Stanley Jackson Movies

Here is a graphic picture of the tobacco harvest in southwestern Ontario. At the end of July, transient field workers move in for a brief bonanza...

One of the most sensational get-rich-quick schemes that took place in France over 200 years ago with economist John Law at the helm.

This 1959 documentary short is a frank portrait of the daily operations inside the Montreal General Hospital’s emergency ward.

The amazing success story of the Laser, a thirteen-foot sailboat built by Ian Bruce of Pointe Claire, Québec, and of Performance Sailcraft,...

This short documentary depicts Christmastime in Montreal. The milling crowds, department store Santas, Brink's messengers, kindergarten angels and...

This short puppet animation from the fifties tells the story of Magic Bow, a First Nations boy endowed with magic gifts. Magic Bow is in the big city...

A story of friction between two groups in an average Canadian town reproduces in miniature the problems of national ill-will and rivalry facing the...

A detailed retrospective of animation and animation techniques at the National Film Board of Canada.

This short documentary profiles a community engaged in developing sustainable living methods, including food production and small-scale solar and...

A light, humorous look at the motor car and the great North American itch for a place on the road. From the comparative peace of Honest Joe's...

At the instigation of the filmmakers, the young men of the Ile-aux-Coudres in the middle of the St-Lawrence River try as a memorial to their...

A young man of the Kainai Nation (Blood tribe) shows us contemporary life of people as he attends a Sun Dance ceremony with the tribe.

Canadian concert pianist Glenn Gould enjoys a respite at his lakeside cottage. It is an aspect of Gould previously known only to the collie pacing...

A neurotic man relates his unsuccessful attempt to open a simple savings account at a bank.

This documentary from 1945 explains The Veteran's Land Act, which provided for low-cost loans to veterans who wished to purchase properties and...

A look at the Hutterites, an Anabaptist religious community similar to the Amish or the Mennonites in rural Alberta. The followers of religious...

A study of the teacher's vital role in a child's development. Learning through natural curiousity in the pre-school years. Different types of...

How and why feelings of depression carry over from childhood to overshadow adulthood are explained in the case of John Murray, an industrious and...

This film follows the aftermath of the Oka crisis, which brought Indigenous rights into sharp focus. After the barricades came down, the Royal...