Strangers for the Day (1962)
• January 1st, 1962 • 0h 27min
Documentary
Overview
This short documentary shows the reactions of European immigrants as they land in Halifax at the beginning of the 1960s. From the port, we follow them on a snowy journey by train to Montreal.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
The Song of Italy
Released on: 1967-12-31
Documentary
Filmed during Jonas Mekas’s travels through Italy in 1967, this short captures scenes from the count...
Chanson de gestes
Released on: 1966-01-01
Documentary, Drama
Choreography of familiar gestures that the author was able to spice up with a peculiar and original ...
Look at Life: Change at the Tower
Released on: 1967-01-01
Documentary
A look at the day-to-day running of the historic Tower of London and coping with up to 16,000 visito...
The Business End: Violence in Cinema
Released on: 2008-06-03
Documentary
An unflinching look at the ongoing debate on violence in movies and its effect on the audience.
Statues Hardly Ever Smile
Released on: 1971-01-01
Documentary
Edited by famed filmmaker Kathleen Collins, Statues Hardly Ever Smile follows a group of middle scho...
Snowflakes at the End of the World
Released on: 2025-11-18
Documentary
Snowflakes at the End of the World offers a meditation on the beauty and ugliness of Montreal winter...
The Irishman: In Conversation
Released on: 2019-11-27
Documentary
Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, and Al Pacino in conversation about The Irishman.
De Quoi J'Me Mêle ! Banlieues, Guerre Et Paix
Released on: 1995-03-30
Documentary
From the “integration model” to the “Islamist fanatic”, France fantasizes about these children of im...
The Lure and the Lore
Released on: 1988-01-01
Documentary
A collaboration between filmmaker Ayoka Chenzira and performance artist Thomas Pinnock, who performs...
Fuji
Released on: 2021-09-25
Documentary
A short documentary about the former judoka Marina and her Judo Club for People with Disabilities - ...
Masturbation Conversations
Released on: 2022-05-27
Documentary
This documentary features candid studio conversations with people of diverse backgrounds from the Er...
Well How Did We Get Here? A Brief History of Talking Heads
Released on: 2017-01-03
Documentary, Music
A brief history of Talking Heads (and how they got here!)
Jim Morris: Lifelong Fitness
Released on: 2013-06-20
Documentary
The story of a 77 year-old vegan bodybuilder.
Martin
Released on: 2017-05-24
Documentary
Documentary film about Martin Park, a homeless man living in Dublin, and his friendship with photogr...
The Song
Released on: 1991-12-31
Documentary
A documentary that follows the recording process over three days and nights of "(I'll Love You) Till...
Inside the Outset: Evoking a Space of Passage
Released on: 2021-07-22
Documentary
It is an investigation into the loaded, transforming topography that is already palpable in the land...
Latvian Coyote
Released on: 2019-12-01
Documentary
An absurd game of “finding happiness” is being played by local Latvian coyotes* and illegal immigran...
Novena
Released on: 2013-08-14
Documentary
In 2012, Stephen Vaughan and Kay Ferreter are invited to address the congregation at St. Joseph's Re...