CM: Magazine Index of Video Reviews by Title

Index of Video Reviews

Alphabetical by Title

A.J. Casson: The Only Critic is Time.: Michael Morningstar (Director). Michael Morningstar, Paul Caulfield and Don Haig (Producers).; Review by Ann Stinner.; Grades 9 and up / Ages 14 and up.
Abegweit - The Confederation Bridge: A Marvel of Canadian Engineering.: Serge Morin (Director). Pierre Bernier and Diane Poitras (Producers).; Review by Joan Payzant.; Grades 9 and up / Ages 15 and up.
Acadian Cultures Series.: Cheticamp: The Hooked Rug Capital of the World.
Cheticamp: Gateway to the Cabot Trail.; Review by Joan Payzant.; Grades 6 and up / Ages 12 and up.
All the Right Stuff.: Connie Littlefield (Director). Mike Mahoney (Producer). Don Haig and Marilyn Belec (Executive Producers).; Review by Darleen Golke.; Grades 6 - 12 / Ages 11 - 18.
Alternate Route.: Denise Withers (Director). Chantal Bower (Producer).; Review by Katie Cook.; Grades 10 and up / Ages 14 and up.
Anne Ross: Rebel With a Cause.: Hilary Jones-Farrow (Director). Hilary Jones-Farrow & Jill Swartz (Producers, The May Street Group Ltd.) Jennifer Torrance (Producer, NFB).; Review by Helen Norrie.; Grades 5 and up / Ages 10 and up.
Apeman Episode Three: It's All in the Mind.: Review by Duncan Thornton.; Grades 7 - 13 / Ages 11 and up.
Apeman Episode Four : Science and Fiction.: Review by Duncan Thornton.; Grades 7 - 13 / Ages 11 and up.
At the Heart of the 20th Century Series.: Lost Dreams.
Death Rained Down From the Sky.
Linked by a Wavelength.; Daniel Frenette (Director). Pierre Lapointe (Producer).; Review by Gail Hamilton.; Grades 7 and up /Ages 12 and up.
Barbed Wire and Mandolins.: Nicola Zavaglia (Director), Sam Grana (Producer).; Review by Ian Stewart.; Grades 9 - 12 / Ages 14 and up.
The Battle of Vimy Ridge. (Far From Home: Canada and the Great War Series).: Deanne Judson & Richard Nielsen (Producers, Norflicks) and Don Haig (Producer, NFB).; Review by Alexander Gregor.; Grades 11 and up / Ages 16 and up.
Beating the Streets: Lorna Thomas (Director). Tom Jackson (Narrator). Lorna Thomas and Jerry Krepakevich (Producers).; Review by Joanne Peters.; Grades 9 and up / Ages 11 and up.
Beauty Begins Inside.: Review by Donna Peters-Small.; Grades 6 - 7 / Ages 11 - 12.
Beaverbrook: The Various Lives of Max Aitken.: Review by Alexander D. Gregor.; Grades 11 and up / Ages 16 and up.
Beef Inc.: Carmen Garcia (Director). Ric Michel (Producer).; Review by Joanne Peters.; Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 and up.
Bengal Tigers. (Champions of the Wild Series, 18).: Andrew Gardner (Director). Christian Bruyere (Producer). Michael Chechik (Executive Producer).; Review by Susan Fonseca.; Grades 4 and up / Ages 9 and up.
The Bomb under the World: Part One ofThe Human Race: A Species at the Crossroads.: Review by Duncan Thornton.; Grades 9 - 13 / Ages 14 and up.
Born Hutterite.: Bryan Smith (Director), Graydon McCrea, Dale Phillips, Bryan Smith, Jim Warner, Jerry Krepakevich (Producers).; Review by Katie Cook.; Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 and up.
Bully Dance. (ShowPeace).: Janet Pearlman (Director). Marcy Page (Producer).; Review by Gail Hamilton.; Grades K and up / Ages 5 and up.
Burns Bog: A Road Runs Through It.: D. DeMille (Director). George Johnson (Producer).; Review by Gillian Richardson.; Grades 6 and up / Ages 11 and up.
Canada Remembers:: Vol. 1, Turning the Tide: 1939 to D-Day.; Vol. 2, The Liberators: D-Day to the Rhine.; Vol. 3, Endings and Beginnings: 1945.; Review by Ian Stewart.; Grades: 10 - 13 / Ages 14 and up.
Canada Strikes Oil: Leduc, Alberta, 1947. (The People's History of the West Series).: David Newman (Director). Joe MacDonald & Keith Packwood (Producers).; Review by Betsy Fraser.; Grades 3 and up / Ages 8 and up.
Canvas of War: The Art of World War II.: Michael Ostroff (Director). Seaton Findlay (Writer). Neil Bregman (Producer).; Review by Alexander D. Gregor.; Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 and up.
Caught in the Net: Exercising Caution and Critical Thinking on the Internet.: David Tennant (Director). Nathan Neumer, Lori Roth & George Johnson (Producers).; Review by Dave Jenkinson.; Grades 7 and up / Ages 12 and up.
Champions of the Wild Series.: Koalas.
Kangaroos.; Chris Aikenhead (Director). Christian Bruyere (Producer). Michael Chechik (Executive Producer).; Review by Joan Simpson.; Grades 4 and up / Ages 9 and up.
Champions of the Wild Series.: Part 1: Sharks.
Part 7: Lemurs.
Part 13: Orangutans.; Christian Bruyere & Ian Herring (Producers, Omni). George Johnson (Producer, NFB). Michael Chechik (Executive Producer, Omni).; Review by Joan C. Simpson.; Grades 4 and up / Ages 9 and up.
Champions of the Wild Series: Elephants.: Christian Bruyere (Director & Producer). Michael Chechik (Executive Producer).; Review by Gail Hamilton.; Grades 3 - 6 / Ages 8 - 11.
Champions of the Wild. Part 3: Grizzlies.: Christian Bruyere and Ian Herring (Producers).; Review by Betsy Fraser.; Grades 9 and up / Ages 15 and up.
Champions of the Wild. Part 5: Humpbacks.: Anthony Perzel (Director).; Review by Betsy Fraser.; Grades 4 - 9 / Ages 8 - 13.
Champions of the Wild. Part 10: Dolphins.: Andrew Gardner and Jack Silberman (Directors).; Review by Betsy Fraser.; Grades 4 - 7 / Ages 8 - 12.
Champions of the Wild. Part 11: Swift Foxes.: Christian Bruyere (Director).; Review by Betsy Fraser.; Grades 3 - 9 / Ages 7 - 14.
Champions of the Wild. Part 12: Right Whales.: Chris Aikenhead (Director).; Review by Betsy Fraser.; Grades 5 - 9 / Ages 10 - 14.
Cheticamp: Gateway to the Cabot Trail.: Review by Joan Payzant.; Grades 6 and up / Ages 12 and up.
Cheticamp: The Hooked Rug Capital of the World.: Review by Joan Payzant.; Grades 6 and up / Ages 12 and up.
Children of Jerusalem:Yehuda, Tamara, Asya, Yacoub, Neveen.: Beverly Shaffer (Director).; Review by Ian Stewart.; Grades 5 - 13 / Ages 10 - 18.
Children Speak.: Bozenna Heczko and Georgine Strathy (Directors and Animators), and Mary Page (Producer).; Review by Katie Cook.; Grades 4 and up / Ages 11 and up.
Children Speak.: Bozenna Heczko & Georgine Strathy (Directors). Barrie McLean and Marcy Page (Producers).; Review by Brian Rountree.; Grades Preschool and up / Ages 5 and up.
Chimpanzees of Uganda. (Champions of the Wild Series).: Andrew Gardner (Director). Christian Bruyere (Producer). Michael Chechik (Executive Producer).; Review by Luella Sumner.; Grades 3 and up / Ages 8 and up.
Chore Wars.: Review by Lorrie Andersen.; Grades 10 - 13 / Ages 15 - 18.
Circles: It's about Justice. It's about Healing.: Shanti Thakur (Director). Mark Zannis (Producer).; Review by Joanne Peters.; Grade 10 and up / Ages 15 and up.
Colour Blind.: Jinder Oujla-Chalmers (Director). George Johnson (Producer).; Review by Val Nielsen.; Grades 6 and up / Ages 11 and up.
Costa Rican Monkeys. (Champions of the Wild Series).: Christian Bruyere (Director). Christian Bruyere (Producer). Michael Chechik (Executive Producer).; Review by Luella Sumner.; Grades 3 and up / Ages 8 and up.
A Crack in the Pavement.: Part 1: Digging In.
Part 2: Growing Dreams.; Jane Churchill & Gwynne Basen (Directors). Michael Fukushima (Producer).; Review by Joan Simpson.; Grades 2 - 8 / Ages 7 - 13.
Creatures of the Sun: A Natural History of the Painted Turtle.: Susan Trow (Director), Tim Latchem & Kent Martin (Producers).; Review by Katie Cook.; Grades 4 and up / Ages 11 and up.
The Custodian of The Hill.: Claudette Jaiko. (Director). Yves Bisaillon & Jacques Menard (Producers).; Review by Joan Marshall.; Grades 9 and up / Ages 14 and up.
A Cut Above: My Grandfather Was a Logger.: Karen Bastgailis (Director).; Review by T.S. Causabon.; Grades 9 and up / Ages 13 and up.
The Dancing Game.: Christa Schadt (Director). Elliott Halpern, Simcha Jacobovici and Gerry Flahive (Producers).; Review by Luella Sumner.; Grades 8 and up / Ages 13 and up.
The Danger Tree.: John McGreevy (Director), Janice Tufford & Marilyn A. Belec (Producers).; Review by Katie Cook.; Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 and up.
David With FAS.: Gil Cardinal (Director).; Review by Katie Cook.; Grades 10 - 12 / Ages 14 and up.
Death Rained Down From the Sky.: Daniel Frenette (Director). Pierre Lapointe (Producer).; Review by Gail Hamilton.; Grades 7 and up /Ages 12 and up.
Defying the Law.: Marta Nielsen Hastings (Director). Marta Nielsen Hastings, David Wesley and Michael Allder (Producers).; Review by Luella Sumner.; Grades 8 and up / Ages 13 and up.
Dinner for Two/Dîner Intime.: Janet Perlman (Director), Barrie Angus McLean (Producer).; Review by Deborah L. Begoray.; All grades / All ages.
Drowning in Dreams.: Tim Southam (Director). Michael Allder (Producer).; Review by Luella Sumner.; Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 and up.
East Side Showdown.: Robin Benger (Director). Peter Starr (Producer).; Review by Ian Stewart.; Grades 9 - 12 / Ages 15 and up.
Economix Series.: Daniel Frenette & Andre Lauzon (Directors). Jim Delaurier and others. (Producers).; Review by Joanne Peters.; Grades 9 and up / Ages 15 and up.
Energy Choices. Part 2 of Energy: The Pulse of Life.: Review by Lorrie Andersen.; Grades 7 - 13 / Ages 12 - 18.
Envirocareers/Envirocarrieres. Kit. Envirocareers: An Introduction to Careers in the Environment Sector.: Review by Joanne Peters.; Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 and up.
Ernie's Idea.: Claire Maxwell and Peter Vogler (Directors), Svend-Erik Eriksen and Claire Maxwell (Producers).; Review by Katie Cook.; Grades 1 and up / Ages 6 and up.
Eurokids.: Les Wilson (Director). Erina Rayner (Producer).; T.H.A. Media Distributors.; Review by Theresa Yauk.; Grades 5 - 9 / Ages 10 - 14.
The Face of Tutankhamun. Episode One: "The Great Adventure.": Review by Duncan Thornton.; Grades 10 - 13 / Ages 14 and up.
The Fairy Faith.: John Walker (Director). Sally Bochner (Producer).; Review by Gillian Martin Noonan.; Grades 5 and up / Ages 10 and up.
Far From Home: Canada and the Great War Series.: The Battle of Vimy Ridge.
Deanne Judson & Richard Nielsen (Producers, Norflicks) and Don Haig (Producer, NFB).
Sam's Army, Parts 1 - 3.
Richard Nielsen (Producer, Norflicks) and Don Haig (Producer, NFB).
The Last 100 Days, Parts 1 - 3.
Richard Nielsen (Producer).; Review by Alexander Gregor.; Grades 11 and up / Ages 16 and up.
Farm Futures.: Clancy Dennehy (Director).; Review by Joanne Peters.; Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 and up.
Fat Chance.: Review by A. Edwardsson.; Grades 11 - 12 / Ages 15 and up.
The Fate of America.: Jacques Godbout (Director). Eric Michel (Producer).; Review by Ian Stewart.; Grades 10 and up / Ages 16 and up.
First Break.: Adrienne Amato and Derek Rogers (Directors). Silva Basmajian (Producer).; Review by Katie Cook.; Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 and up.
First Nation Blue.: Daniel Prouty (Director), Don Haig and Kent Martin (Producers), Graham Greene (Narrator).; Review by Joanne Peters.; Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 and up.
First Nations: The Circle Unbroken, Videos 5-7.: Lorna Williams and Gary Marcuse (Series Directors). Gary Marcuse and Svend-Erik Eriksen (Producers).; Review by Joanne Peters.; Grade 4 and up / Ages 9 and up.
Footprints in the Delta.: Peter C. Campbell (Director). Jerry Krepakevich and Katherine Rankin (Producers).; Review by Joanne Peters.; Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 and up.
Forestry. (Perspectives in Science 2 Series).: Julie Stanfel (Producer).; Review by David Colborne.; Grades 9 - 12 / Ages 14 - 18.
Forgotten Warriors: The Story of Canada's Aboriginal War Veterans.: Loretta Todd (Director), Carol Geddes, Michael Doxtater, Jerry Krepakevich (Producers).; Review by Ian Stewart.; Grades 9 - 12 / Ages 14 and up.
Freedom Had a Price.: Yurij Luhovy (Producer and Director).; Review by Patricia Maruschak.; Grades 7 - 13 / Ages 11 and up.
The Genetic Takeover or Mutant Food.: Karl Parent & Louise Vandelac (Directors). Eric Michel (Producer).; Review by Tom Knutson.; Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 and up.
Ghosts of the Bay: The Forgotten History of Georgian Bay.: Russel Floren and Andrea Gutsche.; Review by Tom Chambers.; Grades 8 and up / Ages 12 and up.
Giant Sea Turtles. (Champions of the Wild Series).: Gary Marcuse (Director). Christian Bruyere (Producer). Michael Chechik (Executive Producer).; Review by Ruth McMahon.; Grades 5 and up / Ages 10 and up.
The Gift.: Gary Farmer (Director). Jerry Krepakevich (Producer).; Review by Anne Letain.; Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 and up.
The Gift of the Grandfathers: Saddle Up for a Ride on the First Nations Rodeo Circuit.: Doug Cuthand (Director). June Morgan and Jerry Krepakevich (Producers).; Review by Joanne Peters.; Grades 7 and up / Ages 12 and up.
Glimmer of Hope.: Charles Konowal (Director). Joe MacDonald (Producer).; Review by Katie Cook.; Grades 12 and up / Ages 17 and up.
Government Of Canada: Citizenship in Action Series.: Part 1: Democracy at Work - It's Your Choice.
Part 2: Our Constitution - The Law of the Land.
Part 3: Our National Parliament - The Inside Story.
Part 4: Local & Provincial Governments - Working Together.; Jane Churchill (Director). Tamara Lynch (Producer).; Review by Susan Fonseca.; Grades 5 and up / Ages 10 and up.
Great Northern Forest.: Review by Lorrie Andersen.; Grades 7 - 13 / Ages 12 - 18.
Grizzlies. (Champions of the Wild Series).: Christian Bruyere and Ian Herring (Directors). Christian Bruyere and Ian Herring (Producers, Omni Film Productions Ltd.) and George Johnson (Producer, NFB).; Review by Katie Cook.; Grades 3 and up / Ages 8 and up.
Hands of History.: Loretta Todd (Director).; Review by Adele Case.; Grades 7 - 13 / Ages 11 and up.
Hi-Tech Culture.: Review by Duncan Thornton.; Grades 10 - 12 / Ages 15 and up.
Hollow Water.: Bonnie Dickie (Director). Joe MacDonald (Producer).; Review by Joanne Peters.; Grades 11 and up / Ages 16 and up.
Horses of Suffield.: Nick Bakyta (Director). Katherine Rankin & Jerry Krepakevich (Producers).; Review by Ruth McMahon.; Grades 7 and up / Ages 12 and up.
How Do They Series.: How Do They... Knit a Chain Fence?
How Do They... Make Potato Chips?
How Do They... Braid Rope?
How Do They... Put the Centers in Chocolates?; Don White (Director). George Johnson (Producer).; Review by Gail Hamilton.; Grades 2 - 6 / Ages 7 - 11.
If Only I were an Indian.: John Paskievich (Director).; Review by Charmagne de Veer.; Grades 7 and up / Ages 11 and up.
In the Name of the Emperor.: Christine Choy and Nancy Tong (Directors). Nancy Tong (Producer).; Review by Ian Stewart.; Grades 8 and up / Ages 14 and up.
It's Electric.: Green and Growing Education Projects, Inc.; Review by Gail Hamilton.; Grades 7 - 12 / Ages 12 - 17.
Intelligence.: Kevin McMahon (Director). Michael McMahon & Gerry Flahive (Producers).; Review by Alexander Gregor.; Grades 11 and up / Ages 16 and up.
Jane Rule...writing.: Lynne Fernie (Coordinating Director). Rina Fraticelli (Producer).; Review by Pat Sadowy.; Grades 11 and up / Ages 16 and up.
Jeni LeGon: Living in a Big Way.: Grant Greschuk (Director). Selwyn Jacob (Producer).; Review by Betsy Fraser.; Grades 4 and up / Ages 8 and up.
Joey Smallwood: Between Scoundrels And Saints.: Barbara Doran (Director). Morag Productions in association with CBC (Producers).; Review by Joanne Peters.; Grades 11 and up / Ages 16 and up.
John McCrae's War: In Flanders Fields.: Robert Duncan (Director). Jonathan Desbarats & Barbara Shearer (Producers, Doc TV), Selwyn Jacob (Producer, NFB).; Review by Val Nielsen.; Grades 7 and up / Ages 12 and up.
Journey To Nunavut.: Amarok's Song.
The Kreelak Story.; Ole Gjerstad & Martin Kreelak(Directors). Lucie Pageau, Malcolm Guy, Janice Epp, Ole Gjerstad and for the NFB, Joe MacDonald (Producers).; Review by Joanne Peters.; Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 and up.
Journey to Nunavut: Amarok's Song.: Ole Gjerstad & Martin Kreelak (Directors). Lucie Pageau, Malcolm Guy, Janice Epp & Ole Gjerstad (Producers).; Review by Harriet Zaidman.; Grades 6 - 12 / Ages 12 - 18.
Just a Wedding.: Beverly Shaffer (Director). Gerry Flahive (Producer).; Review by Stephanie Yamniuk.; Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 and up.
Just the Flu?: Bruno Carriere. (Director). Eric Michel (Producer).; Review by Betsy Fraser.; Grades 5 and up / Ages 10 and up.
Just Watch Me: Trudeau and the '70s Generation.: Catherine Annau (Director). Gerry Flahive & Yves Bisallon (Producers).; Review by Joanne Peters.; Grades 11 and up / Ages 16 and up.
Kenyan Wildlife Vet. (Champions of the Wild Series).: Chris Aikenhead (Director). Christian Bruyere (Producer). Michael Chechik (Executive Producer).; Review by Betsy Fraser.; Grades 5 - 9 / Ages 9 - 14.
Keyeye: Making Kids Safe.: Kent Gravelle and Robin Webb (Producers).; Review by Theresa Yauk.; Grades 3 - 7 / Ages 8 - 12.
A Kid's View of Canada II.: Nicolette Saina (Director). Nicolette Saina (Producer, Saina Films) Jennifer Torrance (Producer, NFB).; Review by Susan Fonseca.; Grades 5 - 9 / Ages 10 - 14.
Kim Campbell: Through the Looking Glass.: Michel Jones. (Director). Silva Basmajian (Producer).; Review by Helen Norrie.; Grades 9 and up / Ages 14 and up.
Kwekanamad: The Wind is Changing.: Carlos Ferrand (Writer and Director). Stephanie Larrue (Producer, Les Productions Digame) & Yves Bisaillon (Producer, NFB).; Review by Joanne Peters.; Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 and up.
Land of Hope.: National Film Board 1997.; Review by Tom Dercola.; Grades 9 and up / Ages 14 and up
Land of the Ice Bear.: Andrew Manske & Albert Karvonen (Directors). Albert Karvonen & Jerry Krepakevich (Producers).; Review by Joan Marshall.; Grades 10 and up/ Ages 15 and up.
The Last Harvest.: Review by Duncan Thornton.; Grades 9 - 13 / Ages 13 and up.
The Last 100 Days, Parts 1 - 3. (Far From Home: Canada and the Great War Series).: Richard Nielsen (Producer).; Review by Alexander Gregor.; Grades 11 and up / Ages 16 and up.
Legends: The Story of Siwash Rock.: Annie Frazier Henry (Writer and Director). Michael Chechik and Annie Frazier Henry (Producers).; Review by Joanne Peters.; Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 and up.
Leonard Maltin's Animated Favorites from the National Film Board of Canada.: Review by Duncan Thornton.; All ages.
Letters, Words and Stories: Films for Early Readers.: National Film Board of Canada.; Review by Dave Jenkinson.; Grades Preschool - 3 / Ages 4 - 8.
Life in Early Canada.: National Film Board of Canada.; Review by Ian Stewart.; Grades 2 - 6 / Ages 7 - 12.
Linked by a Wavelength.: Daniel Frenette (Director). Pierre Lapointe (Producer).; Review by Gail Hamilton.; Grades 7 and up /Ages 12 and up.
The Living Beach.: Review by Lorrie Andersen.; Grades 7 - 13 / Ages 11 and up.
Logging By Rail In Algonquin Park. The Fassett Lumber Corporation's Fossmill, Ontario Operation. Circa 1930.: Review by Tom Chambers.; Grades 7 and up / Ages 12 and up.
Lost Dreams.: Daniel Frenette (Director). Pierre Lapointe (Producer).; Review by Gail Hamilton.; Grades 7 and up /Ages 12 and up.
Lost Over Burma: Search for Closure.: Garth Pritchard (Director). Katherine Rankin and Jerry Krepakevich (Producers).; Review by Ian Stewart.; Grades 6 and up / Ages 12 and up.
Louisbourg Under Siege.: National Film Board.; Review by Tom Dercola.; Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 and up.
A Love That Kills.: Annie O'Donoghue (Director). Jack McGaw & George Johnson(Producers).; Review by Jennifer L. Branch.; Grades 7 and up / Ages 12 and up.
Loyalties.: Lesley Ann Patten (Director). Kent Martin & Lesley Ann Patten (Producers).; Review by Kristin Butcher.; Grades 6 and up / Ages 12 and up.
McGill, Mahler & Montreal.: Robert Chesterman (Director). Robert Chesterman (Producer, Prometheus Productions), George Johnson (Producer, NFB).; Review by Gillian Martin Noonan.; Grades 7 and up / Ages 12 and up.
A Mind of Your Own.: Gail Sweeny (Director). Tamara Lynch (Producer).; Review by Joan C. Simpson.; Grades 3 and up / Ages 8 and up.
Mr. Bear's Song: The Art and Craft of Making a Book.: Elizabeth Walker (Director). George Johnson (Producer).; Review by Luella Sumner.; Grades 3 and up / Ages 8 and up.
Moments of History: Canada Vignettes.: Review by Ian Stewart.; Grade 2 and up / Ages 7 and up.
Mountain Splendour.: Douglas Steele (Director). Albert Karvonen & Jerry Krepakevich (Producers).; Review by Betsy Fraser.; Grades 7 and up / Ages 11 and up.
Moving Pictures.: Colin Low (Director).; Review by Tom Knutson.; Grades and up / 16 years and up.
Murder Remembered - Norfolk County 1950.: Robert Fortier (Director). Mark Zannis and Robert Fortier (Producers).; Review by Luella Sumner.; Grades 8 and up / Ages 13 and up.
My Healing Journey: Seven Years With Cancer.: Joseph Viszmeg (Director, Writer & Editor). Jerry Krepakevich (Producer).; Review by Joan Payzant.; Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 and up.
My Village in Nunavik.: Bobby Kenuajuak (Director). Nicole Lamothe (Producer).; Review by Joanne Peters.; Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 and up.
Nazinga Game Reserve. (Champions of the Wild Series).: Andrew Gardner (Director). Christian Bruyere (Producer). Michael Chechik (Executive Producer).; Review by Betsy Fraser.; Grades 4 - 9 / Ages 8 - 14.
Neighbours and Other Strangers.: Wendy Tilby & Amanda Forbis (Directors). Wendy Tilby & David Verrall (Producers).; Review by Stephanie Yamniuk.; Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 and up.
The Nitinaht Chronicles.: Maurice Bulbulian (Director). Jacques Vallee (Producer).; Review by Katie Cook.; Grades 9 and up / Ages 15 and up.
No Turning Back: The Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples.: Greg Coyes (Director), Carol Geddes, Michael Doxtater, Jerry Krepakevich (Producers).; National Film Board.; Review by Katie Cook.; Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 and up.
Of Hopscotch and Little Girls.: Marquise Lepage (Director). Marcel Simard & Monique Simard (Producers, Virage Productions), Nicole Lamothe (Producer, NFB).; Review by Cheryl Archer.; Grades 6 and up/ Ages 10 and up.
Okimah.: Paul M. Rickard (Director). Germaine Ying Gee Wong (Producer).; Review by Luella Sumner.; Grades 8 and up / Ages 13 and up.
On Strike: The Winnipeg General Strike, 1919. (The People's History of the West Series).: Joe MacDonald & Clare Johnstone Gilsig (Directors). Joe MacDonald & Keith Packwood (Producers).; Review by Kristin Butcher.; Grades 6 and up / Ages 12 and up.
One Divided By Two: Kids and Divorce.: Joyce Borenstein (Director, Producer, Animator). Edeet Ravel (Writer). Rhona Bezonsky-Jacobs (Consulting Psychologist).; Review by Katie Cook.; Grades 4 and up / Ages 9 and up.
One Man's Paradise.: John Brett (Director). John Brett and Kent Martin (Producers).; Review by Luella Sumner.; Grades 8 and up / Ages 13 and up.
Orcas. (Champions of the Wild Series).: Chris Aikenhead (Director). Christian Bruyere & Ian Herring (Producers, Omni), George Johnson (Producer, NFB).; Review by Betsy Fraser.; Grades 5 - 9 / Ages 9 - 14.
O'Siem: One Man's Powerful Journey of Healing.: Gillian Darling Kovanic (Director). George Johnson (Producer).; Review by Katie Cook.; Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 and up.
The Other Side of the Picture.: Teresa MacInnes (Director). Gillian Darling Kovanic (Producer).; Review by Stephanie Yamniuk.; Grades 7 and up / Ages 12 and up.
Our House and Jewel on the Hill: The Story of Canada's Parliament Buildings.: David Langer (Director). Tim Joyce (Producer).; Review by Joanne Peters.; Grades 9 and up / Ages 14 and up.
Packing Heat: Does Safety Come From the Barrel of a Gun?: Wendy Rowland (Director). Sally Bochner & Wendy Rowland (Producers).; Review by Luella Sumner.; Grades 7 and up / Ages 12 and up.
Pandas. (Champions of the Wild: Part 6).: Chris Aikenhead (Director). Christian Bruyere and Ian Herring (Producers).; Review by Betsy Fraser.; Grades 4 - 9 / Ages 8 - 14.
Personal Alarm.: Paula Kelly (Director). Liz Jarvis, Paula Kelly & Joe MacDonald (Producers).; Review by Stephanie Yamniuk.; Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 and up.
The Petticoat Expeditions Series.: Part 1: Anna Jameson.
Part 2: Frances Hopkins.
Part 3: Countess of Aberdeen.; Helena Bonham Carter (Narrator). Pepita Ferrari (Director). Kent Martin (Producer).; Review by Harriet Zaidman.; Grades 5 - 9 / Ages 11 - 15.
The Pill.: Erna Buffie & Elise Swerhone (Directors). Merit Jensen (Associate Producer). Joe MacDonald (Producer).; Review by Jennifer L. Branch.; Grades 9 and up / Ages 14 and up.
A Place Called Chiapas.: Nettie Wild (Director). Nettie Wild, Kirk Tougas, Betsy Carson and Svend-Erik Eriksen (Producers).; Review by Katie Cook.; Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 and up.
Place of the Boss - Utshimassits.: John Walker (Director). Mike Mahoney, Peter d'Entremont and John Walker (Producers).; Review by Katie Cook.; Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 and up.
Planet Earth: Caring for Our Environment.: Review by Lorrie Andersen.; Grades 1 - 5 / Ages 5 - 10.
Plumbum Conundrum: Weighing the Health Risks of Toxic Substances in the Environment.: Michael Fukushima (Director). David Verrall (Producer).; Review by Liz Greenaway.; Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 - 18.
Pocket Desert: Confessions of a Snake Killer.: Teresa Marshall & Craig Berggold (Directors & Writers). George Johnson (Producer).; Review by Don Hamilton.; Grades 5 and up / Ages 9 and up.
Polar Bears. (Champions of the Wild: Part 9).: Ian Herring (Director and Producer). Christian Bruyere (Producer).; Review by Betsy Fraser.; Grades 5 - 9 / Ages 9 - 14.
Postcards From Canada.: Sally Bochner & Don Haig (Executive Producers).; Review by Janice Foster.; Grades 2 and up / Ages 7 and up.
Project Grizzly (Short Version): Peter Lynch (Director). Michael Allder (Producer).; Review by Dave Jenkinson.; Grades 8 and up / Ages 13 and up.
Rain, Drizzle and Fog: An Offbeat Look at St. John's, Newfoundland.: Rosemary House (Director). Kent Martin (Producer).; Review by Alison Mews.; Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 and up.
Referendum: Take Two / Prise 2.: Stéphan Drolet (Director); Adam Symansky & Jacques Vallée (Producers).; Review by Tom Dercola.; Grades 11 and up / Ages 16 and up.
The Reluctant Deckhand.: Written and Directed by Jan Padgett.; Review by Leslie Millar.; Grades 3 - 6 / Ages 8 - 12.
Resolving Conflict Creatively.: Negotiation, Conflict Mediation.; Review by Gary Sova.; Grades 7 - 12 / Ages 12 - 17.
Riel Country.: Martin Duckworth. (Director). Jacques Vallee and Joe MacDonald (Producers).; Review by Joanne Peters.; Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 and up.
Rosies of the North.: Kelly Saxberg (Director). Joe MacDonald (Producer).; Review by Joan Payzant.; Grades 9 and up / Ages 14 and up.
Round The Twist (Series 1) Cabbage Patch Fib.: Australian Childrens Television Foundation.; Review by A. Edwardsson.; Grades 7 - 9 / Ages 11 - 14.
Run, Sockeye, Run: The Life Cycle of the Sockeye Salmon.: Diana French.; Review by Janice Foster.; Grades 4 - 10 / Ages 9 - 14.
Rush For Gold, The Klondike Gold Rush, 1897. (The People's History of the West).: David Newman (Director). Joe MacDonald & Keith Packwood (Producers).; Review by Kristin Butcher.; Grades 5 and up / Ages 11 and up.
St. Lawrence River Belugas. (Champions of the Wild Series).: Christian Bruyere (Director & Producer). Michael Chechik (Executive Producer).; Review by Ruth McMahon.; Grades 5 and up / Ages 10 and up.
Sam's Army, Parts 1 - 3. (Far From Home: Canada and the Great War Series).: Richard Nielsen (Producer, Norflicks) and Don Haig (Producer, NFB).; Review by Alexander Gregor.; Grades 11 and up / Ages 16 and up.
School's OUT! Confronting Homophobia in High Schools.: Lynne Fernie (Director). Rina Fraticelli (Producer).; Review by Dave Jenkinson.; Grades 7 - 12 / Ages 12 - 18.
Sea Otters. (Champions of the Wild Series).: Chris Aikenhead (Director). Christian Bruyere (Producer). Michael Chechik (Executive Producer).; Review by Stephanie Yamniuk.; Grades 6 and up / Ages 11 and up.
Searching for Hawa's Secret.: Larry Krotz (Director). Joe MacDonald (Producer).; Review by Helen Norrie.; Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 and up.
Season of the Eiders.: Robert J. Long (Director). Don Copeman and Joe MacDonald (Producers).; Review by Betsy Fraser.; Grades 3 - 7 / Ages 8 - 12.
Some Kind of Arrangement.: Ali Kazimi (Director). Geeta Sondhi (Producer).; Review by Darleen Golke.; Grades 9 - 12 / Ages 14 - 18.
Smudge.: Hilary Jones-Farrow (Director and writer).; Review by Reesa Cohen.; Grades 3 and up / Ages 8 and up.
Spudwrench: Kahnawake Man.: Alanis Obomsawin (Director & Producer).; Review by Joanne Peters.; Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 and up.
The Story of Rosy Dock.: Written and Directed by Jeannie Baker.; Review by Diane Fitzgerald.; All ages.
The Story of the Coast Salish Knitters.: Christine Welsh (Director and Producer).; Review by Joan Payzant.; Grade 6 and up / Ages 12 and up.
Storyteller: Michael Arvaarluk Kusugak.: Written and Directed by Joanne Culley.; Review by Gail Lennon.; All ages.
The Strange Case of Bunny Weequod.: Steve Van Denzen (Director). John Roy (Producer, Cool Native Productions) and Gerry Flahive (Producer, NFB.); Review by Joanne Peters.; Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 and up.
Strangers in the House: Television and Our Children.: Marke Slipp and Penny Ritco (Directors). Penny Ritco and Jerry Krepakevich (Producers).; Review by Elizabeth Greenaway.; Grade 5 and up / Ages 10 and up.
Sunrise Over Tiananmen Square.: Shui-Bo Wang (Director). Donald McWilliams and Barrie Angus McLean (Producers).; Review by Dave Jenkinson.; Grades 8 and up / Ages 13 and up.
Superior: Under the Shadow of the Gods.: Barbara Chisholm & Andrea Gutsche (Directors). Russell Floren & Barbara Chisholm (Producers).; Review by Ian Stewart.; Grades 8 and up / Ages 14 and up.
Surviving Death: Stories of Grief.: Elizabeth Murray (Director). Gillian Darling Kovanic (Producer).; Review by Luella Sumner.; Grades 11 and up / Ages 16 and up.
Taking Charge. (Teens Against Violence Collection).: Claudette Jaiko (Director). Chantel Bowen (Producer). Ginny Stikeman and Josee Beaudet (Executive Producers).; Review by Tom Knutson.; Grades 12 and up / Grades 7 and up.
Tarantulas. (Champions of the Wild Series).: Andrew Gardner (Director). Christian Bruyere (Producer). Michael Chechik (Executive Producer).; Review by Gail Hamilton.; Grades 2 - 6 / Ages 7 - 11.
Through a Blue Lens.: Veronica Mannix (Director). Gillian Darling Kovanic (Producer).; Review by Betsy Fraser.; Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 and up.
Through Wolf Eyes: The Story of a Gray Wolf.: Review group led by Brian Rountree.; Grades 4 - 6 / Ages 8 - 11.
The Tibetan Book of the Dead.: National Film Board.; Review by Ian Stewart.; International Baccalaureate / Ages 18 and up.
Toronto: Stories from the Life of a City.: Review by Kathleen Kellet-Betsos.; Grades 8 - 13 / Ages 12 and up.
Totem Talk.: Anne Frazier Henry (Director). Anne Frazier Henry & George Johnson (Producers).; Review by Joanne Peters.; Grades 5 - 9 / Ages 10 - 14.
Transfigured: Jack Shadbolt Inside the Mind.: Stephen Arthur (Director). George Johnson & Stephen Arthur (Producers) for Transfigured Bernard Motut (Director) for Jack Shadbolt - Metamorphosis.; Review by Stephanie Yamniuk.; Grades 9 and up / Ages 14 and up.
Transit Across Canada Series.: Life: People, Fauna and Flora.
Water: Reserves and Networks.
Air: Climate.
Fire: Energy.
Land: Territory and Resources.; Michel Barbeau (Director). Pierre Lapointe (Producer).; Review by Gail Hamilton.; Grades 4 and up / Ages 9 and up.
Truth Merchants.: Kevin McMahon (Writer/Director). Michael McMahon and Gerry Flahive (Producers).; Review by Katie Cook.; Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 and up.
Turbulence.: Carole Poliquin. (Director). Isaac Isitan (Producer, Les Productions ISCA) Nicole Lamothe (Producer, NFB).; Review by Joanne Peters.; Grades 11 and up / Ages 16 and up.
Turning Away.: Kenton Vaughan and Craig Chivers (Directors). Kenton Vaughan, Craig Chivers and Silva Basmajian (Producers).; Review by Tom Knutson.; Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 and up.
Turning Down the Heat: The New Energy Revolution.: Jim Hamm (Director). Jim Hamm and for the NFB, Gillian Darling Kovanic (Producers).; Review by Joanne Peters.; Grades 9 and up / Ages 14 and up.
Twixt Heaven and Earth.: Donna Caruso (Director & Producer). Joe MacDonald (Producer).; Review by Betsy Fraser.; Grades 9 and up / Ages 14 and up.
The Un-Canadians.: Len Scher (Director). Joanne Muroff Smale and Michael Allder (Producers).; Review by Katie Cook.; Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 and up.
Under One Sky: Arab Women in North America Talk About the Hijab.: Jennifer Kawaja (Director). Ginny Stikeman, Margaret Wong, Andree Lachapelle & Nicole Hubert (Production Team).; Review by Harriet Zaidman.; Grades 7 and up / Ages 12 and up.
Under the Willow Tree: Pioneer Chinese Women in Canada.: Dora Nipp (Director), Margaret Wong (Producer).; Review by Valerie Nielsen.; Grades 9 and up / Ages 14 and up.
Under Wraps. A Film About Going With the Flow.: Teresa MacInnes (Director/Producer), Penny Wheelwright (Producer/Writer), Jennifer Torrance (NFB Producer).; Review by Valerie Nielsen.; Grades 11 and up / Ages 16 and up.
Unwanted Soldiers.: Jari Osborne. (Director). Karen King (Producer).; Review by Joan Payzant.; Grades 7 and up / Ages 12 and up.
Urban Elder.: Robert S. Adams (Director). Robert S. Adams & Peter Starr (Producers).; Review by Joanne Peters.; Grades 9 and up / Ages 13 and up.
Voices of Change.: Lyn Wright & Barbara Doran (Directors). Keith Clarkson & Silva Basmajian (Producers).; Review by Stephanie Yamniuk.; Grades 11 and up / Ages 17 and up.
Wanda Koop: In Her Eyes.: Gordon McLennan (Director). Phyllis Laing (Producer, Buffalo Gal Pictures), Joe MacDonald (Producer, NFB).; Review by Val Nielsen.; Grades 7 and up / Ages 12 and up.
The Washing of Tears.: Written and directed by Hugh Brody.; Review by Thomas F. Chambers.; Grades 11 and Up / Ages 16 to Adult.
Welcome to Nunavut.: George Hargrave and Joe Moulins (Directors). Mark Zannis (NFB Producer) and George Hargrave (Producer, Nutaaq Media Inc.).; Review by Joanne Peters.; Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 and up.
Wendy Lill: Playwright in Parliament.: Michael Mahoney & Meredith Ralston (Directors). Michael Mahoney & Meredith Ralston (Producers, Ralston Productions), Kent Martin (Producer, NFB).; Review by Stephanie Yamniuk.; Grades 9 and up / Ages 14 and up.
Western Eyes.: Ann Shin (Director). Gerry Flahive (Producer).; Review by Tom Knutson.; Grade 8 and up / Age 13 and up.
When Strangers Reunite.: Marie Boti & Florchita Bautista (Directors). Malcolm Guy & Michelle Smith (Producers, Productions Multi-Monde), Germaine Y.G. Wong (Producer, NFB).; Reviewed by Ian Stewart.; Grades 11 and up/ Ages 15 and up.
When the Dust Settles/Et la Poussière Retombe.: Louise Johnson (Director), Barrie Angus McLean (Producer).; Reviews by Deborah L. Begoray and Katie Cook.; All grades / All ages.
Why Women Run.: Meredith Ralston (Director). Kent Martin & Michael Mahoney (Producers).; Review by Helen Norrie.; Grades 7 and up / Ages 12 and up.
Wild Goose Chase.: Leonard Gilday (Director). Gillian Darling Kovanic (Producer, NFB), Michael Allder (Producer, CBC).; Review by Harriet Zaidman.; Grades 3 - 8 / Ages 8 - 14.
You Can't Beat A Woman!: Gail Singer (Director). Joe MacDonald and Gail Singer (Producers).; Review by Stephanie Yamniuk.; Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 and up.
Yuxweluptun: Man of Masks.: Dana Claxton (Director). Selwyn Jacob (Producer).; Review by Joanne Peters.; Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 and up.

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