HUNGER | What If Desire Never Stopped? | National Film Board of Canada NFB 2026-09-26 | HUNGER | What If Desire Never Stopped? | National Film Board of Canada
A Return to Memory NFB 2024-10-18 | When Canada entered World War II, the National Film Board suddenly had an urgent new mission—and hundreds of women stepped forward, helping to create Canadian cinema as we now know it.Directed by Donald McWilliams - 2024 | 116 minWatch more free films on NFB.ca → http://bit.ly/YThpNFBSubscribe to our newsletter → http://bit.ly/NFBnewsletter Follow us on Facebook → facebook.com/nfb.ca Follow us on Instagram → instagram.com/onf_nfbFollow us on X → twitter.com/thenfbDownload our free iOS Apps → http://apple.co/2dbva4h Download our free Android Apps → http://bit.ly/2dbvHmO
Have you streamed WaaPaKe (Tomorrow) yet? NFB 2024-10-16 | "WaaPaKe means tomorrow. Tomorrow means hope. It means that we have a future." 🧡Sit in on circle of truth with Dr. Jules Arita Koostachin's short doc that invites us to explore our individual ways we can heal from chaos and forge new paths forward. Stream it for free on our website and app → bit.ly/WaaPaKeNFB#documentary #film #trailer #indigenouscinema #indigenousartist #NFB #ONF #Canada #residentialschools
Who wants to make an #animated short with the #NFB? Hothouse is back! Apply now! NFB 2024-10-10 | Canadian animators wanted! The National Film Board of Canada's famous (paid!) animation mentorship program is now accepting applications! If you're ready to take on the challenge of creating a 1-minute animated short over the course of 12 "intense and amazing" weeks, apply before November 12ᵗʰ! More info here → bit.ly/HH15-Apply#filmfestival #canada #filmmaking #animations #animationartist #animationart #mentorship #mentorshipprogram #apprenticeship #animation #paidmentorship #paidapprenticeship #Canadian
Do you remember this public apology? | WaaPaKe (Tomorrow) #documentary NFB 2024-10-09 | On June 11, 2008, Prime Minister Stephen Harper issued a public apology to former students of the residential school system on behalf of the Canadian government. In her efforts to help the children of Survivors, including herself and her family, Dr. Jules Arita Koostachin makes the difficult decision to step in front of the camera and participate in the circle of truth. Moving beyond burying intergenerational trauma, WaaPaKe (Tomorrow) is an invitation to unravel the tangled threads of silence and unite in collective freedom and power. 🧡 Stream it for free in #Canada on our website and app.#nfb #documentary #residentialschools #reconciliation #indigenouscinema #awardwinning #film #filmmaking #onf
🛒💨 Race you to the end... of this #documentary! NFB 2024-10-02 | Meet a group of "professional" shopping cart racers in Murray Siple's iconic 2008 documentary CARTS OF DARKNESS. It's free to stream without ads on our website or app!Featuring music from Black Mountain, Ladyhawk, Vetiver, Bison, and Alan Boyd of Little Sparta.⚠️ WARNING: DO NOT ATTEMPT THIS. ⚠️#NFB #ONF #documentary #Vacouver #racing #shoppingcart #canada #extremesports #speedrun #racer #sports #homelessawareness #homelessness
“What are we without our pain?” 🧡 #documentary #NDTR #IndigenousCinema NFB 2024-09-30 | Join filmmaker Dr. Jules Arita Koostachin in the circle of truth as she asks the difficult question and moves beyond burying the intergenerational trauma caused by residential schools in WAAPAKE (TOMORROW), a powerful must-watch this National Day for Truth and Reconciliation available on our nfb.ca or via the NFB Films app → bit.ly/WaaPaKeNFB #documentary #indigenousartist #reconciliation #canada #Indigenousfilm #filmfestival #NFB #ONF #healing #residentialschools #intergenerationaltrauma #film #mustwatch
New Alanis Obomsawin exhibit comes to #Montreal! NFB 2024-09-29 | Did you know that Alanis Obomsawin's exhibit "The Children Have to Hear Another Story" is now at Montreal's Musée d'art contemporain? Stream her filmography for free on NFB.ca or via our app → bit.ly/AlanisFilms#AlanisObomsawin #IndigenousCinema #Documentary #indigenousartist #indigenoushistory #museum #filmmaking #Icon #Abanaki #firstnations #teaching #learning #film #mtl #montreal #montrealdowntown
What does #democracy mean to you? ⚖️🗳️ NFB 2024-09-18 | Ponder this word we too often take for granted with Astra Taylor’s 2018 documentary WHAT IS DEMOCRACY? #democracy #documentary #doc #politics #philosophy #plato #power #NFB #SilviaFederici #cornelwest #WendyBrown #angeladavis #freedom
Discover the new series! Sounds & Pressure | Summer Records - Jerry Brown NFB 2024-09-18 | At the height of the golden age of reggae, some of Jamaica’s brightest stars left their homeland behind to shine their light in an unlikely hub of Caribbean creativity: Toronto.Sounds & Pressure: Reggae in a Foreign Land follows the journeys of these icons. Through rare archives and infectious beats, this captivating five-part anthology series takes you from Kingston to Kensington Market to see and hear how reggae made roots in Canada against all odds.Summer Records – Jerry BrownJerry Brown’s Summer Records was one of the first recording studios to give Canadian reggae artists a voice. Four decades later, never-before-seen footage lets us meet the man behind the mixer for the very first time.Directed by Graeme Mathieson & Chris Flanagan - 2024 | 15 minWatch more films from this Series → youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHerjfWGX0CXuIBoZX3GOtHQVUd8TbZN7Watch more free films on NFB.ca → http://bit.ly/YThpNFBSubscribe to our newsletter → http://bit.ly/NFBnewsletter Follow us on Facebook → facebook.com/nfb.ca Follow us on Instagram → instagram.com/onf_nfbFollow us on X → twitter.com/thenfbDownload our free iOS Apps → http://apple.co/2dbva4h Download our free Android Apps → http://bit.ly/2dbvHmO
Ninan Auassat: We, the Children | OFFICIAL TRAILER NFB 2024-09-16 | A powerful film shot from “a child’s eye-view” without the voices of adults, this documentary reveals the dreams of a new generation poised to take flight. A film by Kim O'Bomsawin | 2024, 93 minWatch more free films on NFB.ca → http://bit.ly/YThpNFBSubscribe to our newsletter → http://bit.ly/NFBnewsletter Follow us on Facebook → facebook.com/nfb.ca Follow us on Instagram → instagram.com/onf_nfbFollow us on X → twitter.com/thenfbDownload our free iOS Apps → http://apple.co/2dbva4h Download our free Android Apps → http://bit.ly/2dbvHmO
Discover the new series! Sounds & Pressure | Nana McLean NFB 2024-09-13 | Against the changing face of Toronto’s Little Jamaica, where she established some of the city’s landmark reggae record stores, singer Nana McLean challenges outdated stereotypes and establishes her reputation as the queen of reggae in CanadaDirected by Graeme Mathieson & Chris Flanagan - 2024 | 15 minWatch more free films on NFB.ca → http://bit.ly/YThpNFBSubscribe to our newsletter → http://bit.ly/NFBnewsletter Follow us on Facebook → facebook.com/nfb.ca Follow us on Instagram → instagram.com/onf_nfbFollow us on X → twitter.com/thenfbDownload our free iOS Apps → http://apple.co/2dbva4h Download our free Android Apps → http://bit.ly/2dbvHmO
Sounds & Pressure | Roy & Yvonne NFB 2024-09-10 | Roy Panton and Yvonne Harrison made history as one of the first Jamaican ska duos. Decades after going their separate ways, the pair rekindle their magic—this time, 3,000 kilometres north, in Scarborough, Ontario.Directed by Graeme Mathieson & Chris Flanagan - 2024 | 15 minWatch more free films on NFB.ca → http://bit.ly/YThpNFBSubscribe to our newsletter → http://bit.ly/NFBnewsletter Follow us on Facebook → facebook.com/nfb.ca Follow us on Instagram → instagram.com/onf_nfbFollow us on X → twitter.com/thenfbDownload our free iOS Apps → http://apple.co/2dbva4h Download our free Android Apps → http://bit.ly/2dbvHmO
Inkwo for When the Starving Return | OFFICIAL TRAILER NFB 2024-09-04 | A Spotted Fawn Productions and the National Film Board of Canada co-productionTwo lifetimes from now the world hangs in the balance. Dove, a young, enigmatic, gender-shifting warrior, discovers the gifts and burdens of their Inkwo (medicine) to defend against an army of hungry, ferocious monsters. Dove’s courage, resilience and alliance with the Earth culminates in a battle against these flesh-consuming creatures, who become stronger with each body and soul they devour. Inkwo for When the Starving Return is a call to action to fight and protect against the forces of greed around us.A film by Amanda Strong | 2024, 18 min 27 sWatch more free films on NFB.ca → http://bit.ly/YThpNFBSubscribe to our newsletter → http://bit.ly/NFBnewsletter Follow us on Facebook → facebook.com/nfb.ca Follow us on Instagram → instagram.com/onf_nfbFollow us on X → twitter.com/thenfbDownload our free iOS Apps → http://apple.co/2dbva4h Download our free Android Apps → http://bit.ly/2dbvHmO
Sounds & Pressure: Leroy Sibbles NFB 2024-08-28 | In Trench Town—the birthplace of reggae—Leroy Sibbles rose to stardom as the lead singer of The Heptones and the undisputed king of the reggae bassline. Then, at the height of his career, he left it all behind to create a new legacy for himself in Toronto.Directed by Graeme Mathieson & Chris Flanagan - 2024 | 15 minWatch more free films on NFB.ca → http://bit.ly/YThpNFBSubscribe to our newsletter → http://bit.ly/NFBnewsletter Follow us on Facebook → facebook.com/nfb.ca Follow us on Instagram → instagram.com/onf_nfbFollow us on X → twitter.com/thenfbDownload our free iOS Apps → http://apple.co/2dbva4h Download our free Android Apps → http://bit.ly/2dbvHmO
Sounds & Pressure: Johnny Osbourne NFB 2024-08-23 | Before gaining international recognition as the “Dancehall Godfather,” legendary singer Johnny Osbourne was at the forefront of a revolution that transformed Toronto into one of the most vibrant reggae communities in the world.Directed by Graeme Mathieson & Chris Flanagan - 2024 | 15 minWatch more free films on NFB.ca → http://bit.ly/YThpNFBSubscribe to our newsletter → http://bit.ly/NFBnewsletter Follow us on Facebook → facebook.com/nfb.ca Follow us on Instagram → instagram.com/onf_nfbFollow us on X → twitter.com/thenfbDownload our free iOS Apps → http://apple.co/2dbva4h Download our free Android Apps → http://bit.ly/2dbvHmO
Sounds & Pressure | TRAILER NFB 2024-08-14 | Coming August 23 to NFB.ca + appsA National Film Board of Canada ProductionAt the height of the golden age of reggae, some of Jamaica’s brightest stars left their homeland behind to shine their light in an unlikely hub of Caribbean creativity: Toronto.Sounds & Pressure: Reggae in a Foreign Land follows the journeys of these icons. Through rare archives and infectious beats, this captivating five-part anthology series takes you from Kingston to Kensington Market to see and hear how reggae made roots in Canada against all odds.A documentary series by Graeme Mathieson & Chris Flanagan | 2024, 5 X 15 minWatch more free films on NFB.ca → http://bit.ly/YThpNFBSubscribe to our newsletter → http://bit.ly/NFBnewsletter Follow us on Facebook → facebook.com/nfb.ca Follow us on Instagram → instagram.com/onf_nfbFollow us on X → twitter.com/thenfbDownload our free iOS Apps → http://apple.co/2dbva4h Download our free Android Apps → http://bit.ly/2dbvHmO
Happy World Calligraphy Day ✒️😌 NFB 2024-08-14 | You can't celebrate the art of calligraphy without also celebrating ink. Head over to NFB.ca or the NFB Films app to uncover the medium’s mystery and power through the eyes of Jason Logan, a visionary Toronto inkmaker, in Brian D. Johnson's award-winning documentary THE COLOUR OF INK. 🎨#caligraphy #caligraphyart #ink #inktober #documentary #satisfying #canadian #nfb Watch more free films on NFB.ca → http://bit.ly/YThpNFBSubscribe to our newsletter → http://bit.ly/NFBnewsletter Follow us on Facebook → facebook.com/nfb.ca Follow us on Instagram → instagram.com/onf_nfbFollow us on X → twitter.com/thenfbDownload our free iOS Apps → http://apple.co/2dbva4h Download our free Android Apps → http://bit.ly/2dbvHmO
FIRE-JO-BALL NFB 2024-08-02 | COUP DE CŒUR SLA LOCATION AWARD - Fantasia International Film Festival (2023)Jo-Ann dreams of being a singer and actress. Embracing both vulnerability and the spotlight, she lives out her dream in her day-to-day life. At the crossroads of genres, Fire-Jo-Ball portrays a woman who loves all things rosy, even though her life is often far from it.Directed by Audrey Nantel-Gagnon - 2023 | 16 minWatch more free films on NFB.ca → http://bit.ly/YThpNFBSubscribe to our newsletter → http://bit.ly/NFBnewsletter Follow us on Facebook → facebook.com/nfb.ca Follow us on Instagram → instagram.com/onf_nfbFollow us on X → twitter.com/thenfbDownload our free iOS Apps → http://apple.co/2dbva4h Download our free Android Apps → http://bit.ly/2dbvHmO
Did he over react to the cat who came back? NFB 2024-07-10 | Remember Old Mr. Johnson from "The Cat Came Back"? Talk about over-the-top! Maybe he just needs to discover the magic of catnip and take it easy. 😂🐱Enjoy a dose of nostalgia by revisiting this animated classic by Cordell Barker based on Harry S. Miller's music. It's free to stream on our channel, website (nfb.ca) or app! Download our app for ad-free access to all our growing collection of FREE films anywhere → nfb.ca/appsFollow us on Facebook → facebook.com/nfb.ca Follow us on Instagram → instagram.com/onf_nfbFollow us on Twitter → twitter.com/thenfbSubscribe to our newsletter → bit.ly/NFBnewsletter #NostalgiaFeels #CartoonClassics #CatHumor #ChildhoodMemories #Cartoon #Canadian #shorts
Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story | TRAILER NFB 2024-06-20 | Now playing in select theatres across Canada: events.nfb.ca/events/any-other-way-the-jackie-shane-story-in-cinemasA Banger Films and The National Film Board of Canada co-productionA lost R&B star who eclipsed Etta James and Little Richard, trans soul singer Jackie Shane blazed an extraordinary trail with an unbreakable commitment to her truth. Forty years after vanishing from public view, this 20th century icon finally gets her second act. From executive producer Elliot Page and the producers of the Emmy Award-winning Hip-Hop Evolution.A film by Michael Mabbott & Lucah Rosenberg-Lee | 2024, 98 min 50 sWatch more free films on NFB.ca → http://bit.ly/YThpNFBSubscribe to our newsletter → http://bit.ly/NFBnewsletter Follow us on Facebook → http://bit.ly/ytfbNFB Follow us on Instagram → http://bit.ly/2FdmRol Follow us on Twitter → http://bit.ly/yttwNFB Download our free iOS Apps → http://apple.co/2dbva4h Download our free Android Apps → http://bit.ly/2dbvHmO
Society of Clothes | TRAILER NFB 2024-06-13 | A Miyu Productions, Between the Pictures and NFB co-production.When morning arrives in Society of Clothes, a shirt and a pair of pants step outside the closet, transforming into a human figure. In this world, everyone exists only as clothes. They wander into the streets, bodiless and faceless, performing absurd daily tasksA film by Dahee Jeong | 2024, 15 min 7 sWatch more free films on NFB.ca → http://bit.ly/YThpNFBSubscribe to our newsletter → http://bit.ly/NFBnewsletter Follow us on Facebook → http://bit.ly/ytfbNFB Follow us on Instagram → http://bit.ly/2FdmRol Follow us on Twitter → http://bit.ly/yttwNFB Download our free iOS Apps → http://apple.co/2dbva4h Download our free Android Apps → http://bit.ly/2dbvHmO
Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story (Promo Clip 001) NFB 2024-06-13 | COMING SOON TO THEATRES IN CANADAA Banger Films and The National Film Board of Canada co-productionA lost R&B star who eclipsed Etta James and Little Richard, trans soul singer Jackie Shane blazed an extraordinary trail with an unbreakable commitment to her truth. Forty years after vanishing from public view, this 20th century icon finally gets her second act.From executive producer Elliot Page and the producers of the Emmy Award-winning Hip-Hop Evolution.Watch more free films on NFB.ca → http://bit.ly/YThpNFBSubscribe to our newsletter → http://bit.ly/NFBnewsletter Follow us on Facebook → http://bit.ly/ytfbNFB Follow us on Instagram → http://bit.ly/2FdmRol Follow us on Twitter → http://bit.ly/yttwNFB Download our free iOS Apps → http://apple.co/2dbva4h Download our free Android Apps → http://bit.ly/2dbvHmO
Miserable Miracle | Trailer NFB 2024-06-12 | Directed by Japanese filmmaker Ryo Orikasa, the animated short Miserable Miracle was inspired by Henri Michaux’s book of poetry and drawings of the same name, about his experiences with mescaline. The film explores the limits of language and perception, creating connections between sound, meaning, shapes and movement. Directed by Ryo Orikasa - 2023 Watch more free films on NFB.ca → http://bit.ly/YThpNFBSubscribe to our newsletter → http://bit.ly/NFBnewsletter Follow us on Facebook → http://bit.ly/ytfbNFB Follow us on Instagram → http://bit.ly/2FdmRol Follow us on Twitter → http://bit.ly/yttwNFB Download our free iOS Apps → http://apple.co/2dbva4h Download our free Android Apps → http://bit.ly/2dbvHmO
Andrea Martin: Nine Lives... and Counting! NFB 2024-06-12 | A bona fide icon, the indefatigable Andrea Martin is behind some of the most recognizable comedic performances to ever hit screens or stages. From the legendary show Godspell to the characters that made SCTV a household name, and recent roles where she continues to buck stereotypes with hilarious effect, Nine Lives… and Counting! pays tribute to an incandescent career of reinvention. Directed by Michelle Mama - 2024 | 4 minWatch more free films on NFB.ca → http://bit.ly/YThpNFBSubscribe to our newsletter → http://bit.ly/NFBnewsletter Follow us on Facebook → http://bit.ly/ytfbNFB Follow us on Instagram → http://bit.ly/2FdmRol Follow us on Twitter → http://bit.ly/yttwNFB Download our free iOS Apps → http://apple.co/2dbva4h Download our free Android Apps → http://bit.ly/2dbvHmO
Our Maternal Home NFB 2024-06-10 | Tracing their origins to the Cree Nation of Waswanipi, a family confronts the impacts of generational and cultural disconnection, discovering a potent form of medicine: the bonds of kinship.Directed by Janine Windolph - 2023 | 27 minWatch more free films on NFB.ca → http://bit.ly/YThpNFBSubscribe to our newsletter → http://bit.ly/NFBnewsletter Follow us on Facebook → facebook.com/nfb.ca Follow us on Instagram → instagram.com/onf_nfbFollow us on Twitter → twitter.com/thenfbDownload our free iOS Apps → http://apple.co/2dbva4h Download our free Android Apps → http://bit.ly/2dbvHmO
Diane Juster: Foundation of a Song NFB 2024-06-09 | Diane Juster: Foundation of a Song explores the legendary singer-songwriter’s profound relationship to melody, lyrics and emotion. In this intimate tribute, Juster, an untiring advocate for protecting and encouraging Canadian artists, reflects on a legacy of love from her parents, one she’s passing on to a new generation of artists.Directed by Gilles Dorion - 2024 | 4 minWatch more free films on NFB.ca → http://bit.ly/YThpNFBSubscribe to our newsletter → http://bit.ly/NFBnewsletter Follow us on Facebook → http://bit.ly/ytfbNFB Follow us on Instagram → http://bit.ly/2FdmRol Follow us on Twitter → http://bit.ly/yttwNFB Download our free iOS Apps → http://apple.co/2dbva4h Download our free Android Apps → http://bit.ly/2dbvHmO
Wes “Maestro” Williams: Wes to the East - Forward Movin NFB 2024-06-09 | “Don’t make records, make history.” A true trailblazer, Wes “Maestro” Williams was the first Canadian rapper to break into the mainstream. In this eponymous snapshot portrait Wes to the East- Forward Movin’, Williams takes us through his career as a recording artist, actor, author and motivational speaker, a career that has always tirelessly looked ahead to shatter barriers for the next generation. Directed by Gilles Dorion - 2024 | 4 minWatch more free films on NFB.ca → http://bit.ly/YThpNFBSubscribe to our newsletter → http://bit.ly/NFBnewsletter Follow us on Facebook → http://bit.ly/ytfbNFB Follow us on Instagram → http://bit.ly/2FdmRol Follow us on Twitter → http://bit.ly/yttwNFB Download our free iOS Apps → http://apple.co/2dbva4h Download our free Android Apps → http://bit.ly/2dbvHmO
Jenny Belzberg: Home is Where the Art Is NFB 2024-06-09 | “Being part of communities is how you understand them.” Taking audiences into the renowned Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, and featuring live music and imagery from some of Canada’s most exciting creative talents, Home Is Where the Art Is pays homage to Calgary’s Jenny Belzberg and her unwavering dedication to the power of community and creativity in people’s lives.Directed by Will Prosper - 2024 | 4 minWatch more free films on NFB.ca → http://bit.ly/YThpNFBSubscribe to our newsletter → http://bit.ly/NFBnewsletter Follow us on Facebook → http://bit.ly/ytfbNFB Follow us on Instagram → http://bit.ly/2FdmRol Follow us on Twitter → http://bit.ly/yttwNFB Download our free iOS Apps → http://apple.co/2dbva4h Download our free Android Apps → http://bit.ly/2dbvHmO
The Passion and Puppetry of Ronnie Burkett NFB 2024-06-09 | Groundbreaking theatre artist Ronnie Burkett has wowed audiences for decades with his imaginative and provocative reinventions of puppetry and storytelling. The Passion and Puppetry of Ronnie invites us into his home studio and his creative process, as the puppeteer generously and vulnerably reflects on a career that has pushed boundaries while allowing him to be genuinely himself. Directed by Michelle Mama - 2024 | 5 minWatch more free films on NFB.ca → http://bit.ly/YThpNFBSubscribe to our newsletter → http://bit.ly/NFBnewsletter Follow us on Facebook → http://bit.ly/ytfbNFB Follow us on Instagram → http://bit.ly/2FdmRol Follow us on Twitter → http://bit.ly/yttwNFB Download our free iOS Apps → http://apple.co/2dbva4h Download our free Android Apps → http://bit.ly/2dbvHmO
Mélanie Demers: Artistic Frictions NFB 2024-06-09 | Fiercely defying categorization, Artistic Frictions enters the world of iconic dancer and choreographer Mélanie Demers. Throughout a versatile and multifaceted career, Demers has reinvented the language of dance with her company, MAYDAY. Taking a cue from Demers’ reputation for highly imaginative works, this cinematic portrait invites audiences to a sumptuous banquet with Canada’s most dynamic contemporary dancers and performers.Directed by Gilles Dorion - 2024 | 4 minWatch more free films on NFB.ca → http://bit.ly/YThpNFBSubscribe to our newsletter → http://bit.ly/NFBnewsletter Follow us on Facebook → http://bit.ly/ytfbNFB Follow us on Instagram → http://bit.ly/2FdmRol Follow us on Twitter → http://bit.ly/yttwNFB Download our free iOS Apps → http://apple.co/2dbva4h Download our free Android Apps → http://bit.ly/2dbvHmO
Measha Brueggergosman-Lee: A New Song NFB 2024-06-09 | Prolific and inspiring, Measha Brueggergosman-Lee has sung in concert halls on every continent, and on some of the world’s biggest stages. Bringing us intimately into her home, A New Song is an up-close and personal portrait of the acclaimed soprano, the first Black recipient of the prestigious Governor General’s Lifetime Artistic Achievement Award for Classical Music.Directed by Will Prosper - 2024 | 4 minWatch more free films on NFB.ca → http://bit.ly/YThpNFBSubscribe to our newsletter → http://bit.ly/NFBnewsletter Follow us on Facebook → http://bit.ly/ytfbNFB Follow us on Instagram → http://bit.ly/2FdmRol Follow us on Twitter → http://bit.ly/yttwNFB Download our free iOS Apps → http://apple.co/2dbva4h Download our free Android Apps → http://bit.ly/2dbvHmO
Maybe Elephants | TRAILER NFB 2024-06-06 | A Mikrofilm and National Film Board of Canada co-productionIn the ’70s, three rebellious teenage daughters, a restless mother, a father struggling with potatoes, and maybe some elephants, find themselves in bustling Nairobi. The family will never be the same.Created by Oscar®-winning animator Torill Kove (The Danish Poet), Maybe Elephants is a playful and loving autobiographical homage to family, adolescence and the therapeutic power of memories, however unreliable.A film by Torill Kove | 2024, 16 min 43 sWatch more free films on NFB.ca → http://bit.ly/YThpNFBSubscribe to our newsletter → http://bit.ly/NFBnewsletter Follow us on Facebook → http://bit.ly/ytfbNFB Follow us on Instagram → http://bit.ly/2FdmRol Follow us on Twitter → http://bit.ly/yttwNFB Download our free iOS Apps → http://apple.co/2dbva4h Download our free Android Apps → http://bit.ly/2dbvHmO
The Painting | Trailer NFB 2024-06-05 | A short film made using pinscreen animation, The Painting explores the 1652 portrait of Queen Mariana of Austria by Velázquez. Michèle Lemieux demonstrates incredible mastery of the pinscreen, playing with shadow and light to evoke the tragic fate of Mariana, who was married to her uncle at the age of 14. Both painful and tender, this experimental work is a poem of a film: a meditation on the brutality of institutionalized incest and art’s power to capture the soul.Watch more free films on NFB.ca → http://bit.ly/YThpNFBSubscribe to our newsletter → http://bit.ly/NFBnewsletter Follow us on Facebook → http://bit.ly/ytfbNFB Follow us on Instagram → http://bit.ly/2FdmRol Follow us on Twitter → http://bit.ly/yttwNFB Download our free iOS Apps → http://apple.co/2dbva4h Download our free Android Apps → http://bit.ly/2dbvHmO
To Wake Up the Nakota Language NFB 2024-06-01 | “When you don’t know your language or your culture, you don’t know who you are,” says 69-year-old Armand McArthur, one of the last fluent Nakota speakers in Pheasant Rump First Nation, Treaty 4 territory, in southern Saskatchewan. Through the wisdom of his words, Armand is committed to revitalizing his language and culture for his community and future generations.Directed by Louise BigEagle - 2017 | 6 minWatch more free films on NFB.ca → http://bit.ly/YThpNFBSubscribe to our newsletter → http://bit.ly/NFBnewsletter Follow us on Facebook → http://bit.ly/ytfbNFB Follow us on Instagram → http://bit.ly/2FdmRol Follow us on Twitter → http://bit.ly/yttwNFB Download our free iOS Apps → http://apple.co/2dbva4h Download our free Android Apps → http://bit.ly/2dbvHmO
LOCA | Trailer NFB 2024-05-31 | A female silhouette, sketched with fine white lines, disintegrates. A few bars ring out from “Loca”—a classic tune from the golden age of Argentinean tango. The spellbinding music sweeps the woman into a dance. As she whirls, a duo forms, their bodies intertwined in black and white. Their complete abandonment to the music is expressed in abundant waves of ink, creating a mesmerizing visual spectacle. Directed by Véronique Paquette | 2024, 5 minWatch more free films on NFB.ca → http://bit.ly/YThpNFBSubscribe to our newsletter → http://bit.ly/NFBnewsletter Follow us on Facebook → http://bit.ly/ytfbNFB Follow us on Instagram → http://bit.ly/2FdmRol Follow us on Twitter → http://bit.ly/yttwNFB Download our free iOS Apps → http://apple.co/2dbva4h Download our free Android Apps → http://bit.ly/2dbvHmO
Animation on the Alexeïeff-Parker pinscreen NFB 2024-05-28 | Award-winning Canadian animator and illustrator Michèle Lemieux plunges you into the fascinating technique of pinscreen animation. Join her as she traces the history of this tool, from its invention in the 1930s by Alexandre Alexeïeff and his wife Claire Parker to its use in Lemieux’s film "Le tableau"(The Painting), which screened in competition at the 2024 Annecy International Animation Film Festival.Watch more free films on NFB.ca → http://bit.ly/YThpNFBSubscribe to our newsletter → http://bit.ly/NFBnewsletter Follow us on Facebook → http://bit.ly/ytfbNFB Follow us on Instagram → http://bit.ly/2FdmRol Follow us on Twitter → http://bit.ly/yttwNFB Download our free iOS Apps → http://apple.co/2dbva4h Download our free Android Apps → http://bit.ly/2dbvHmO
Dont let the sun catch you crying NFB 2024-05-27 | Don’t Let the Sun Catch You Crying is a short meditation on love, grief, and imagination. The hand-drawn animated documentary was created through a collaboration between mother, elder and narrator Edith Almadi and filmmakers Natalie Baird and Toby Gillies. This poetic piece celebrates life and the transformative ability of art to elevate and transcend us. Through vivid drawings and Edith’s simple yet magical words, the film explores our enduring bond with loved ones who have passed. In honouring her son’s life within the cosmos, Edith’s artworks embody colours, shapes and metaphors that remind us of the timeless power of love, gravity, and grace until our final breaths.Directed by Natalie Baird and Toby Gillies - 2024 | 7 minWatch more free films on NFB.ca → http://bit.ly/YThpNFBSubscribe to our newsletter → http://bit.ly/NFBnewsletter Follow us on Facebook → http://bit.ly/ytfbNFB Follow us on Instagram → http://bit.ly/2FdmRol Follow us on Twitter → http://bit.ly/yttwNFB Download our free iOS Apps → http://apple.co/2dbva4h Download our free Android Apps → http://bit.ly/2dbvHmO
Malartic NFB 2024-05-24 | Ten years after an enormous open-pit gold mine began operations in Malartic, the hoped-for economic miracle is nothing more than a mirage. Filmmaker Nicolas Paquet explores the glaring contrast between the town’s decline and the wealth of the mining company, along with the mechanisms of an opaque decision-making system in which ordinary people have little say. Part anthropological study, part investigation into the corridors of power, Malartic addresses the fundamental issue of sustainable and fair land management.Directed by Nicolas Paquet - 2024 | 88 minWatch more free films on NFB.ca → http://bit.ly/YThpNFBSubscribe to our newsletter → http://bit.ly/NFBnewsletter Follow us on Facebook → http://bit.ly/ytfbNFB Follow us on Instagram → http://bit.ly/2FdmRol Follow us on Twitter → http://bit.ly/yttwNFB Download our free iOS Apps → http://apple.co/2dbva4h Download our free Android Apps → http://bit.ly/2dbvHmO
Seguridad (Trailer) NFB 2024-05-23 | In her feature documentary Seguridad, Newfoundland-based filmmaker Tamara Segura—once named “Cuba’s youngest soldier” in a militia publicity stunt—portrays her troubled relationship with her father in the context of the Cuban Revolution.When Segura accepts a scholarship to study film in Canada, the move offers crucial distance from her alcoholic father. After four years, she returns to Cuba hoping to make amends. But her father’s sudden death just days after her arrival forces Segura to explore his troubled past and the role Cuba’s highly militarized system played in his downfall.Through a series of deeply personal on-camera interviews with her immediate family, Segura unearths long-held secrets that ultimately tell a story of resilience and profound love between family members. Seguridad artfully weaves a lifetime’s worth of still photographs into its intimate narrative, which offers a rare glimpse into the inner lives of Cubans in the post-revolutionary era.A film by Tamara SeguraWatch more free films on NFB.ca → http://bit.ly/YThpNFBSubscribe to our newsletter → http://bit.ly/NFBnewsletter Follow us on Facebook → http://bit.ly/ytfbNFB Follow us on Instagram → http://bit.ly/2FdmRol Follow us on Twitter → http://bit.ly/yttwNFB Download our free iOS Apps → http://apple.co/2dbva4h Download our free Android Apps → http://bit.ly/2dbvHmO
Two World Colliding NFB 2024-05-15 | One frigid night in January 2000 Darrell Night, an Indigenous man was dumped by two police officers in -20° C temperatures in a barren field on the city outskirts. He survives the ordeal but is stunned to hear that the frozen body of another Indigenous man was discovered in the same area. Days later, another victim, also Native, is found. When Night comes forward with his story, he sets into motion a chain of events: a major RCMP investigation into several suspicious deaths, the conviction of the two constables who abandoned him and the reopening of an old case, leading to a judicial inquiry.Directed by Tasha Hubbard - 2004 | 49 minWatch more free films on NFB.ca → http://bit.ly/YThpNFBSubscribe to our newsletter → http://bit.ly/NFBnewsletter Follow us on Facebook → http://bit.ly/ytfbNFB Follow us on Instagram → http://bit.ly/2FdmRol Follow us on Twitter → http://bit.ly/yttwNFB Download our free iOS Apps → http://apple.co/2dbva4h Download our free Android Apps → http://bit.ly/2dbvHmO
Scratches of Life: The Art of Pierre Hébert | Trailer NFB 2024-05-13 | A National Film Board of Canada productionEmploying an arresting black-and-white palette punctuated with animated flourishes, Scratches of Life: The Art of Pierre Hébert unwinds the thread of the scratch-on-film technique, guiding us through the inspiring labyrinth of the celebrated animator’s life and work. Loïc Darses captures the imprint of an extraordinary artist who continues to create to this day, striving to share his vision of new forms of life.A film by Loïc Darses | 2024, 75 min.Watch more free films on NFB.ca → http://bit.ly/YThpNFBSubscribe to our newsletter → http://bit.ly/NFBnewsletter Follow us on Facebook → http://bit.ly/ytfbNFB Follow us on Instagram → http://bit.ly/2FdmRol Follow us on Twitter → http://bit.ly/yttwNFB Download our free iOS Apps → http://apple.co/2dbva4h Download our free Android Apps → http://bit.ly/2dbvHmO
Hothouse 14 - Unblending NFB 2024-05-13 | For people living with structural dissociation, falling asleep can be a challenge—a time when multiple contradictory thoughts conspire to keep you awake. Drawing on her experience with somatic healing, Michelle Ku puts these thoughts to rest in a few vivid minutes of hand-painted animation.Directed by Michelle Ku - 2024 | 1 minWatch more free films on NFB.ca → http://bit.ly/YThpNFBSubscribe to our newsletter → http://bit.ly/NFBnewsletter Follow us on Facebook → http://bit.ly/ytfbNFB Follow us on Instagram → http://bit.ly/2FdmRol Follow us on Twitter → http://bit.ly/yttwNFB Download our free iOS Apps → http://apple.co/2dbva4h Download our free Android Apps → http://bit.ly/2dbvHmO
Hothouse 14 - The Last Tango NFB 2024-05-13 | Drawn to unorthodox materials and themes, Mochi Lin works with diaphanous stockings and acetate to depict courtship in the insect world. Her musical composition provides the soundtrack for a startling pas de deux. Stop-motion haiku on the themes of coupledom, confinement and decapitation!Directed by Mochi Lin - 2024 | 1 minWatch more free films on NFB.ca → http://bit.ly/YThpNFBSubscribe to our newsletter → http://bit.ly/NFBnewsletter Follow us on Facebook → http://bit.ly/ytfbNFB Follow us on Instagram → http://bit.ly/2FdmRol Follow us on Twitter → http://bit.ly/yttwNFB Download our free iOS Apps → http://apple.co/2dbva4h Download our free Android Apps → http://bit.ly/2dbvHmO
Hothouse 14 - Not Enough Womb for the Two of Us NFB 2024-05-13 | Cameron Kletke depicts an in utero skirmish between twins with spacious hand-drawn animation, employing watercolours and pastel to plunge us into an intimate watery universe where the umbilical cord becomes a prop in a comic battle of wills. Those little elbows can be sharp.Directed by Cameron Kletke - 2024 | 1 minWatch more free films on NFB.ca → http://bit.ly/YThpNFBSubscribe to our newsletter → http://bit.ly/NFBnewsletter Follow us on Facebook → http://bit.ly/ytfbNFB Follow us on Instagram → http://bit.ly/2FdmRol Follow us on Twitter → http://bit.ly/yttwNFB Download our free iOS Apps → http://apple.co/2dbva4h Download our free Android Apps → http://bit.ly/2dbvHmO
Hothouse 14 - Red Star Alley NFB 2024-05-13 | A vine takes root in old Beijing, witnessing the passage of time in a traditional hutong—part of an urban fabric that’s fast disappearing as the city undergoes radical transformation. Making ingenious use of backlit cut-outs, Jenny Yujia Shi crafts an animated elegy to a vanishing way of life.Directed by Jenny Yujia Shi - 2024 | 1 minWatch more free films on NFB.ca → http://bit.ly/YThpNFBSubscribe to our newsletter → http://bit.ly/NFBnewsletter Follow us on Facebook → http://bit.ly/ytfbNFB Follow us on Instagram → http://bit.ly/2FdmRol Follow us on Twitter → http://bit.ly/yttwNFB Download our free iOS Apps → http://apple.co/2dbva4h Download our free Android Apps → http://bit.ly/2dbvHmO
Hothouse 14 - My World, Your Melody NFB 2024-05-13 | A choir of tropical frogs performs infectious pop in delightfully unsettling animation from Costa Rican-Canadian artist Bianca Shonee Arroyo-Kreimes. Riffing on karaoke companion videos and the swipe-n-scroll conventions of handheld media, she infuses candy-coloured digital animation with the spectre of ecological collapse.Directed by Bianca Shonee Arroyo-Kreimes - 2024 | 1 minWatch more free films on NFB.ca → http://bit.ly/YThpNFBSubscribe to our newsletter → http://bit.ly/NFBnewsletter Follow us on Facebook → http://bit.ly/ytfbNFB Follow us on Instagram → http://bit.ly/2FdmRol Follow us on Twitter → http://bit.ly/yttwNFB Download our free iOS Apps → http://apple.co/2dbva4h Download our free Android Apps → http://bit.ly/2dbvHmO
Hothouse 14 - Amma NFB 2024-05-13 | “Wash your hands. Turn off the lights. And don’t forget your prayers to Ganesh.” Having fun with comicbook motifs and plasticine, Akash Jones honours the no-nonsense second-generation immigrant mother who raised him, instilling habits that guide him to this day. Stop-motion animation that says, “Love ya Mom.”Directed by Akash Jones - 2024 | 1 minWatch more free films on NFB.ca → http://bit.ly/YThpNFBSubscribe to our newsletter → http://bit.ly/NFBnewsletter Follow us on Facebook → http://bit.ly/ytfbNFB Follow us on Instagram → http://bit.ly/2FdmRol Follow us on Twitter → http://bit.ly/yttwNFB Download our free iOS Apps → http://apple.co/2dbva4h Download our free Android Apps → http://bit.ly/2dbvHmO
The Portrait NFB 2024-05-10 | It’s the opportunity of a lifetime for artist Phil Richards, who’s been commissioned to create Canada’s official portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II for her Diamond Jubilee. Academy Award®-nominated filmmaker Hubert Davis follows Richards over months of painstaking preparations, as he works to capture Her Majesty’s likeness and spirit on canvas.Directed by Hubert Davis - 2012 | 41 minWatch more free films on NFB.ca → http://bit.ly/YThpNFBSubscribe to our newsletter → http://bit.ly/NFBnewsletter Follow us on Facebook → http://bit.ly/ytfbNFB Follow us on Instagram → http://bit.ly/2FdmRol Follow us on Twitter → http://bit.ly/yttwNFB Download our free iOS Apps → http://apple.co/2dbva4h Download our free Android Apps → http://bit.ly/2dbvHmO
Losing Blue NFB 2024-05-09 | What does it mean to lose a colour? Losing Blue is a cinematic poem about losing the otherworldly blues of ancient mountain lakes, now fading due to climate change. With stunning cinematography, this short doc immerses the viewer in the magnificence of these rare lakes, pulling us in to stand on their rocky shores, witness their power and understand what their loss would mean—both for ourselves and for the Earth.Directed by Leanne Allison - 2023 | 15 minWatch more free films on NFB.ca → http://bit.ly/YThpNFBSubscribe to our newsletter → http://bit.ly/NFBnewsletter Follow us on Facebook → http://bit.ly/ytfbNFB Follow us on Instagram → http://bit.ly/2FdmRol Follow us on Twitter → http://bit.ly/yttwNFB Download our free iOS Apps → http://apple.co/2dbva4h Download our free Android Apps → http://bit.ly/2dbvHmO
The Auctioneer NFB 2024-05-08 | This feature documentary is a portrait of Dale Menzak, an auctioneer specializing in the sale of family farms who also works part-time as an undertaker. Set against a backdrop of gorgeous prairie vistas, The Auctioneerobserves Menzak from a respectful distance as he facilitates the difficult process of letting go.Directed by Hans Olson - 2012 | 57 minWatch more free films on NFB.ca → http://bit.ly/YThpNFBSubscribe to our newsletter → http://bit.ly/NFBnewsletter Follow us on Facebook → http://bit.ly/ytfbNFB Follow us on Instagram → http://bit.ly/2FdmRol Follow us on Twitter → http://bit.ly/yttwNFB Download our free iOS Apps → http://apple.co/2dbva4h Download our free Android Apps → http://bit.ly/2dbvHmO
