Blake James

The Rise and Fall of the Great Lakes

Bill Mason

Blake James

A lesson in geography, which concludes that although the Great Lakes have had their ups and downs, nothing has been harder to take than what humans have done to them lately. In the film, a lone canoeist lives through the changes of geological history, through Ice Age and flood, only to find himself in the end trapped in a sea of scum.

Where There's Smoke

Wolf Koenig, Kaj Pindal

A compilation of satirical anti-smoking clips.

Canada Vignettes: Wop May

Blake James

Donald Brittain

This short animated film is about Wop May, one of Canada's leading bush pilots in the 1920s.

Blake

Bill Mason

Blake James

An eccentric history buff lives in a cabin in the woods but spends most of his time flying his biplane.

Amanita Pestilens

René Bonnière

Jacques Labrecque, Huguette Oligny

A man obsessed with his award-winning lawn goes to great lengths to keep it looking great when mushrooms suddenly start appearing all over the yard.

Canada Vignettes: Holidays

Blake James

A montage of watercolour images of the work and occasional play of a farm family.

Canada Vignettes: The Thirties

Blake James

A watercolour evocation of a prairie storm coming after a period of severe drought.

Death of a Legend

Bill Mason

Blake James

This documentary film is about wolves and the negative myths surrounding the animal. Exceptional footage portrays the wolf's life cycle and the social organization of the pack, as well as film of caribou, moose, deer and buffalo.