Jacques Drouin Movies

  • 1996
    A Web of War

    A Web of War

    A Web of War

    101996HD

    The stories of the battles that brought together a Polish cavalry officer, a Canadian captain, and a Polish underground member are told by the very...

    A Web of War
  • 2004
    Imprints

    Imprints

    Imprints

    72004HD

    In this non-narrative animated film inspired by composer François Couperin's harpsichord composition "Barricades mystérieuses," Jacques...

    Imprints
  • 1979
    Twice Upon a Time

    Twice Upon a Time

    Twice Upon a Time

    101979HD

    This short satirical film takes us to Stereoville, a city where citizens must literally double up in their efforts to deal with the community’s...

    Twice Upon a Time
  • 1967
    Netsilik Eskimos, I: At the Autumn River Camp

    Netsilik Eskimos, I: At the Autumn River Camp

    Netsilik Eskimos, I: At the Autumn River Camp

    6.71967HD

    A late-autumn seasonal sequence documenting camp building, fishing, tool-making, and preparation for winter as a Netsilingmiut family travels...

    Netsilik Eskimos, I: At the Autumn River Camp
  • 1982
    If You Love This Planet

    If You Love This Planet

    If You Love This Planet

    7.51982HD

    Australian pediatrician Helen Caldicott delivers a lecture on the potential medical and societal consequences of a nuclear war, and advocates for...

    If You Love This Planet
  • 1998
    Asylum

    Asylum

    Asylum

    01998HD

    This feature documentary follows three newly arrived people in Canada and their experiences with the Canadian Refugee process. As claims are assessed...

    Asylum
  • 1967
    Netsilik Eskimos, IV: Group Hunting on the Spring Ice

    Netsilik Eskimos, IV: Group Hunting on the Spring Ice

    Netsilik Eskimos, IV: Group Hunting on the Spring Ice

    6.31967HD

    A late-spring sequence documenting domestic life, craft production, and a coordinated seal hunt on the sea ice.

    Netsilik Eskimos, IV: Group Hunting on the Spring Ice
  • 1967
    Netsilik Eskimos, VI: Building a Kayak

    Netsilik Eskimos, VI: Building a Kayak

    Netsilik Eskimos, VI: Building a Kayak

    61967HD

    A summer sequence documenting the communal construction of a kayak and associated domestic and subsistence practices.

    Netsilik Eskimos, VI: Building a Kayak
  • 1979
    A Scream from Silence

    A Scream from Silence

    A Scream from Silence

    5.81979HD

    A director and an editor, both women, cannot work on a movie presenting the rape of a nurse without reacting on the scenes they're working on, the...

    A Scream from Silence
  • 1981
    Kate and Anna McGarrigle

    Kate and Anna McGarrigle

    Kate and Anna McGarrigle

    7.31981HD

    A short documentary about singers Kate and Anna McGarrigle made by animator Caroline Leaf.

    Kate and Anna McGarrigle
  • 1993
    Matusalem

    Matusalem

    Matusalem

    61993HD

    Fleeing from some other children who want to beat him, Olivier meets the ghost of a Pirate who every hundred years tries to find a parchment. Olivier...

    Matusalem
  • 1976
    Mindscape

    Mindscape

    Mindscape

    6.41976HD

    In this short, an artist creates a painting of the landscape he sees, then finds he can literally climb into the picture to see the fantastic world...

    Mindscape
  • 1968
    Aki'name (On the Wall)

    Aki'name (On the Wall)

    Aki'name (On the Wall)

    01968HD

    When Canada was preparing to welcome the world to Expo 67 in Montreal, two artists who contributed their talents were Inuit stonecarvers Kumukluk...

    Aki'name (On the Wall)
  • 1975
    Pen-Hi Grad

    Pen-Hi Grad

    Pen-Hi Grad

    71975HD

    In Penticton, BC, most students graduating from the only high school in town know that job opportunities and higher education lie elsewhere, most...

    Pen-Hi Grad
  • 2013
    Making Movie History: Jacques Drouin

    Making Movie History: Jacques Drouin

    Making Movie History: Jacques Drouin

    02013HD

    Jacques Drouin's artistic trajectory is closely tied to the Alexeïeff-Parker pinscreen. No other filmmaker has employed the device with such...

    Making Movie History: Jacques Drouin
  • 1986
    Nightangel

    Nightangel

    Nightangel

    6.41986HD

    When a man becomes blind, his life is all turned around. He can only use his touch to get around in his house. The objects become enemies. But an...

    Nightangel
  • 1994
    Ex-Child

    Ex-Child

    Ex-Child

    6.31994HD

    The story of a young boy and his father, both of whom are enlisted to fight in the war. The boy's pride soon turns to fear as the bullets whistle...

    Ex-Child
  • 1973
    Some Natives of Churchill

    Some Natives of Churchill

    Some Natives of Churchill

    91973HD

    This short documentary zooms in on Churchill, Manitoba, on the western curve of Hudson Bay. The town boomed for a while after it became the railhead...

    Some Natives of Churchill
  • 1994
    Concision: No Time for New Ideas

    Concision: No Time for New Ideas

    Concision: No Time for New Ideas

    71994HD

    This video focuses primarily on the implications of the structure and format of television, especially the consequences of concision, and how these...

    Concision: No Time for New Ideas
  • 2001
    A Hunting Lesson

    A Hunting Lesson

    A Hunting Lesson

    5.72001HD

    This short animated film follows Antoine, a young boy fascinated by his mysterious neighbour, a man rumoured to have once been a big game hunter....

    A Hunting Lesson