Roger Blais

A look at Canada's first national Ballet Festival.

A documentary account of the five-week visit of Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh to Canada and the United States in the fall of 1951....

Robert Donnell is a man with an unusual occupation. He is the Carilloneur in the Dominion of Canada Peace Tower in Ottawa. Unseen to the visitors ,...

A National Film Board of Canada production about synchronized swimmers.

A portrait of John Grierson, the first Canadian Government Film Commissioner and founder of the National Film Board in 1939. Interweaving archival...

Highlights of the 1951 visit of Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh to Canada and the United States. - NFB

Canada, rich in uranium, is harnessing atomic science for peacetime living. This film provides a progress report on nuclear research conducted at the...

The St. Joseph's University boys choir performs several songs.

A tongue-in-cheek archival film documenting a day in the life of a veteran horse-drawn carriage driver. Though the tourists that flock to the...

A look at the destruction that follows the breaking of long-neglected dikes and the measures being taken to prevent future problems.

A portrait of John Grierson, the first Canadian Government Film Commissioner and founder of the National Film Board in 1939. Interweaving archival...

A demonstration of the basic skills required to ski.

A demonstration of the basic skills required to ski.

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...

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...

A short film by Roger Blais.

The Commodores sing Aunt Rhoda, Polly Wolly Doodle, Sweet Genevieve, Loakie's Boat and I've Been Working on the Railroad. The words of the last four...

Musical short with Neil Chotem.

A look at the ruins of the ancient city of Angkor. The largest collection of sculptures the world has ever seen - an entire metropolis of palaces and...

A look at the ruins of the ancient city of Angkor. The largest collection of sculptures the world has ever seen - an entire metropolis of palaces and...

A look at the destruction that follows the breaking of long-neglected dikes and the measures being taken to prevent future problems.

A film profile of Healey Willan, composer, conductor, choirmaster, organist and teacher. In this film you see Dr. Willan at his favourite organ in...

It's a talent showcase for a singer.

A look at Yoho National Park in Canada.

A ballet about the settlement of the Canadian West and the fate of a young wife who comes to the prairies with her husband.

This colorful archival record of Québec City's Winter Carnival shows that many popular events of today—pageants, parades, boat races,...