Watch julie o'brien GoMovies. This short film depicts Newfoundland’s “old times” as seen by Julie O’Brien, an 11-year-old living in Tors Cove. Told in the first person with cutaway shots to the girl’s many activities, the film illustrates the way traditions are maintained, remembered and evolved. This film is part of the Children of Canada series.
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A film on the "SAPPHIRE", the oldest identified wreck in Canadian waters. Parks Canada's underwater archaeology team is responsible for the excavation...
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William Wells defends the viability of Fogo Island and expresses his apprehension about the exodus of young people.
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A portrait of Newfoundland that records a way of life that has all but disappeared.
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Combining archival photos with new and found footage, this short film presents a personal, impressionistic rendering of what it's like growing up Mi'k...
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One man's hat is another man's treasure when it comes to the importance and significance of saving items of historic value.
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This short documentary includes three vignettes about life off the coast of Newfoundland. In Island of Birds, we visit Green Island, a sea bird sanctu...
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A documentary from 1987 featuring the life of early Chinese immigrants to the island of Newfoundland.
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On July 1st, 1916, the Newfoundland Regiment took part in a massive First World War offensive on the Somme, led by the British. At Beaumont Hamel the...
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Ben Power interviews his father, Darrell Power of Great Big Sea, and asks what it was like on the road, being away from his family, and how being in o...
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This feature-length documentary paints a lively portrait of Father of Confederation and first premier of Newfoundland Joseph Roberts Smallwood, or "Jo...
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A woman is forcibly placed in Priory, as the filmmakers follow her struggles to adapt.
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This documentary records the journey undertaken by Jacques Cousteau, his 24-member team, and an NFB film crew to explore the Grand Banks of Newfoundla...
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With simple ceremony on Parliament Hill, Ottawa, Newfoundlanders are welcomed as fellow-Canadians. Prime Minister St. Laurent starting off the carving...
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It was a way of life. It was the backbone of a society. And then the cod fishery off the east coast of Newfoundland collapsed. Taking Stock traces the...
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Two women discuss the roles and problems of women, education, and shopping on Fogo Island.