Robert Verrall Movies

  • 1978
    Canada Vignettes: Logger

    Canada Vignettes: Logger

    Canada Vignettes: Logger

    51978HD

    The history of the development of modern logging techniques on the British Columbia coast.

    Canada Vignettes: Logger
  • 1978
    Canada Vignettes: Onions and Garlic: A Hebrew Fable

    Canada Vignettes: Onions and Garlic: A Hebrew Fable

    Canada Vignettes: Onions and Garlic: A Hebrew Fable

    01978HD

    This animated short tells a humourous Hebrew folk tale about a man's venture to introduce onions to a far away kingdom and a disreputable man's...

    Canada Vignettes: Onions and Garlic: A Hebrew Fable
  • 2009
    Professor Norman Cornett: 'Since when do we divorce the right answer from an honest answer?'

    Professor Norman Cornett: 'Since when do we divorce the right answer from an honest answer?'

    Professor Norman Cornett: 'Since when do we divorce the right answer from an honest answer?'

    02009HD

    This feature documentary by Alanis Obomsawin is a thoughtful tribute to Norman Cornett, a McGill University professor celebrated by scores of...

    Professor Norman Cornett: 'Since when do we divorce the right answer from an honest answer?'
  • 1974
    Propaganda Message

    Propaganda Message

    Propaganda Message

    81974HD

    A cartoon film about the whole heterogeneous mixture of Canada and Canadians, and the way the invisible adhesive called federalism makes it all cling...

    Propaganda Message
  • 1979
    Canada Vignettes: Wop May

    Canada Vignettes: Wop May

    Canada Vignettes: Wop May

    51979HD

    This short animated film is about Wop May, one of Canada's leading bush pilots in the 1920s.

    Canada Vignettes: Wop May
  • 1987
    Poundmaker's Lodge: A Healing Place

    Poundmaker's Lodge: A Healing Place

    Poundmaker's Lodge: A Healing Place

    01987HD

    This short documentary by Alanis Obomsawin takes us to Poundmaker's Lodge, a treatment centre in St. Albert, Alberta, that welcomes Native people...

    Poundmaker's Lodge: A Healing Place
  • 1972
    Tilt

    Tilt

    Tilt

    01972HD

    Witty cartoon in a popular idiom about the serious issues that face the world: overpopulation, starvation, and people’s selfishness when...

    Tilt
  • 1968
    In a Box

    In a Box

    In a Box

    01968HD

    There are three boxes in the same sphere. In one box, a human figure is having trouble fitting in. Sometimes he tries to conform, sometimes he tries...

    In a Box
  • 1986
    Richard Cardinal: Cry from a Diary of a Métis Child

    Richard Cardinal: Cry from a Diary of a Métis Child

    Richard Cardinal: Cry from a Diary of a Métis Child

    01986HD

    This short documentary is a moving tribute to Richard Cardinal, a Métis adolescent who committed suicide in 1984. Taken from his home at the...

    Richard Cardinal: Cry from a Diary of a Métis Child
  • 1979
    Canada Vignettes: Wild Rice Harvest Kenora

    Canada Vignettes: Wild Rice Harvest Kenora

    Canada Vignettes: Wild Rice Harvest Kenora

    01979HD

    Wild rice is an important source of food and revenue for many Anishinaabe people, who sometimes travel hundreds of kilometres to harvest the grain in...

    Canada Vignettes: Wild Rice Harvest Kenora
  • 1980
    Canada Vignettes: June in Povungnituk - Quebec Arctic

    Canada Vignettes: June in Povungnituk - Quebec Arctic

    Canada Vignettes: June in Povungnituk - Quebec Arctic

    01980HD

    On a beautiful summer’s day in Nunavik, a family enjoys the pleasures of berry picking and fishing as the sound of two Elders throat-singing...

    Canada Vignettes: June in Povungnituk - Quebec Arctic
  • 1948
    A Story About Breadmaking in the Year 1255 A.D.

    A Story About Breadmaking in the Year 1255 A.D.

    A Story About Breadmaking in the Year 1255 A.D.

    01948HD

    An animated film showing the sowing, reaping, and milling of wheat, the baking of bread and service to the lord of the manor in medieval Britain.

    A Story About Breadmaking in the Year 1255 A.D.