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Structured like a master class in film engraving, Loïc Darses' SCRATCHES OF LIFE: THE ART OF PIERRE HÉBERT is a tribute to the pioneering animator, whose scratch-on-film technique has long served as a vessel for his restless artistic exploration, and a testament to the enduring power of creative reinvention. 
Stream now for free, without interruption, on our site and app → https://bit.ly/ScratchesOfLifeNFB
In The Mountain of SGaana, Haida filmmaker Christopher Auchter spins a magical tale of a young man who is stolen away to the spirit world, and the young woman who rescues him.
https://www.nfb.ca/film/mountain_of_sgaana/
@NFB reminding Canadians that they are a free streaming option by us and for us.
Good morning from Minneapolis. It's -13℉, the winds are light from the northwest, the barometer is Very Dry, and visibility is 10 miles at the international airport.
Some schools are closed, including those in Minneapolis, St. Paul, and Rochester.
One more day of this cold before a warming trend begins.
No precipitation expected over the next 7 days.
"They say you're not a real bike courier in Edmonton until you do a couple of winters. …
"Why do we do it when it's minus 40 and the wind is blowing and we're cranky and cold? Why do we do it?"
—Mariah
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Snow Warrior
https://www.nfb.ca/film/snow-warrior/
Étreintes (Embraced) (2018) [5 min] by Justine Vuylsteker | #Canada / #France
https://www.nfb.ca/film/embraced/
Making-Of: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BYXWETvCps
What does it mean to be a good man—and how do you raise one? 
They say fatherhood changes everything. For filmmaker Justin Simms, becoming a dad in 2016—right as Trump took office—it sparked a profound reflection on how boys are raised and how masculinity is modeled.
Join him on this thought-provoking journey by streaming SONS for free on our platforms → https://bit.ly/SONSdoc
#NFB @onf #fatherhood #documentary #Canada #masculinity #filmmaking #streaming #parenting
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"The basic idea is simple enough. Just shove the stone down the ice and get it in the house, the bull's eye.
"If there are stones of the other team there, knock them out.
"The last stones left in count.
"Easy enough."
https://www.nfb.ca/film/gone_curling/
"I think there'll be a circus train through this week some time."
"I'd rather see an aeroplane."
"Aeroplanes. When I started railroading all the kids used to come down to the station to see the trains come in. Times change."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUznPBD6tSs
Need a break from the gonzo politics and general bullshit? Here's a documentary about Cree fiddlers from North Ontario, Canada traveling to the Orkney Islands, Scotland tracing the roots of their music:
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OMG fellow Canadians! My TV has an NFB app and I accidentally clicked on it, and it is FULL of cool content, for free!
Am currently watching some series about Reggae music abroad. Fun. Beautiful. Groovin'.
Special Delivery (1978) [7 min] by John Weldon and Eunice Macaulay | #Canada
https://www.nfb.ca/film/special_delivery/
Également disponible en français: https://www.onf.ca/film/livraison_speciale/
Père Noël! Père Noël! (Santa Claus is Coming Tonight) (1974) [12 min] by Pierre Hébert | #Canada
In case you missed it!
We're proud to announce that Torill Kove's MAYBE ELEPHANTS is among the 15 works shortlisted by The Academy for this year's best Animated Short Film Oscar® → https://bit.ly/3Dm4ygu
Congratulations to the team, co-producer Mikrofilm and to all those who made the cut!
Join us in celebrating this milestone by revisiting her NFB filmography via our website or app → https://bit.ly/TorillKoveFilms
This is going to ruffle some feathers but its my opinion. Personally, I believe its possible for #Blind people to be employed, and not just in blindness specific jobs that don't pay well enough to be worth the work, no, I believe its possible for blind people to be employed into the mainstream at high levels, and by mainstream, i mean both government and private sector, and I'm not talking 5 figures here, which isn't bad, i won't lie there, but no, 6 figures and above. I also personally believe that largely, the blind community has essentially given up. I think its a matter of 3 things, 1, learned helplessness, why try when everyone else has failed so logically, there's no point when only less than 1 percent of the community makes it to those positions? I know that's what many people think and while I'm not saying its easy to do, I believe that its not as grim as people say it is because let's be honest, blind people have skills, bline people have the same abilities as anyone to do well at very high level jobs, and blind people can live rich lives filled with great things, but its that learned helplessness holding many back. The second thing is lack of connections, while the #NFB and #ACB are good organizations in terms of advocacy, they are having problems in terms of real tangible programming that allows blind people to get into these high level positions and that's due to 2 things, scandals, and organizational leadership mismanagement. We can't have the spector of these scandals that I won't go into especially with the NFB continue to block our path to success, and its important to regain the powers we once had in the world, because right now, the blindness specific organizations are much weaker than they were even in the 70's and 80's. My dad told me of a time when the NFB had the power to attract congressional leaders and now they can't even do that for their conventions, its mostly lower level government officials now. The third problem I see is that we continue to not push the making of our own paths, business isn't taught, learning how to affectively market ourselves if we want jobs or learning how to start businesses just isn't a thing and I've seen it, how many blind business owners are there? I know of very few personally, and that's sad because if we can't get jobs, why not make our own jobs? why must some people simply give up and continue living on the government's dime when blindness is perfectly able to be dealt with, especially in 2024? I've heard some people say well, its not worth it,or, its risky or its easier not to work and get a check than it is to do any of these things and to that I say, sure, its easier but is it a better life? Who wants to live in their parents house when they're 50? I know i don't. In the end, I'm not hear to judge anyone, that's not why I made this post, I made this post to point out that its actually possible to get to where you want to go if work is put into it. Hell, i wouldn't have my job now if I didn't do anything to make it happen, that and connections help, oh, and one more thing, we need to bring Braille literacy up, I mean by a whole lot, because if you can't read braille, you can't read, end of story, and I am not budging on this point and yes, I'm a fluent braille reader. If you can't read, you'll only get shit jobs, its just the deal and nothing will convince me otherwise. WE fix these things and we'll be alright, but it starts with the mentality, first and formost because without a better outlook on things, absolutely nothing gets done and that leads to more problems down the road. We're already not taken seriously by society and I'm sorry to say but that's our fault as a populous, and not necessarily all the sighted people's problems, even though I have a lot to say about the sighted population. Thank you for reading/listening.
It's official!
Amanda Strong's INKWO FOR WHEN THE STARVING RETURN is screening at
Sundance 2025 as part of their Animated Short Film Program → https://bit.ly/41IW7pw 
#NFB @onf #SundanceFestival #FilmFestival #AnimatedShort #IndigenousCinema #Indigenous #Canada
“[A]uteur filmmaking is a matter of cultural survival. It’s our resistance to the massive commercialization and Americanization of popular media.”
Do you agree?
Catch up with the NFB and Mikrofilm producers behind Torill Kove's Oscar-qualified short MAYBE ELEPHANTS and discover their enduring partnership with Animation Magazine → https://www.animationmagazine.net/2024/11/maybe-elephants-producers-from-nfb-mikrofilm-discuss-the-artful-partnership-behind-torill-koves-oscar-qualified-short/
Lisa Jackson and The National #Film Board - #NFB of #Canada have created a #documentary that redefines #Indigenous #knowledge and #teachings using the life and times of #Elder, #cosmology and #astronomy expert, Wilfred Buck.
“We are in the process of remaking an age-old song . . . signing, dreaming, praying, talking into existence once again the knowledge of our people,” said Wilfred Buck.
Moving between the earth and stars, past and present, this hybrid feature documentary follows the extraordinary life of Wilfred Buck, a charismatic and impertinent #Cree Elder who overcame a harrowing – yet all too familiar — history of displacement, racism and addiction by reclaiming ancestral star knowledge and ceremony.
Buck is humble, profound, funny, always real and a master #storyteller. Narration taken from his #autobiography, I Have Lived Four Lives, condenses the loss and desperate pain of his youth into powerful, Beat-like poetry.
https://rabble.ca/indigenous/wilfred-buck-and-the-revival-of-indigenous-knowledge/
rabble.ca · Wilfred Buck and the revival of Indigenous knowledgeA new documentary shares the life of Wilfred Buck, an Indigenous scientist and knowledge keeper.