Most Popular Adam Symansky Trailers
Total trailers found: 43
The Voyage of the St. Louis Trailer (1995)
25 May 1995
Documentary on the German luxury liner St. Louis that sailed from Hamburg to Cuba in 1939 carrying 937 German Jews.
Life on Ice Trailer (1986)
31 December 1986
This documentary film focuses on the animal life that survives in this harsh arctic climates at the edge of the ice - from the simple algae to narwhals, polar bears, sea birds, seals, whales and walruses.
Club Native Trailer (2008)
16 October 2008
With moving stories from a range of characters from her Kahnawake Reserve, Mohawk filmmaker, Tracey Deer, reveals the divisive legacy of more than a hundred years of discriminatory and sexist government policy to expose the lingering "blood quantum" ideals, snobby attitudes and outright racism that threaten to destroy the fabric of her community.
Mohawk Girls Trailer (2005)
01 January 2005
For three teenage girls growing up in Kahnawake — and indeed, all teenagers on the reserve — life can be quite confusing.
Professor Norman Cornett: 'Since when do we divorce the right answer from an honest answer?' Trailer (2009)
01 January 2009
This feature documentary by Alanis Obomsawin is a thoughtful tribute to Norman Cornett, a McGill University professor celebrated by scores of students appreciative of his unconventional yet powerful teaching methods who was controversially dismissed from his teaching duties in 2007.
A Savage Christmas: The Fall of Hong Kong Trailer (1992)
12 January 1992
The documentary, using the dramatization of fact, makes the case that the Canadian government knowingly sent two unprepared infantry battalions to help defend Hong Kong in late 1941, fully aware that they may have been on a doomed mission.
Justice Denied Trailer (1989)
24 September 1989
Donald Marshall is imprisoned for a murder he didn't commit.
Paper Wheat Trailer (1979)
25 January 1979
This film, based on the play of the same name, portrays the harsh lives of early Saskatchewan settlers and the foundation of the co-op movement on the Prairies.
Toward a Vision of a Future Society Trailer (1994)
01 January 1994
In this video, Noam Chomsky concentrates on the contemporary institutions and powers which have set limits on human progress and offers us some concrete ways of challenging them; in effect, he presents a vision of a future society.
Death by Moonlight: Bomber Command Trailer (1992)
19 January 1992
A documentary that uses dramatizations based on fact to tell the story of Canadian air crew in Canadian bomber squadrons under British command during World War II.
Under New Management Trailer (1981)
01 January 1981
This film is about the francization of Québec that has taken place since the Parti Québécois won power from the Liberals in 1976.
The Relationship Trailer (1988)
15 September 1988
This film explores how Canada wavers between rejection and acceptance of closer ties with the United States, tracing the historical precedents of current issues between the two nations.
Documenting John Grierson Trailer (2014)
28 February 2014
The life and work of the documentary pioneer.
Canada Vignettes: Canada's Snowbirds Trailer (1980)
01 January 1980
This installment in the Canada Vignettes series depicts the Canadian Forces Air Demonstration Aerobatics team at work.
Acting Blind Trailer (2006)
01 January 2006
This touching documentary follows a cast of blind and visually impaired actors as they prepare Dancing to Beethoven, a play about blindness.
The Concert Man Trailer (1982)
01 January 1982
This documentary short is a portrait of violinist, composer and dreamer Maurice Zbriger, who shared his music with Montrealers for over half a century.
Discordia Trailer (2004)
02 February 2004
In the fall of 2002, it was announced that Benjamin Netanyahu would deliver a speech at Concordia University in Montreal, and reaction from the student body was swift and sudden.
Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media Trailer (1992)
06 November 1992
A film about the noted American linguist/political dissident and his warning about corporate media's role in modern propaganda.
Asylum Trailer (1998)
01 January 1998
This feature documentary follows three newly arrived people in Canada and their experiences with the Canadian Refugee process.
The Devil at Your Heels Trailer (1981)
13 March 1981
Devil at Your Heels, traces the trials of stuntman Ken Carter who attempts a death-defying aerial jump in a car.
Referendum: Take 2 Trailer (1996)
25 March 1996
October, 1995. The most important political event in recent Canadian history, the Quebec vote on sovereignty, is about to unfold.
Nollywood Babylon Trailer (2009)
03 July 2009
Nigeria's film industry, Nollywood, is the third-largest in the world--an unstoppable economic and cultural force that has taken the continent by storm and is now bursting beyond the borders of Africa.
In Desperate Battle: Normandy 1944 Trailer (1992)
26 January 1992
A documentary, using dramatization of fact, that examines the Battle of Verrières Ridge, where on July 25, 1944 and not long after D-Day, an inexperienced battalion of the Canadian Black Watch Regiment launched a doomed attack and was defeated with heavy casualties by veteran German SS troops.
Incident at Restigouche Trailer (1984)
01 January 1984
Incident at Restigouche is a 1984 documentary film by Alanis Obomsawin, chronicling a series of two raids on the Listuguj Mi'gmaq First Nation (Restigouche) by the Sûreté du Québec in 1981, as part of the efforts of the Quebec government to impose new restrictions on Native salmon fishermen.
Flamenco at 5:15 Trailer (1983)
01 January 1983
Students in their final year at the National Ballet School of Canada are seen learning the flamenco from Susana and Antonio Robledo, who come to the school every winter to conduct classes which are held after the day's regular schedule has ended.
A Propaganda Model of the Media Plus Exploring Alternative Media Trailer (1994)
01 January 1994
Beginning with Noam Chomsky's response to a college student who role-plays "Jane U.S.A."--someone who naively believes she lives in a democratic society in which she can create her own destiny--the viewer is presented with a cross-section of typically lively Chomsky encounters.
Traitor or Patriot Trailer (2000)
01 January 2000
This feature documentary is a portrait of Adélard Godbout, the largely forgotten man who was Premier of Quebec from 1939 to 1944.
Noah Chomsky: Personal Influences Trailer (1994)
01 January 1994
This video focuses on the formative influences in Noam Chomsky's life--those factors which enable him to become a politically engaged intellectual.
Tommy Douglas: Keeper of the Flame Trailer (1986)
01 January 1986
This feature documentary traces the political career of T.C. (Tommy) Douglas, former premier of Saskatchewan and leader of the New Democratic Party, who was voted the Greatest Canadian in 2004 for his devotion to social causes, his charm and his powers of persuasion.
The Devil's Dream Trailer (1992)
01 January 1992
The folkloric Dance of the 24 Devils sheds new light on the reality of Guatemala. The Devils reveal a strong antagonism, both contemporary and mythological: they've declared war on humanity and have set out "to capture all souls", while Death heralds the end of mankind! Combining lyricism, realism and irony, The Devil's Dream explores the soul of this paradoxical country.
Edge of Ice Trailer (1986)
01 January 1986
This feature documentary highlights the nature of Arctic sea ice, and its crucial importance to life in the Far North.
A Time There Was: Stories from the Last Days of Kenya Colony Trailer (2009)
01 January 2009
A look at the Mau Mau Rebellion of the 1950s as experienced by filmmaker Donald McWilliams.
Concision: No Time for New Ideas Trailer (1994)
01 January 1994
This video focuses primarily on the implications of the structure and format of television, especially the consequences of concision, and how these factors can shape the messages of the medium.
Working Like Crazy Trailer (1999)
01 January 1999
Working Like Crazy is a fresh look at the struggles and victories of some former mental health patients who work in businesses owned and run by other psychiatric survivors.
O Canada #1: National Anthem: "With Glowing Hearts" Trailer (1979)
01 January 1979
This short film celebrates Canada from coast to coast with the national anthem. This version of the anthem was arranged on the occasion of the 1976 Olympics.
Children First! Trailer (1996)
01 January 1996
A collection of 7 animation short films inspired by the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
The Fifth Province Trailer (2003)
01 January 2003
The search for paradise is one way we express the human journey, a journey marked by turning points, watersheds.
Canada Vignettes: Vignettes from Labrador North Trailer (1979)
01 January 1979
Brief history and profile of Inuit communities in Northern Labrador and the role of the Moravian missionaries in the region.
Donald Brittain: Filmmaker Trailer (1992)
04 September 1992
A retrospective of documentary films by Donald Brittain offering a glimpse of the man and the restless energy that informed his work.
The Age of Invention Trailer (1984)
01 January 1984
This short film serves as a poem-on-film about the coming of the machine age on the eve of World War I.
