Must see Indigenous documentaries and movies from the National Film Board of Canada.
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A selection of three works, programmed in the New Frontier and Shorts section of Sundance 2020 brings POV’s reporting on the festival to a close. It showcases the innovative storytelling of three
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To celebrate the 80th anniversary of the National Film Board of Canada, eight POV writers share their picks for the top ten films in the history of the NFB. From documentary features,
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It is perhaps impossible to assess the impact of the body of work created by Canada’s National Film Board (NFB; ONF en français) on our national culture—or, indeed, on international cinematic culture.
Keep ReadingHighwire (Sur la corde raide) (Canada, 82 min.) Dir. Claude Guilmain Living in the shadow of the United States of America, Canadians may often feel, or be likened to, a little sibling.
Keep ReadingLe fond de l’air (White Noise) (Canada, 78 min.) Dir: Simon Beaulieu The beginning of_Le fond de l’air_ is meant to be painful to watch. Bombarded by rapid-fire flashing lights, snippets of random
Keep ReadingThe Whale and the Raven (Canada/Germany, Dir. Mirjam Leuze Recent documentary filmmaking, especially nature documentaries, has been plagued with redundant use of drone images. But when German filmmaker Miriam Leuze uses it
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Now is the time for artists like Christopher Auchter. The Haida filmmaker revisits a slice of NFB history and a seminal event in his community’s history with his new documentary Now Is
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Chris Dainty’s animated documentary Shannon Amen is as raw and organic as the materials from which it was made. Using a mixture of ice, animation, and even his own blood, Dainty resurrects
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Sandra Ignagni's Highway to Heaven: A Mosaic in One Mile observes a diversity of faiths that exist side by side on Richmond’s No. 5 Road. The director discusses her NFB doc ahead
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