Politics and History
From its beginnings, the National Film Board has tackled social and economic issues. Excerpts in this theme show how documentary film can play a part in social action.
Excerpts
Front of Steel
1
"I Just Didn't Want to Die": The 1914 Newfoundland Sealing Disaster
1
"Just One Big Mess": The Halifax Explosion, 1917
1
Land For Pioneers
1
On Strike: The Winnipeg General Strike, 1919
1
Rush for Gold - The Klondike Gold Rush, 1897
1
"They Didn't Starve Us Out": Industrial Cape Breton in the 1920s
1
Trans-Canada Express
1
Voice of Action
1
When Asia Speaks
1
Questions
1. Why is this documentary technique particularly suited to this story?
2. How does the role of a director of this kind of documentary differ from that of a documentary shot by camera of living people in actual locations?
2. How does the role of a director of this kind of documentary differ from that of a documentary shot by camera of living people in actual locations?
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Short Description
All the colourful, exciting, and tragic events of the Klondike told by those who experienced the quest for riches in Canada's Northwest.