Stanley Jackson Movies

  • 1973
    Kainai

    Kainai

    Kainai

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    On the Kainai (Blood) First Nations Reserve, near Cardston, Alberta, a hopeful new development in Indigenous enterprise. Once rulers of the western...

    Kainai
  • 1974
    Freshwater World

    Freshwater World

    Freshwater World

    01974HD

    This documentary explores a variety of projects undertaken by scientists at Environment Canada's Freshwater Institute in Winnipeg to study the...

    Freshwater World
  • 1966
    Paddle to the Sea

    Paddle to the Sea

    Paddle to the Sea

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    A boy's carved boat travels through the Canadian wilderness until it reaches the ocean.

    Paddle to the Sea
  • 1958
    The Quest

    The Quest

    The Quest

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    This short film is a re-enactment of the critical year in Dr. Frederick Banting's life when he discovered insulin for the treatment of diabetes at...

    The Quest
  • 1971
    Death of a Legend

    Death of a Legend

    Death of a Legend

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    This documentary film is about wolves and the negative myths surrounding the animal. Exceptional footage portrays the wolf's life cycle and the...

    Death of a Legend
  • 1974
    The Boat That Ian Built

    The Boat That Ian Built

    The Boat That Ian Built

    01974HD

    The amazing success story of the Laser, a thirteen-foot sailboat built by Ian Bruce of Pointe Claire, Québec, and of Performance Sailcraft,...

    The Boat That Ian Built
  • 1958
    The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

    The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

    The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

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    American scientist Dr. Frank Smith is brought to Britain to help the C.I.A. There is a defecting East block scientist they want him to debrief. The...

    The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
  • 1963
    Of Whales, the Moon, and Men

    Of Whales, the Moon, and Men

    Of Whales, the Moon, and Men

    7.51963HD

    At the instigation of the filmmakers, the young men of the Ile-aux-Coudres in the middle of the St-Lawrence River try as a memorial to their...

    Of Whales, the Moon, and Men
  • 1958
    Stigma

    Stigma

    Stigma

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    This film tells the story of a young woman who suffers a mental breakdown, recovers fully in a mental hospital and returns home. Instead of the...

    Stigma
  • 1963
    Cornet at Night

    Cornet at Night

    Cornet at Night

    7.51963HD

    Based on a short story by Sinclair Ross, this short film recalls rural life on the Prairies in the 1930s. In the film a farmer's young son, sent to...

    Cornet at Night
  • 1953
    Paul Tomkowicz: Street Railway Switchman

    Paul Tomkowicz: Street Railway Switchman

    Paul Tomkowicz: Street Railway Switchman

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    A self-narrated portrait of a Polish immigrant in Winnipeg whose unglamorous job keeping streetcar switches working reveals dignity, resilience, and...

    Paul Tomkowicz: Street Railway Switchman
  • 1974
    The New Alchemists

    The New Alchemists

    The New Alchemists

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    This short documentary profiles a community engaged in developing sustainable living methods, including food production and small-scale solar and...

    The New Alchemists
  • 1957
    Profile of a Problem Drinker

    Profile of a Problem Drinker

    Profile of a Problem Drinker

    01957HD

    This short film is a telling portrait of the discourse about and treatment of alcohol addiction in the middle of the 20th century. In a fictional...

    Profile of a Problem Drinker
  • 1949
    Summer Is for Kids

    Summer Is for Kids

    Summer Is for Kids

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    A child spends two weeks in a summer camp at Muskoka, Ontario. This short film presents a delightful portrait of a young boy's sojourn at summer...

    Summer Is for Kids
  • 1961
    Circle of the Sun

    Circle of the Sun

    Circle of the Sun

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    A young man of the Kainai Nation (Blood tribe) shows us contemporary life of people as he attends a Sun Dance ceremony with the tribe.

    Circle of the Sun
  • 1979
    A Pinto for the Prince

    A Pinto for the Prince

    A Pinto for the Prince

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    In 1977, Prince Charles was inducted as honorary chief of the Blood Indians on their reserve in southwestern Alberta. The ceremony, conducted in the...

    A Pinto for the Prince
  • 1961
    The Days of Whisky Gap

    The Days of Whisky Gap

    The Days of Whisky Gap

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    Rousing tales of the North-West Mounted Police are brought to life through photos and artists' sketches. In 1873, the North-West Mounted Police were...

    The Days of Whisky Gap
  • 1958
    The Days Before Christmas

    The Days Before Christmas

    The Days Before Christmas

    6.51958HD

    This short documentary depicts Christmastime in Montreal. The milling crowds, department store Santas, Brink's messengers, kindergarten angels and...

    The Days Before Christmas
  • 1959
    The Back-breaking Leaf

    The Back-breaking Leaf

    The Back-breaking Leaf

    9.51959HD

    Here is a graphic picture of the tobacco harvest in southwestern Ontario. At the end of July, transient field workers move in for a brief bonanza...

    The Back-breaking Leaf
  • 1953
    Shyness

    Shyness

    Shyness

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    Abnormal shyness in children, its causes and treatment, is discussed in this film. Profiled are three shy children and the confidence-destroying...

    Shyness