Stanley Jackson Movies

The dramatization of the sympathetic hospital treatment a general practitioner receives when he suffers a mental breakdown. There is an emphasis on...

This short film is a telling portrait of the discourse about and treatment of alcohol addiction in the middle of the 20th century. In a fictional...

Based on a short story by Sinclair Ross, this short film recalls rural life on the Prairies in the 1930s. In the film a farmer's young son, sent to...

In 1977, Prince Charles was inducted as honorary chief of the Blood Indians on their reserve in southwestern Alberta. The ceremony, conducted in the...

This short film retraces the life of Herman Smith Johannsen – the man who introduced the sport of cross-country skiing to Canadians. From past...

This film follows the aftermath of the Oka crisis, which brought Indigenous rights into sharp focus. After the barricades came down, the Royal...

This short documentary (the second of two parts) follows Glenn Gould to New York City. There, we see the renowned Canadian concert pianist kidding...

Rousing tales of the North-West Mounted Police are brought to life through photos and artists' sketches. In 1873, the North-West Mounted Police were...

The first of two coproductions by the British Broadcasting Corporation and the National Film Board of Canada, People of the Seal, Part 1: Eskimo...

A study of the teacher's vital role in a child's development. Learning through natural curiousity in the pre-school years. Different types of...

This film observes, in a Montréal public school, the teaching of English to immigrant children. To thousands of children arriving in Canada...

A light, humorous look at the motor car and the great North American itch for a place on the road. From the comparative peace of Honest Joe's...

A child spends two weeks in a summer camp at Muskoka, Ontario. This short film presents a delightful portrait of a young boy's sojourn at summer...

This short puppet animation from the fifties tells the story of Magic Bow, a First Nations boy endowed with magic gifts. Magic Bow is in the big city...

This short film is a humorous look at the tourist industry in Canada. In tongue-in-cheek fashion, it points out the importance of good public...

An attempt to recapture the magic of childhood as the cameras follow children at play.

One of the most sensational get-rich-quick schemes that took place in France over 200 years ago with economist John Law at the helm.

An enthusiastic but naive campaign worker causes trouble for his candidate due to his unorthodox campaign tactics, which turn out to violate the...

This short documentary depicts Christmastime in Montreal. The milling crowds, department store Santas, Brink's messengers, kindergarten angels and...

How and why feelings of depression carry over from childhood to overshadow adulthood are explained in the case of John Murray, an industrious and...