Leolos Welt ist die der Phantasie. Er verwandelt die Wirklichkeit in Lüge. Er glaubt, daß seine Mutter von einer verseuchten Tomate schwanger war, und der Arzt nicht den Mut hatte, ihr das zu sagen. Er ist auch fest überzeugt davon, daß alle in der Familie vom Großvater eine kleine Zelle zuviel im Gehirn abbekommen haben. Deshalb auch der Psychiater. Seine Familie ist ein einziger Alptraum. Da hilft nur noch die Liebe zu Bianca, der Kleinen aus der Nachbarschaft. Wenn es sein müßte, würde Leolo für sie seine ganze, bescheuerte Familie umbringen.
Doku-Essay, in dem Sarah Polley in ihrer Familiengeschichte forscht und Überraschendes, Tragisches und Komisches zutage fördert.
A film about the noted American linguist/political dissident and his warning about corporate media's role in modern propaganda.
Im kanadischen Yukon-Gebiet lebt Norman Winther, einer der letzten ursprünglichen Trapper Nordamerikas. Gemeinsam mit seiner Frau Nebraska bewohnt er eine aus Baumstämmen gezimmerte Blockhütte und verbringt seine Tage mit dem Aufstellen und Kontrollieren zahlreicher Fallen, in denen er ausgesuchten Pelztieren des Waldes den Garaus bereitet. Werden diese von der Holzindustrie in andere Gebiete vertrieben, müssen auch die Winthers ihr Ränzlein schnüren und den Tieren Richtung Norden folgen.
In den siebziger Jahren hat Bruder Peter Lavin (Henry Czerny) die Knaben seines kirchlichen Waisenhauses missbraucht. Erst 15 Jahre später kommt der Fall vor Gericht. Doch Lavin, inzwischen selbst Vater, behät die Kontrolle... Der meisterliche Zweiteiler überrascht im zweiten Teil auch mit einem faszinierenden Psychogramm des Täters. Teil 2 'Späte Wahrheit - 15 Jahre später': Peter Lavin, ehemals Bruder Lavin aus dem Waisenhaus St. Vincent, wird 15 Jahre später wegen Körperverletzung und Vergewaltigung von Kindern verhaftet. Doch der wichtige Kronzeuge Kevin Reevey weigert sich zunächst auszusagen. Als der Jugendliche Steven Lunny unter dem Druck der Verhandlung Selbstmord begeht, bestätigt Reevey schließlich doch alle Vorwürfe gegen Lavin, der Prozess nimmt eine dramatische Wendung, und weitere skandalöse Vergehen werden enthüllt.
In this Oscar-winning short film, Norman McLaren employs the principles normally used to put drawings or puppets into motion to animate live actors. The story is a parable about two people who come to blows over the possession of a flower.
The selfishness of the bourgeoisie and the dull passivity of its servants are the theme of this puppet animation presenting the tragicomedy of a society in its death throes, taking refuge in absurd behaviour.
Kurz vor dem Ersten Weltkrieg beginnt Elzear Bouffier Eichen zu pflanzen. In drei Jahren pflanzt er in Höhenlagen, auf denen seit Jahrzehnten nichts gewachsen war, 100.000 Eichen. Und auch nach 30 Jahren ist die Anzahl der gepflanzten Bäume lediglich wie ein Tropfen auf den heißen Stein. Doch in diesen Landstrichen leben wieder Tiere und Menschen. Dieses ökologische Märchen mit den Bildern des hoch talentierten Frédéric Back ist eine Freude für Auge und Ohr, ganz im Stil großer impressionistischer Meister.
A couple has a fight over a game of Scrabble unaware that a full-scale nuclear war has started.
Animated Canadian tales of the Great Depression as told by the staff of The Toronto Star.
This animated short follows an unwanted baby who is passed from house to house. The film is the Canadian contribution to an hour-long feature film celebrating UNESCO's Year of the Child (1979). It illustrates one of the ten principles of the Declaration of Children's Rights: every child is entitled to a name and a nationality. The film took home an Oscar® for Best Animated Short Film.
Ranjit, a farmer in India, takes on the fight of his life when he demands justice for his 13-year-old daughter, the victim of a brutal gang rape. His decision to support his daughter is virtually unheard of, and his journey unprecedented.
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A submarine crew, a feared pack of forest bandits, a famous surgeon, and a battalion of child soldiers all get more than they bargained for as they wend their way toward progressive ideas on life and love.
Five animals meet regularly to discuss their inner angst in a group therapy session led by Dr. Clement, a canine psychotherapist. The group includes Lorraine, a leech who suffers from separation anxiety; Cheryl, a praying mantis who can’t seem to keep a man; Todd, a pig with an eating disorder; Jeffrey, a bird with guilt issues; and Linda, an obsessive-compulsive cat.
Centring around Canadian animator Ryan Larkin. Who in later years lived on skid row in Montreal following a history of drug and alcohol abuse.
Nova Scotia (Ostkanada) in den 40ern. Das Leben ist trist in der Einöde, außerdem drücken schlimme Erinnerungen: Die gleichermaßen sensible wie lebenshungrige Margaret verlor ihren Vater und den Bruder bei einem Grubenunglück. Nun leidet sie unter der Bitternis ihrer Mutter. Die Heirat mit dem pragmatischen Romantiker Neil Currie scheint Margarets Leben zum Guten zu wenden. Da verliert Neil seinen Job und muss schweren Herzens in der Kohlegrube anheuern. Wieder nimmt das Schicksal seinen Lauf...
Madame Tutli-Putli boards the Night Train, weighed down with all her earthly possessions and the ghosts of her past. She travels alone, facing both the kindness and menace of strangers. As day descends into dark, she finds herself caught up in a desperate metaphysical adventure.
Set in cold rural Quebec at Christmas time, we follow the coming of age of a young boy and the life of his family which owns the town's general store and undertaking business.
This feature documentary is a portrait of Peter Watkins, an Oscar®-winning British filmmaker who, for the past 4 decades, has proved that films can be made without compromise. With the proliferation of TV channels, documentaries are enjoying an unprecedented boom fuelled by audiences seeking an alternative to infotainment. But now documentary filmmaking, too, finds itself constrained by the imperatives of television. However, there is a rebel resisting this uniformity of the spirit. Pre-eminent among today's documentary filmmakers concerned about this mind-numbing standardization, Peter Watkins has never strayed from either his principles or the cause.
A pesky yellow cat becomes the bane of Mr. Johnson's life as it constantly outsmarts his increasingly desperate attempts to get rid of it.
Ten women in Canada talk about being lesbian in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s: discovering the pulp fiction of the day about women in love, their own first affairs, the pain of breaking up, frequenting gay bars, facing police raids, men's responses, and the etiquette of butch and femme roles. Interspersed among the interviews and archival footage are four dramatized chapters from a pulp novel, "Forbidden Love".
This series of seven one-hour films examines the nature, evolution and consequences of modern warfare. Filmed in ten countries, on two oceans, and with the co-operation of the armed forces of six nations, War features interviews with top-level NATO and Soviet military leaders and strategists, eminent historians and other professional observers of combat. Drawing as well on film and picture archives worldwide, with footage of important battlefields on three continents, this documentary series argues that war, an institution invented to settle disputes between nations, no longer serves its purpose. It concludes that nations must find other ways to resolve their differences. The on-camera host for the War series is Gwynne Dyer, Canadian international affairs analyst and military historian.
My Brand New is a Canadien television series that premiered on YTV on July 4, 2004. The series brings together kids from different backgrounds and experiences and invites them to switch lives.
Freediving champion Jessea Lu nearly died during a world-record attempt. She revisits the site of her near-death in this documentary, facing past traumas and struggling back to life.
Während die World Wrestling Federation damit zu kämpfen hatte, daß Ted Turners Konkurrenzliga WCW ihr viele Topstars wegkaufte, begleitete ein Kamerateam mehrere Monate den WWF Star Bret "The Hitman" Hart. Dabei gibt es Einblicke hinter die Kulissen, wie sie bis dahin noch nie zu sehen waren. Unter anderem waren die Kameras backstage dabei, als WWF Besitzer Vince McMahon Bret beim unter Wrestlingfans berühmten "Montreal Screwjob" vor laufenden Kameras hinterging.
A study of life at Christmas time in Moose Factory, an old settlement mainly composed of Cree families on the shore of James Bay, composed entirely of children's crayon drawings and narrated by children.
Bureaucracy shapes our lives and guides us from the cradle to the grave. This documentary lays bare the idiosyncrasies of bureaucracy, whether in Canada, Austria, Hungary, the Vatican or the Virgin Islands. It also attempts to make the functioning of the public service more comprehensible. The absurdities of bureaucratic behaviour are exposed with humour and irreverence.
The Flying Sailor is based on the Halifax Explosion of 1917 when two ships collided in the Halifax Harbour causing the largest accidental explosion in history. Among the tragic stories of the disaster is the remarkable account of a sailor who, blown skyward from the deck of a British cargo steamer, flew over 2 km before landing completely unharmed, but naked except for his boots.
Viola writes novels in a darkened room. Marie, her sister and only companion, takes care of her every need. Together, they are an island unto themselves, quiet and complete in their isolation. And then the abrupt arrival of a stranger throws their tenuous order into chaos. An animated short etched directly onto tinted 70 mm film.