F. Whitman Trecartin

Most Popular F. Whitman Trecartin Trailers

Total trailers found: 7

The Quiet Racket Trailer (1966)

01 January 1966

This short film tells the amusing tale of a man who feels the common urge to escape the city's noise for the weekend.

Who Were the Ones? Trailer (1972)

01 January 1972

This short film was created by a group of Indigenous filmmakers at the NFB in 1972 and is essentially a song by Willie Dunn sung by Bob Charlie and illustrated by John Fadden: "Who were the ones who bid you welcome and took you by the hand, inviting you here by our campfires, as brothers we might stand?" The song expresses bitter memories of the past, of trust repaid by treachery, and of friendship debased by exploitation upon the arrival of European colonists.

Do Not Fold, Staple, Spindle, or Mutilate Trailer (1967)

01 January 1967

An aging union leader, after a lifetime of service for the cause, finds that he has outlived his usefulness and esteem among the workers of his factory, that times have changed and a new strategy is needed in bargaining with the company.

The House That Jack Built Trailer (1967)

01 January 1967

A humorous animation film about a fellow who builds his house in the best suburb he can afford. He has a picture bride, a picture window and a garden as pretty as a picture, but he wanted something special and, like Jack and the Beanstalk, he finally got it! What he got is a moral for all.

Temples of Time Trailer (1973)

01 January 1973

Filmed in the Canadian Rockies and in Garibaldi Park, this documentary features magnificent footage of mountain solitudes and the wildlife found there, of natural splendour in all its changing moods.

Moses Coady Trailer (1976)

01 January 1976

The film is about Moses Coady, who was called many things in his lifetime, but who proved to be the most effective social reformer Canada has known.

That's the Price Trailer (1970)

01 January 1970

What happens to two dying coal towns in British Columbia when an American corporation provides a contract for millions of tons of coking coal? The film follows the consequences for the towns of Natal and Michel, suggesting that industrial growth has its price, especially with regard to the environment.