The National Film Board of Canada Collection
The National Film Board of Canada Collection includes the following titles:
Canadian concert pianist Glenn Gould enjoys a respite at his lakeside cottage.
In New York for a recoding session, Glenn Gould jokes with a cab driver, banters with sound engineers, and tapes Bach's Italian Concerto.
In a rural setting, the bleeding of a pig is depicted plainly, as an autumn ritual.
The death of a child is tragedy enough, but when the cause of death is random, brutal murder, the pain can be insurmountable.
In the first episode of a four-part series, "Mud" traces the roots of the residential highrise, from the biblical Tower of Babel to New York's tenement buildings.
In the second installment, Concrete explores how, in New York City and globally, residential high-rises and public housing attempted to foster social equality in the 20th century. The film is narrated and directed by Katerina Cizek in collaboration with the New York Times.
In the third episode of a four-part series, "Glass" examines the recent proliferation of luxury condos and the growing segregation between the rich and poor.
In the final episode of a four-part series, "Home" comprises images submitted by New York Times readers, who show their lives in high-rises around the world.
A demonstration of igloo-building in Canada's Far North.
Indian Time is a personal and current portrayal of the 11 Aboriginal nations of Québec, where some forty people take turns speaking, allowing for exceptional encounters and immersing the viewer in this ”Indian Time”.
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