David Thompson: The Great Mapmaker

Last Judgment

May 2024 •Kazakh

The film is dedicated to the upcoming 150th anniversary of the birth of Kazakh writer and public figure Akhmet Baitursynov next year. Filming began in Almaty in November.

More About Nostradamus

January 1941 •English

This short film portrays Nostradamus as having predicted the horrors of WWI and Hitler's rise to power, as well as the eventual triumph of "the daughter of the English Isles" against these forces. The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Short Subject, One-Reel.

Bungalow 21

March 2024 •French

The Life Of Jesus

June 2003 •English

The story of Jesus' life as told by the apostle John, narrated by Christopher Plummer.

Junko's Shamisen

January 2010 •English

A young Japanese orphan, and her mystical friend, exact poetic justice on a malevolent samurai lord.

AYOR

May 2021 •Dutch

In 1970, during the annual Dutch national commemoration of those fallen in World War II, two men try to make a statement against gay discrimination. In the moments before and after the incident, their doubt, fear and firm belief becomes clear.

Night and Fog

April 1959 •French

Filmmaker Alain Resnais documents the atrocities behind the walls of Hitler's concentration camps.

Workers Leaving the Lumière Factory

March 1895 •French

Working men and women leave through the main gate of the Lumière factory in Lyon, France. Filmed on 22 March 1895, it is often referred to as the first real motion picture ever made, although Louis Le Prince's 1888 Roundhay Garden Scene pre-dated it by seven years. Three separate versions of this film exist, which differ from one another in numerous ways. The first version features a carriage drawn by one horse, while in the second version the carriage is drawn by two horses, and there is no carriage at all in the third version. The clothing style is also different between the three versions, demonstrating the different seasons in which each was filmed. This film was made in the 35 mm format with an aspect ratio of 1.33:1, and at a speed of 16 frames per second. At that rate, the 17 meters of film length provided a duration of 46 seconds, holding a total of 800 frames.

X. La mise en croix

December 1898 •French

Part 10 of Alexandre Promio's Passion Play, in which Jesus is nailed to the Cross.

The Promised Land

October 2023 •Danish

Denmark, 1755. Captain Ludvig Kahlen sets out to conquer a Danish heath reputed to be uncultivable, with an impossible goal: to establish a colony in the name of the king, in exchange for a royal title. A single-minded ambition that the ruthless lord of the region will relentlessly seek to put down. Kahlen's fate hangs in the balance: will his endevours bring him wealth and honour, or cost him his life...?

Samurai Swordfish

May 2022 •Japanese

Edo, 1863. Aisuke Kajiki, a young blind swordsman, is entrusted the son of his best friend Toramaru Sakakibara, who is about to join the Shogun's Samurai Unit and promises to train him well. However, after Toramaru's death in battle, Eisuke drowns in a river and is transported in time to present-day Tokyo. Eisuke and his descendant, Ryusei, a college student, go to meet Toramaru's descendant, Taiga, a swimmer. The blind samurai's promise to his best friend in Edo is fulfilled 160 years later in present-day Tokyo through para-swimming.

Der Platz

November 2021 •English

Stranded in Cold War-era Berlin, a British counterintelligence officer awaits the day his handlers will finally arrive to collect him. Given no information but a time and place, he diligently keeps his appointment, watching and waiting for something to happen; even as weeks turn to years . . .

Give Me Liberty

December 1936 •English

Patrick Henry's rousing speech before the Virginia legislature argues for colonial independence.

Older, Stronger, Wiser

January 1989 •English

In this short documentary, five black women talk about their lives in rural and urban Canada between the 1920s and 1950s. What emerges is a unique history of Canada’s black people and the legacy of their community elders. Produced by the NFB’s iconic Studio D.

Steel and America

September 1965 •English

A short film by Disney in which Donald Duck is involved in showing the history of Steel and America.

Gabriel

September 2020 •Dutch

At the end of World War II, a wounded German soldier, disguised as a Canadian, ends up in the midst of a hiding Jewish family.

Familiar Phantoms

March 2023 •Arabic

Familiar Phantoms is an experimental documentary short film about memory, history and trauma.

Let's Ask Nostradamus

June 1953 •English

Nostradamus writes a letter to his young son, and his prophecies are compared to events of the French Revolution.

Lagoon: Rock and Rollercoasters

June 2017 •English

A fun, nostalgic look at the rich history of Lagoon Amusement Park, which has enchanted visitors for generations with its rides, rock concerts, and family fun for more than a century.

Saldatyky

October 2014 •Ukrainian

In 1904, the struggle against the landlords is gaining momentum. The peasants come to the landlords to fight for justice, but they encounter soldiers. What will the peasants do? Defend the truth or remain enslaved? What will the soldiers choose? Callously kill on orders, or remain pure before God, conscience, and people? 2014 - Euromaidan. And again the people are against the government... So whose truth will win? Whose language does God speak?