Movies and TvShows featuring "quebec-direct-cinema" theme.

A documentary about direct-cinema from its very beginnings (Nanook of the North) to the fake-direct-cinema of the Blair Witch Project. All the important direct-cinema filmmakers are portrayed and/or interviewed: Leacock, Wiseman, Maysles, Pennebaker, Reisz and others.

The Things I Cannot Change is a thought-provoking documentary that delves into the intricacies of personal transformation and the challenges individuals face when confronted with circumstances beyond their control. Through interviews with various individuals from different walks of life, the film offers a deep examination of the human experience and highlights the struggles, triumphs, and ultimately, the resilience of the human spirit. With a focus on personal growth, it explores the notion that while we cannot control everything in our lives, we have the power to shape our responses and determine our own paths.

"This film is one of the first French Unit productions of the “Société Nouvelle/Challenge for Change” program. When an old area of Montréal is to be demolished to make way for a new low-income housing development, is there anything the residents can do to protect their own interests? The film documents such a situation in the Little Burgundy district of Montréal and shows how the residents organized themselves into a committee that successfully influenced the city’s housing policy." - Anthology Film Archives

Feature-length documentary as part of Pierre Perrault's Abitibian Cycle. The filmmaker questions the past and present of Abitibi and draws up, face to face, the promises of colonization in the 1930s and the great disappointment caused by the closing of the land in the 1970s. There are witnesses to the heroic era, including the cultivator Hauris Lalancette, as well as extracts from films by Father Maurice Proulx (1934-1940).

"Montréal under the snow and the cold winter. It is the period of the year when the garage owners strike it rich. The automobile at the service of man? This small opus would rather show the contrary. This is one in a series of eight films titled “Chronicle of Everyday Life,” a project that filmmaker Jacques Leduc took four years to realize, and whose goal was to revisit Direct Cinema at a moment when it was already heavily “contaminated” by mainstream TV." - Anthology Film Archives

Cesar's Bark Canoe is a documentary film that explores the traditional practice of building canoes using tree bark. The film focuses on the craftsmanship and skill of Native Canadians who have preserved this art form. It showcases the intricate process of selecting and preparing tree bark, shaping it into a canoe, and navigating it through various water bodies. The documentary offers a unique glimpse into the cultural heritage and craftsmanship of the Quebec region.

A working class family leaves St-Henri quarter in Montréal to build a new home in the countryside.