A Return to Memory TrailerMaking Movie History: Evelyn Spice Cherry Trailer
Evelyn Cherry was a Canadian documentary filmmaker, director, and producer. She is best known for her work as the head of the Agricultural Films Unit at the National Film Board of Canada and as a member of the British Documentary Film Movement.
Total trailers found: 16
20 May 1937
Contrasts traditional and modern village life, as changes occur with better transport and as country estates are sold off for housing.
17 October 2024
When Canada entered World War II, the National Film Board suddenly had an urgent new mission—and hundreds of women stepped forward, helping to create Canadian cinema as we now know it.
01 October 1934
Short documentary about weather forecasting, emphasising the importance of the GPO's telecommunications systems.
02 January 1948
This short 1948 documentary focuses on the people of Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, and their efforts to create a recreation center.
12 July 1949
A film on soil conservation, showing problems facing farmers in different areas of Canada. Many scenes of soil eroded, gouged and leached out by water, and of soil blowing away, prove the ominous necessity of understanding and preserving the land if we are to continue to reap vital crops.
01 January 1938
A playful and affectionate look at London Zoo and the people and animals who make up its daily life.
02 January 1949
This short documentary profiles a 1949 meeting of the International Federation of Agricultural Producers in Guelph, Ontario.
01 January 1933
Life on a farm at springtime, including blossom, piglets and ducklings.
01 January 1951
This 1950s' film looks at the measures to preserve water flow from the Rocky Mountains. With the steady falling of the water table, the exploitation of timber stands and the recession of glaciers, water conservation was an urgent concern of the Alberta and federal governments.
02 January 1947
This short film takes a look at Saskatchewan’s air ambulance service, organized and operated by experienced flyers who provide speedy hospitalization and treatment to the ill and injured.
02 January 1943
This short film serves as a cautionary tale to farmers who recklessly cut down trees on their land. When prairie farmers engaged in this practice to facilitate plowing, they discovered that the trees had served as windbreaks protecting top soil from erosion.
22 May 2014
Evelyn Spice Cherry talks about directing documentaries at the NFB during the Second World War. Cherry was one of the first women directors at NFB.
11 July 1946
A farming community organizes to obtain hydro power under Manitoba's rural electrification plan. Energetic canvassing wins over those hesitant to share, for the good of all, the initial expense.
11 July 1948
After a farm child becomes sick, a visit from the sanitary inspector points out various precautions for maintaining a clean water supply and preventing the spread of disease.
