Gudrun Parker Trailers
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Total trailers found: 14
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.
02 August 1954
This short film depicts how a small Canadian city, bearing the name of Stratford and by a river Avon, created its own renowned Shakespearean theatre.
01 January 1954
This film poses the question of whether an honest judgment is better than diplomatic double-talk in situations where an individual's feelings may be hurt.
01 January 1953
Highlights of the 1951 visit of Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh to Canada and the United States.
02 January 1943
This short documentary offers an early example of the challenges faced by working mothers. As women entered the workforce in greater numbers during WWII, their young children were cared for by others.
01 January 1948
A study of the teacher's vital role in a child's development. Learning through natural curiousity in the pre-school years.
02 January 1945
This short documentary follows Manitoba's annual Musical Festival, profiling several of the young people whose talents made the festival a leading event in the Canada of the mid-20th century.
11 July 1948
The weekly newspaper is the cornerstone of many a town, the newspaper which is a reflection of the town's values and thoughts.
01 January 1946
April comes to the prairie city of Winnipeg, and brings with it a great event - the Manitoba Musical Festival.
22 May 2014
Gudrun Bjerring Parker talks about directing documentaries at the NFB in the 1940s. Parker was one of the first women directors at NFB.
02 January 1951
A documentary account of the five-week visit of Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh to Canada and the United States in the fall of 1951.
01 January 1957
This short film from the late 1950s looks at peer pressure among adolescents, using the example of a 13-year-old boy who collects butterflies.
01 January 1951
A BAFTA award nominated documentary following the achievements of a young girl at the Toronto Opera School.
25 January 1943
This film from the Second World War is a report on how Canadian women were trained to handle many kinds of work in the Canadian Women's Army Corps, the Royal Canadian Air Force and the Women's Royal Canadian Naval Service.