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Companies: Best Movies & TV Shows/Series by National Film Board of Canada

The National Film Board of Canada (NFB; French: Office national du film du Canada (ONF)) is Canada's public film and digital media producer and distributor. An agency of the Government of Canada, the NFB produces and distributes documentary films, animation, web documentaries, and alternative dramas. In total, the NFB has produced over 13,000 productions since its inception, which have won over 5,000 awards. The NFB reports to the Parliament of Canada through the Minister of Canadian Heritage. It has bilingual production programs and branches in English and French, including multicultural-related documentaries. ()
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To Kill A Tiger(2022)

2h 5min | Documentary

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.

Directed by Nisha Pahuja

The Last Trapper(2004)

1h 34min | Adventure, Drama, Documentary
3.4/5 (with 37 votes)

Norman is not just an admirer of nature, he's a part of it. He survives the harshness of the climate and the wildlife by coexisting with it. With his wife Nebraska, they live almost entirely off the land, making money by selling their furs.

Directed by Nicolas Vanier - With Norman Winther

Léolo(1992)

1h 47min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
3.5/5 (with 57 votes)

The story of an imaginative boy who pretends he is the child of a sperm-laden Sicilian tomato upon which his mother accidentally fell.

Directed by Jean-Claude Lauzon - With Gilbert Sicotte, Ginette Reno, Julien Guiomar, Maxime Collin, Pierre Bourgault, Giuditta del Vecchio, ...

The Man Who Planted Trees(1987)

30min | Animation, Drama
4.1/5 (with 69 votes)

The story of one shepherd's single-handed quest to re-forest a desolate valley in the foothills of the French Alps throughout the first half of the 20th century.

Directed by Frédéric Back

Stories We Tell(2012)

PG-13
| 1h 49min | Documentary
3.5/5 (with 93 votes)

Canadian actress and filmmaker Sarah Polley investigates certain secrets related to her mother, interviewing a group of family members and friends whose reliability varies depending of their implication in the events, which are remembered in different ways; so a trail of questions remains to be answered, because memory is always changing and the discovery of truth often depends on who is telling the tale.

Directed by Sarah Polley - With Rebecca Jenkins
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Angry Inuk(2016)

1h 25min | Documentary
3.8/5 (with 5 votes)

With "sealfies" and social media, a new tech-savvy generation of Inuit is wading into the world of activism, using humour and reason to confront aggressive animal rights vitriol and defend their traditional hunting practices. Director Alethea Arnaquq-Baril joins her fellow Inuit activists as they challenge outdated perceptions of Inuit and present themselves to the world as a modern people in dire need of a sustainable economy.

Directed by Alethea Arnaquq-Baril

Reel Injun(2010)

1h 26min | Documentary, Western
3.5/5 (with 14 votes)

The evolution of the depiction of Native Americans in film, from the silent era until today, featuring clips from hundreds of movies and candid interviews with famous directors, writers and actors, Native and non-Native: how their image on the screen transforms the way to understand their history and culture.

Directed by Neil Diamond, Catherine Bainbridge - With Adam Beach, Clint Eastwood, Sacheen Littlefeather, Zacharias Kunuk, Jim Jarmusch, Robbie Robertson, ...

Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media(1992)

2h 47min | Documentary
3.8/5 (with 38 votes)

A film about the noted American linguist/political dissident and his warning about corporate media's role in modern propaganda.

Directed by Mark Achbar, Peter Wintonick - With Noam Chomsky, Mark Achbar, Peter Wintonick, Frits Bolkestein

The Forbidden Room(2015)

2h 8min | Mystery, Drama, Comedy, Romance / Love
2.9/5 (with 40 votes)

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.

Directed by Guy Maddin - With Maria de Medeiros, Roy Dupuis, Udo Kier, Gregory Hlady, Mathieu Amalric, Geraldine Chaplin, ...
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Neighbours(1952)

8min | Animation, Comedy
3.8/5 (with 44 votes)

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.

Directed by Norman McLaren

Ryan(2004)

PG
| 13min | Documentary, Animation, Drama, Fantasy
3.5/5 (with 24 votes)

Centring around Canadian animator Ryan Larkin. Who in later years lived on skid row in Montreal following a history of drug and alcohol abuse.

Directed by Chris Landreth
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The Railrodder(1965)

24min | Comedy
3.3/5 (with 18 votes)

After literally swimming across the Atlantic Ocean, an Englishman takes a country trip across Canada on a railcar.

Directed by Gerald Potterton, Buster Keaton, John Spotton - With Buster Keaton
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Gulîstan, Land of Roses(2016)

1h 24min | Documentary, War
3.6/5 (with 4 votes)

They belong to the armed wing of the PKK, the Kurdistan Workers' Party, which is also an active guerrilla movement. The mission of these female fighters? Defend Kurdish territory in Iraq and Syria, and defeat ISIS (the armed militants of the so-called Islamic State group), all while embodying a revolutionary ideal advocating female empowerment. As filmmaker Zaynê Akyol follows their highly regimented lives, seasoned fighters like Rojen and Sozdar openly share with us their most intimate thoughts and dreams. Even as fighting against ISIS intensifies in the Middle East, these women bravely continue their battle against barbarism. Offering a window into this largely unknown world, Gulîstan, Land of Roses exposes the hidden face of this highly mediatized war: the female, feminist face of a revolutionary group united by a common vision of freedom.

Directed by Zaynê Akyol
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Folle de Dieu(2008)

1h 17min | History, Documentary

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Directed by Jean-Daniel Lafond

Animal Behaviour(2018)

14min | Comedy, Animation
3.2/5 (with 39 votes)

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.

Directed by Alison Snowden

The Boys of St. Vincent: 15 Years Later(1992)

1h 30min | Drama
3.5/5 (with 7 votes)

Fifteen years after the events of The Boys of St. Vincent took place, the various boys involved are brought in to testify against the brothers, now finally standing trial, who assaulted them when they were children.

Madame Tutli-Putli(2007)

17min | Animation, Thriller
3.5/5 (with 30 votes)

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.

Directed by Clyde Henry Productions, Maciek Szczerbowski

Mon oncle Antoine(1971)

NR
| 1h 44min | Comedy, Drama
3.6/5 (with 18 votes)

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.

Directed by Claude Jutra - With Jean Duceppe, Monique Mercure, Claude Jutra, Dominique Joly, Hélène Loiselle, Lionel Villeneuve, ...

The Big Snit(1985)

10min | Animation, Comedy
3.6/5 (with 25 votes)

A couple has a fight over a game of Scrabble unaware that a full-scale nuclear war has started.

Directed by Richard Condie

My Brand New Life(2004)

23min per episode | Reality-TV, Documentary

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.

I've Heard the Mermaids Singing(1987)

R
| 1h 21min | Comedy, Drama
2.8/5 (with 16 votes)

Awkward, shy and delightfully funny, Polly Vandersma is an "organizationally impaired" temporary assistant who finally gets her first permanent job at the age of 31. While she works for the curator of an art gallery, Polly narrates her own story, sharing the comical and bittersweet pretensions of the art world. At the same time, she reveals a special part of her own private world, taking the viewer to enchanted places in this quiet assault on the notion of authority everywhere.

Directed by Patricia Rozema - With Sheila McCarthy, Paule Baillargeon

Chiefs(2001)

Documentary

These films brings to life the power, spirit and mystery of the leaders of First Nations, and separates the myths from the men and battles.

Pas de Deux(1968)

13min | Music, Animation
3.3/5 (with 28 votes)

Two ballet dancers perform a dance enhanced with surreal after-image visuals.

Directed by Norman McLaren - With Vincent Warren

RiP!: A Remix Manifesto(2008)

1h 26min | Documentary
3.5/5 (with 11 votes)

RiP!: A Remix Manifesto is a 2008 open source documentary film about the "the changing concept of copyright" directed by Brett Gaylor.

Directed by Brett Gaylor - With Girl Talk, Lawrence Lessig, Cory Doctorow, Gilberto Gil
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The Cat Came Back(1988)

7min | Music, Animation, Comedy
3.5/5 (with 29 votes)

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.

Directed by Cordell Barker - With Richard Condie

The Sweater(1980)

10min | Animation
3.1/5 (with 9 votes)

In this animated short, Roch Carrier recounts the most mortifying moment of his childhood. At a time when all his friends worshipped Maurice "Rocket" Richard and wore his number 9 Canadiens hockey jersey, the boy was mistakenly sent a Toronto Maple Leafs jersey from Eaton's. Unable to convince his mother to send it back, he must face his friends wearing the colours of the opposing team. This short film, based on the book The Hockey Sweater, is an NFB classic that appeals to hockey lovers of all ages.

Directed by Sheldon Cohen

Blind Vaysha(2016)

8min | Animation
3.6/5 (with 28 votes)

From the moment she was born, Vaysha was a very special girl. With her left eye she can only see into the past, and with her right she can only see the future. The past is familiar and safe, the future is sinister and threatening. The present is a blind spot. In captivating parabolic imagery, the award-winning animation artist Theodore Ushev illustrates the world through Vaysha’s eyes.

Directed by Theodore Ushev

The Street(1976)

10min | Comedy, Animation, Drama
2.8/5 (with 11 votes)

This film deals with a Jewish family in Montreal, Canada as they care for a dying grandmother and the young boy who is impatient to get the room he was promised as soon as she kicks the bucket.

Directed by Caroline Leaf
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Hitman Hart - Wrestling With Shadows(1998)

1h 33min | Documentary
3.8/5 (with 20 votes)

This documentary follows superstar Bret Hart during his last year in the WWF. The film documents the tensions that resulted in The Montreal Screwjob, one of the most controversial events in the history of professional wrestling, in which Vince McMahon, Shawn Micheals, and others, legitimately conspired behind the scenes to go against the script and remove Bret Hart as champion.

Directed by Paul Jay - With Bret Hart, Vince McMahon, Shawn Michaels, Stu Hart, Owen Hart, Davey Boy Smith, ...

The Flying Sailor(2022)

8min | Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
3.0/5 (with 17 votes)

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.

Directed by Amanda Forbis, Wendy Tilby
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