Kent Nason Trailers
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Kent Nason is a Canadian cinematographer and director.
Most Popular Kent Nason Trailers
Total trailers found: 45
Cottonland Trailer (2006)
03 May 2006
In this feature-length documentary, photographer Nance Ackerman describes the havoc prescription painkiller OxyContin wreaked in the already weakened Cape Breton town of Glace Bay.
Celtic Edge Trailer (2016)
18 September 2016
As one of the most renowned Canadian roots musicians of all time, Ashley MacIsaac has received significant international acclaim.
Robichaud Trailer (1989)
01 August 1989
Portrays Louis Robichaud, Canadian politician and former Premier of New Brunswick.
Margaret Perry: Filmmaker Trailer (1987)
09 September 1987
Margaret Perry, now in her eighties, is the unsung heroine of the Nova Scotia film industry. For over a quarter of a century, she shot, directed, wrote and edited all the tourist films for the province.
Beyond Borders: Arab Feminists Talk About Their Lives... East and West Trailer (1999)
01 January 1999
In the Arab world, women are fighting a two-front war against repressive internal constraints and intrusive Western interference.
Words of My Perfect Teacher Trailer (2003)
01 January 2003
Three students seek the wisdom of Tibetan Buddhist master, soccer aficionado and filmmaker Khyentse Norbu in this captivating documentary, which takes viewers on a journey from the World Cup in Germany to the isolated Buddhist kingdom of Bhutan.
In Bed with an Elephant Trailer (1987)
30 October 1987
This feature documentary provides a gripping retrospective of United States-Canada relationships through a study of successive presidents and prime ministers.
Taking Stock Trailer (1994)
01 January 1994
The cod fishery off the east coast of Newfoundland was a way of life, the backbone of society -- until it collapsed.
Where the Bay Becomes the Sea Trailer (1985)
31 December 1985
This is a documentary about the fragile and complex marine ecosystem in the Bay of Fundy. The film traces relationships within the food chain - from tiny plankton to birds and seals and finally to whales and humans.
Mabel Trailer (2016)
01 January 2016
Feisty, fiercely independent and firmly rooted in place, 90 year-old Mabel Robinson broke barriers back in the 40s when she became the first woman in Hubbards, Nova Scotia, to launch her own business—a hairdressing salon where she still provides shampoo-n-sets over 70 years later.
Cohen's War Trailer (2005)
12 September 2005
An hour-long portrait of Canadian immigration lawyer, M. Lee Cohen, renowned for his work with refugees.
A Sigh and a Wish: Helen Creighton's Maritimes Trailer (2001)
01 January 2001
A Sigh and a Wish tells the story of pioneer folklorist Helen Creighton and of the enduring appeal of her remarkable collections of song and story.
Norm Trailer (2008)
01 September 2008
Norm is a love story pure and simple. But there is nothing simple about it. A loving sister decides to take her older brother with Down syndrome into her home to provide the care and the sense of family she feels he has been denied since childhood.
Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger Trailer (2019)
10 September 2019
The story of a young boy forced to spend all five years of his short life in hospital while the federal and provincial governments argued over which was responsible for his care, as well as the long struggle of Indigenous activists to force the Canadian government to enforce “Jordan’s Principle” — the promise that no First Nations children would experience inequitable access to government-funded services again.
The Gods of Our Fathers Trailer (1994)
01 January 1994
Explores the evolution of patriarchy as one effective way of organizing mass societies, from evidence in ancient Egyptian villages along the Nile.
Shift Change Trailer (1986)
01 January 1986
This documentary looks at the microchip, an American invention exploited by the Japanese that caused a second industrial revolution.
Loyalties Trailer (1999)
01 January 1999
When Dr. Ruth Whitehead meets graduate student Carmelita Robertson, who had come to do research at the Museum of Natural History in Halifax, the women realize both their ancestors come from South Carolina, and that their names sound shudderingly familiar.
The Man of a Thousand Songs Trailer (2010)
02 December 2010
A feature length documentary about extraordinary Canadian singer songwriter, Ron Hynes... an insightful and entertaining exploration of the creative process, the genesis of song, the meaning of performance and the vulnerability of an artist compelled to bare his soul through his music.
Empty Harbours, Empty Dreams Trailer (1976)
31 December 1976
The film explores how the three British colonies of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island became provinces of Canada and charts the subsequent decline of their economies after Confederation.
Pelts: Politics of the Fur Trade Trailer (1989)
01 January 1989
The fur trade is Canada's oldest industry, but today some people challenge the morality of killing animals for their fur.
Julie O'Brien Trailer (1981)
01 January 1981
Depiction of Newfoundland's "old times" as seen by Julie O'Brien, an 11-year-old living in Tors Cove.
The Space Between Trailer (1986)
01 January 1986
This third part of the series focuses on Canada's participation in NORAD and the events leading up to Canada's becoming a "nuclear no-man's land.
Hunters and Bombers Trailer (1991)
01 January 1991
The hunters are the Innu people and the bombers are the air forces of several NATO countries, which conduct low-level flights over the Innu's hunting terrain.
Games of the XXI Olympiad Trailer (1977)
21 April 1977
Edited from almost 100 km of film footage shot during the Games, this feature documentary is a breathtaking portrait of the 1976 Montreal Olympics.
Reading Alistair MacLeod Trailer (2005)
01 January 2005
This feature doc profiles acclaimed writer Alistair MacLeod. Hailed internationally as a master of the short story, MacLeod also wrote a novel, No Great Mischief, which was celebrated around the world.
Under the Weather Trailer (2020)
19 September 2020
There is no ‘best thing’ about having terminal cancer, but for forty-year-old Joe, being welcomed back into his childhood home, feeling the warmth and support of his sister and her husband and observing his young niece’s blossoming emotional maturity seem to give new meaning to a life he feels he had wasted.
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.
Buying Sex Trailer (2013)
01 May 2013
Timely and wise, this feature documentary explores the state of prostitution laws in Canada. Buying Sex captures the complexity of the issue by listening to the frequently conflicting voices of sex workers, policy-makers, lawyers and even the male buyers who make their claim for why prostitution is good for society.
Singlehanders Trailer (1982)
01 January 1982
Follow two Canadians, Bob Lush and Mike Birch, aboard their yachts during the 1980 Observer Singlehanded Transatlantic Race.
Brother 2 Brother Trailer (2004)
30 June 2004
A documentary that follows Corey Lucas, a 21-year-old African Canadian, as he tries to reconcile his urge to be a hustler with his need to be a responsible father and a supportive partner.
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.
Portrait: Gerald Squires of Newfoundland Trailer (1980)
01 January 1980
Newfoundland painter Gerald Squires has referred to his portraits as "confrontations," though not intending the hostility that word can convey.
I Made a Vow Trailer (2003)
01 October 2003
A couple from North Preston, Nova Scotia plan an elaborate wedding with dozens of bridesmaids.
The Brothers Byrne Trailer (1975)
01 January 1975
Torn between the world of their childhood and the world where they must now live and work, two flamboyant Newfoundlanders pay a nostalgic visit to the deserted outport where they were born.
Harder Than It Looks Trailer (1986)
01 January 1986
A penetrating look at how difficult it is for the northern countries--Canada, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark--to remain neutral, caught as they are between the two superpowers.
Mi'kmaq Family (Migmaoei Otjiosog) Trailer (1994)
01 October 1994
This documentary takes you on a reflective journey into the extended family of Nova Scotia’s Mi'kmaq community.
Laila Trailer (1980)
01 January 1980
Laila Paattinen is a working woman. Tired of low-paying jobs, she completed a five-month course in dry-wall installation.
Courage to Change Trailer (1986)
01 January 1986
This feature documentary is a sequel to the 1966 documentary The Things I Cannot Change, which, by focusing on the Bailey family of Montreal, provided an anatomy of poverty in North America.
The Scholar in Society: Northrop Frye in Conversation Trailer (1984)
01 January 1984
This film interview affords a glimpse of a bold and learned mind illuminating important social issues.
Donald Brittain: Filmmaker Trailer (1992)
04 September 1992
A retrospective of documentary films by Donald Brittain offering a glimpse of the man and the restless energy that informed his work.
Ballad to Cornwallis Trailer (1975)
01 January 1975
A satirical history of Halifax, written and sung in honour of the city's founder by balladeer James Bennet.
The Spirit of Annie Mae Trailer (2002)
27 October 2002
In 1975, Annie Mae Pictou Aquash, a 30-year-old Nova Scotia born-Mi'kmaq, was shot dead, execution style, on a desolate road in South Dakota.
In Love and Anger: Milton Acorn - Poet Trailer (1984)
01 January 1984
This feature documentary profiles poet Milton Acorn, who left his home in Prince Edward Island in the late 1940s to earn his living as an itinerant carpenter, and wound up in Toronto as one of Canada's most highly regarded poets and one of its most outrageous literary figures.
