Every week enjoy a FREE film on our state of the art digital viewing stations! This fall we are highlighting some "must-see" films from the NFB collection focusing on themes of human rights, diversity, and the environment. Pair any of these with an animated short from our extensive, award-winning collection, and you'll have an exclusive screening program of your own choosing. Not sure which animation to watch? Our knowledgeable staff will be happy to guide your selection.
DECEMBER 1 - 15
The Sweater directed by Sheldon Cohen
Bestselling author Roch Carrier narrates a mortifying boyhood experience in this animated adaptation of his beloved story, "The Hockey Sweater."
The Sweater has universal appeal for children and adults alike.
DECEMBER 15 - 31
Noel Noël - directed by Nicola Lemay
Noel Noël, a misguided billionaire, is in love with Beatrice, a bespectacled fairy. But thanks to little Zoey, her dog Snooze and a blue-eyed reindeer, his eyes are finally opened. Enlivened by a humorous and rhymed narration spoken by Leslie Nielsen, Noel Noël is an animated fantasy about Christmas reminding us that happiness comes when the heart is allowed to speak.
JANUARY 1 - 15
Mon Oncle Antoine - directed by Claude Jutra
There was a time when the general store was the crossroads of life, a place where a boy could learn all he needed for the way ahead--especially when his uncle was the storekeeper, and also the undertaker, and the nephew often called upon to lend a hand. This film recalls such a store in a village in the asbestos mining area of Quebec in the early 1940s.
Mon oncle Antoine is about a Quebec that makes no headlines but reflects the whole of life, the ebb and flow of hope and despair that might be in anyone's memory. In French with English subtitles.
Best Canadian Film - Category: Canada's Ten Best
International Film Festival
September 6 to 15 1984, Toronto - Canada
JANUARY 16 - 31
How to Build an Igloo directed by Douglas Wilkinson
A demonstration of igloo-building in Canada's far north, showing how the site is selected and how blocks of snow are used to make a snug shelter in only an hour and a half. As the camera follows each stage, the commentary explains the process.
FEBRUARY 1 - 15
The Rocket - directed by Jacques Payette
Meet Maurice Richard on and off the ice, and follow his spectacular career with the Montreal Canadiens--from the early '40s, when only a few thousand people turned out for pro hockey games, to the 1950s, when the Montreal Forum was bursting with delirious fans.
The Rocket features footage from games and revealing interviews with Richard himself, the first star of the golden age of hockey.
FEBRUARY 16 - 29
Shinny: The Hockey in All of Us directed by David Battistella
Whether on a spectacular lake set amidst the Rocky Mountains or a frozen patch of the Arctic Ocean, a 200-year-old pond in Nova Scotia or a slew in southern Saskatchewan, Canadians take to the ice to play hockey in all its winter splendour. Men and women, boys and girls, retirees and up-and-comers, prime ministers and plumbers - all are equal on the rink. Director David Battistella presents the unwritten codes learned on ponds and backyard rinks, and passed down from generation to generation.
National Film Board of Canada Production
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