Kirk Tougas Trailers
The Rankin File: Legacy of a Radical TrailerARTIFACT (Circa 2006) TrailerHoly Angels Trailer
Most Popular Kirk Tougas Trailers
Total trailers found: 27
Low Visibility Trailer (1984)
11 September 1984
"Low Visibility" finds a man wandering alone on a snowy mountain roadside, waving his arms and shouting at the sky.
The Rankin File: Legacy of a Radical Trailer (2018)
03 May 2018
A feature documentary investigation into the colourful and sometimes controversial life of Vancouver lawyer, city councillor and socialist icon Harry Rankin.
Hands of History Trailer (1994)
01 January 1994
This documentary follows four female First Nations artists—Doreen Jensen, Rena Point Bolton, Jane Ash Poitras and Joane Cardinal-Schubert are First Nations artists who seek to find a continuum from traditional to contemporary forms of expression.
The Corporation Trailer (2003)
10 September 2003
Since the late 18th century American legal decision that the business corporation organizational model is legally a person, it has become a dominant economic, political and social force around the globe.
A Place Called Chiapas Trailer (1998)
20 February 1998
In 1994, the Zapatista National Liberation Army, made up of impoverished Mayan Indians from the state of Chiapas, took over five towns and 500 ranches in southern Mexico.
Obâchan's Garden Trailer (2003)
21 March 2003
Peeling back the layers of her grandmother's life, filmmaker Linda Ohama discovers a painful, buried past in this feature-length documentary.
Holy Angels Trailer (2017)
18 October 2017
Documentary about the Holy Angels Residential School in Alberta, where hundreds of First Nations children were imprisoned.
The Last Key Trailer (2017)
06 June 2017
A young immigrant arrives in Canada from France, and brings his Citroën 2CV with him. The iconic post-war car stands out on the streets of Vancouver, and before long he meets up with a group of like-minded car buffs.
Shadow Chasers Trailer (2000)
23 September 2000
This feature-length documentary is a portrait of eclipse chasers, people for whom solar eclipses - among nature's more spectacular phenomena – are a veritable obsession.
ARTIFACT (Circa 2006) Trailer (2018)
01 January 2018
Consider a world where all human communications are represented by numbers, a digital world. Imagine a future archaeologist finding a DV cassette from hundreds of years ago (a real found object, Circa 2006, full length and uncut).
Tracks Across Sand Trailer (2012)
03 December 2012
In sixteen chapters containing four and a half hours of materials, Tracks Across Sand offers a unique chance to travel to the edge of the Kalahari, to a struggle for indigenous rights, and into the heart of contemporary South Africa.
The Politics of Perception Trailer (1973)
10 October 1973
Following an introduction which establishes the social context of the film, ‘The Politics of Perception’ presents a one-minute promotional film advertising a popular Hollywood thriller.
The Framing of Perception Trailer (1973)
01 January 1973
"I saw the light..." Sun, light, darkness, shadow -- from time immemorial all weighted with significance and wonder.
Crazywater Trailer (2013)
04 November 2013
In Vancouver, Alex, from the Nisga’a Nation, talks about the abuse and violence that drove him to take his first drink.
Double Happiness Trailer (1994)
07 September 1994
Jade Li is a feisty, 20-something Chinese Canadian, trying to achieve that happy medium between giving in to her parent's wishes and fulfilling her own needs and desires - double happiness.
Did You Used to Be R.D. Laing? Trailer (1989)
02 October 1989
A solo show whose subject - the controversial Scottish psychiatrist Ronald David Laing - has largely faded from public view, starring an actor who doesn't impersonate him.
Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media Trailer (1992)
06 November 1992
A film about the noted American linguist/political dissident and his warning about corporate media's role in modern propaganda.
Bevel Up Trailer (2015)
01 January 2015
Bevel Up is an educational film designed to give students and instructors access to the experience of health care practitioners who work with the drug-using population of Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside.
The Green Chain Trailer (2007)
08 October 2007
The battle between loggers and environmentalists is defining, dividing, and destroying communities in Canada and around the world.
A Propaganda Model of the Media Plus Exploring Alternative Media Trailer (1994)
01 January 1994
Beginning with Noam Chomsky's response to a college student who role-plays "Jane U.S.A."--someone who naively believes she lives in a democratic society in which she can create her own destiny--the viewer is presented with a cross-section of typically lively Chomsky encounters.
Blockade Trailer (1993)
13 September 1993
"Blockade" takes place in the mountains and valleys of northern British Columbia, at the heart of the boldest aboriginal land claims case to challenge the white history of Canada.
Forgotten Warriors Trailer (1997)
01 January 1997
Thousands of Indigenous Canadians enlisted and fought alongside their countrymen and women during World War II even though they could not be conscripted.
Wiebo's War Trailer (2011)
28 April 2011
Wiebo Ludwig is the leader of a Christian group who brought his family to live in Alberta, Canada, 25 years ago in order live a life according to scripture.
A Rustling of Leaves: Inside the Philippine Revolution Trailer (1988)
13 October 1988
A chronicle of the three points of a political triangle — the legal left, the illegal (armed) revolution, and the enemy which threatens them both: the armed reactionary right.
Concision: No Time for New Ideas Trailer (1994)
01 January 1994
This video focuses primarily on the implications of the structure and format of television, especially the consequences of concision, and how these factors can shape the messages of the medium.
Letters from Vancouver Trailer (1973)
01 January 1973
Letters from Vancouver comprise two films, made at the same time, that share a common interest in "the medium is the message" (McLuhan), and form a reflexive, self-referential enquiry into the film medium itself.
