Movies and TvShows featuring "new-brunswick" theme.
In Still Mine, an elderly couple in New Brunswick, Canada, faces challenges from bureaucracy and the wife's deteriorating health as they try to build their dream house. The husband's determination and the couple's enduring love drives them to overcome obstacles.
The Model and the Marriage Broker is a charming comedy romance about a model who seeks the help of a marriage broker to find her perfect match. Along the way, she navigates through various comedic situations and discovers the true meaning of love.
After being wrongfully imprisoned, a woman seeks revenge on those who framed her while also dealing with the betrayal of a former friend. As she navigates the dangerous world of drug lords and illegal drug trade, she forms an unlikely friendship with a rogue cop and a female DEA agent. Set in 1970s Canada, the show explores themes of injustice, secrets, and the complexities of relationships.
A look at the destruction that follows the breaking of long-neglected dikes and the measures being taken to prevent future problems.
A child of the Beat Generation, Gérald Leblanc conjoined urban-ness and American-ness, wandering and belonging, far beyond the boundaries of taboo. In so doing, he helped propel Acadia into the modern era.
National Film Board of Canada documentary of stories of Acadians (French Canadians from the eastern Maritime provinces). Hundreds of thousands of Acadians emigrated to Louisiana following deportation by the British during the Acadian Expulsion of the mid-18th century, hence the term 'Cajun.'
Portrays Louis Robichaud, Canadian politician and former Premier of New Brunswick.
Sunrise at Campobello is a movie based on the play of the same name. It follows the story of Franklin D. Roosevelt as he battles with polio and rises to become the President of the United States. Set in the 1920s, the movie explores the challenges faced by FDR and how he overcomes them with the support of his family and the American people.
Samuel LeBlanc, a young transgender musician, embarks on a journey with his friends through the work of Acadian musician Angèle Arsenault (1943-2014). Coming from a small village, Samuel has long questioned his queer identity and his cultural identity. Does a queer Acadie exist? This musical documentary project will explore his double minority and the journey of young people, who like him, realize that despite the difficulties there is a star for each of us.
A historical drama set in 1889, Chandler's Mill examines the plight of workers, and particularly child workers, in the New Brunswick wool industry. The story revolves around the efforts of one young teenage girl to better the lives of her friend and other workers, on the eve of a public hearing of the Canadian Royal Commission on Capital and Labour. Through the use of historical re-enactment, Chandler's Mill explores the issues of child labour, worker's rights and union organizing in 19th-century Canada.
Is the Crown at war with us? is a thought-provoking documentary that delves into the complex issues surrounding Indigenous communities in Canada and their ongoing struggle for rights and recognition. Through interviews with community leaders, activists, and government officials, the film sheds light on the environmental and cultural challenges faced by First Nations people, with a focus on the province of New Brunswick. It also examines the historical context and highlights the tensions between Indigenous communities and the Canadian government.
The Bay of Love and Sorrows is a haunting modern tragedy set on the rural shores of New Brunswick's Bay of Miramichi. In late summer 1973, Michael Skid, the son of a well-to-do judge, returns home and rents a dilapidated farm. He begins to spread the gospel of communal ideals, which he has absorbed during his travels in India. His new worldliness and ideas go over well with impoverished siblings Madonna and Silver Brassaurd and the hopelessly naïve Carrie. They go over less well with Tom Donnerel, a young farmer and Carrie's fiancé. Wounded by Tom's derision, Michael befriends ex-convict Everette Hatch, who, recognizing opportunity, exploits Michael's ideas to his advantage. Believing himself capable of understanding people from the other side of the track, Michael fails to recognize that the ex-con is manipulating him and so sets off a catastrophic chain of events in the community
The only thing colder than a Canadian winter is Canadian bureaucracy (probably). Based on five real life stories, Romy Boutin St-Pierre and Joe Nadeau pay homage to the nation-wide stress headache of phone calls with the government in this surprising short.
City on Fire is a hilarious comedy movie set in a city that is facing a major fire crisis. As chaos ensues, a group of friends tries to navigate through the chaos and find humor in the midst of the disaster. With clever jokes and witty dialogues, this movie will keep you entertained from start to finish.
This is a documentary about the fragile and complex marine ecosystem in the Bay of Fundy. The film traces relationships within the food chain - from tiny plankton to birds and seals and finally to whales and humans. The film is a plea for careful management of our ocean resource and was first telecast as part of CBC's Nature of Things series.
Filmed 2 years before his death, this documentary portrays New Brunswick folk artist Joseph Sleep (1913-1978) in his later life. He was born at sea and worked with and around boats, fish, carnivals, and animals most of his life. While convalescing during an extended period in the Halifax infirmary in 1973, he was encouraged to paint. What began is therapy and a pastime developed into a way of representing a lifetime of images and experience
A visually stunning film on acclaimed author David Adams Richards and his connection to one of Canada’s most overlooked yet breathtaking regions.