Movies: Newfoundland and labrador

A portrait of Newfoundland that records a way of life that has all but disappeared....

One man's hat is another man's treasure when it comes to the importance and significance of saving items of historic value....

Sharon and her ten year old son Bayo live in Tickle Cove on the shores of Bonavista Bay, Newfoundland like generations of their family have before them. Sharon hates her life there. She dreams of moving to Toronto - where her now deceased mother was ...

A film on the "SAPPHIRE", the oldest identified wreck in Canadian waters. Parks Canada's underwater archaeology team is responsible for the excavation of the three-hundred-year-old frigate....

Stan Hill Jr. is a Haudenosaunee artist living in Miawpukek First Nation Reserve, Conne River, Newfoundland. In “The Bear Inside a Whale,” he and his family discuss racism, identity, religion, creation and art, along with the cultural extinction of t...

William Wells defends the viability of Fogo Island and expresses his apprehension about the exodus of young people....

A documentary from 1987 featuring the life of early Chinese immigrants to the island of Newfoundland....

Ben Power interviews his father, Darrell Power of Great Big Sea, and asks what it was like on the road, being away from his family, and how being in one of the most memorable Newfoundland bands shaped his life....

The Priory is a public extended-care hospital in Victoria, British Columbia, for people suffering from chronic geriatric illnesses. Treatment is innovative. It is based on the theory that even the ordinary activities of a patient's life contain eleme...

A 1995 David Quinton film exploring the British origins of Newfoundland outport furniture design....

A portrait film of Little Bay Islands, Newfoundland and Labrador's latest resettlement project....

Two women discuss the roles and problems of women, education, and shopping on Fogo Island....

This documentary chronicles the relocation of an entire town in Newfoundland, Canada....

Short doc/essay film exploring Newfoundland's relationship to film before and after confederation....

In rocky Newfoundland, renowned French artist Jean Claude Roy gathers his paints and sets off to face the day. Whether it be freezing snow, violent wind, or pouring rain, he commits vibrant colors to canvas and conquers the day by weaving crooked bea...

Shot during three seasons, Kenuajuak's documentary tenderly portrays village life and the elements that forge the character of his people: their history, the great open spaces and their unflagging humour. Though Kenuajuak appreciates the amenities of...

An instructional film profiling the dragnet fishing technique as practiced by Danish sailors....

Documentation of the legendary all ages hardcore punk show held at a Jack Astor's Sports Bar & Grill during operating business hours in St. John's, Newfoundland. Featuring performances from local hardcore heavyweights Carnage, GlitterGlue, Buck 50'd,...

This short documentary includes three vignettes about life off the coast of Newfoundland. In Island of Birds, we visit Green Island, a sea bird sanctuary where puffins frolic. In Caplin Harvest, little silvery fish called caplin spawn by washing asho...