Robert Verrall Movies

  • 2009
    Professor Norman Cornett: 'Since when do we divorce the right answer from an honest answer?'

    Professor Norman Cornett: 'Since when do we divorce the right answer from an honest answer?'

    Professor Norman Cornett: 'Since when do we divorce the right answer from an honest answer?'

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    This feature documentary by Alanis Obomsawin is a thoughtful tribute to Norman Cornett, a McGill University professor celebrated by scores of...

    Professor Norman Cornett: 'Since when do we divorce the right answer from an honest answer?'
  • 1971
    Christmas at Moose Factory

    Christmas at Moose Factory

    Christmas at Moose Factory

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    A study of life at Christmastime in Moose Factory, an old settlement mainly composed of Cree families on the shore of James Bay, composed entirely of...

    Christmas at Moose Factory
  • 1983
    The Wars

    The Wars

    The Wars

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    Robert Ross (Brent Carver) lives a protected adolescence in a well-off Toronto suburb. Secretive and withdrawn, he shares his thoughts only with his...

    The Wars
  • 1984
    John Cat

    John Cat

    John Cat

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    Three native Canadians find a boy on the side of a highway who had been struck by a speeding driver.

    John Cat
  • 1978
    Canada Vignettes: Bill Miner

    Canada Vignettes: Bill Miner

    Canada Vignettes: Bill Miner

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    Bill Miner was a train robber in British Columbia at the turn of the century. This animated film depicts a disastrous episode in his career.

    Canada Vignettes: Bill Miner
  • 1975
    Face of the Earth

    Face of the Earth

    Face of the Earth

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    Face of the Earth explores the origin of our planet's outer layer, the why-and-how of its mobility. Through the use of well-designed diagrams, the...

    Face of the Earth
  • 1973
    The Family That Dwelt Apart

    The Family That Dwelt Apart

    The Family That Dwelt Apart

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    A family of seven lives on a New England island with nobody else. One winter, they got stranded because the bay froze over. This didn't much matter...

    The Family That Dwelt Apart
  • 1987
    Poundmaker's Lodge: A Healing Place

    Poundmaker's Lodge: A Healing Place

    Poundmaker's Lodge: A Healing Place

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    This short documentary by Alanis Obomsawin takes us to Poundmaker's Lodge, a treatment centre in St. Albert, Alberta, that welcomes Native people...

    Poundmaker's Lodge: A Healing Place
  • 1974
    Propaganda Message

    Propaganda Message

    Propaganda Message

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    A cartoon film about the whole heterogeneous mixture of Canada and Canadians, and the way the invisible adhesive called federalism makes it all cling...

    Propaganda Message
  • 1972
    The North Wind and the Sun: A Fable by Aesop

    The North Wind and the Sun: A Fable by Aesop

    The North Wind and the Sun: A Fable by Aesop

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    An engaging illustration, by animation artist Rhoda Leyer, of the fable in which the warm sun proves to the cold wind that persuasion is better than...

    The North Wind and the Sun: A Fable by Aesop
  • 1986
    Richard Cardinal: Cry from a Diary of a Métis Child

    Richard Cardinal: Cry from a Diary of a Métis Child

    Richard Cardinal: Cry from a Diary of a Métis Child

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    This short documentary is a moving tribute to Richard Cardinal, a Métis adolescent who committed suicide in 1984. Taken from his home at the...

    Richard Cardinal: Cry from a Diary of a Métis Child
  • 1978
    Canada Vignettes: Faces

    Canada Vignettes: Faces

    Canada Vignettes: Faces

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    Animated images showing the variety of people who live in Canada.

    Canada Vignettes: Faces
  • 1978
    Canada Vignettes: Onions and Garlic: A Hebrew Fable

    Canada Vignettes: Onions and Garlic: A Hebrew Fable

    Canada Vignettes: Onions and Garlic: A Hebrew Fable

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    This animated short tells a humourous Hebrew folk tale about a man's venture to introduce onions to a far away kingdom and a disreputable man's...

    Canada Vignettes: Onions and Garlic: A Hebrew Fable
  • 1971
    Hot Stuff

    Hot Stuff

    Hot Stuff

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    This tongue-in-cheek cautionary tale by Croatian director Zlatko Grgic traces man's checkered history with fire, and shows how growing carelessness...

    Hot Stuff
  • 1948
    Time and Terrain

    Time and Terrain

    Time and Terrain

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    Millions of years scroll by in 10 minutes, illustrated by ingenious designers: this is the geological history of Canada.

    Time and Terrain
  • 1979
    Canada Vignettes: Woolly Mammoth

    Canada Vignettes: Woolly Mammoth

    Canada Vignettes: Woolly Mammoth

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    An animated film showing a woolly mammoth and its offspring. These animals lived on the Canadian tundra over ten thousand years ago.

    Canada Vignettes: Woolly Mammoth
  • 1984
    Incident at Restigouche

    Incident at Restigouche

    Incident at Restigouche

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    Incident at Restigouche is a 1984 documentary film by Alanis Obomsawin, chronicling a series of two raids on the Listuguj Mi'gmaq First Nation...

    Incident at Restigouche
  • 1986
    The Way It Is

    The Way It Is

    The Way It Is

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    A group of actors in the East Village of New York City have been rehearsing for a play when the lead actress in the play turns up dead.

    The Way It Is
  • 1984
    The Masculine Mystique

    The Masculine Mystique

    The Masculine Mystique

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    This feature-length drama explores the changing role of men in today's society by delving into the stories of 4 men and their relationships with...

    The Masculine Mystique
  • 2014
    Documenting John Grierson

    Documenting John Grierson

    Documenting John Grierson

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    The life and work of the documentary pioneer.

    Documenting John Grierson