Ron Alexander Movies

Two ballet dancers perform a dance enhanced with surreal after-image visuals.

This short, silent film captures a Sunday afternoon at a community skating rink. Iconic Quebec director Gilles Carle has the camera follow toddlers...

The story of two young women who go to the city to work in a dress factory, and who share a room to ease their expenses and their loneliness. The...

This documentary shows how an Inuit artist's drawings are transferred to stone, printed and sold. Kenojuak Ashevak became the first woman involved...

This short documentary shows Canada's top swimmers in training for the 1964 Olympic Games. Under the critical eye of coach Ed Healy, they practice...

The unusual short story of a Canadian Judoka Doug Rogers, who developed, in Japan, a talent for Judo that led him into competition for the world...

This short documentary offers a portrait of life on a cattle ranch, for both its human and animal inhabitants. Featuring sprightly music by folk...

Three politically incorrect lesbians talk about being lesbian.

This film looks at the world of children with hearing loss and the importance of early diagnosis. With its straightforward, rigorous cinematic style...

The ancient and deadly sport of fencing, demonstrated by world masters in competition. The film is not a record of individual duels but it does...

This 1964 documentary returns to the battlefields where over 100,000 Canadian soldiers lost their lives in the First and Second World Wars. The film...

A boy's carved boat travels through the Canadian wilderness until it reaches the ocean.

A childhood fantasy where dreams carry a boy far to adventure. He arrives in Canada on an ocean liner and is, in turn, a hunter of polar bear, a...

Household effects and farm implements under the hammer. Here is the auctioneer's cajoling patter, the jostling crowd, pungent observations from one...

One day in a kindergarten classroom at Van Horne Public School in Montreal. The teacher encourages children to turn their curiosity into questions...

The old spirit of the Yukon returns as Dawson City prepares for its Discovery Day celebrations. Witness a round of nostalgic scenes: a main street...

This short documentary showcases the best of the 1967 National Hockey League season, set to music in the Tijuana Brass style. Filmed with an eye to...

A film for teachers, describing the use of the "discovery method" in teaching. All it needs is a teacher whose encouragement is natural 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...