This short documentary features Newfoundland fisherman Billy Crane, who speaks frankly on the state of the inshore fishery and how the lack of government support has contributed to the industry’s downfall. He is being forced to leave home to seek employment in Toronto. This film was made with the Challenge for Change program.

This pioneering documentary film depicts the lives of the indigenous Inuit people of Canada's northe...
A documentary about the laying of the first transatlantic telephone line.

Facing deteriorating machines and the advance of new technologies, Argentine printing presses are cl...

In the coldest waters surrounding Newfoundland's rugged Fogo Island, "people of the fish"—traditiona...

Somewhere on the coast of the Bering Sea, a father and son make a living fishing in a community that...

Work. Eat. Sleep. And back to work. For a long time skippers in the North East of Scotland could not...
An instructional film profiling the dragnet fishing technique as practiced by Danish sailors.

MANUFACTURED LANDSCAPES is the striking new documentary on the world and work of renowned artist Edw...

This short documentary film is a fascinating portrait of urban and rural Quebec in the late 1960s, a...

Two friends, both Indigenous fishermen, are driven to desperation by a dying sea. Their friendship b...

Examines the violence and civil disobedience leading up to the hallmark decision in U.S. v. Washingt...

This documentary records the journey undertaken by Jacques Cousteau, his 24-member team, and an NFB ...

A feature length documentary about extraordinary Canadian singer songwriter, Ron Hynes... an insight...

An original portrayal of a small Czech village where – as the locals put it – an UFO has landed in t...

21 Days, based on the story of six young fishermen who left Gros-Islet fishing village on a routine ...

Examines the devastating effect that overfishing has had on the world's fish populations and argues ...

Combining archival photos with new and found footage, this short film presents a personal, impressio...