Documentary about the effects of 1950s Cold War technology on the landscape and Inuit culture in Canada's north. The installation of the Distant Early Warning system of missile detection in the far north is shown to be much more than simply technological.

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A family can take many forms, whether as a tightly-knit "traditional" rural family in Newfoundland, a single mother and her daughter in Montreal, a same-sex couple with three children in New Brunswick, or a large "blended" family in Toronto. This video takes us on an intimate journey into the homes and lives of seven families across Canada, challenging our views about what family is and what it will be in generations to come. The classroom version features an access menu at the beginning of the program and locator codes throughout.

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Ethnological Documentary recalling the tradition of lumberjacks, fishermen and hunters over the last two hundred years in the forests of Quebec. Telling the story are the brothers and loggers Amédée and Vézina Fortin, Alverez Bouchard, pearl diver, and Msgr. Félix-Antoine Savard, poet and writer. The film is based on the work of Normand Lafleur and his study entitled "La vie traditionnelle des Coureurs de bois aux 18 et 19è siècles".

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Film on the École nationale de cirque de Montréal [translation: National circus school of Montreal]. Start of the school year, life at the school, rehearsals, the year-end show, the title of which, Le Feu sacré, sums up the feeling that motivates these young performers who want to make people dream.

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The first thing people notice about Rick Zakowich is his size. Creative therapist by day and blues singer by night, Rick’s charisma and talent are undeniable, yet he remains fixed within the definition of a narrow label. The film began when Rick set out to change all that. But things didn’t turn out as planned...instead of being a half-hour film about a 400-pound guy trying to lose 220 pounds, FAT CHANCE turned out to be a feature-length documentary about a 400-pound guy who hasn’t lost weight but has gained self-confidence.

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March 1994. Sarajevo is a city held hostage by the surrounding hills and resists the shower of shells that rains down on it. It is afraid, cold, hungry, lives in the dark and sleeps in caves without running water and suffers every difficulty. Seven women witness this hell. They tell of numerous shortages, how hard daily life is, the inability to work at their occupations and a future that has been assassinated. And they don’t mention what we all know: in this chaotic world, the children remain. Their own and all those of this martyred, new order capital, as hope and perhaps pardon, lie with the children – when this endless agony ceases, and if summer returns to Sarajevo after the long winter of barbarity.

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An impressive portrait of Jean Duceppe, his career and achievements. Multi-talented and versatile, Duceppe left his mark on theatre and cinema as well as radio and television. A number of the characters he created are now part of our collective memory. But Jean Duceppe was not just an actor. The documentary also retraces the many facets of his tireless union work, his work as a businessman, radio and television host, political activist, artistic director and publisher. The youngest of a family of 18 children and himself the father of seven, this immensely talented artist was a simple man who was funny and sensitive alike, at times angry and always generous. He was also committed, having a ringside seat in the battle for Quebec’s culture and identity, and was angered by all the injustices. An ardent nationalist, Jean Duceppe was the artistic director most open to American theatre, which he had translated and adapted to Quebec’s situation.

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The powerful story of the shocking spread of Asian organized crime from coastal China to Canada and the United States. China-based gangs, trading in illegal immigrants, drugs, prostitution and forgery represent the most important threat to law and order in North America today. A frank, undercover look at the rarely seen world of the Dragons of Crime.

Source: Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC)