

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Synopsis: A stunning display of a stop motion animation, Dancers of the Grass vividly depicts the majesty of the hoop dance, a tradition symbolizing the unity of all nations.

Éblouissante démonstration d'animation image par image, Les danseurs de l'herbe illustre avec éclat la majesté de la danse du cerceau, une tradition symbolisant l'unité de toutes les nations.
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uploaded date: 29-04-2010
3m 18s

VISTAS - CROSSING THE LINE/VISTAS - LA DIVISION

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Synopsis: Crossing the Line turns the politics and conflicts of a playground sandbox into an allegory for the way nations treat one another, and the borders seem to do more harm than good.
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uploaded date: 29-04-2010