Stanley Jackson Movies

  • 1958
    The Days Before Christmas

    The Days Before Christmas

    The Days Before Christmas

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

    The Days Before Christmas
  • 1959
    Glenn Gould: Off the Record

    Glenn Gould: Off the Record

    Glenn Gould: Off the Record

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    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...

    Glenn Gould: Off the Record
  • 1959
    Glenn Gould: On the Record

    Glenn Gould: On the Record

    Glenn Gould: On the Record

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    This short documentary (the second of two parts) follows Glenn Gould to New York City. There, we see the renowned Canadian concert pianist kidding...

    Glenn Gould: On the Record
  • 1974
    The Light Fantastick

    The Light Fantastick

    The Light Fantastick

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

    The Light Fantastick
  • 1964
    The Hutterites

    The Hutterites

    The Hutterites

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

    The Hutterites
  • 1979
    A Pinto for the Prince

    A Pinto for the Prince

    A Pinto for the Prince

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    In 1977, Prince Charles was inducted as honorary chief of the Blood Indians on their reserve in southwestern Alberta. The ceremony, conducted in the...

    A Pinto for the Prince
  • 1973
    Kainai

    Kainai

    Kainai

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    On the Kainai (Blood) First Nations Reserve, near Cardston, Alberta, a hopeful new development in Indigenous enterprise. Once rulers of the western...

    Kainai
  • 1996
    No Turning Back

    No Turning Back

    No Turning Back

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

    No Turning Back
  • 1962
    The Peep Show

    The Peep Show

    The Peep Show

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    A cartoon film for young children about the adventures of a little chick from the time he falls from an egg basket and breaks out of his shell....

    The Peep Show
  • 1961
    Circle of the Sun

    Circle of the Sun

    Circle of the Sun

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    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.

    Circle of the Sun
  • 1958
    The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

    The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

    The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

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    American scientist Dr. Frank Smith is brought to Britain to help the C.I.A. There is a defecting East block scientist they want him to debrief. The...

    The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
  • 1974
    Freshwater World

    Freshwater World

    Freshwater World

    01974HD

    This documentary explores a variety of projects undertaken by scientists at Environment Canada's Freshwater Institute in Winnipeg to study the...

    Freshwater World
  • 1949
    Summer Is for Kids

    Summer Is for Kids

    Summer Is for Kids

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    A child spends two weeks in a summer camp at Muskoka, Ontario. This short film presents a delightful portrait of a young boy's sojourn at summer...

    Summer Is for Kids
  • 1966
    Helicopter Canada

    Helicopter Canada

    Helicopter Canada

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    A view from a helicopter of the ten Canadian provinces in 1966. The result is a big, beautiful and engrossing bird's-eye portrait of the country....

    Helicopter Canada
  • 1962
    My Financial Career

    My Financial Career

    My Financial Career

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

    My Financial Career
  • 1958
    The Quest

    The Quest

    The Quest

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    This short film is a re-enactment of the critical year in Dr. Frederick Banting's life when he discovered insulin for the treatment of diabetes at...

    The Quest
  • 1971
    Death of a Legend

    Death of a Legend

    Death of a Legend

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    This documentary film is about wolves and the negative myths surrounding the animal. Exceptional footage portrays the wolf's life cycle and the...

    Death of a Legend
  • 1963
    Of Whales, the Moon, and Men

    Of Whales, the Moon, and Men

    Of Whales, the Moon, and Men

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    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...

    Of Whales, the Moon, and Men
  • 1959
    Tourist Go Home

    Tourist Go Home

    Tourist Go Home

    01959HD

    This short film is a humorous look at the tourist industry in Canada. In tongue-in-cheek fashion, it points out the importance of good public...

    Tourist Go Home
  • 1957
    Profile of a Problem Drinker

    Profile of a Problem Drinker

    Profile of a Problem Drinker

    01957HD

    This short film is a telling portrait of the discourse about and treatment of alcohol addiction in the middle of the 20th century. In a fictional...

    Profile of a Problem Drinker