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
Le Quatuor de l'exil
[1994]
Fuaad, a young Somali political refugee living in Canada, observes that the white...
Les Borges
[1978]
Portuguese Canadian family members discuss their decision to leave Portugal and...
Entire NFB Films
When Strangers Re-Unite
[1999]
Every year thousands of women enter Canada as domestic servants, the majority of...
Lost Dreams
[1999]
In Lost Dreams, Kateryna Ewanchuck, a young Ukrainian in Manitoba, reflects...
A Scent of Mint
[2002]
Growing up in the small Lebanese town of Abey, Pierre Sidaoui had a carefree...
Bamboo, Lions and Dragons
[1981]
Two families, the Changs and the Lims, tell the story of the Chinese community in...
Photographs
20 ans après...
[1977]
Since 1956 many Moroccan Jews have immigrated to Quebec drawn by the predominance of...
Examining new arrivals in Immigration Examination Hall.
[1952]
During the peak periods at Halifax's Pier 21 Examination Hall, up to a thousand...
Quelques arpents de neige
[1977]
...
Quarantine questionnaire.
[1832]
The compulsory completion of the quarantine questionnaire for each ship passenger at...
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