Sydney Newman Filmes

It's a talent showcase for a singer.

In the 1940s thousands of immigrants are coming from Europe to Canada offering strength and skills in exchange for hope and a new life. 'The long...

Canada's northwest has been opened up by the Alaska Highway. This film looks at the construction of the highway and at the resources and development...

During World War II Norwegian patriots struck at Germany from the rear, linking Canada, the United States and Britain with Soviet Russia. Norwegian...

This short documentary is part of the Canada Carries On series. At the end of World War II there were sixty million sick and starving children in...

This short documentary from the Canada Carries On series celebrates the contribution of Canada’s railroads to the war effort. The film includes...

This short film depicts the strength and resources of the Royal Canadian Air Force, with its 32 overseas squadrons. It includes footage that explains...

A look at Britain's and Canada's defensive preparations against an air attack.

This short documentary looks at the deep gorge of the Fraser River, shadowed by the mountain ranges of British Columbia. It is a highway for the...

Documentary short from the NFB Canada Carries On series on dancing from the different cultures in Canada.

Dad has been living with daughter Jessy for years and she needs a break. She suggests he could live with her prosperous brother George. George has...

This short documentary offers a look at Canada’s Chalk River Project in the late 1940s. While humanity pondered the ultimate threat or promise...

This short documentary is a snapshot of the revolutionary change in status enjoyed by women between the turn of the 20th century and 1947. The film...

Canada's progress in jet aviation is seen in relation to that of other countries.

The personal and social tragedy of drug addiction with its evil accompaniment, drug traffic. Over the side of the silent liner in the darkness slips...

The development of the oil resources of Canada's prairies brought industrial prosperity. It also helped meet an insatiable demand for oil--for air...

The Leslie Bell Singers work during the day and rehearse at night for the joy they find in singing. Here they present widely differing numbers: Echo...

Features clips from 21 documentary and animation film classics, interviews with NFB filmmakers past and present, and incisive commentary from film...

Documentary films about air mail. Dramatizes the near-collision of a Trans-Canada Air Lines Lockheed Model 14 Super Electra airliner with an Avro...