Jacques Drouin Movies

Go head-to-head with an icebreaker. Plunge down a twisting mountain gorge. Soar through the clouds in the nosecone of a jet, then speed along with a...

The Pinscreen is a tool that was created in the 1930s to make animation films. Although it no longer provides any technical advantages, a handful of...

A lonely woman spends the winter isolated and reminiscing about the past as she waits for her husband to return from a prolonged absence.

This feature-length documentary analyzes television newscasts and, as a result, takes a look at the news industry as a whole. By tackling five major...

This documentary tells the story of Max Ward, a former bush pilot whose company grew to become one of the major airlines in Canada. A study of...

In this non-narrative animated film inspired by composer François Couperin's harpsichord composition "Barricades mystérieuses," Jacques...

This short animated film presents an allegorical portrait of a society where men have lost their autonomy in the struggle to be recognized by the...

Students seeking greater control over the hiring of faculty occupy the offices of the Political Science Department at McGill University. The film...

With no commentary other than the music and words of the performers themselves, this fast-moving film presents the grandest Canadian concert of them...

This documentary is a portrait of the animator of Le Paysagiste, from his childhood in Eastern Quebec to his career at the NFB. Trained at the...

Australian pediatrician Helen Caldicott delivers a lecture on the potential medical and societal consequences of a nuclear war, and advocates for...

A spring sea-ice sequence documenting travel, camp construction, domestic labor, and seal hunting among Netsilingmiut families.

A short documentary about singers Kate and Anna McGarrigle made by animator Caroline Leaf.

A late-winter sea-ice sequence documenting camp building and seal hunting under extreme Arctic conditions.

This short satirical film takes us to Stereoville, a city where citizens must literally double up in their efforts to deal with the community’s...

A late-spring coastal sequence documenting seal hunting and processing on the sea ice.

This film explores how Canada wavers between rejection and acceptance of closer ties with the United States, tracing the historical precedents of...

A summer river sequence documenting stone-weir fishing, communal labor, and domestic life.

This feature documentary retraces the century of haggling by successive federal and provincial governments to agree on a formula to bring home the...

A busload of women become stranded in an isolated part of the Canadian countryside. As they await rescue, they reflect on their lives through a...