Martin Duckworth Movies

Newfoundlanders share their food, culture, and homes with a group of Tamil refugees found off the coast.

This fictional feature follows a twenty-something man who is struggling to define his position in the world in early adulthood. He has left their...

In this short film, a young man, a girl and a dog attempt to fly with wings more symbolic than practical.

When Hydro-Québec announced its intention to proceed with the enormous James Bay II hydroelectric project, the 15,000 Cree who live in the...

Martin Duckworth is a staunch defender of peace and justice and one of Quebec’s most important documentary filmmakers. Helped by his...

The life and work of the documentary pioneer.

The story of a young boy forced to spend all five years of his short life in hospital while the federal and provincial governments argued over which...

The shocking story of the establishment of the state of Israel told from the perspective of those who lived through the end of the British Mandate...

Experimental filmmaker and color cameraman here collaborate in a surrealistic retelling of the old myth. But this is a dream fantasy with no real...

OUTREMONT AND THE HASIDIM reveals the challenges of accommodating the “Hasidim” – or ultra-Orthodox Jews – in the affluent...

A rare "inside" view of a motorcycle club in Toronto, one of the network of such fraternal groups in the large centers across North America. The...

A surrealistic look at life through the eyes of a man returning to life from the edge of death, after surviving an airplane crash. He discusses his...

In 1945, Great Britain and the United States organized a bombing raid that devastated the ancient city of Dresden. This short documentary returns...

A 1970s American elementary school program encouraging students to figure out for themselves the universal building blocks of human community —...

This touching documentary follows a cast of blind and visually impaired actors as they prepare Dancing to Beethoven, a play about blindness. The film...

This feature documentary is a profile of Canadian press tycoon Roy Thomson, whose single-minded attention to business brought him riches, power, and...

A film about the women who supported the 1978 miners strike against Inco, the multinational which owned the nickel mines in Sudbury, Ontario. As the...

This feature documentary takes us back to April 20, 2001, as Quebec City prepares to host the 3-day Summit of the Americas. A 4-kilometre fence has...

Magic in the Sky investigates the impact of television on the Inuit people of the Canadian Arctic. The film also documents the establishment of the...