Studio D (NFB) Movie Trailers

Most Popular Studio D (NFB) Trailers

Total trailers found: 17

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.

Behind the Veil: Nuns Trailer (1984)

19 September 1984

The history of nuns mirrors the history of all women -- in what we are taught about the past, women are almost invisible.

This Borrowed Land Trailer (1984)

01 January 1984

The Peace River Valley in British Columbia is an area of rich farmland threatened by the construction of a hydro-electric dam.

Listening for Something... Adrienne Rich and Dionne Brand in Conversation Trailer (1996)

01 January 1996

The nation, the country, where do we belong in it? In this film through conversation and poetry two poets meet for the telling and the listening.

Older, Stronger, Wiser Trailer (1989)

01 January 1989

In this short documentary, five black women talk about their lives in rural and urban Canada between the 1920s and 1950s.

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.

Long Time Comin' Trailer (1993)

01 January 1993

There is a cultural revolution going on in Canada and Faith Nolan and Grace Channer are on the leading edge.

After the Montreal Massacre Trailer (1990)

31 December 1990

December 6, 1989. Sylvie Gagnon was attending her last day of classes at the University of Montreal's École Polytechnique, when Marc Lépine entered the building.

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.

To a Safer Place Trailer (1987)

11 November 1987

Sexually abused by her father from infancy to early adolescence, Shirley Turcotte is now in her thirties and has succeeded in building a rich and full life.

Sisters in the Struggle Trailer (1991)

01 August 1991

This documentary features Black women active in politics as well as community, labour and feminist organizing.

The Best Time of My Life: Portraits of Women in Mid-Life Trailer (1985)

01 January 1985

An upbeat, positive film about a group of women dealing with mid-life and menopause. The women come from a wide range of backgrounds, careers and lifestyles.

Adam's World Trailer (1989)

03 July 1989

Intercut with illustrative stock footage, Adam's World present a short lecture by Elizabeth Dodson Gray, a feminist theologian, environmentalist, and futurist.

The Impossible Takes a Little Longer Trailer (1986)

01 January 1986

A film documenting the work and personal lives of five physically disabled women. It shows how they are coping with the problems they share with all women, the problems they share with other disabled women and those unique to their particular circumstances.

Under the Willow Tree: Pioneer Chinese Women in Canada Trailer (1997)

01 January 1997

A rich and little-known part of Canadian history unfolds through the stories of the first Chinese women to come to Canada and of subsequent generations of Chinese Canadian women.

Spirit of the Kata Trailer (1985)

01 January 1985

Five women are black belts in karate, which to them is more than self-defense, it's a philosophy for life.

The Glass Ceiling Trailer (1992)

01 January 1992

This short documentary presents 5 women from a variety of backgrounds who use strategy, humour and determination to seek to attain equality in the workplace.