Movies: Newfoundland and labrador

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...

In 1930s Labrador, a war veteran lumberjack engages in an arm wrestle which lasts a ridiculously long amount of time....

This short documentary looks at the government relocation of the Labrador Inuit and the effects on their culture and social structures....

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

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

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....

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

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

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

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...

When Maxwell goes on a canoe trip with his grandpa, they appreciate the wonders of the world around them and reflect on their differences and similarities....

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...

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

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

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....

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,...

With simple ceremony on Parliament Hill, Ottawa, Newfoundlanders are welcomed as fellow-Canadians. Prime Minister St. Laurent starting off the carving of Newfoundland's coat of arms in the tenth and formerly blank shield over the entrance to the Parl...