Jacques Drouin Movies

  • 1967
    Netsilik Eskimos, VI: Building a Kayak

    Netsilik Eskimos, VI: Building a Kayak

    Netsilik Eskimos, VI: Building a Kayak

    61967HD

    A summer sequence documenting the communal construction of a kayak and associated domestic and subsistence practices.

    Netsilik Eskimos, VI: Building a Kayak
  • 1970
    A Little Fellow from Gambo: The Joey Smallwood Story

    A Little Fellow from Gambo: The Joey Smallwood Story

    A Little Fellow from Gambo: The Joey Smallwood Story

    81970HD

    This feature-length documentary paints a lively portrait of Father of Confederation and first premier of Newfoundland Joseph Roberts Smallwood, or...

    A Little Fellow from Gambo: The Joey Smallwood Story
  • 1988
    Rendezvous Canada, 1606

    Rendezvous Canada, 1606

    Rendezvous Canada, 1606

    101988HD

    The dramatic story of two youths--one French and one Indigenous--who share a pivotal time in Canada's history: the first contact between European and...

    Rendezvous Canada, 1606
  • 1978
    Canada Vignettes: Stunt Family

    Canada Vignettes: Stunt Family

    Canada Vignettes: Stunt Family

    81978HD

    This short film from the Canada Vignettes series profiles a unique French-Canadian family, the Fourniers, 12 of whom work as stunt men and women for...

    Canada Vignettes: Stunt Family
  • 1979
    This Is Me

    This Is Me

    This Is Me

    71979HD

    Some of life's most profound questions are tackled by ten children ranging in age from six to eleven. They give their spontaneous views on God, the...

    This Is Me
  • 1976
    Mindscape

    Mindscape

    Mindscape

    6.41976HD

    In this short, an artist creates a painting of the landscape he sees, then finds he can literally climb into the picture to see the fantastic world...

    Mindscape
  • 1972
    Françoise Durocher, waitress

    Françoise Durocher, waitress

    Françoise Durocher, waitress

    6.31972HD

    Fictional character played by 24 different actresses, Françoise Durocher is altogether small time waitress, hostess and barmaid. Together,...

    Françoise Durocher, waitress
  • 1975
    Pen-Hi Grad

    Pen-Hi Grad

    Pen-Hi Grad

    71975HD

    In Penticton, BC, most students graduating from the only high school in town know that job opportunities and higher education lie elsewhere, most...

    Pen-Hi Grad
  • 1968
    Aki'name (On the Wall)

    Aki'name (On the Wall)

    Aki'name (On the Wall)

    01968HD

    When Canada was preparing to welcome the world to Expo 67 in Montreal, two artists who contributed their talents were Inuit stonecarvers Kumukluk...

    Aki'name (On the Wall)
  • 1994
    Ex-Child

    Ex-Child

    Ex-Child

    6.31994HD

    The story of a young boy and his father, both of whom are enlisted to fight in the war. The boy's pride soon turns to fear as the bullets whistle...

    Ex-Child
  • 2001
    A Hunting Lesson

    A Hunting Lesson

    A Hunting Lesson

    5.72001HD

    This short animated film follows Antoine, a young boy fascinated by his mysterious neighbour, a man rumoured to have once been a big game hunter....

    A Hunting Lesson
  • 1985
    Cinéma, cinéma

    Cinéma, cinéma

    Cinéma, cinéma

    71985HD

    An anthology of sequences from the best films that the National Film Board of Canada produced since its beginnings. Divided by themes and presented...

    Cinéma, cinéma
  • 1992
    A Feather Tale

    A Feather Tale

    A Feather Tale

    61992HD

    In this animated short, a woman, taking on her lover's fantasies, adorns herself in her finest feathers and assumes a seductive but demeaning role....

    A Feather Tale
  • 1994
    A Case Study: Cambodia and East Timor

    A Case Study: Cambodia and East Timor

    A Case Study: Cambodia and East Timor

    91994HD

    Chomsky on the media treatment of the Indonesian invasion of East Timor and Pol Pot's atrocities in Cambodia

    A Case Study: Cambodia and East Timor
  • 1967
    Cutouts

    Cutouts

    Cutouts

    01967HD

    Student film directed by Jacques Drouin.

    Cutouts
  • 1974
    Trois exercices sur l'écran d'épingles d'Alexeieff

    Trois exercices sur l'écran d'épingles d'Alexeieff

    Trois exercices sur l'écran d'épingles d'Alexeieff

    71974HD

    Animated short film made in three parts on the pin screen by Alexeieff-Parker. With these three exercises, director Jacques Drouin experiments with...

    Trois exercices sur l'écran d'épingles d'Alexeieff
  • 1980
    Beginnings

    Beginnings

    Beginnings

    61980HD

    An animated film created from pastel drawings by Clorinda Warny, Premiers Jours traces the complete cycle of life, from birth to adulthood, in four...

    Beginnings
  • 1988
    No Address

    No Address

    No Address

    8.51988HD

    Far from home and cut off from family and friends, Montreal’s Indigenous homeless population is the focus of No Address. Dreams of a better...

    No Address
  • 1970
    Two-Stroke City

    Two-Stroke City

    Two-Stroke City

    01970HD

    Black and white UCLA Student Film, Preserved by the UCLA Film and Television Archive. A crime story of a stolen car told out of narrative order,...

    Two-Stroke City
  • 1979
    Feu l'objectivité

    Feu l'objectivité

    Feu l'objectivité

    91979HD

    Investigation into political journalism in Quebec. Mainly focusing on English-speaking journalists in the press gallery at the National Assembly and...

    Feu l'objectivité