John N. Smith Movie Trailers

Starblanket Trailer (1973)

01 January 1973

At twenty-six, Noel Starblanket was one of the youngest Indigenous chiefs in North America--twice elected chief of the Starblanket Reserve, and also elected vice-president of all-Saskatchewan Indigenous organization.

First Stop, China Trailer (1985)

01 January 1985

First Stop, China is a record of the choreographed performances and the unrehearsed moments of Les Grands Ballets Canadiens ballet company on the road, against a backdrop of unfamiliar sights and sounds.

The Masculine Mystique Trailer (1984)

23 August 1984

This feature-length drama explores the changing role of men in today's society by delving into the stories of 4 men and their relationships with women.

Dangerous Minds Trailer (1995)

11 August 1995

Former Marine Louanne Johnson lands a gig teaching in a pilot program for bright but underachieving teens at a notorious inner-city high school.

Sugartime Trailer (1995)

25 November 1995

Sam Giancana is a ruthless mob boss from Chicago. During a trip to Las Vegas, he sees a performance by the McGuire Sisters, a popular singing group with a pure image.

Train of Dreams Trailer (1987)

02 January 1987

At 16, Tony is an English-speaking high-school drop-out in Montreal. In trouble with the law and at odds with his struggling single parent mother, Tony is sent to Juvie where he realizes that he's neither as tough or as disadvantaged as he thought.

The Boys of St. Vincent Trailer (1994)

03 June 1994

The true story of boys being sexually abused at their orphanage, run by a religious community in Newfoundland.

A Cool, Dry Place Trailer (1998)

03 April 1998

Russell, a single father, balances his work as a lawyer with the care of his five-year-old son after his wife abandoned them.

Some Natives of Churchill Trailer (1973)

01 January 1973

This short documentary zooms in on Churchill, Manitoba, on the western curve of Hudson Bay. The town boomed for a while after it became the railhead seaport for the shipment of Prairie grain.

The Jews of Winnipeg Trailer (1973)

01 June 1973

This short documentary tells the story of the first Jewish settlers to Winnipeg, people who fled European persecution at the turn of the century and founded a new community in a Canadian city.

Geraldine's Fortune Trailer (2004)

22 October 2004

A grocery-store worker in a small Canadian town gets a chance to appear on a popular television game show.

The Boys of St. Vincent: 15 Years Later Trailer (1992)

07 December 1992

Fifteen years after the events of The Boys of St. Vincent took place, the various boys involved are brought in to testify against the brothers, now finally standing trial, who assaulted them when they were children.

Gala Trailer (1982)

01 January 1982

A portrait of the Canadian Dance Spectacular, a 1981 show at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa, Ontario, at which eight Canadian professional dance companies all performed on stage together for the first time (Wikipedia).

Dieppe Trailer (1993)

30 December 1993

A dramatization of the failed World War II raid which became the most serious defeat of Canadian forces in the war.

The New Boys Trailer (1974)

01 January 1974

This short documentary takes us to St. John's Cathedral Boys' School, at Selkirk, Manitoba, one of the most demanding outdoor schools in North America.

Breathing Together: Revolution of the Electric Family Trailer (1971)

11 April 1971

The title of this Canadian documentary may have some relation to Canadian Marshall McLuhan's theories.

Love & Savagery Trailer (2009)

06 August 2009

In 1969, a visiting geologist from Newfoundland arouses scandal in a small Irish village when he romances a local girl who’s destined for the convent.

Random Passage Trailer (2002)

27 January 2002

This award winning miniseries traces the difficult passage of young Mary Keane (Aoife McMahon) from servitude in Ireland to the squalor of rough-and-tumble Newfoundland in the early 1800s.

The Company of Strangers Trailer (1990)

01 October 1990

A busload of women become stranded in an isolated part of the Canadian countryside. As they await rescue, they reflect on their lives through a mostly ad-libbed script.

A Gift for Kate Trailer (1986)

01 January 1986

Family Crisis Series short directed by John N. Smith

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.

Welcome to Canada Trailer (1989)

02 January 1989

Newfoundlanders share their food, culture, and homes with a group of Tamil refugees found off the coast.

Sitting in Limbo Trailer (1986)

28 August 1986

Full of gentle warmth and humour, and with an upbeat reggae score, this feature from the NFB's Alternative Drama program provides an intimate look at the lives of four Black teenagers in Montréal.

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