See everything, hear everything
Watch 60 films, 170 excerpts and over 80 archival artefacts selected by NFB specialists as part of this unique project.
Excerpts from NFB films
The Hutterites
[1964]
Hutterites immigrated to Canada in the early twentieth century. They live in farm...
The Hutterites
[1964]
Hutterites believe popular entertainment threatens the morality of youth. ...
The Hutterites
[1964]
Hutterites have lived in religion-based communities since the 16th century. ...
Strangers for the Day
[1962]
Emigrating from Syria to Canada, a man and his daughter are on a train heading for...
Entire NFB Films
Strangers for the Day
[1962]
A look at the reactions of newly arrived immigrants en route by train from Halifax...
The Jews of Winnipeg
[1973]
Their story begins with the first Jewish settlers who fled European persecution...
Arrival
[1957]
A discerning study of an immigrant family and the mingled feelings of hope and...
Our Street Was Paved with Gold
[1973]
A filmmaker revisits Montréal's St. Lawrence Boulevard--the Main--the road from the...
Photographs
Ukrainian Winter Holidays
[1942]
...
Portrait of the Artist--As an Old Lady
[1982]
Russian-born Paraskeva Clark-artist, socialist and feminist-holds a unique place in...
Quelques arpents de neige
[1977]
...
White Star Line - Canada's Call to Women, 1920/30.
[1920]
Women immigrants to Western Canada, enticed by colourful posters depicting...
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