February 6, 2025 – Montreal – National Film Board of Canada (NFB)
More NFB productions and co-productions than ever will be free to view on nfb.ca this February, with the online launch of three powerful and wide-ranging documentaries: Dominique Leclerc’s Posthumans, about the ethical challenges of technologies designed to outsmart disease, aging and death; Brian M. Cassidy and Melanie Shatzky’s A Man Imagined, which examines the raw reality of a man living on the fringes; and David Hamelin and Melaina Sheldon’s Northlore, about the deep connection between the people of Canada’s North and the land. The NFB is also celebrating Black History Month with a variety of screenings and activities, both online and in person.
Currently, more than 7,000 films are available to stream online free of charge at nfb.ca, along with over 100 interactive works.
NEW ONLINE RELEASES
Starting February 6
A Man Imagined by Brian M. Cassidy and Melanie Shatzky (2024, NFB)
Documentary (62 min) / Press kit (synopsis, biographies, images and credits)
- This “documentary fable” captures the day-to-day life of a decades-long street survivor living amidst urban detritus and decay. This award-winning film had its world premiere at the International Film Festival Rotterdam and was selected to screen at a number of festivals around the world, including the Torino Film Festival in Italy.
Starting February 21 – to mark Yukon Heritage Day
Northlore by David Hamelin and Melaina Sheldon (2025, NFB/Fireside Films, in association with CBC and Northwestel Community TV)
Documentary (54 min) / Press kit
Weaving animation and live action, Northlore delves into the transformational stories of people living in Canada’s North and their deep connection to the land and its wildlife. The film will have its world premiere at the Available Light Film Festival in Whitehorse, Yukon (February 7 to 16).
Coming soon
Posthumans by Dominique Leclerc (2025, NFB)
Documentary (88 min) / Press kit
Through conversations with cyborgs and transhumanists, Posthumans explores the ethical and political issues raised by new technologies that seek to enhance human abilities. The film will have its world premiere at the Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma on February 23 in Montreal, and the play Une vie intelligente by Dominique Leclerc will be presented at the Duceppe Theatre in Montreal starting February 26.
SPECIAL PROGRAMMING – CULTURAL EVENTS
THEMED CHANNEL AND BLOG POSTS
Celebrating Black History Month
- Black Voices in Cinema Channel
The NFB invites you to explore some 30 titles by Black filmmakers from across Canada and beyond—a rich and diverse collection of inspired works.
- Numerous screenings and events at Montreal’s Quartier des Spectacles and in communities across Canada
At the NFB in Montreal, the screening of Michael Mabbott and Lucah Rosenberg-Lee’s Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story will take place on February 6, followed by a night of film, music, food and community, including a screening of Sounds and Pressure, on February 7.
Click here to learn more about NFB screenings and activities during Black History Month.
- Blog posts by the NFB’s collection curators
Camilo Martín-Flórez has published “Reggae Legend Leroy Sibbles’ Unsung Contribution to an NFB Landmark,” a blog post about Sibbles’ role on a seminal NFB film; Leroy Sibbles is one of the protagonists of Sounds and Pressure. And Marc St-Pierre has written a blog post offering three viewing suggestions for Black History Month: the documentary series Sounds and Pressure: Reggae in a Foreign Land by Graeme Mathieson and Chris Flanagan, the animated short By Winds and Tides by Bogdan Anifrani-Fedach and the feature documentary Kenbe la, Until We Win by Will Prosper.
Learn more about the NFB’s filmmakers and its collection:
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French version here | Version française ici.