The NFB’s gift to Canadians: films to discover for the holiday season. SARAH POLLEY’S STORIES WE TELL AMONG 20 ACCLAIMED DOCUMENTARIES AND ANIMATED SHORTS STREAMING FREE AT NFB.CA, STARTING DECEMBER 7.
PRESS RELEASE
07/12/2017
December 7, 2017 – Toronto – National Film Board of Canada (NFB)
The National Film Board of Canada has a holiday gift for all Canadians, starting December 7.
It’s a new playlist called The NFB Presents, featuring 20 acclaimed documentary and animated films—stories that will move, inspire, surprise and engage—now streaming free of charge at NFB.ca.
Among the titles being showcased are Sarah Polley’s hit feature Stories We Tell, Kathy Shultz’s acclaimed animated short A Sea Turtle Story, and Paul Cowan’s Paris 1919 (13 Production/NFB), inspired by Margaret MacMillan’s landmark book—all produced in Toronto by the NFB’s Ontario Studio. There’s also Jennifer Baichwal’s Payback, based on Margaret Atwood’s bestseller, and Mina Shum’s feature Ninth Floor as well as portraits of remarkable Canadians like Phil Comeau’s Secretariat’s Jockey, Ron Turcotte and Toronto director Lawrence Jackman’s short documentary How Does It Feel, about Kazumi, a performer with cerebral palsy.
Of course, no holiday is complete without a selection of amazing animated films from the NFB’s two Oscar-winning animation studios—now free for the first time. Acclaimed titles like: Claude Cloutier’s satirical musical short Carface; Mi’gmaq artist Phyllis Grant’s beautiful Waseteg, narrated by legendary filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin; and Andrea Dorfman’s wonderfully hand-crafted Big Mouth, a film for anyone, young or old, who has ever gotten in trouble for saying too much!
Also featured:
Documentaries
The Socalled Movie (reFrame Films/NFB), dir. Garry Beitel
Things Arab Men Say, dir. Nisreen Baker
Home Cooked Music, dir. Mike Maryniuk
Tying Your Own Shoes, dir. Shira Avni
Fight, dir. Ervin Chartrand
Hope Builders, dir. Fernand Dansereau
From Sherbrooke to Brooks: Inside a Migration Corridor, dir. Roger Parent
The Last Key, dir. Julien Capraro
Animated shorts
Kaspar (Inspired by the Life of Kaspar Hauser), dir. Diane Obomsawin
Paula, dir. Dominic Etienne Simard
My Heart Attack, dir. Sheldon Cohen
The NFB Presents is available free online and through the NFB’s apps for tablets and mobile devices.
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About the NFB
Founded in 1939, the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) is a one-of-a-kind producer, co-producer and distributor of distinctive, engaging, relevant and innovative documentary and animated films. As a talent incubator, it is one of the world’s leading creative centres. The NFB has enabled Canadians to tell and hear each other’s stories for over eight decades, and its films are a reliable and accessible educational resource. The NFB is also recognized around the world for its expertise in preservation and conservation, and for its rich and vibrant collection of works, which form a pillar of Canada’s cultural heritage. To date, the NFB has produced more than 14,000 works, 6,500 of which can be streamed free of charge at nfb.ca. The NFB and its productions and co-productions have earned over 7,000 awards, including 11 Oscars and an Honorary Academy Award for overall excellence in cinema.