Jackie Newell Trailers
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Most Popular Jackie Newell Trailers
Total trailers found: 34
Interview Trailer (1979)
01 January 1979
A freewheeling cinematic experience, this film is the work of two filmmakers who relate their perceptions of each other through their respective animation techniques.
Richard Cardinal: Cry from a Diary of a Métis Child Trailer (1986)
01 January 1986
This short documentary is a moving tribute to Richard Cardinal, a Métis adolescent who committed suicide in 1984.
A Safe Distance Trailer (1986)
01 January 1986
The short documentary looks at some innovative approaches to providing services and accommodation for battered women in rural, northern, and Native communities.
Goddess Remembered Trailer (1989)
01 January 1989
Goddess Remembered is a salute to 35,000 years of "pre-history," to the values of ancestors only recently remembered and to the goddess-worshipping religions of the ancient past.
Moving On Trailer (1986)
01 January 1986
This short documentary looks at how the community of London, Ontario, has implemented a plan to address the issue of domestic violence.
First Journey, Fort William Trailer (1987)
01 January 1987
Set in 1815, this is the dramatic story of a child of the fur trade, son of a Native mother and a Scottish-Canadian fur trader.
Le patro Le Prévost - 80 Years Later Trailer (1991)
01 January 1991
Alanis Obomsawin turns her lens to Le Patro Le Prévost, a recreational centre in the Villeray quarter of Montreal.
Mother Earth Trailer (1991)
01 January 1991
This short documentary is a celebration of life on planet Earth. Made from haunting visual images selected from 50 years of NFB productions, the film looks at human beings, their place on earth, and their deep interconnection with all other beings.
Return Home Trailer (1992)
01 May 1992
After the near death of her grandfather, Chinese Canadian filmmaker Michelle Wong embarks on a personal journey back home to her small town of St.
At Close Range Trailer (1986)
18 April 1986
Brad Whitewood Jr. lives in rural Pennsylvania and has few prospects. Against his mother's wishes, he seeks out his estranged father, the head of a gang of thieves in a nearby town.
My Friends Call Me Tony Trailer (1975)
01 January 1975
Meet Tony Rossi, a 10-year-old boy who can only distinguish light from shadow. Despite this difficulty, he leads a very active life.
Kate and Anna McGarrigle Trailer (1981)
01 January 1981
A short documentary about singers Kate and Anna McGarrigle made by animator Caroline Leaf.
Nose and Tina Trailer (1980)
01 January 1980
Nose and Tina are a couple in love. The film captures the domestic details of their life together and documents their hassles with work, money and the law.
Gurdeep Singh Bains Trailer (1977)
01 June 1977
Gurdeep is a thirteen-year-old Canadian Sikh whose family runs a dairy farm near Chilliwack, British Columbia.
Canada Vignettes: Countdown Trailer (1981)
01 January 1981
This vignette illustrates the variety of professions, people and technical procedures required by the filmmaking process.
Canada Vignettes: Hudden and Dudden and Donald O'Neary Trailer (1978)
01 January 1978
There's a "silver lining in every cloud" as Donald O'Neary turns every misfortune his two neighbours can engineer into gold coins.
Canada Vignettes: News Canada Trailer (1978)
01 January 1978
Historical events are related through the medium of simulated news broadcasting in 1878.
To Be Trailer (1990)
01 January 1990
Blending fantasy and reality, this animated short is a bold inquiry into an as yet unresolved problem - the nature of human identity.
If You Love This Planet Trailer (1982)
01 October 1982
Australian pediatrician Helen Caldicott delivers a lecture on the potential medical and societal consequences of a nuclear war, and advocates for nuclear disarmament.
Kevin Alec Trailer (1977)
01 January 1977
In the mountainous country near Lillooet, British Columbia, eleven-year-old Kevin Alec of the Fountain Indian Reserve learns to make fishnets with his grandfather, and skin and tan hides with his aunt.
Blackfly Trailer (1991)
28 December 1991
A young surveyer, new to Ontario, encounters the blackflies. Over and over again, he encounters those blackflies.
Forbidden Love: The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives Trailer (1992)
17 September 1992
Ten women in Canada talk about being lesbian in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s: discovering the pulp fiction of the day about women in love, their own first affairs, the pain of breaking up, frequenting gay bars, facing police raids, men's responses, and the etiquette of butch and femme roles.
The Burning Times Trailer (1990)
01 January 1990
This documentary takes an in-depth look at the witch hunts that swept Europe just a few hundred years ago.
Abortion: Stories from North and South Trailer (1984)
09 November 1984
Women have always sought ways to terminate unwanted pregnancies, despite powerful patriarchal structures and systems working against them.
Full Circle Trailer (1992)
01 January 1992
Authors, teachers, social activists and feminists explore manifestations of contemporary women's spirituality in the Western world.
The Defender Trailer (1989)
25 May 1989
This documentary is about Bob Diemert of Carman, Manitoba, and his dream of building the world's next great fighter plane.
Circus World Trailer (1974)
19 June 1974
A vivid, behind-the-scenes look at the Big Top, the Greatest Show on Earth as presented by Ringling Bros.
Sylvie's Story Trailer (1986)
01 January 1986
This short film recreates the experience of Sylvie, a battered woman who seeks shelter in a Montréal transition house.
It's Just Better Trailer (1982)
02 January 1982
In a farmhouse on Cape Breton Island where Shawn Peter Dwyer, age 10, lives with his mother and nine brothers and sisters, children's pockets are usually empty and their lives well filled.
First Winter Trailer (1982)
01 October 1982
A historical drama depicting an Irish immigrant family’s first winter in Canada, where isolation, illness, and an unforgiving landscape test their will to survive.
My Name Is Susan Yee Trailer (1975)
01 January 1975
Young Chinese-Canadian Susan Yee gives a tour of Montreal.
Chandler's Mill Trailer (1990)
15 September 1990
A historical drama set in 1889, Chandler's Mill examines the plight of workers, and particularly child workers, in the New Brunswick wool industry.
Confessions of an IRA Informer Trailer (2004)
23 March 2004
The story of Sean O'Callaghan , self-confessed IRA bomb-maker, murderer and double agent, jailed for 539 years in 1988, but released in 1996.
