Stanley Jackson Movies

  • 1953
    Paul Tomkowicz: Street Railway Switchman

    Paul Tomkowicz: Street Railway Switchman

    Paul Tomkowicz: Street Railway Switchman

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    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...

    Paul Tomkowicz: Street Railway Switchman
  • 1960
    Circle of the Sun

    Circle of the Sun

    Circle of the Sun

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    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.

    Circle of the Sun
  • 1960
    The Cars in Your Life

    The Cars in Your Life

    The Cars in Your Life

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    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...

    The Cars in Your Life
  • 1964
    The Hutterites

    The Hutterites

    The Hutterites

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    A look at the Hutterites, an Anabaptist religious community similar to the Amish or the Mennonites in rural Alberta.

    The Hutterites
  • 1958
    The Days Before Christmas

    The Days Before Christmas

    The Days Before Christmas

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    This short documentary depicts Christmastime in Montreal. The milling crowds, department store Santas, Brink's messengers, kindergarten angels and...

    The Days Before Christmas
  • 1955
    To Serve the Mind

    To Serve the Mind

    To Serve the Mind

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    The dramatization of the sympathetic hospital treatment a general practitioner receives when he suffers a mental breakdown. There is an emphasis on...

    To Serve the Mind
  • 1959
    Emergency Ward

    Emergency Ward

    Emergency Ward

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    This 1959 documentary short is a frank portrait of the daily operations inside the Montreal General Hospital’s emergency ward.

    Emergency Ward
  • 1973
    Kainai

    Kainai

    Kainai

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    On the Kainai (Blood) First Nations Reserve, near Cardston, Alberta, a hopeful new development in Indigenous enterprise. Once rulers of the western...

    Kainai
  • 1971
    The Conquered Dream

    The Conquered Dream

    The Conquered Dream

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    A documentary history of the exciting, sometimes ill-fated exploration of Canada's Arctic, produced jointly by the British Broadcasting Corporation...

    The Conquered Dream
  • 1961
    The Days of Whisky Gap

    The Days of Whisky Gap

    The Days of Whisky Gap

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    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...

    The Days of Whisky Gap
  • 1971
    People of the Seal, Part 2: Eskimo Winter

    People of the Seal, Part 2: Eskimo Winter

    People of the Seal, Part 2: Eskimo Winter

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    The second of two coproductions by the British Broadcasting Corporation and the National Film Board of Canada, People of the Seal, Part 2: Eskimo...

    People of the Seal, Part 2: Eskimo Winter
  • 1996
    No Turning Back

    No Turning Back

    No Turning Back

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    This film follows the aftermath of the Oka crisis, which brought Indigenous rights into sharp focus. After the barricades came down, the Royal...

    No Turning Back
  • 1950
    Feelings of Depression

    Feelings of Depression

    Feelings of Depression

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    How and why feelings of depression carry over from childhood to overshadow adulthood are explained in the case of John Murray, an industrious and...

    Feelings of Depression
  • 1978
    John Law and the Mississippi Bubble

    John Law and the Mississippi Bubble

    John Law and the Mississippi Bubble

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    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.

    John Law and the Mississippi Bubble
  • 1974
    The Boat That Ian Built

    The Boat That Ian Built

    The Boat That Ian Built

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    The amazing success story of the Laser, a thirteen-foot sailboat built by Ian Bruce of Pointe Claire, Québec, and of Performance Sailcraft,...

    The Boat That Ian Built
  • 1966
    Helicopter Canada

    Helicopter Canada

    Helicopter Canada

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    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....

    Helicopter Canada
  • 1974
    The Light Fantastick

    The Light Fantastick

    The Light Fantastick

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    A detailed retrospective of animation and animation techniques at the National Film Board of Canada.

    The Light Fantastick
  • 1949
    Summer Is for Kids

    Summer Is for Kids

    Summer Is for Kids

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    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...

    Summer Is for Kids
  • 1953
    The Ballot-o-Maniac

    The Ballot-o-Maniac

    The Ballot-o-Maniac

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    An enthusiastic but naive campaign worker causes trouble for his candidate due to his unorthodox campaign tactics, which turn out to violate the...

    The Ballot-o-Maniac
  • 1944
    Home to the Land

    Home to the Land

    Home to the Land

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    This documentary from 1945 explains The Veteran's Land Act, which provided for low-cost loans to veterans who wished to purchase properties and...

    Home to the Land