Albert Kish Movie Trailers

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.

Juggernaut Trailer (1968)

01 January 1968

In 1968, a convoy set off to transport a Calandria, the 70-ton core of a Canadian nuclear reactor, to Rajasthan in India.

In Praise of Hands Trailer (1974)

01 January 1974

This short documentary pays tribute to the craftsmen everywhere whose work adds color and richness to life.

Hold the Ketchup Trailer (1977)

01 January 1977

This short documentary is about newcomers to Canada and what they eat. Funny, mouth-watering and visually delectable, it takes us into the specialty food shops where the ingredients are bought, and into the homes where the food is prepared and served in the traditional way.

Los Canadienses Trailer (1976)

01 January 1976

This feature documentary profiles the brave Canadians who fought in the Spanish Civil War between 1936 and 1939.

Our Street Was Paved with Gold Trailer (1973)

01 January 1973

Filmmaker Albert Kish revisits Montreal's St Lawrence Boulevard in the '70s. The street, also known as "The Main," is a little Europe with many languages, foods and small courtesies that make a stranger feel at home.

Bighorn Trailer (1970)

19 October 1970

A far closer view, and a more complete one, than even the hardest and most patient of visitors is likely to get of the bighorn mountain sheep of the Canadian Rocky Mountains.

Occupation Trailer (1970)

01 January 1970

Students seeking greater control over the hiring of faculty occupy the offices of the Political Science Department at McGill University.

Bekevar Jubilee Trailer (1977)

01 January 1977

A warm and lively film, Bekevar Jubilee dips into history to look at a time when the first Hungarian peasants came to settle the plains of Saskatchewan.

Louisbourg Under Siege Trailer (1997)

26 July 1997

A film account of the siege and fall of France's major fortress in North America by the British in tr

Betsy Trailer (1984)

10 October 1984

A pre-operative transsexual defies social barriers to announce to her boss and mother her intentions of marrying her lover Maurice.

Bannerfilm Trailer (1972)

01 January 1972

Norman Laliberté, one of the most creative designers of banners in North America, is shown in his workroom piecing and stitching together bits of varicolored fabric to create figures and symbols reminiscent of ancient pomp and pageantry.

The Scholar in Society: Northrop Frye in Conversation Trailer (1984)

01 January 1984

This film interview affords a glimpse of a bold and learned mind illuminating important social issues.

The Age of Invention Trailer (1984)