Stanley Jackson Movies
- 1953
Paul Tomkowicz: Street Railway Switchman
Paul Tomkowicz: Street Railway Switchman5.7271953HD
In this film, Paul Tomkowicz, Polish-born Canadian, talks about his job and his life in Canada. He compares his new life in the city of Winnipeg to...
- 1960
Circle of the Sun
Circle of the Sun7.51960HD
A young man of the Kainai Nation (Blood tribe) shows us contemporary life of people as he attends a Sun Dance ceremony with the tribe.
- 1960
The Cars in Your Life
The Cars in Your Life01960HD
A light, humorous look at the motor car and the great North American itch for a place on the road. From the comparative peace of Honest Joe's...
- 1964
The Hutterites
The Hutterites71964HD
A look at the Hutterites, an Anabaptist religious community similar to the Amish or the Mennonites in rural Alberta.
- 1958
The Days Before Christmas
The Days Before Christmas01958HD
This short documentary depicts Christmastime in Montreal. The milling crowds, department store Santas, Brink's messengers, kindergarten angels and...
- 1955
To Serve the Mind
To Serve the Mind01955HD
The dramatization of the sympathetic hospital treatment a general practitioner receives when he suffers a mental breakdown. There is an emphasis on...
- 1959
Emergency Ward
Emergency Ward01959HD
This 1959 documentary short is a frank portrait of the daily operations inside the Montreal General Hospital’s emergency ward.
- 1973
Kainai
Kainai01973HD
On the Kainai (Blood) First Nations Reserve, near Cardston, Alberta, a hopeful new development in Indigenous enterprise. Once rulers of the western...
- 1971
The Conquered Dream
The Conquered Dream51971HD
A documentary history of the exciting, sometimes ill-fated exploration of Canada's Arctic, produced jointly by the British Broadcasting Corporation...
- 1961
The Days of Whisky Gap
The Days of Whisky Gap01961HD
Rousing tales of the North-West Mounted Police are brought to life through photos and artists' sketches. In 1873, the North-West Mounted Police were...
- 1971
People of the Seal, Part 2: Eskimo Winter
People of the Seal, Part 2: Eskimo Winter51971HD
The second of two coproductions by the British Broadcasting Corporation and the National Film Board of Canada, People of the Seal, Part 2: Eskimo...
- 1996
No Turning Back
No Turning Back01996HD
This film follows the aftermath of the Oka crisis, which brought Indigenous rights into sharp focus. After the barricades came down, the Royal...
- 1950
Feelings of Depression
Feelings of Depression01950HD
How and why feelings of depression carry over from childhood to overshadow adulthood are explained in the case of John Murray, an industrious and...
- 1978
John Law and the Mississippi Bubble
John Law and the Mississippi Bubble01978HD
One of the most sensational get-rich-quick schemes that took place in France over 200 years ago with economist John Law at the helm.
- 1974
The Boat That Ian Built
The Boat That Ian Built01974HD
The amazing success story of the Laser, a thirteen-foot sailboat built by Ian Bruce of Pointe Claire, Québec, and of Performance Sailcraft,...
- 1966
Helicopter Canada
Helicopter Canada6.41966HD
A view from a helicopter of the ten Canadian provinces in 1966. The result is a big, beautiful and engrossing bird's-eye portrait of the country....
- 1974
The Light Fantastick
The Light Fantastick01974HD
A detailed retrospective of animation and animation techniques at the National Film Board of Canada.
- 1949
Summer Is for Kids
Summer Is for Kids01949HD
A child spends two weeks in a summer camp at Muskoka, Ontario. This short film presents a delightful portrait of a young boy's sojourn at summer...
- 1953
The Ballot-o-Maniac
The Ballot-o-Maniac01953HD
An enthusiastic but naive campaign worker causes trouble for his candidate due to his unorthodox campaign tactics, which turn out to violate the...
- 1944
Home to the Land
Home to the Land01944HD
This documentary from 1945 explains The Veteran's Land Act, which provided for low-cost loans to veterans who wished to purchase properties and...