See everything, hear everything
Watch 60 films, 170 excerpts and over 80 archival artefacts selected by NFB specialists as part of this unique project.
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Excerpts 5-8 of 14 |
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Excerpts from NFB films
Strangers for the Day
[1962]
It is 1962, and immigrants from several countries have arrived in Halifax. These...
A Sense of Family
[1980]
The Canadian immigration policy of "continuous passage" was used to keep Indians out...
Bamboo, Lions and Dragons
[1981]
Many Chinese people immigrated to Canada during the nineteenth century to escape...
The Tree That Remembers
[2002]
An Islamic state was established in Iran after the Revolution of 1979. Political...
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Films 1-4 of 13 |
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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...
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Photographs 1-4 of 6 |
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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]
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Quarantine questionnaire.
[1832]
The compulsory completion of the quarantine questionnaire for each ship passenger at...